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 shall be unlawful to discharge a firearm, bow and arrow, crossbow, or any other deadly weapon to hunt or kill any wild animal or wild bird on, from, or across the right-of-way of any State‑maintained road or highway without written permission from the adjoining landowners or lessees of the land abutting the road across which the weapon is being discharged. This prohibition shall not apply to persons who have a permit issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission to persons who have a handicap that limits physical mobility if the road or highway right-of-way in question is part of game land managed by the Wildlife Resources Commission.
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.