A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that the holder of a lifetime resident comprehensive fishing license or a lifetime sportsman license PURCHASed prior to January 1, 2005, is exempt from saltwater fishing license requirements.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 113‑174.2(d) reads as rewritten:
"(d)	Exemptions. – An individual may engage in recreational fishing by means of recreational gear without having purchased a SFL if the individual either:
(1)	Is 18 years of age or younger and is currently enrolled in school and is making progress toward obtaining a high school diploma or its equivalent.
(2)	Holds a Lifetime Resident Comprehensive Fishing License under G.S. 113‑271(d)(3) or a Lifetime Sportsman License under G.S. 113‑270.1D(b) purchased prior to January 1, 2005."SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective January 1, 2006.