GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1995

S	1 

SENATE BILL 857

Short Title:  Nonresident Hunting License Fees.	(Public)

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Sponsors: Senator Albertson.

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Referred to:  Agriculture/Environment/Natural Resources

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April 26, 1995

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO INCREASE NONRESIDENT HUNTING LICENSE FEES AND TO PROVIDE FOR THE HUNTING OF WILD BOAR BY NONRESIDENTS POSSESSING NONRESIDENT BEAR HUNTING LICENSES. 
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  G.S. 113-270.2(c) reads as rewritten:
"(c)	The hunting licenses issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission are as follows:
(1)	Resident State Hunting License – $15.00.  This license shall be issued only to an individual resident of the State.
(2)	Lifetime Resident Comprehensive Hunting License – $250.00.  This license shall be issued only to an individual resident of the State and is valid for the lifetime of the holder.
(3)	Resident County Hunting License – $10.00.  This license shall be issued only to an individual resident of the State and is valid only in the county of residence of the license holder.
(4)	Controlled Hunting Preserve Hunting License – $15.00.  This license shall be issued to an individual resident or nonresident to take only foxes and domestically raised game birds, other than wild turkey, only within a controlled hunting preserve licensed and operated in accordance with G.S. 113-273(g) and implementing rules of the Wildlife Resources Commission.
(5)	Resident Annual Comprehensive Hunting License – $30.00.  This license shall be issued only to an individual resident of the State.
(6)	Nonresident State Hunting License.  This license shall be issued only to a nonresident.  The nonresident State hunting licenses issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission are:
a.	Season License –$80.00.
b.	Six-Day License – $25.00.  This license is valid for the six consecutive dates indicated on the license."
Sec. 2.  G.S. 113-270.3(b)(2) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	The special activity licenses issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission are as follows:
(1)	Resident Big Game Hunting License – $10.00.  This license shall be issued only to an individual resident of the State and entitles the holder to take big game by all lawful methods and during all open seasons.
(1a)	Nonresident Bear/Wild Boar Hunting License – $100.00.  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a nonresident individual may not take any bear or wild boar within the State without procuring this license; provided, that those persons who have a nonresident lifetime sportsman combination license purchased prior to May 24, 1994, shall not have to purchase this license.
(2)	Nonresident Big Game Hunting License – $80.00.  This license shall be issued only to an individual nonresident of the State and entitles the holder to take big game by all lawful methods and during all open seasons. 
		(3)	Game Land License – $15.00.  This license shall be issued to an individual resident or nonresident of the State and entitles the holder to hunt and trap on game lands managed by the Wildlife Resources Commission. The Wildlife Resources Commission may, pursuant to G.S. 113-264(a), designate in its rules other activities on game lands that require purchase of this license and may charge additional fees for use of specially developed facilities.
(4)	Falconry License – $10.00.  This license shall be issued to an individual resident or nonresident of the State and must be procured before:
a.	Taking, importing, transporting, or possessing a raptor; or
b.	Taking wildlife by means of falconry.
	The Wildlife Resources Commission may issue classes of falconry licenses necessary to participate in the federal/State permit system, require necessary examinations before issuing licenses or permits to engage in various authorized activities related to possession and maintenance of raptors and the sport of falconry, and regulate licenses as required by governing federal law and rules. To defray the costs of administering required examinations, the Wildlife Resources Commission may charge reasonable fees upon giving them. To meet minimum federal standards plus other State standards in the interests of conservation of wildlife resources, the Wildlife Resources Commission may impose all necessary controls, including those set out in the sections pertaining to collection licenses and captivity licenses, and may issue permits and require reports, but no collection license or captivity license is needed in addition to the falconry license.
(5)	Migratory Waterfowl Hunting License – $5.00.  This license shall be issued to an individual resident or nonresident of the State and entitles the holder to take migratory waterfowl in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The Wildlife Resources Commission may implement this license requirement through the sale of an official waterfowl stamp which may be a facsimile, in an appropriate size, of the waterfowl conservation print authorized by G.S. 113-270.2B. An amount not less than one-half of the annual proceeds from the sale of this license shall be used by the Commission for cooperative waterfowl habitat improvement projects through contracts with local waterfowl interests, with the remainder of the proceeds to be used by the Commission in its statewide programs for the conservation of waterfowl."
Sec. 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 1996.