GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1993 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 115

SENATE BILL 825

 

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT HUNTING FROM CERTAIN STATE ROADS IN CRAVEN COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  Unless a person owns or possesses a leasehold interest, or is the guest, invitee, or permittee of a person who owns or possesses a leasehold interest, in the real property immediately adjacent to the portion of the road on which the person is located, it is unlawful for that person to hunt, take, or kill any wild animal or wild bird with firearms from, on, or across the right-of-way of State Secondary Road 1633, known as Brown Farm Road, State Secondary Road 1637, known as Alligator Road, and State Secondary Roads 1638 and 1639, known as Maul Swamp Road.

Sec. 2.  Violation of this act is a misdemeanor punishable for a first conviction by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, and punishable for a second or subsequent conviction by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), by imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both.

Sec. 3.  This act is enforceable by law enforcement officers of the Wildlife Resources Commission, by sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, and by peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.

Sec. 4.  This act applies only to Craven County.

Sec. 5.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1993.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 3rd day of June, 1993.

 

 

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Dennis A. Wicker

President of the Senate

 

 

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Daniel Blue, Jr.

Speaker of the House of Representatives