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NC Gen Stat § 106-878 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 74 - Acquisition and Control of State Forests and State Recreational Forests.|§ 106-878 - Applications of proceeds from sale of products.

 106-878. Applications of proceeds from sale of products.(a) Application of Proceeds Generally. - Except as provided in this section, all money received from the sale of wood, timber, minerals, or other products from the State forests shall be paid into the State treasury and to the credit of the Department; and such money shall be expended in carrying out the purposes of this Article and of forestry in general, under the direction of the Commissioner.(b) Tree Cone and Seed Purchase Fund. - A percentage of the money obtained from the sale of seedlings and remaining unobligated at the end of a fiscal year shall be placed in a special, continuing, and nonreverting Tree Cone and Seed Purchase Fund under the control and direction of the Commissioner. The percentage of the sales placed in the Fund shall not exceed ten percent (10%). At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Commissioner shall select the percentage for the upcoming fiscal year depending upon the anticipated costs of tree cones and seeds which the Department must purchase. Money in this Fund shall not be allowed to accumulate in excess of the amount needed to purchase a four-year supply of tree cones and seed and shall be used for no purpose other than the purchase of tree cones and seeds.(c) Forest Seedling Nursery Program Fund. - The Forest Seedling Nursery Program Fund is created within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, North Carolina Forest Service, as a special revenue fund. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, this Fund shall consist of receipts from the sale of seed and seedlings as authorized in G.S. 106-877 and any gifts, bequests, or grants for the benefit of this Fund. No General Fund appropriations shall be credited to this Fund. Any balance remaining in this Fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert. The Department may use this Fund only to develop, improve, repair, maintain, operate, or otherwise invest in the Forest Seedling Nursery Program.(d) Bladen Lakes State Forest Fund. - The Bladen Lakes State Forest Fund is created within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, North Carolina Forest Service, as a special revenue fund. This Fund shall consist of receipts from the sale of forest products from Bladen Lakes State Forest as authorized in G.S. 106-877 and any gifts, bequests, or grants for the benefit of this Fund. No General Fund appropriations shall be credited to this Fund. Any balance remaining in this Fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert. The Department may use this Fund only to develop, improve, repair, maintain, operate, or otherwise invest in the Bladen Lakes State Forest.  (2011-145, s. 13.25(o); 2011-391, s. 33(b); 2013-155, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 106-879 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 74 - Acquisition and Control of State Forests and State Recreational Forests.|§ 106-879 - Legislative authority necessary for payment.

 106-879. Legislative authority necessary for payment.Nothing in this Article shall operate or be construed as authority for the payment of any money out of the State treasury for the purchase of lands or for other purposes unless by appropriation for said purpose by the General Assembly.  (2011-145, s. 13.25(o).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-880 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 74 - Acquisition and Control of State Forests and State Recreational Forests.|§ 106-880 - Distribution of funds from sale of forestlands.

 106-880. Distribution of funds from sale of forestlands.All funds paid by the National Forest Commission, by authority of an act of Congress, approved May 23, 1908, (35 Stat. 260), for the Counties of Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Craven, Haywood, Henderson, Hyde, Jackson, Macon, Montgomery, Swain, Transylvania, Watauga, and Yancey, shall be paid to the proper county officers, and said funds shall, when received, be placed in the account of the general county funds: Provided, however, that in Buncombe County said funds shall be entirely for the use and benefit of the school administrative unit in which said national forestlands shall be located.All funds which may hereafter come into the hands of the State Treasurer from like sources shall be likewise distributed.  (2011-145, s. 13.25(o).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-881 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 74 - Acquisition and Control of State Forests and State Recreational Forests.|§ 106-881 - License fees for hunting and fishing on government-owned property unaffected.

 106-881. License fees for hunting and fishing on government-owned property unaffected.No wording in G.S. 113-307.1(a), or any other North Carolina public, local, or special act, shall be construed to abrogate the vested rights of the State of North Carolina to collect fees for license for hunting and fishing on any government-owned land or in any government-owned stream in North Carolina including the license for county, State, or nonresident hunters or fishermen; or upon any lands or in any streams hereafter acquired by the federal government within the boundaries of the State of North Carolina. The lands and streams within the boundaries of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are exempt from this section.  (2011-145, s. 13.25(o).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-882 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 74 - Acquisition and Control of State Forests and State Recreational Forests.|§ 106-882 - Donations of property for forestry purposes; agreements with federal government or agencies for acquisition.

 106-882. Donations of property for forestry purposes; agreements with federal government or agencies for acquisition.The Department may accept gifts, donations, or contributions of land suitable for forestry purposes and to enter into agreements with the federal government or other agencies for acquiring by lease, purchase, or otherwise such lands as in the judgment of the Department are desirable for State forests and State recreational forests.  (2011-145, s. 13.25(o).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-883 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 74 - Acquisition and Control of State Forests and State Recreational Forests.|§ 106-883 - Expenditure of funds for development, etc.; disposition of products from lands; rules.

 106-883. Expenditure of funds for development, etc.; disposition of products from lands; rules.When lands are acquired or leased under G.S. 106-882, the Department may make expenditures from any funds not otherwise obligated, for the management, development, and utilization of such areas; to sell or otherwise dispose of products from such lands, and to make such rules as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of G.S. 106-882 to G.S. 106-886.  (2011-145, s. 13.25(o).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-884 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 74 - Acquisition and Control of State Forests and State Recreational Forests.|§ 106-884 - Disposition of revenues received from lands acquired.

 106-884. Disposition of revenues received from lands acquired.All revenues derived from lands now owned or later acquired under the provisions of G.S. 106-882 to G.S. 106-886 shall be set aside for the use of the Department in acquisition, management, development, and use of such lands until all obligations incurred have been paid in full. Thereafter, fifty percent (50%) of all net profits accruing from the administration of such lands shall be applicable for such purposes as the General Assembly may prescribe and fifty percent (50%) shall be paid into the school fund to be used in the county or counties in which lands are located.  (2011-145, s. 13.25(o).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-885 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 74 - Acquisition and Control of State Forests and State Recreational Forests.|§ 106-885 - State not obligated for debts created hereunder.

 106-885. State not obligated for debts created hereunder.Obligations for the acquisition of land incurred by the Department under the authority of G.S. 106-882 to G.S. 106-886 shall be paid solely and exclusively from revenues derived from such lands and shall not impose any liability upon the general credit and taxing power of the State.  (2011-145, s. 13.25(o).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-886 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 74 - Acquisition and Control of State Forests and State Recreational Forests.|§ 106-886 - Disposition of lands acquired.

 106-886. Disposition of lands acquired.The Department shall have full power and authority to sell, exchange, or lease lands under its jurisdiction when in its judgment it is advantageous to the State to do so in the highest orderly development and management of State forests: Provided, however, said sale, lease, or exchange shall not be contrary to the terms of any contract that it has entered into.  (2011-145, s. 13.25(o).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-895 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 75 - Protection and Development of Forests; Fire Control.|§ 106-895 - Powers of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

 106-895. Powers of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.(a) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may take such action as it may deem necessary to provide for the prevention and control of forest fires in any and all parts of this State, and it is hereby authorized to enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States for the protection of the forested watersheds of streams in this State.(a1) The Department shall adopt Forest Practice Guidelines Related to Water Quality pursuant to G.S. 113A-52.1 of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act.(b) In this Article, unless the context requires otherwise:(1) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture.(2) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.  (1915, c. 243, s. 1; C.S., s. 6133; 1925, c. 122, s. 22; 1973, c. 1262, s. 28; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 60; 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2011-145, ss. 13.25(p), (q); 2017-108, s. 6(d).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-896 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 75 - Protection and Development of Forests; Fire Control.|§ 106-896 - Forest rangers, deputy rangers, and emergency workers.

 106-896. Forest rangers, deputy rangers, and emergency workers.The Commissioner or the Commissioner's designee may authorize as many forest rangers, deputy rangers, or emergency workers as the Commissioner deems necessary and available. For purposes of this Article, the following definitions apply:(1) "Deputy ranger" means a highly trained emergency worker hired on a temporary basis to respond to a given emergency or condition. A deputy ranger shall be sworn or affirmed to the terms of "General Oath" as provided in G.S. 11-11. A deputy ranger shall have the powers and duties as enumerated in G.S. 106-899.(2) "Emergency worker" means a person who is not an employee of the North Carolina Forest Service but is an individual serving on a temporary basis in case of fire, storm, snow, earthquake, flood, or other similar emergency. Except for a deputy ranger, an emergency worker is not sworn or affirmed to the terms of "General Oath" provided in G.S. 11-11.(3) "Forest ranger" means an employee of the North Carolina Forest Service who has been sworn or affirmed to the terms of "General Oath" provided in G.S. 11-11. A forest ranger shall have the powers and duties as enumerated in G.S. 106-898 and G.S. 106-899.  (1915, c. 243, s. 2; C.S., s. 6134; 1925, c. 106, s. 1; c. 122, s. 22; 1927, c. 150, s. 1; 1935, c. 178, s. 1; 1951, c. 575; 1973, c. 1262, s. 28; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 61; 2011-145, ss. 13.25(p), (q); 2017-108, s. 12(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-897 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 75 - Protection and Development of Forests; Fire Control.|§ 106-897 - Forest laws defined.

 106-897. Forest laws defined.The forest laws consist of all of the following:(1) G.S. 14-135 to G.S. 14-140.1.(2) Articles 74 through 84 of this Chapter.(3) G.S. 77-13 and G.S. 77-14.(4) Other statutes enacted for the protection of forests and woodlands from fire, insects, or disease and concerning obstruction of streams and ditches in forests and woodlands.(5) Regulations and ordinances adopted under the authority of the above statutes.  (1983, c. 327, s. 1; 2011-145, s. 13.25(p), (q); 2021-78, s. 7(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-898 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 75 - Protection and Development of Forests; Fire Control.|§ 106-898 - Duties of forest rangers; payment of expenses by State and counties.

 106-898. Duties of forest rangers; payment of expenses by State and counties.Forest rangers shall have charge of measures for controlling forest fires, protection of forests from pests and diseases, and the development and improvement of the forests for maximum production of forest products; shall post along highways and in other conspicuous places copies of the forest fire laws and warnings against fires, which shall be supplied by the Commissioner; shall patrol and man lookout towers and other points during dry and dangerous seasons under the direction of the Commissioner; and shall perform such other acts and duties as shall be considered necessary by the Commissioner in the protection, development and improvement of the forested area of each of the counties within the State. No county may be held liable for any part of the expenses thus incurred unless specifically authorized by the board of county commissioners under prior written agreement with the Commissioner; appropriations for meeting the county's share of such expenses so authorized by the board of county commissioners shall be provided annually in the county budget. For each county in which financial participation by the county is authorized, the Commissioner shall keep or cause to be kept an itemized account of all expenses thus incurred and shall send such accounts periodically to the board of county commissioners of said county; upon approval by the board of the correctness of such accounts, the county commissioners shall issue or cause to be issued a warrant on the county treasury for the payment of the county's share of such expenditures, said payment to be made within one month after receipt of such statement from the Commissioner. Appropriations made by a county for the purposes set out in Articles 75, 76, 78, and 82 of this Chapter in the cooperative forest protection, development and improvement work are not to replace State and federal funds which may be available to the Commissioner for the work in said county, but are to serve as a supplement thereto. Funds appropriated to the Department for a fiscal year for the purposes set out in Articles 75, 76, 78, and 82 of this Chapter shall not be expended in a county unless that county shall contribute at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the total cost of the forestry program.  (1915, c. 243, s. 4; C.S., s. 6136; 1925, c. 106, s. 1; 1927, c. 150, s. 3; 1935, c. 178, s. 2; 1943, c. 660; 1947, c. 56, s. 1; 1951, c. 575; 1961, c. 833, s. 17; 1963, c. 312, s. 1; 1973, c. 1262, s. 86; 1975, c. 620, s. 1; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1983, c. 327, s. 2; 1989, c. 727, s. 62; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 1039, s. 23; 2011-145, s. 13.25(p), (q).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-899 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 75 - Protection and Development of Forests; Fire Control.|§ 106-899 - Powers of forest rangers and deputy rangers to prevent and extinguish fires; authority to issue citations and warning tickets.

 106-899. Powers of forest rangers and deputy rangers to prevent and extinguish fires; authority to issue citations and warning tickets.(a) Forest rangers or deputy rangers shall prevent and extinguish forest fires and shall have control and direction of all persons and equipment while engaged in the extinguishing of forest fires. During a season of drought, the Commissioner or his designate may establish a fire patrol in any district, and in case of fire in or threatening any forest or woodland, the forest ranger or deputy ranger shall attend forthwith and use all necessary means to confine and extinguish such fire. The forest ranger may summon any resident between the ages of 18 and 45 years, inclusive, to assist in extinguishing fires and may require the use of crawler tractors and other property needed for such purposes; any person so summoned and who is physically able who refuses or neglects to assist or to allow the use of equipment and such other property required shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor and upon conviction shall only be subject to a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00). No action for trespass shall lie against any forest ranger, deputy ranger, or person summoned by a forest ranger for crossing lands, backfiring, burning out or performing his duties as a forest ranger or deputy ranger.(b) Forest rangers are authorized to issue and serve citations under the terms of G.S. 15A-302 and warning tickets under the terms of G.S. 106-901 for offenses under the forest laws. This subsection may not be interpreted to confer the power of arrest on forest rangers, and does not make them criminal justice officers within the meaning of G.S. 17C-2.  (1915, c. 243, s. 6; C.S., s. 6137; 1925, c. 106, ss. 1, 2; c. 240; 1927, c. 150, s. 4; 1951, c. 575; 1963, c. 312, s. 2; 1973, c. 108, s. 65; c. 1262, s. 86; 1975, c. 620, s. 2; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1983, c. 327, s. 3; 1989, c. 727, s. 63; 1993, c. 539, s. 832; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2011-145, ss. 13.25(p), (q); 2017-108, s. 12(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-900 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 75 - Protection and Development of Forests; Fire Control.|§ 106-900 - Powers of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services law-enforcement officers.

 106-900. Powers of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services law-enforcement officers.The Commissioner is authorized to appoint as many Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services law enforcement officers as he or she deems necessary to investigate and enforce any violation of the laws within the authority of the Department or which occur on Department property. Such officers shall meet the requirements of Article 1 of Chapter 17C of the General Statutes and shall take the oath of office prescribed by Section 7 of Article VI of the North Carolina Constitution. Of these officers, the Commissioner may designate certain officers to also have the powers and the duties of a forest ranger enumerated in G.S. 106-898 and G.S. 106-899 and the power to enforce the forest laws. A Department law enforcement officer may arrest, without warrant, any person or persons committing any crime in the officer's presence or who such officer has probable cause for believing has committed a crime in the officer's presence and bring such person or persons forthwith before a district court or other officer having jurisdiction. Department law enforcement officers shall also have authority to obtain and serve warrants including warrants for violation of any duly promulgated rule of the Department.  (1975, c. 620, s. 3; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1983, c. 327, s. 5; 1989, c. 727, s. 64; 2011-145, s. 13.25(p), (q); 2014-103, s. 7.; 2018-5, s.17.1(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-901 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 75 - Protection and Development of Forests; Fire Control.|§ 106-901 - Warning tickets for violations of the forest laws.

 106-901. Warning tickets for violations of the forest laws.(a) To encourage the cooperation of the public in achieving the objectives of the forest laws, the Commissioner may provide for the issuance of warning tickets instead of the initiation of criminal prosecution by forest rangers and forest law-enforcement officers. Issuance of the warning tickets shall be in accordance with criteria administratively promulgated by the Commissioner within the requirements of this section. These criteria are exempt from Article 2A of Chapter 150B of the General Statutes.(b) No warning ticket may be issued unless all of the following conditions are met:(1) The forest ranger or the forest law-enforcement officer must be convinced that the offense was not committed intentionally.(2) The offense is not one, or a type of offense, for which the Commissioner has prohibited the issuance of warning tickets.(3) At the time of the violation it was not reasonably foreseeable that the conduct of the offender could result in any significant destruction of forests or woodlands or constitute a hazard to the public.(c) A warning ticket may not be issued if the offender has previously been charged with, or issued a warning ticket for, the same or a similar offense within the preceding three years. A list of persons who have been issued warning tickets under this section within the preceding three years shall be maintained and periodically updated by the Commissioner.(d) This section does not entitle any person who has committed an offense to the right to be issued a warning ticket, and the issuance of a warning ticket does not prohibit the later initiation of criminal prosecution for the same offense for which the warning ticket was issued.  (1983, c. 327, s. 6; 1987, c. 827, s. 6; 2000-189, s. 8; 2011-145, s. 13.25(p), (q).)
NC Gen Stat § 106-902 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 106 - Agriculture|Article 75 - Protection and Development of Forests; Fire Control.|§ 106-902 - Compensation of forest rangers, deputy rangers, and emergency workers.

 106-902. Compensation of forest rangers, deputy rangers, and emergency workers.Forest rangers, deputy rangers, and emergency workers shall receive compensation from the Department at a reasonable rate to be fixed by said Department for the time actually engaged in the performance of their duties; and reasonable expenses for equipment, transportation, or food supplies incurred in the performance of their duties, according to an itemized statement to be rendered the Commissioner every month, and approved by him. Forest rangers shall render to the Commissioner a statement of the services rendered by the men employed by them or their deputy rangers, as provided in this Article, within one month of the date of service, which bill shall show in detail the amount and character of the service performed, the exact duration thereof, the name of each person employed, and any other information required by the Commissioner. If said bill be duly approved by the Commissioner, it shall be paid by direction of the Department out of any funds provided for that purpose.  (1915, c. 243, s. 7; C.S., s. 6138; 1924, c. 60; 1925, c. 106, ss. 1, 3; c. 122, s. 22; 1947, c. 56, s. 2; 1951, c. 575; 1963, c. 312, s. 3; 1973, c. 1262, ss. 28, 86; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 65; 2011-145, ss. 13.25(p), (q); 2017-108, s. 12(c).)