GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1989 SESSION

CHAPTER 63
HOUSE BILL 342

AN ACT TO RESTRICT THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION FROM CUTTING DOWN TREES EXCEPT IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  Chapter 136 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 136-18.6.  Cutting down trees.
Except in the process of an authorized construction, maintenance or safety project, the Department shall not cut down trees unless:
(1)	The trees pose a potential danger to persons or property; or
(2)	The cutting down of the trees is approved by the appropriate District Engineer."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 19th day of April, 1989.