GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 840

HOUSE BILL 1615

 

AN ACT TO REGULATE HUNTING FROM ROADS IN BRUNSWICK COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  It is unlawful for any person to hunt any animal or bird from the right-of-way of any public road unless the person is the owner or lessee of or has the permission of the owner or lessee of the land abutting the right-of-way from which he is hunting.

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 punishable for a 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 sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, by officers of the State Highway Patrol, by Alcohol Law Enforcement Agents, by local ABC officers, and by other peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.

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

Sec. 5.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1986.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 30th day of June, 1986.