GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 868

HOUSE BILL 1616

 

AN ACT TO REGULATE HUNTING IN CHOWAN COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  It is unlawful to hunt on the land of another without the permission of the owner or lessee of the land.  If the land is owned or leased by a club, the president of the club shall issue the permission to hunt.

Sec. 2.  It is unlawful to hunt with or possess any center-fire rifle on the land of another or to discharge any center-fire rifle on, over, or across the land of another unless the hunter has, on his person, the written permission of the owner or lessee of the land.  The written permission shall be dated and may be valid for no more than one year.

This section shall not be interpreted to prohibit the mere transportation in or on a motor vehicle on the lands of another of an unloaded center-fire rifle.

Sec. 3.  It is unlawful to hunt or to discharge any firearm or bow and arrow from, to, or across any State maintained road or right-of-way.

This section shall not be interpreted to prohibit the mere transportation in or on a motor vehicle of a firearm or bow and arrow on any State maintained road or right-of-way.

Sec. 4.  Violation of this act is a misdemeanor, punishable for a first conviction by a fine of not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00), imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Sec. 5.  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, and by other peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.

Sec. 6.  This act applies only to Chowan County.

Sec. 7.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1986.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 2nd day of July, 1986.