A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO PROHIBIT HUNTING FROM THE RIGHT‑OF‑WAYS OF PUBLIC ROADS IN Buncombe COUNTY.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  It is unlawful to hunt or kill any wild animal or wild bird with firearm, bow and arrow, crossbow, or other deadly weapon on, from, or across the right‑of‑way of any State‑maintained road or highway, or to discharge any firearm, bow and arrow, crossbow, or other deadly weapon on, from, or across the right‑of‑way of any State‑maintained road or highway.
SECTION 2.  Violation of Section 1 of this act is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
SECTION 3.  This act is enforceable by law enforcement officers of the Wildlife Resources Commission, by sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, and by other peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.
SECTION 4.  This act applies only to Buncombe County.
SECTION 5.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2017, and applies to acts committed on or after that date.