GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
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HOUSE BILL 1042

 
 
Short Title:	Age 70 Hunting Allowance.	()	
Sponsors:	Representatives Lucas;  Adams, Buchanan, Gulley, Morris, Oldham, Sexton, Wainwright, Warner, and West.	
Referred to:	Wildlife Resources.	
April 10, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow holders of age 70 lifetime sportsman licenses to use CROSSBOWS during any hunting season.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 113‑270.1D(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	Lifetime Sportsman Licenses. Lifetime sportsman licenses are valid for the lifetime of the holders and entitle the holders to take all wild animals and wild birds by all lawful methods in all open seasons, including the use of game lands, and to fish with hook and line for all fish in all inland and joint fishing waters, including public mountain trout waters. Lifetime sportsman licenses issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission are:
(1)	Infant Lifetime Sportsman License – $200.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual under one year of age.
(2)	Youth Lifetime Sportsman License – $350.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual under 12 years of age.
(3)	Adult Resident Lifetime Sportsman License – $500.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual resident of the State.
(4)	Nonresident Lifetime Sportsman License – $1,000. This license shall be issued only to an individual nonresident of the State.
(5)	Age 70 Resident Lifetime Sportsman License – $10.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual resident of the State who is at least 70 years of age. In addition to the other entitlements of holders of lifetime sportsman licenses, the holder of this license may use a crossbow during any hunting season established by the Wildlife Resources Commission.
(6)	Disabled Resident Sportsman License – $100.00. This license shall be issued only to (i) an individual resident of the State who is a fifty percent (50%) or more disabled veteran as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, remaining valid for the lifetime of the individual so long as the individual remains fifty percent (50%) or more disabled; or (ii) an individual resident of the State who is totally disabled, remaining valid for the lifetime of the individual so long as the individual remains totally disabled. For purposes of this section, 'totally disabled' means physically incapable of being gainfully employed."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2001.