AN ACT to change the manner of choosing the members of the currituck county game commission.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Section 5 of Chapter 1436 of the 1957 Session Laws, as amended by Chapter 622 of the 1981 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 5. A Game Commission of Currituck County is hereby created which Commission shall consist of five members, each of whom shall be thoroughly acquainted with migratory water fowl shooting both ashore and afloat. The Game Commission shall be selected and appointed by the Board of County Commissioners of Currituck County, but no member shall be removed except upon the unanimous vote of all the members of the board of commissioners.  One member shall be chosen from each of the four townships of Currituck County and one member shall be appointed to serve at large. In the event of a vacancy, successors to the members of the Commission shall be similarly appointed.
The members of said Game Commission shall be appointed by the board of county commissioners on the first Monday in July, 1957 and thereafter on the first Monday of June of each year as terms expire, and shall hold their offices for terms of two years, or until their successors are appointed and qualified, provided the terms of those appointed on the first Monday of July, 1957, shall expire on the first Monday of June,  1959, and provided that present members serving on date of ratification shall finish their terms.
The said Game Commission acting with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission shall have charge of the enforcement of this and all migratory wild fowl game laws in Currituck County, and the said Game commission acting with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission shall have the power and authority to prescribe rules and regulations for the enforcement of such game laws and the protection of wild fowl life in said county, not inconsistent with the provisions of this Act. It is expressly provided that said Game Commission may establish sanctuaries or rest areas in which no wild fowl may be shot, hunted or disturbed."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective June 1, 2003.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 21st day of April, 2003.

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		 Marc Basnight
	 President Pro Tempore of the Senate

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		 Richard T. Morgan
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives