Title: S.L. 1963-645
Category: Introduced Bill
Keywords: Bill ?

NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY
1963 SESSION

CHAPTER 645
HOUSE BILL 788

AN ACT TO AMEND G.S. 113-216 SO AS TO PROHIBIT THE REMOVAL OR DEFACING OF SIGNS MARKING OYSTER BED LEASES.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  G.S. 113-216 is amended by adding a new paragraph at the end thereof to read as follows:
"It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to wilfully damage, remove, deface, or destroy any sign, marker, or identifiable monument from any leased or privately owned oyster and clam beds. Any person who shall be convicted of violation of the provisions of this paragraph shall be imprisoned for not more than thirty (30) days or fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00), or shall be subject to both imprisonment and fine in the discretion of the court."
Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.
Sec. 3.  This Act shall be in full force and effect from and after its ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 31st day of May, 1963.