A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to exempt the use of All‑terrain vehicles for beach driving from the requirements of all‑terrain vehicle regulation.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 20‑171.22 reads as rewritten:
"§ 20‑171.22.  Exceptions.
(a)	The provisions of this Part do not apply to any owner, operator, lessor, or renter of a farm or ranch, or that person's employees or immediate family or household members, when operating an all‑terrain vehicle while engaged in farming operations.
(b)	The provisions of this Part do not apply to any person using an all‑terrain vehicle for hunting or trapping purposes if the person is otherwise lawfully engaged in those activities.
(c)	The provisions of this Part do not apply to any owner or operator if the owner or operator is otherwise lawfully using the all‑terrain vehicle on any beach or coastal area where such vehicles are allowed by law."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.