GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

H	3 

HOUSE BILL 838
Committee Substitute Favorable 5/13/91
Third Edition Engrossed 5/15/91

Short Title:  Penalty for Crop Destruction.	(Public)
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April 16, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE THE DESTRUCTION OF ANY LAWFULLY GROWN CROP, PASTURE, OR PROVENDER A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 14-141 reads as rewritten:
"§ 14-141. Burning or otherwise destroying crops in the field.
Any person who shall willfully burn or destroy any other person's lawfully grown crop, pasture, or provender shall be punished as follows: 
(1)	If the damage is four hundred dollars ($400.00) or less, the person is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a term of imprisonment not to exceed two years, a fine, or both.
(2)	If the damage is more than four hundred dollars ($400.00), the person is guilty of a Class I felony."
Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1991, and applies to offenses occurring on or after that date.