GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1997

H	3 

HOUSE BILL 116*
Committee Substitute Favorable 2/26/97
Senate State Government, Local Government and Personnel Committee Substitute Adopted 8/14/97

Short Title:  Columbus/No Feeding of Alligators.	(Local)

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February 12, 1997

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE FEEDING OF ALLIGATORS IN COLUMBUS COUNTY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  It is unlawful to intentionally feed, or to entice with food, any wild American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis.
Section 2.  This act does not apply to:
(1) 	Persons feeding alligators that are lawfully maintained in protected captivity for educational, scientific, commercial, or recreational purposes; or
(2)	Officers of the Wildlife Resources Commission, persons licensed or otherwise authorized by the Commission, or local animal control officers, when relocating alligators by baiting or enticement.
¨	Section 3.  Violation of this act is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
Section 4.  This act is enforceable by law enforcement officers of the Wildlife Resources Commission, by sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, and by other peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.
Section 5.  This act applies only to Columbus County.
Section 6.  This act becomes effective December 1, 1997.