GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 891

HOUSE BILL 1642

 

AN ACT TO REGULATE HUNTING IN NASH COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  It is unlawful to hunt deer with a rifle except from a stand at least six feet off the ground.

Sec. 2.  It is unlawful to hunt on or discharge any rifle on or across the right-of-way of any road.

Sec. 3.  It is unlawful to hunt on the land of another without the written permission of the owner or lessee of the land.

Sec. 4.  Violation of this act is a misdemeanor punishable for a first offense by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) or more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or 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) or more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), by imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or by both.

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, by local ABC officers, and by other peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.

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

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

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 3rd day of July, 1986.