GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 1991

CHAPTER 855
HOUSE BILL 1577

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT HUNTING FROM PUBLIC ROADS IN MITCHELL COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  Except as provided in Section 2 of this act, it is unlawful to hunt, take, or kill any species of wild animal or wild bird or to attempt to hunt, take, or kill any species of wild animal or wild bird by the use of firearms from, on, across, or over the roadway or right-of-way of any public road, street, or highway, or to discharge any firearm from, on, across, or over the roadway or right-of-way of any public road, street, or highway.
Sec. 2.  Section 1 of this act does not apply to bear hunting or boar hunting.
Sec. 3.  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. 4.  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. 5.  This act applies only to Mitchell County.
Sec. 6.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1992, and applies to offenses occurring on or after that date.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 6th day of July, 1992.

James C. Gardner
President of the Senate

Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives