NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

CHAPTER 246

HOUSE BILL 554

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HIGH POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, TO APPOINT PARK RANGERS AND LAKE WARDENS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  With respect to the use of city-owned reservoirs or bodies of water in Guilford County, the Council of the City of High Point may employ wardens to enforce any regulations, and stock such reservoirs with fish, and any lake wardens so employed shall, upon taking a proper oath, have all of the powers of peace officers, including the power of arrest, for the purpose, and no other, of enforcing federal and State laws and ordinances, rules and regulations of the city, which laws, ordinances, rules and regulations pertain to the protection of the city watershed and the protection of game and wildlife in said area; provided, that such lake wardens shall not be police officers of the city, nor shall they be eligible for membership in the Law Enforcement Officers Benefit and Retirement Fund, or in the High Point Policemen's Pension and Disability Retirement Fund.

Sec. 2. With respect to the use of city-owned or leased parks, playgrounds and recreation areas, the Council of the City of High Point may employ park rangers to enforce any such rules and regulations and any rangers so employed shall, upon taking a proper oath, have all of the powers of peace officers, including the power of arrest, for the purpose, and no other, of enforcing federal and State laws and ordinances, rules and regulations of the city pertaining to parks and recreation areas; provided, that such park rangers shall not be police officers of the city, nor shall they be eligible for membership in the Law Enforcement Officers Benefit and Retirement Fund, or in the High Point Policemen's Pension and Disability Retirement Fund.

Sec. 3. All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 4. This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 25th day of April, 1977.