AN ACT to repeal the prohibition on bear hunting in perquimans county.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  Chapter 582 of the 1979 Session Laws is repealed as it applies to Perquimans County.
SECTION 2.  G.S. 113‑133.1(e) reads as rewritten:
"(e)	Because of strong community interest expressed in their retention, the local acts or portions of local acts listed in this section are not repealed. The following local acts are retained to the extent they apply to the county for which listed:
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Perquimans: Former G.S. 113‑111; Session Laws 1973, Chapter 160; Session Laws 1973, Chapter  264.
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SECTION 3.  The 2006 bear hunting season shall be from November 11 through November 18 and December 11 through December 23. Subsequent seasons shall be established by the Wildlife Resources Commission.
SECTION 4.  This act applies only to Perquimans County.
SECTION 5.  This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 26th day of June, 2006.

	s/	 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

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