A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to provide that agricultural tourism signs on state highways are subject to department of TRANSPORTATION location and placement rules, AS RECOMMENDED BY THE JOINT LEGISLATIVE TRANSPORTATION OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 106‑22.5(a) reads as rewritten:
"(a)	The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services shall work with the Department of Transportation to provide directional signs on major highways at or in reasonable proximity to the nearest interchange leading to an agricultural facility that promotes tourism by providing tours and on‑site sales or samples of North Carolina agricultural products to area tourists. The Department shall follow the sign location and placement rules of the Department of Transportation's Tourist‑Oriented Directional Signs and Logo Signs programs."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.