GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1991 SESSION

CHAPTER 247
HOUSE BILL 598

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE RECKLESS USE OF FIREARMS IN PASQUOTANK COUNTY.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

Section 1.  Any person who uses a firearm:
(1)	Carelessly and heedlessly, and in willful or wanton disregard of the rights or safety of others; or
(2)	Without due caution and circumspection, and in a manner so as to endanger or be likely to endanger any person or property;
is guilty of the reckless use of a firearm. Any discharge of a firearm that poses a hazard to any person or to property, or any discharge of a firearm that results in a projectile crossing the property of another person without his or her permission, constitutes a violation of this section.
Sec. 2.  Violation of this act is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed fifty dollars ($50.00) or 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 Pasquotank County.
Sec. 5.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 10th day of June, 1991.

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James C. Gardner
President of the Senate

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Daniel Blue, Jr.
Speaker of the House of Representatives