GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 471

HOUSE BILL 523

 

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS FROM PUBLIC ROADS IN GREENE AND NASH COUNTIES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  It is unlawful to discharge a firearm from, onto, or across any public road or the right-of-way thereof.

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 imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, and punishable 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 90 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 Greene and Nash Counties.

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

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 26th day of June, 1985.