GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1987 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 811

HOUSE BILL 742

 

AN ACT TO REGULATE HUNTING AND PROMOTE FIREARMS SAFETY IN WAKE COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any centerfire rifle or centerfire handgun for any purpose whatsoever, including but not limited to hunting or target shooting, upon the lands of another without first having secured the express written permission of the owner or lessee of the land on which such discharge is to occur.  Said written permission shall name the person to whom it is given and must be in the possession of the person discharging a firearm upon the lands of another at the time of the discharge of the firearm.

Sec. 2.  This act shall not apply to the use of firearms in defense of person or property; to law enforcement officers or members of the armed forces acting in the line of duty; to the use of firearms pursuant to the lawful direction of law enforcement officers; or to the owner or lessee or the spouse or children of same, of the land upon which the firearm is being discharged.

Sec. 3.  This act shall be enforceable by law enforcement officers of the Wildlife Resources Commission when there is in effect an open season for taking wildlife with firearms, by deputy sheriffs and sheriffs, and by other peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.

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

Sec. 5.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1987.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 13th day of August, 1987.