GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

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HOUSE BILL 798

Short Title:  Sampson Road Hunting.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Representative Bowen.
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Referred to:  Local and Regional Government II.
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April 15, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT HUNTING FROM PUBLIC ROADS IN SAMPSON 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 the 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) or by imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, or 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 Sampson County.
Sec. 5.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1991.