A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to prohibit the possession or consumption of alcohol on rivers in polk county.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  It is unlawful to possess or consume any alcoholic beverage on the waters of any river in Polk County or within 50 feet of the banks of any river in Polk County.
SECTION 2.  This act does not apply to the actions of a landowner or the landowner's guests on the landowner's property and does not apply to that portion of the Green River that has been impounded to form Lake Adger.
SECTION 3.  Violation of this act is a Class 3 misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less fifty dollars ($50.00).
SECTION 4.  This act is enforceable by law enforcement officers of the Wildlife Resources Commission, by sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, and by peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.
SECTION 5.  This act applies only to Polk County.
SECTION 6.  This act becomes effective August 1, 2006, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.