NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1975 SESSION

CHAPTER 341

SENATE BILL 393

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT HUNTING FROM PUBLIC HIGHWAYS IN JOHNSTON COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, take or kill any species of wild animal or wild bird by the use of any loaded firearm from the roadway or right-of-way of any State-maintained road or highway, or to discharge a firearm on or across any such road or highway in Johnston County.

Sec. 2. Any person violating the provisions of this act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be fined a sum not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisoned for a period not to exceed 30 days, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Sec. 3. All peace officers of the county and State, including wildlife protectors, are hereby authorized, and it shall be their duty to aid in the enforcement of this act.

Sec. 4. This act shall apply only to Johnston County.

Sec. 5. This act shall become effective on and after July 1, 1975.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 21st day of May, 1975.