A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to prohibit hunting from, on, or across the right‑of‑way of a public road or highway in jackson county, with certain exceptions.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Except as otherwise provided in this act, it is unlawful for any person to hunt, take, or kill, or to attempt to hunt, take, or kill, with the use of firearms, any species of birds or animals other than bear or boar from, on, or across the roadway or right‑of‑way of a public road or highway, or to discharge a firearm from, on, or across the roadway or right‑of‑way of a public road or highway.
SECTION 2.  This act does not apply to an owner or lessee of land adjoining the public road or highway.
SECTION 3.  A first conviction for violation of this act is punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor. A second or subsequent conviction for violation of this act is punishable as a Class 2 misdemeanor.
SECTION 4.  This act is enforceable by law enforcement officers of the Wildlife Resources Commission, by sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, and peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.
SECTION 5.  This act applies only to Jackson County.
SECTION 6.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2008, and applies to acts committed on or after that date.