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NC Gen Stat § 77-117 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 77 - Rivers, Creeks, and Coastal Waters|Article 8 - River Basins Advisory Commissions.|§ 77-117 - Annual report.

 77-117. Annual report.The commissions shall submit annual reports, including the annual audit required by G.S. 77-115 and any recommendations, on or before October 1 of each year to Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, the Fiscal Research Division of the General Assembly of North Carolina, and as provided by the State of South Carolina.  (2004-83, s. 1; 2020-74, s. 14(d).)
NC Gen Stat § 77-118 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 77 - Rivers, Creeks, and Coastal Waters|Article 8 - River Basins Advisory Commissions.|§ 77-118 - Termination.

 77-118. Termination.The General Assembly of North Carolina may terminate the commissions by repealing this Article. The commissions shall terminate if the General Assembly of South Carolina repeals the provisions of the South Carolina Code of Laws that are comparable to this Article. (2004-83, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 77-125 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 77 - Rivers, Creeks, and Coastal Waters|Article 9 - Clean Coastal Water and Vessel Act.|§ 77-125 - Definitions.

 77-125. Definitions.The following definitions apply in this Article:(1) Department. - Department of Environmental Quality.(2) Large vessel marina. - A marina that has docking facilities and has more than 10 wet slips for vessels of 26 feet or more that have marine sanitation devices. The term includes privately and publicly owned marinas and anchorages.(3) Marine sanitation device. - As defined in 33 U.S.C. 1322. The term does not include "portable toilets" as defined in this act.(4) Portable toilet. - A self-contained mobile toilet facility and holding tank for sewage.(5) Pumpout facility. - The term includes stations affixed permanently to a dock, mobile stations mounted to a golf cart or hand truck, direct slipside connections, pumpout vessels, and tanker trucks.(6) Sewage. - Treated or untreated human waste. As used in this act, the term includes effluent produced or held by any type of marine sanitation device.(7) Vessel. - As defined in G.S. 75A-2.  (2009-345, s. 1; 2010-180, s. 21(b); 2015-241, s. 14.30(u).)
NC Gen Stat § 77-126 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 77 - Rivers, Creeks, and Coastal Waters|Article 9 - Clean Coastal Water and Vessel Act.|§ 77-126 - Marina pumpout facilities and services required in certain areas; marinas and local government may apply for grant funds.

 77-126. Marina pumpout facilities and services required in certain areas; marinas and local government may apply for grant funds.(a) The owner or operator, as appropriate, of any large vessel marina that is located on coastal waters designated as a no discharge zone by the Environmental Protection Agency or that is located in a county or municipality that has adopted a resolution to petition the Environmental Protection Agency for a no discharge zone designation shall either (i) install and maintain an operational pumpout facility at the marina that is available to customers patronizing the marina or (ii) contract with an outside service provider to provide pumpout services on a regular basis to the marina.(b) The owner or operator, as appropriate, of a large vessel marina may apply for any private, State, or federal grant funds that are available for the purpose of assisting with the cost of installing and maintaining a pumpout facility. A county or municipality may also apply for any private, State, or federal grant funds that are available for the purpose of assisting with the cost of installing and maintaining a pumpout facility.  (2009-345, s. 1; 2010-180, s. 21(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 77-127 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 77 - Rivers, Creeks, and Coastal Waters|Article 9 - Clean Coastal Water and Vessel Act.|§ 77-127 - Department of Environmental Quality establish pumpout facility criteria; inspection of pumpout facilities and vessels docked or moored at a marina.

 77-127. Department of Environmental Quality establish pumpout facility criteria; inspection of pumpout facilities and vessels docked or moored at a marina.(a) The Department of Environmental Quality shall establish appropriate criteria for pumpout facilities and pumpout services provided at large vessel marinas that offer docking services to the general public. The criteria shall include requirements that the facility or services be available to the public, the pumpout facility be open during normal hours, and the pumpout facility be used for its intended purpose. The criteria also shall include a requirement that these marinas maintain records regarding the pumpout facility or services. The Department also shall develop guidelines for inspections of pumpout facilities at such marinas and of vessels that are docked or moored at these marinas.(b) The Department also shall establish appropriate criteria for pumpout facilities and pumpout services provided at privately owned large vessel marinas that do not offer docking services to the general public. The criteria shall include requirements that the facility or services be made reasonably available to members of the private marina and the pumpout facility be used for its intended purpose. The criteria also shall include a requirement that these marinas maintain records regarding the pumpout facility or services. The Department also shall develop guidelines for inspections of pumpout facilities at such marinas and of vessels that are docked or moored at these marinas.  (2009-345, s. 1; 2010-180, s. 21(b); 2015-241, s. 14.30(u).)
NC Gen Stat § 77-128 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 77 - Rivers, Creeks, and Coastal Waters|Article 9 - Clean Coastal Water and Vessel Act.|§ 77-128 - Vessel owner and operator required to keep log of pumpout dates.

 77-128. Vessel owner and operator required to keep log of pumpout dates.(a) Any owner or operator of a vessel that has a marine sanitation device shall maintain a record of the date of each pumpout of the marine sanitation device and the location of the pumpout facility. Each record shall be maintained for a period of one year from the date of the pumpout.(b) A violation of this section is punishable as a Class 3 misdemeanor. No civil penalty shall be assessed under G.S. 77-130 for a violation of this section.  (2009-345, s. 1; 2010-180, s. 21(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 77-129 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 77 - Rivers, Creeks, and Coastal Waters|Article 9 - Clean Coastal Water and Vessel Act.|§ 77-129 - No discharge of treated or untreated sewage in coastal waters; duty of marina owner or operator to report unlawful discharge.

 77-129. No discharge of treated or untreated sewage in coastal waters; duty of marina owner or operator to report unlawful discharge.(a) No person shall discharge treated or untreated sewage into coastal waters, including effluent produced or held by any type of marine sanitation device into coastal waters. The owner or operator of a vessel with a marine sanitation device shall keep the overboard waste discharge valves of the device secure by acceptable methods set forth under 33 C.F.R. 159.7(b) so as to prevent the discharge of treated or untreated sewage, except when lawfully discharging sewage at a pumpout facility. A violation of this section is punishable as a Class 1 misdemeanor and also may be assessed a civil penalty pursuant to G.S. 77-130.(b) If the owner or operator of a large vessel marina knows that the owner or operator of any vessel docked or moored at the marina knowingly and unlawfully discharged sewage, including effluent produced or held by a marine sanitation device, in coastal waters in violation of this section, then the marina owner or operator shall report the unlawful discharge to the appropriate law enforcement agency. A marina owner or operator who fails to report an unlawful discharge pursuant to this subsection may be assessed a civil penalty pursuant to G.S. 77-130.  (2009-345, s. 1; 2010-180, s. 21(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 77-130 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 77 - Rivers, Creeks, and Coastal Waters|Article 9 - Clean Coastal Water and Vessel Act.|§ 77-130 - Enforcement.

 77-130. Enforcement.(a) The following officers have authority to enforce this Article and to inspect a large vessel marina or vessel subject to this Article:(1) Wildlife protectors.(2) Marine fisheries inspectors.(3) Any sworn local law enforcement officer with jurisdiction to enforce the laws in the county or municipality in which the marina or vessel is located.(4) United States Coast Guard personnel.(b) Officers enforcing the provisions of this Article shall report violations to the Department.(c) Unless provided otherwise by this Article, a civil penalty of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) may be assessed by the Secretary of Environmental Quality against any person who violates this Article. If any action or failure for which a penalty may be assessed under this section is continuous, the Secretary of Environmental Quality may assess a penalty not to exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000) per day for so long as the violation continues.  (2009-345, s. 1; 2010-180, s. 21(b); 2015-241, s. 14.30(v).)
NC Gen Stat § 77-131 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 77 - Rivers, Creeks, and Coastal Waters|Article 9 - Clean Coastal Water and Vessel Act.|§ 77-131 - Application of Article.

 77-131. Application of Article.The provisions of this Article apply only to the following:(1) A large vessel marina that is located on coastal waters designated by the Environmental Protection Agency as a no discharge zone or that is located in a county or municipality that has adopted a resolution to petition the Environmental Protection Agency for a no discharge zone designation.(2) A vessel in coastal waters that is designated as a no discharge zone by the Environmental Protection Agency.  (2009-345, s. 1; 2010-180, s. 21(a), (b).)
NC Gen Stat § 77-132 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 77 - Rivers, Creeks, and Coastal Waters|Article 9 - Clean Coastal Water and Vessel Act.|§ 77-132 - Rule-making authority.

 77-132. Rule-making authority.The Department shall adopt rules to implement this Article.  (2009-345, s. 1; 2010-180, s. 21(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 77-140 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 77 - Rivers, Creeks, and Coastal Waters|Article 10 - Falls Lake Watershed Association.|§ 77-140 - Definitions.

 77-140. Definitions.The following definitions apply in this Article:(1) "Board of directors" has the same meaning as in G.S. 55A-1-40.(2) "Falls Lake watershed" means those natural areas of drainage including all tributaries contributing to the supply of Falls Lake, the specific limits of which are designated by the Environmental Management Commission pursuant to G.S. 143-213.(3) "Local government" means a county, city, town, or incorporated village that is located in whole or in part within the Falls Lake watershed. Local government also includes any water or sewer authority that is created pursuant to Article 1 of Chapter 162A of the General Statutes that provides service within the Falls Lake watershed.(4) "Nonprofit corporation" has the same meaning as in G.S. 55A-1-40.  (2010-155, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 77-141 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 77 - Rivers, Creeks, and Coastal Waters|Article 10 - Falls Lake Watershed Association.|§ 77-141 - Falls Lake Watershed Association criteria for creation; board of directors; purpose; meetings; and records.

 77-141. Falls Lake Watershed Association criteria for creation; board of directors; purpose; meetings; and records.(a) Local governments may elect to incorporate the Falls Lake Watershed Association nonprofit corporation or establish the Association using an existing nonprofit corporation. The Association shall only be comprised of local governments that choose to participate in the Association.(b) Each local government that elects to participate in the Association shall appoint a representative and an alternate representative to serve on the board of directors of the Association. The first board of directors that is appointed to the Association shall adopt bylaws that govern the operation of the Association.(c) The purposes of the Association may include, but are not limited to:(1) Providing a forum for sharing information in order to assist local governments in complying with State and federal laws that pertain to the water quality in the Falls Lake watershed.(2) Providing a mechanism for participating local governments to coordinate and fund common technical resources.(3) Planning for and conducting water quality monitoring in the Falls Lake watershed in coordination with the Department of Environmental Quality.(4) Coordinating with the Department of Environmental Quality in the development of a transparent and accessible system for recording and maintaining nutrient offsets and credits that complies with any rules adopted to protect and restore water quality in the Falls Lake watershed.(5) Providing a public forum to review and discuss innovative approaches to restore, protect, and maintain water quality in the Falls Lake watershed.(6) Conducting and evaluating scientific research that describes or predicts conditions related to or affecting water quality in the Falls Lake watershed, including the reservoir.(d) The Association shall be subject to the requirements for meetings of public bodies pursuant to Article 33C of Chapter 143 of the General Statutes.(e) The Association shall be subject to the requirements for public records pursuant to Chapter 132 of the General Statutes.  (2010-155, s. 1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(u).)
NC Gen Stat § 77-142 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 77 - Rivers, Creeks, and Coastal Waters|Article 10 - Falls Lake Watershed Association.|§ 77-142 - Memoranda of understanding.

 77-142. Memoranda of understanding.To the extent allowed by law, the Department of Environmental Quality may enter into memoranda of understanding with the Association to implement the purposes in G.S. 77-141(c).  (2010-155, s. 1; 2015-241, s. 14.30(u).)
NC Gen Stat § 77-143 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 77 - Rivers, Creeks, and Coastal Waters|Article 10 - Falls Lake Watershed Association.|§ 77-143 - Authority.

 77-143. Authority.The authority granted pursuant to this Article is in addition to and not in derogation of any other authority granted to local governments under any other provision of law.  (2010-155, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 78A-1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 78A - North Carolina Securities Act|Article 1 - Title and Definitions.|§ 78A-1 - Title.

 78A-1. Title.This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the North Carolina Securities Act. (1925, c. 190, s. 1; 1927, c. 149, s. 1; 1943, c. 104, s. 1; 1973, c. 1380.)
NC Gen Stat § 78A-8 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 78A - North Carolina Securities Act|Article 2 - Fraudulent and Other Prohibited Practices.|§ 78A-8 - Sales and purchases.

 78A-8. Sales and purchases.It is unlawful for any person, in connection with the offer, sale or purchase of any security, directly or indirectly:(1) To employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud,(2) To make any untrue statement of a material fact or to omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements made, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading or,(3) To engage in any act, practice, or course of business which operates or would operate as a fraud or deceit upon any person. (1973, c. 1380.)
NC Gen Stat § 78A-9 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 78A - North Carolina Securities Act|Article 2 - Fraudulent and Other Prohibited Practices.|§ 78A-9 - Misleading filings.

 78A-9. Misleading filings.It is unlawful for any person to make or cause to be made, in any document filed with the Administrator or in any proceeding under this Chapter, any statement which is, at the time and in the light of the circumstances under which it is made false or misleading in any material respect. (1973, c. 1380.)
NC Gen Stat § 78A-10 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 78A - North Carolina Securities Act|Article 2 - Fraudulent and Other Prohibited Practices.|§ 78A-10 - Unlawful representations concerning registration or exemption.

 78A-10. Unlawful representations concerning registration or exemption.(a) Neither (i) the fact that an application for registration under Article 5 or a registration statement under Article 4 has been filed nor (ii) the fact that a person or security is effectively registered constitutes a finding by the Administrator that any document filed under this Chapter is true, complete, and not misleading. Neither any such fact nor the fact that an exemption or exception is available for a security or a transaction means that the Administrator has passed in any way upon the merits or qualifications of, or recommended or given approval to, any person, security, or transaction.(b) It is unlawful to make, or cause to be made, to any prospective purchaser, customer, or client any representation inconsistent with subsection (a). (1973, c. 1380.)
NC Gen Stat § 78A-11 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 78A - North Carolina Securities Act|Article 2 - Fraudulent and Other Prohibited Practices.|§ 78A-11 - Unlawful telephone rooms.

 78A-11. Unlawful telephone rooms.It is unlawful for any person to willfully manage, supervise, control, or own, directly or indirectly, either alone or in association with others, any telephone room in this State. For purposes of this section, "telephone room" means an enterprise in which two or more persons engage in telephone communications with members of the public using two or more telephones at one location, or more than one location in a common scheme or enterprise, in violation of G.S. 78A-8 or G.S. 78A-12. It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution under this section that the person acted in good faith and did not directly or indirectly induce an act or acts constituting a violation of G.S. 78A-8 or G.S. 78A-12. (1991, c. 456, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 78A-12 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 78A - North Carolina Securities Act|Article 2 - Fraudulent and Other Prohibited Practices.|§ 78A-12 - Manipulation of market.

 78A-12. Manipulation of market.(a) In addition to the prohibitions of G.S. 78A-8, it is unlawful for any person to do any of the following:(1) Willfully quote a fictitious price with respect to a security.(2) Effect a transaction in a security which involves no change in the beneficial ownership of the security, for the purpose of creating a false or misleading appearance of active trading in a security, or a false or misleading appearance of activity with respect to the market for the security.(3) Enter an order for the purchase of a security with the knowledge that, at substantially the same time, an order of substantially the same size, and at substantially the same price, for the sale of the security has been, or will be, entered by or for the same person, or an affiliated person, for the purpose of creating a false or misleading appearance of active trading in a security, or a false or misleading appearance of activity with respect to the market for the security.(4) Enter an order for the sale of a security with knowledge that, at substantially the same time, an order of substantially the same size, and at substantially the same price, for the purchase of the security has been, or will be, entered by or for the same person, or an affiliated person, for the purpose of creating a false or misleading appearance of active trading in a security, or a false or misleading appearance of activity with respect to the market for the security.(5) Employ any other deceptive or fraudulent device, scheme, or artifice to manipulate the market in a security, including the issuance, with the intent to deceive or defraud, of analyses, reports, or financial statements that are false or misleading in any material respect.(b) A transaction effected in compliance with the applicable provisions of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission thereunder is not manipulation of the market under subsection (a) of this section. (1991, c. 456, s. 1; 2003-413, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 78A-18 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 78A - North Carolina Securities Act|Article 3 - Exemptions.|§ 78A-18 - Denial and revocation of exemptions.

 78A-18. Denial and revocation of exemptions.(a) The Administrator may by order deny or revoke any exemption specified in subdivision (9), (11), or (15) of G.S. 78A-16 or in 78A-17 with respect to a specific security or transaction. No such order may be entered without appropriate prior notice to all interested parties, opportunity for hearing, and written findings of fact and conclusions of law, except that the Administrator may by order summarily deny or revoke any of the specified exemptions pending final determination of any proceeding under this section. Upon the entry of a summary order, the Administrator shall promptly notify all interested parties that it has been entered and of the reasons therefor and that within 20 days of the receipt of a written request the matter will be scheduled for hearing in accordance with Chapter 150B of the General Statutes. If no hearing is requested and none is ordered by the Administrator, the order will remain in effect until it is modified or vacated by the Administrator. If a hearing is requested or ordered, the Administrator, after notice of an opportunity for hearing to all interested persons, may not modify or vacate the order or extend it until final determination. No order under this subsection may operate retroactively. No person may be considered to have violated G.S. 78A-24 or 78A-49(d) by reason of any offer or sale effected after the entry of an order under this subsection if he sustains the burden of proof that he did not know, and in the exercise of reasonable care could not have known, of the order.(b) In a civil or administrative proceeding brought under this Chapter, the burden of proving an exemption or an exception from a definition is upon the person claiming it. In a criminal proceeding brought under this Chapter, the State has no initial burden of producing evidence to show that the defendant's actions do not fall within the exemption or exception; however, once the defendant introduces evidence to show that his conduct is within the exemption or exception, the burden of persuading the trier of fact that the exemption or exception does not apply falls upon the State. (1925, c. 190, ss. 5, 11; 1927, c. 149, ss. 5, 11; 1973, c. 1380; 1975, c. 19, s. 20; 1987, c. 849, s. 2; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 803, s. 2; 2001-126, s. 1; 2001-149, s. 2.)
NC Gen Stat § 78A-24 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 78A - North Carolina Securities Act|Article 4 - Registration and Notice Filing Procedures of Securities.|§ 78A-24 - Registration requirement.

 78A-24. Registration requirement.It is unlawful for any person to offer or sell any security in this State unless (i) it is registered under this Chapter, (ii) the security or transaction is exempted under G.S. 78A-16 or 78A-17 and such exemption has not been denied or revoked under G.S. 78A-18, or (iii) it is a security covered under federal law. (1925, c. 190, s. 6; 1927, c. 149, s. 6; 1955, c. 436, s. 4; 1973, c. 1380; 1997-419, ss. 6, 7.)