AN ACT to prohibit hunting from the right‑of‑way of certain roads in craven county.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  It is unlawful to hunt, take, or kill any wild animal or bird on or from the right‑of‑way of State Road 1459 (Riverside Road) from Riverside Church north to its intersection with State Road 1460 (St. John's Road).
SECTION 2.  It is unlawful to hunt, take, or kill any wild animal or bird on or from the right‑of‑way of State Road 1460 (St. John's Road) from its intersection with State Road 1459 (Riverside Road) west to the Pitt County line.
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 becomes effective October 1, 2003.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 9th day of June, 2003.

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

	s/	 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives