GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 634

HOUSE BILL 631

 

AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SAFETY ZONES TO PROHIBIT HUNTING NEAR BUILDINGS IN THE BLADEN LAKES STATE FOREST.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  The Wildlife Resources Commission shall establish safety zones on the Bladen Lakes State Forest to prohibit hunting within 1,000 feet of any dwelling or structure.

Sec. 2.  It is unlawful to hunt within the safety zones designated by the Wildlife Resources Commission pursuant to this act.  Violation of this section is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) in addition to such other punishment or reparation the court may, in its discretion, impose.

Sec. 3.  This act shall become effective September 1, 1985.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 5th day of July, 1985.