GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 1645

Short Title:  Pender Fox Hunting.	(Local)
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Sponsors: Senators Albertson; Ballantine and Jordan.
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Referred to:  Agriculture, Marine Resources, and Wildlife.
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June 1, 1994

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ESTABLISH A SEASON FOR HUNTING AND TRAPPING FOXES IN PENDER COUNTY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there is an open season for taking foxes with weapons or traps from January 1 through January 31 of each year.  During this season, all leghold traps set on dry land with solid anchor shall have at least one swivel in the trap chain and no leghold traps larger than size one and one-half may be used.
Sec. 2.  A season bag limit of 30 applies in the aggregate to all foxes taken during the weapons and trapping season established in Section 1 of this act.
Sec. 3.  The Wildlife Resources Commission shall provide for the sale of foxes taken lawfully pursuant to this act.
Sec. 4.  This act applies only to Pender County.
Sec. 5.  This act becomes effective October 1, 1994.