GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1987 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 39

SENATE BILL 141

 

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT HUNTING FROM THE RIGHTS-OF-WAY OF PUBLIC ROADS IN BURKE AND CALDWELL COUNTIES.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  It is unlawful for any person to hunt any bird or animal except for bear, on or from the right-of-way of any public road, without 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 imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, and punishable for a second 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 deputy sheriffs, and by other peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.

Sec. 4.  This act applies only to the counties of Burke and Caldwell.

Sec. 5.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1987.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 30th day of March, 1987.