GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1991

S	1 

SENATE BILL 635

Short Title:  Remove Penalty/Unplugged Shotgun.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senator Simpson.
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Referred to:  Agriculture, Marine Resources, and Wildlife.
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April 15, 1991

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ELIMINATE THE CRIMINAL PENALTY FOR TAKING MIGRATORY GAME BIRDS WITH AN UNPLUGGED OR IMPROPERLY PLUGGED SHOTGUN.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 113-294(m) reads as rewritten:
"(m)	Any person who unlawfully takes any migratory game bird with a rifle; or who unlawfully takes any migratory game bird with the aid of live decoys or any salt, grain, fruit, or other bait; or who unlawfully takes any migratory game bird during the closed season or during prohibited shooting hours; or who unlawfully exceeds the bag limits or possession limits applicable to any migratory game bird is guilty of a misdemeanor.  In addition to any other penalty prescribed in this Subchapter for the offense in question, any person convicted under this subsection is punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) in addition to any other punishment that the court, in its discretion, may impose."
Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.