GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

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HOUSE BILL 703

Short Title:  Nags Head Beach Regulation.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Representative R. Thompson.
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Referred to:  Local and Regional Government I.
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April 1, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT THE TOWN OF NAGS HEAD MAY REGULATE CERTAIN COMMERCIAL FISHING ACTIVITIES ON THE FORESHORE, BEACH STRAND, AND BARRIER DUNE SYSTEM WITHIN AND ALONG ITS BOUNDARIES.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 160A-308 reads as rewritten:
"§ 160A-308.  Regulation of dune buggies.
A municipality may by ordinance regulate, restrict and prohibit the use of dune or beach buggies, jeeps, motorcycles, cars, trucks, or any other form of power-driven vehicle specified by the governing body of the municipality on the foreshore, beach strand and the barrier dune system. Violation of any ordinance adopted by the governing body of a municipality pursuant to this section is a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00), or by imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both in the discretion of the court.
Provided, a municipality shall not prohibit the use of such specified vehicles from the foreshore, beach strand and barrier dune system by commercial fishermen for commercial activities, except that a municipality may regulate the time of the use of haul seining nets on the foreshore, beach strand, and the barrier dune system within or along the boundaries of the municipality. Commercial fishermen, however, shall abide by all other regulations or restrictions duly enacted by municipalities under this section."
Sec. 2.  This act applies to the Town of Nags Head only.
Sec. 3.  This act is effective upon ratification.