GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1993

S	1 

SENATE BILL 589

Short Title:  Mandatory Hunter Safety Changes.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Albertson; and Jordan.
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Referred to:  Agriculture, Marine Resources, and Wildlife.
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March 29, 1993

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO MAKE CHANGES TO THE MANDATORY HUNTER SAFETY COURSE REQUIREMENT TO CLARIFY ITS APPLICABILITY AND USE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 113-270.1A(a) reads as rewritten:
	"(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any person born on or after July 1, 1977, shall successfully complete a course of instruction in hunter education as described in this section and shall produce a certificate of competency issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission before being eligible to hunt with firearms or bow and arrow and before qualifying to purchase an initial hunting license.  However, a person may purchase a hunting license without having the required certificate of competency, provided the license is used only for those activities that require a hunting license but do not involve the use of a firearm or bow and arrow.  A person who is licensed to hunt in North Carolina, or a parent or guardian, may purchase a license for a person under the age of 16 who does not have the required certificate of competency, provided the license cannot be used for hunting with firearm or bow and arrow:
(1)	Until the person named as the license-holder has successfully completed the required course of instruction and has obtained the certificate of competency; or
(2)	Unless the license-holder is accompanied by an adult who is properly licensed to hunt in North Carolina.
Any person under the age of 16 hunting under the licensing exemption specified by G.S. 113-276(d)	shall be accompanied by an adult properly licensed to hunt in North Carolina.  For purposes of this section, 'accompanied' means able to take immediate control of the firearm or bow and arrow."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 113-270.1A(d) is repealed.
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1993.