GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

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HOUSE BILL 1474

Short Title:  Davidson Road Hunting.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Representatives Hege, Dockham, and Howard.
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Referred to:  Local and Regional Government I.
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June 2, 1992

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT HUNTING FROM PUBLIC ROADS IN DAVIDSON COUNTY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  It is unlawful for any person to hunt, take, or kill a wild animal or wild bird with a firearm, or to discharge a firearm, from, on, or across the right-of-way of any numbered, State-maintained road, without first obtaining written permission of the owner or lessee of the land abutting the road or the land across which the firearm is being discharged.
Sec. 2.  Violation of this act is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), by imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, or by both, in the discretion of the court.
Sec. 3.  This act is enforceable by law enforcement officers of the Wildlife Resources Commission, by sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, and by peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.
Sec. 4.  This act applies only to Davidson County.
Sec. 5.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1992, and applies to offenses occurring on or after that date.