GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 204

HOUSE BILL 525

 

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT HUNTING ON THE LAND OF ANOTHER WITHOUT HIS PERMISSION IN HOKE COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  It is unlawful for any person to hunt, take, or kill any animal on the land of another without the written permission, in his possession, of the owner or lessee of the land.  The written permission shall be dated, it shall be valid for a period of no longer than one year after issuance, and it shall be displayed upon request to any law enforcement officer with authority to enforce this act.

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 for a second or subsequent conviction within three years by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), by imprisonment not to exceed 60 days, or by both.

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

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

Sec. 5.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1985.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 17th day of May, 1985.