A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to prohibit hunting from the right‑of‑way in martin county.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  The following acts are repealed:
(1)	Chapter 257 of the 1973 Session Laws, as amended by Chapter 89 of the 1977 Session Laws;
(2)	Chapter 1002 of the 1973 Session Laws;
(3)	Chapter 1154 of the 1979 Session Laws; and
(4)	Section 1 of Chapter 810 of the 1989 Session Laws.
SECTION 2.  It is unlawful to hunt with or discharge a firearm on, from, or across the right‑of‑way of any highway or public road.
SECTION 3.  It is unlawful to possess a loaded firearm outside the passenger compartment of a vehicle while on the roadway or highway right‑of‑way, unless the person is the owner or lessee of the land abutting the right‑of‑way or has on his person the written permission of the owner or lessee of the land abutting the right‑of‑way to hunt on the land, dated within the last 12 months, or the person has a concealed carry permit and is only carrying a loaded, concealed weapon.
SECTION 4.  Violation of this act is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
SECTION 5.  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 6.  This act applies only to Martin County.
SECTION 7.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2008, and applies to offenses occurring on or after that date.