GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

1985 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 178

HOUSE BILL 335

 

AN ACT TO PROHIBIT TRAPPING AT CERTAIN TIMES IN DARE COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  It is unlawful to take by trapping any game or furbearing animal between March 1 and either January 2 or the last day of deer hunting season, whichever is later.

Sec. 2.  Violation of this act is a misdemeanor punishable for a first conviction by a fine of not less than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, and punishable for a second or subsequent conviction within three years by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00), imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or both.

Sec. 3.  This act is enforceable by law enforcement officers of the Wildlife Resources Commission, by deputy sheriffs, and by other peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.

Sec. 4.  This act applies only to Dare County.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 13th day of May, 1985.