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NC Gen Stat § 113-291.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 22 - Regulation of Wildlife.|§ 113-291.7 - Regulation of bears; limited retention of local acts closing bear seasons.

 113-291.7. Regulation of bears; limited retention of local acts closing bear seasons.(a) Local acts closing the season on bears are exempted from the provisions of G.S. 113-133.1(b) until July 1, 1981. After that date any local acts setting a year-round closed season on bears which have not by their terms expired are temporarily retained until the Wildlife Resources Commission supersedes them by adopting rules either opening a season in the county affected or carrying forward the closed-season provision.(b) Any rule adopted by the Wildlife Resources Commission that regulates the taking of female bears with cubs or that regulates the taking or possession of cub bears shall define cub bears as bears weighing less than 75 pounds.(c) Any hunter who has harvested a black bear (Ursus americanus) shall submit at least one premolar tooth to the Wildlife Resources Commission no later than January 31 following the applicable prior bear hunting season. The tooth submission shall include all of the following information on a form specified by the Wildlife Resources Commission:(1) The hunter's name and mailing address.(2) The hunter's Wildlife Resources Commission customer number and bear harvest authorization number.(3) The sex of the harvested bear.(4) The county of harvest.(d) Violation of subsection (c) of this section shall be an infraction as provided in G.S. 14-3.1, punishable by a fine of thirty-five dollars ($35.00). A person responsible for an infraction under this subsection shall not be assessed court costs, but the Executive Director of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is authorized to revoke or refuse to issue bear e-stamp privileges for any individual guilty of an infraction for violations of subsection (c) of this section for two consecutive years or upon failure to pay outstanding infraction fines when required to do so.  (1979, c. 830, s. 1; 1987, c. 827, s. 98; 2015-144, s. 6; 2021-160, s. 2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 113-291.8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 22 - Regulation of Wildlife.|§ 113-291.8 - Requirement to display hunter orange.

 113-291.8. Requirement to display hunter orange.(a) Any person hunting game animals other than foxes, bobcats, raccoons, and opossum, or hunting upland game birds other than wild turkeys, or hunting feral swine, with the use of firearms, must wear a cap or hat on his head made of hunter orange material or an outer garment of hunter orange visible from all sides. Any person hunting deer during a deer firearms season shall wear hunter orange. Hunter orange material is a material that is a daylight fluorescent orange color.This section does not apply to a landholder, his spouse, or children, who are hunting on land held by the landholder. This subsection shall be enforced by warning ticket only until October 1, 1992, with respect to those hunting rabbit, squirrel, grouse, pheasant, and quail.(b) Any person violating this section during the 1987 big game hunting season shall be given a warning of violation only. Thereafter, any person violating this section has committed an infraction and shall pay a fine of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). An infraction is an unlawful act that is not a crime. The procedure for charging and trying an infraction is the same as for a misdemeanor, but conviction of an infraction has no consequence other than payment of a fine. A person convicted of an infraction may not be assessed court costs.Wildlife Enforcement Officers are authorized to charge persons with the infraction created by this section.(c) Failure to wear hunter orange material in violation of this section shall not constitute negligence per se or contributory negligence per se.  (1987, c. 72, s. 1; 1991, c. 71, s. 1; 2007-401, s. 4; 2011-369, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-291.9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 22 - Regulation of Wildlife.|§ 113-291.9 - Taking of beaver.

 113-291.9. Taking of beaver.(a) Notwithstanding any other law, there is an open season for taking beaver with firearms or bow and arrow during any open season for the taking of wild animals, provided that permission has been obtained from the owner or lessee of the land on which the beaver is being taken.(b) Notwithstanding any other law, it is lawful to use or sell beaver parts taken under a depredation permit issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission.(c) Notwithstanding G.S. 113-291.6(d) or any other law, it is lawful to set traps of the conibear type that have an inside jaw spread or opening (width or height) no larger than 26 inches in width and 12 inches in height if at least one-half of the trap is covered by water, when trapping beaver during the season for trapping beaver as established by the Wildlife Resources Commission.(d) Notwithstanding G.S. 113-291.1(b)(2) or any other law, it is lawful to use snares when trapping beaver during the season for trapping beaver as established by the Wildlife Resources Commission.(e) Repealed by Session Laws 1993, c. 33, s. 1.(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, landowners whose property is or has been damaged or destroyed by beaver may take beaver on their property by any lawful method without obtaining a depredation permit from the Wildlife Resources Commission, and may obtain assistance from other persons in taking the depredating beaver by giving those persons permission to take beaver on the landowner's property.(g) Repealed by Session Laws 1997-456, s. 53.  (1991, c. 483, s. 3; 1993, c. 33, s. 1; 1995, c. 509, s. 56; 1997-97, s. 1; 1997-456, s. 53; 2007-401, s. 2; 2009-120, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-291.11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 22 - Regulation of Wildlife.|§ 113-291.11 - Feeding of alligators prohibited.

 113-291.11. Feeding of alligators prohibited.It is unlawful to intentionally feed alligators outside of captivity. (2007-401, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-291.12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 22 - Regulation of Wildlife.|§ 113-291.12 - Unlawful to remove live feral swine from traps.

 113-291.12. Unlawful to remove live feral swine from traps.It is unlawful to remove feral swine from a trap while the swine is still alive or to transport the live swine after that removal.  (2011-369, s. 6(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 113-291.13 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 22 - Regulation of Wildlife.|§ 113-291.13 - Application of wildlife laws to opossums.

 113-291.13. Application of wildlife laws to opossums.No State or local statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances related to the capture, captivity, treatment, or release of wildlife shall apply to the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) between the dates of December 29 of each year and January 2 of each subsequent year.  (2015-73, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-293 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 22 - Regulation of Wildlife.|§ 113-293 - Obstructing rivers or creeks; keeping open fishways in dams.

 113-293. Obstructing rivers or creeks; keeping open fishways in dams.(a), (b) Repealed by Session Laws 1979, c. 830, s. 1.(c) It is unlawful for any person in inland fishing waters:(1) To set a net of any description across the main channel of any river or creek;(2) To erect so as to extend more than three fourths of the distance across any river or creek any stand, dam, weir, hedge, or other obstruction to the passage of fish;(3) To erect any stand, dam, weir, or hedge in any part of a river or creek required to be left open for the passage of fish; or,(4) Having erected any dam where the same was allowed, to fail to make and keep open such slope or fishway as may be required by law to be kept open for the free passage of fish.The provisions of this section may not be construed to conflict in any way with the laws and rules of any other agency with jurisdiction over the activity or subject matter in question. (Code, ss. 3387-3389; Rev., s. 2457; 1909, c. 466, s. 1; 1915, c. 84, s. 21; 1917, c. 290, s. 7; C.S., ss. 1878, 1974; 1925, c. 168, s. 2; 1935, c. 35; 1945, c. 776; 1951, c. 1045, s. 1; 1953, cc. 774, 1251; 1963, c. 1097, s. 1; 1965, c. 957, s. 2; 1973, c. 1262, s. 18; 1979, c. 830, s. 1; 1987, c. 827, s. 98.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-294.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 22 - Regulation of Wildlife.|§ 113-294.1 - Wildlife Poacher Reward Fund.

 113-294.1. Wildlife Poacher Reward Fund.(a) There is established in the Office of the State Treasurer the Wildlife Poacher Reward Fund. Monies in the Fund shall be used to pay rewards to persons who provide information to the Wildlife Resources Commission or to law enforcement authorities that results in the arrest and conviction of persons who have committed criminal offenses involving the taking, injury, removal, damage, or destruction of wildlife resources. The Wildlife Resources Commission shall adopt rules for the administration of the Fund for these purposes.(b) The assets of the Wildlife Poacher Reward Fund shall be derived from the following:(1) A percentage of the compensation paid annually to the Commission as special conditions of offenders' probation in criminal cases involving the taking, injury, removal, damage, or destruction of wildlife pursuant to G.S. 15A-1343(b1)(5), to be set by the Commission at not less than ten percent (10%) of those amounts paid as replacement costs and investigative costs.(2) All amounts paid to the Commission under G.S. 15A-1343(b1)(5) as compensation for rewards paid from the Fund.(3) The proceeds of any gifts, grants, and contributions to the State which are specifically designated for inclusion in the Fund.(4) Any other sources specified by law.  (2013-380, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-295 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 22 - Regulation of Wildlife.|§ 113-295 - Unlawful harassment of persons taking wildlife resources.

 113-295. Unlawful harassment of persons taking wildlife resources.(a) It is unlawful for a person to interfere intentionally with the lawful taking of wildlife resources or to drive, harass, or intentionally disturb any wildlife resources for the purpose of disrupting the lawful taking of wildlife resources. It is unlawful to take or abuse property, equipment, or hunting dogs that are being used for the lawful taking of wildlife resources. This subsection does not apply to a person who incidentally interferes with the taking of wildlife resources while using the land for other lawful activity such as agriculture, mining, or recreation. This subsection also does not apply to activity by a person on land he owns or leases.Violation of this subsection is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a first conviction and a Class 1 misdemeanor for a second or subsequent conviction.(a1) It is unlawful to use an unmanned aircraft system, as defined in G.S. 15A-300.1, to violate subsection (a) of this section. Violation of this subsection is a Class 1 misdemeanor.(a2) It is unlawful for a person to place bait for the purpose of intentionally interfering with the lawful taking of wildlife. Violation of this subsection is a Class 2 misdemeanor for a first conviction and a Class 1 misdemeanor for a second or subsequent conviction.(b) The Wildlife Resources Commission may, either before or after the institution of any other action or proceeding authorized by this section, institute a civil action for injunctive relief to restrain a violation or threatened violation of subsection (a) of this section pursuant to G.S. 113-131. The action shall be brought in the superior court of the county in which the violation or threatened violation is occurring or about to occur and shall be in the name of the State upon the relation of the Wildlife Resources Commission. The court, in issuing any final order in any action brought pursuant to this subsection may, in its discretion, award costs of litigation including reasonable attorney and expert-witness fees to any party.  (1987, c. 636, s. 3; 1993, c. 539, s. 864; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2014-100, s. 34.30(f); 2021-160, s. 9A(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 113-297 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 22 - Regulation of Wildlife.|§ 113-297 - Method exemptions for disabled persons.

 113-297. Method exemptions for disabled persons.(a) Any person whose physical disability makes it impossible for the person to hunt or fish by conventional methods for one year or more may apply to the Wildlife Resources Commission for a hunting or fishing methods exemption allowing that person to hunt or fish in a manner that would otherwise be prohibited by rules adopted by the Commission. The application shall be accompanied by a signed statement from a physician containing the following information:(1) The nature of the person's disability;(2) The necessity of the exemption in order to allow the person to hunt or fish; and(3) Whether the disability is permanent or temporary and, if temporary, the length of time after which the physician anticipates that the person may be able to hunt or fish without the exemption.The Wildlife Resources Commission may authorize any reasonable exemption in order to permit a disabled person complying with the requirements of this section to hunt or fish and may issue a permit describing the exemption made in each case. The permit may be permanent or, if the disability is temporary, the permit may coincide with the length of time the signed physician's statement indicates the disability is expected to last. A person issued a permit under this section shall possess the permit while hunting or fishing in the exempted manner.(b) In addition to providing disabled persons reasonable exemptions from rules adopted by the Wildlife Resources Commission, the Commission may permit a person complying with the application procedure outlined in subsection (a) of this section to use a crossbow or other specially equipped bow if the physician's statement indicates that the person is incapable of arm movement sufficient to operate a longbow, recurve bow, or compound bow. (1995, c. 62, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-298 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 22 - Regulation of Wildlife.|§ 113-298 - Unlawful use of facilities provided for disabled sportsman.

 113-298. Unlawful use of facilities provided for disabled sportsman.Any person who knowingly uses facilities or participates in activities provided by the Wildlife Resources Commission for disabled sportsmen, when that person does not meet the qualifications for use of those facilities or participation in those activities, is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor. (1997-326, s. 5.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-299 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 22 - Regulation of Wildlife.|§ 113-299 - Aerial management of feral swine.

 113-299. Aerial management of feral swine.Notwithstanding G.S. 113-291.1(b)(1), employees of the Wildlife Resources Commission and employees of federal agencies whose responsibilities include fisheries and wildlife management, in the performance of such employees' official duties, may cull feral swine from aircraft, with the written permission of the landowner. However, no such activity shall occur in coastal counties, as defined in G.S. 113A-103(2) during waterfowl season.  (2016-113, s. 3.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-300.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 22A - Use of Poisons and Pesticides.|§ 113-300.1 - Use of poisons and pesticides in general.

 113-300.1. Use of poisons and pesticides in general.No one may take any wild animal or bird with the use of any poison or pesticide except as provided in this Article. The taking of fish by the use of poison is governed by G.S. 113-261 and G.S. 113-262, and the prohibitions of those sections against the taking of wildlife by poison apply unless specifically permitted under this Article. Otherwise, the Wildlife Resources Commission may, by rules consistent with the North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971 and the Structural Pest Control Act of 1955, regulate, prohibit, or restrict the use of poisons or pesticides upon or severely affecting wildlife resources. (1979, c. 830, s. 1; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1285, s. 9; 1987, c. 827, s. 98.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-300.3 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 22A - Use of Poisons and Pesticides.|§ 113-300.3 - Penalties for violations of Article; repeated offenses.

 113-300.3. Penalties for violations of Article; repeated offenses.(a) Each day in which poisons or pesticides are used unlawfully in taking wild animals or birds constitutes a separate offense.(b) Any taking of a wild animal or bird in willful violation of this Article or in willful violation of any restrictions imposed by the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Structural Pest Control Committee, the Pesticide Board, or the Wildlife Resources Commission is punishable under G.S. 113-262(a). For the purposes of prosecutions under that subsection, the term "poison" includes pesticides.(c) Any person taking a wild animal or bird declared a pest with the use of poison or pesticide who neglects to observe applicable restrictions imposed by the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Structural Pest Control Committee, the Pesticide Board, or the Wildlife Resources Commission is guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor, unless a greater penalty is prescribed for the offense in question. (1979, c. 830, s. 1; 1993, c. 539, s. 865; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
NC Gen Stat § 113-300.5 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 22B - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.|§ 113-300.5 - Short title.

 113-300.5. Short title.This Article may be cited as the "Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact."  (2008-120, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-300.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 22B - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.|§ 113-300.7 - Appointment of Compact Administrator; implementation; rules; amendments.

 113-300.7. Appointment of Compact Administrator; implementation; rules; amendments.(a) The Chair of the Wildlife Resources Commission, in consultation with the Chair of the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Fisheries Director, shall appoint the Compact Administrator for North Carolina. The Compact Administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the Chair of the Wildlife Resources Commission.(b) The Wildlife Resources Commission, the Secretary of Environmental Quality, and the Division of Marine Fisheries may suspend or revoke the license, privilege, or right of any person to hunt, fish, trap, possess, or transport wildlife in this State to the extent that the license, privilege, or right has been suspended or revoked by another compact member under the provisions of this Article.(c) The Wildlife Resources Commission and the Marine Fisheries Commission shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this Article.(d) Any proposed amendment to the Compact shall be submitted to the General Assembly as an amendment to G.S. 113-300.6. In order to be endorsed by the State of North Carolina as provided by subsection (b) of Article IX of the Compact, a proposed amendment to the Compact must be enacted into law.  (2008-120, s. 1; 2009-15, s. 2; 2015-241, s. 14.30(v).)
NC Gen Stat § 113-300.8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 22B - Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.|§ 113-300.8 - Violations.

 113-300.8. Violations.It is unlawful for a person whose license, privilege, or right to hunt, fish, trap, possess, or transport wildlife has been suspended or revoked under the provisions of this Article to exercise that right or privilege within this State or to purchase or possess a license granting that right or privilege. A person who hunts, fishes, traps, possesses, or transports wildlife in this State or who purchases or possesses a license to hunt, fish, trap, possess, or transport wildlife in this State in violation of a suspension or revocation under this Article is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.  (2008-120, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-301.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 23 - Administrative Provisions; Assent to Certain Federal Acts.|§ 113-301.1 - Wildlife Resources Commission obligated to make efforts to notify members of the public who may be affected by operative provisions of statutes and rules.

 113-301.1. Wildlife Resources Commission obligated to make efforts to notify members of the public who may be affected by operative provisions of statutes and rules.(a) The Wildlife Resources Commission must prepare and distribute to license agents informational materials relating to hunting, fishing, trapping, and boating laws and rules administered by the Wildlife Resources Commission. The materials furnished an agent should be appropriate to the types of licenses the agent customarily handles, and in a quantity reasonably anticipated to be sufficient to meet the needs of licensees obtaining licenses from the agent.(b) In issuing new licenses and permits from the Raleigh office by mail, the Wildlife Resources Commission must generally inform the licensee or permittee of governing provisions of law and rules applicable to the type of license or permit secured. In issuing renewal licenses and permits by mail, the Wildlife Resources Commission must inform the licensee or permittee of any substantial changes in the law or rules that may affect the activities of the licensee or permittee.(c) After adopting rules that impose new restrictions upon the activities of members of the public who do not normally hold licenses or permits to engage in the activity in question, the Wildlife Resources Commission must take appropriate steps to publicize the new restrictions. These steps may include press releases to the media, informing local authorities, and other forms of communication that give promise of reaching the segment of the public affected.(d) After adopting new restrictions on hunting, fishing, trapping, or boating at a time other than when usual annual changes in the rules affecting those activities are adopted, the Wildlife Resources Commission must take appropriate steps to publicize the new restrictions in a manner designed to reach persons who may be affected.(e) Repealed by Session Laws 1987, c. 827, s. 9. (1979, c. 830, s. 1; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1285, s. 10; 1987, c. 827, s. 9; 2004-195, s. 1.1.)