A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to authorize brunswick and columbus counties to have signs provided and placed on highways and public roadways to acknowledge the establishment and location of voluntary agricultural districts in their counties in order to increase identity and pride in their agricultural communities. 
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 106‑738 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:
"(c)	Counties that, by ordinance, establish voluntary agricultural districts under this section may request the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to provide and place appropriate signs on highways and public roadways to acknowledge the location of a voluntary agricultural district. The signs shall be owned, controlled, and erected by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall determine the size, style, specifications, and content of the signs. The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may adopt rules to implement this subsection."
SECTION 2.  This act applies only to Brunswick and Columbus Counties.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.