GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1989 SESSION

CHAPTER 852
HOUSE BILL 2076

AN ACT TO AUTHORIZE THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF DAVIDSON COUNTY TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS OR PELLET GUNS FROM THE ROADWAYS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY IN DAVIDSON COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, including G.S. 153A-129 and Article 22 of Chapter 113 of the General Statutes, the Board of Commissioners of Davidson County may enact an ordinance prohibiting the discharge of any firearm or pellet gun from, on, across, or over the roadway or right-of-way of any public road, street, or highway in Davidson County, except when used in defense of person or property, or when used pursuant to lawful directions of law enforcement officers.
Sec. 2.  Any ordinance adopted by the county pursuant to this act may provide for fines and penalties for violation of the ordinance pursuant to the provisions of G.S. 153A-123, and any such ordinance shall be enforceable by law enforcement officers of the Wildlife Resources Commission, by sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, and by other peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 6th day of July, 1990.