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NC Gen Stat § 113-332 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 25 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Wildlife Species of Special Concern.|§ 113-332 - Declaration of policy.

 113-332. Declaration of policy.The General Assembly finds that the recreation and aesthetic needs of the people, the interests of science, the quality of the environment, and the best interests of the State require that endangered and threatened species of wild animals and wild animals of special concern be protected and conserved, that their numbers should be enhanced and that conservation techniques be developed for them; however, nothing in this Article shall be construed to limit the rights of a landholder in the management of his lands for agriculture, forestry, development or any other lawful purpose without his consent. The North Carolina Zoological Park is not subject to the provisions of this Article. (1987, c. 382, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-334 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 25 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Wildlife Species of Special Concern.|§ 113-334 - Criteria and procedures for placing animals on protected animal lists.

 113-334. Criteria and procedures for placing animals on protected animal lists.(a) All native or resident wild animals which are on the federal lists of endangered or threatened species pursuant to the Endangered Species Act have the same status on the North Carolina protected animals lists.(b) The Advisory Committee, after considering a report on the status of a candidate species from the Scientific Council, may by resolution propose to the Wildlife Resources Commission that a species of wild animal be added to or removed from a protected animal list.(c) If the Commission, with the advice of the Advisory Committee, finds there is probably merit in the proposal, it shall examine relevant scientific and economic data and factual information necessary to determine:(1) Whether any other state or federal agency or private entity is taking steps to protect the wild animal which is the subject of the proposal;(2) Whether there is present or threatened destruction, modification, or curtailment of its habitat;(3) If there is over-utilization for commercial, recreational, scientific, or educational purposes;(4) Whether there is critical population depletion from disease, predation, or other mortality factors;(5) Whether alternative regulatory mechanisms exist; and(6) The existence of other man-made factors affecting continued viability of the animal in North Carolina.(d) The Commission, with the advice of the Advisory Committee, shall tentatively determine whether any regulatory action is warranted with regard to the proposal and, if so, the specific regulatory action to be proposed by it. Notice of its proposed rulemaking shall be published in the North Carolina Register and the subsequent proceedings shall conform with the Administrative Procedure Act. (1987, c. 382, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-335 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 25 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Wildlife Species of Special Concern.|§ 113-335 - North Carolina Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee.

 113-335. North Carolina Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee.The North Carolina Nongame Wildlife Advisory Committee is created subject to constitution, organization, and function as determined appropriate and advisable by resolution of the Wildlife Resources Commission. The Advisory Committee is to be comprised of knowledgeable and representative citizens of North Carolina whose responsibility shall be to advise the Commission on matters related to conservation of nongame wildlife including creation of protected animal lists and development of conservation programs for endangered, threatened, and special concern species.Members of the Advisory Committee shall receive necessary travel and subsistence expenses while on official business of the Committee in accordance with G.S. 138-5 and G.S. 138-6, to be paid from the Nongame Account of the Wildlife Resources Fund. (1987, c. 382; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 1066, s. 48.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-336 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 25 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Wildlife Species of Special Concern.|§ 113-336 - Powers and duties of the Advisory Committee.

 113-336. Powers and duties of the Advisory Committee.The Advisory Committee shall have the following powers and duties:(1) To gather and provide information and data and advise the Wildlife Resources Commission with respect to all aspects of the biology and ecology of endangered, threatened, and special concern species;(2) To investigate and make recommendations to the Commission as to the status of endangered, threatened, and special concern species;(3) To identify and assemble experts from the disciplines of ornithology, mammalogy, herpetology, ichthyology, taxonomy, ecology and other fields as necessary to serve as the Scientific Council and to charge the Scientific Council to review the scientific evidence, to evaluate the status of candidate species, and to report back their findings with recommendations;(4) To develop and present to the Commission management and conservation practices for preserving endangered, threatened, and special concern species;(5) To recommend critical habitat areas for protection or acquisition;(5a) To assist the Commission in developing conservation plans for the recovery of protected wild animal species, including establishing a priority order for conservation plans and determining where groups of protected species exist in shared habitats that may be addressed jointly in combined conservation plans;(6) To advise the Commission on matters submitted to it by the Commission which involve technical zoological questions or the development of pertinent regulations, and to make any recommendations as deemed by the Advisory Committee to be worthy of the Commission's attention.  (1987, c. 382, s. 1; 2020-74, s. 22(b).)
NC Gen Stat § 113-337 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 25 - Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Wildlife Species of Special Concern.|§ 113-337 - Unlawful acts; penalties.

 113-337. Unlawful acts; penalties.(a) It is unlawful:(1) To take, possess, transport, sell, barter, trade, exchange, export, or offer for sale, barter, trade, exchange or export, or give away for any purpose including advertising or other promotional purpose any animal on a protected wild animal list, except as authorized according to the regulations of the Commission, including those promulgated pursuant to G.S. 113-333(1);(2) To perform any act specifically prohibited by the regulations of the Commission promulgated pursuant to its authority under G.S. 113-333.(b) Each person convicted of violating the provisions of this Article is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. (1987, c. 382, s. 1; 1999-408, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-377.1 through 113-377.7 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 26 - Marine Fisheries Compact and Commission.|§ 113-377.1 through 113-377.7 - through 113-377.7: Transferred to §§ 113-252 through 113-258 by Session Laws 1965, c. 957.

 113-377.1 through 113-377.7: Transferred to 113-252 through 113-258 by Session Laws 1965, c. 957.
NC Gen Stat § 113-378 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.|§ 113-378 - Persons drilling for oil or gas to register and furnish bond.

 113-378. Persons drilling for oil or gas to register and furnish bond.Any person, firm or corporation before making any drilling exploration in this State for oil or natural gas shall register with the Department of Environmental Quality. To provide for such registration, the drilling operator must furnish the name and address of such person, firm or corporation, and the location of the proposed drilling operations, and file with the Department a bond running to the State of North Carolina in an amount totaling the sum of (i) five thousand dollars ($5,000) plus (ii) one dollar ($1.00) per linear foot proposed to be drilled for the well. Any well opened by the drilling operator shall be plugged upon abandonment in accordance with the rules of the Department.  (1945, c. 765, s. 2; 1971, c. 813, s. 1; 1973, c. 1262, s. 86; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1987, c. 827, s. 110; 1989, c. 727, s. 118; 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2011-276, s. 1; 2013-365, s. 5(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(u).)
NC Gen Stat § 113-379 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.|§ 113-379 - Filing log of drilling and development of each well.

 113-379. Filing log of drilling and development of each well.Upon the completion or shutting down of any abandoned well, the drilling operator shall file with the Department or other State agency, or with any division thereof hereinafter created for the regulation of drilling for oil or natural gas, a complete log of the drilling and development of each well. (1945, c. 765, s. 3; 1973, c. 1262, s. 86; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 119.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-380 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.|§ 113-380 - Violation a misdemeanor.

 113-380. Violation a misdemeanor.Except as otherwise provided, any person, firm or officer of a corporation violating any of the provisions of this Article shall upon conviction thereof be guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor.  (1945, c. 765, s. 4; 1971, c. 813, s. 2; 1993, c. 539, s. 870; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2012-143, s. 2(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 113-381 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.|§ 113-381 - Title.

 113-381. Title.This law shall be designated and known as the Oil and Gas Conservation Act. (1945, c. 702, s. 1.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-382 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.|§ 113-382 - Declaration of policy.

 113-382. Declaration of policy.In recognition of imminent evils that can occur in the production and use and waste of natural oil and/or gas in the absence of equal or correlative rights of owners of crude oil or natural gas in a common source of supply to produce and use the same, and in the absence of adequate measures for the protection of the environment, this law is enacted for the protection of public interests against such evils by prohibiting waste and compelling ratable production and authorizing regulations for the protection of the environment. (1945, c. 702, s. 2; 1971, c. 813, ss. 3, 4.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-390 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.|§ 113-390 - Waste prohibited.

 113-390. Waste prohibited.Waste of oil or gas as defined in this law is hereby prohibited. (1945, c. 702, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-392 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.|§ 113-392 - Protecting pool owners; drilling units in pools; location of wells; shares in pools.

 113-392. Protecting pool owners; drilling units in pools; location of wells; shares in pools.(a) Whether or not the total production from a pool be limited or prorated, no rule or order of the Commission shall be such in terms or effect:(1) That it shall be necessary at any time for the producer from, or the owner of, a tract of land in the pool, in order that he may obtain such tract's just and equitable share of the production of such pool, as such share is set forth in this section, to drill and operate any well or wells on such tract in addition to such well or wells as can produce without waste such share, or(2) As to occasion net drainage from a tract unless there be drilled and operated upon such tract a well or wells in addition to such well or wells thereon as can produce without waste such tract's just and equitable share, as set forth in this section, of the production of such pool.(b) For the prevention of waste and to avoid the augmenting and accumulation of risks arising from the drilling of an excessive number of wells, the Commission shall, after a hearing, establish a drilling unit or units for each pool. The Commission may establish drainage units of uniform size for the entire pool or may, if the facts so justify, divide into zones any pool, establish a drainage unit for each zone, which unit may differ in size from that established in any other zone; and the Commission may from time to time, if the facts so justify, change the size of the unit established for the entire pool or for any zone or zones, or part thereof, establishing new zones and units if the facts justify their establishment.(c) Repealed by Session Laws 2014-4, s. 10, effective June 4, 2014.(d) Subject to the reasonable requirements for prevention of waste, a producer's just and equitable share of the oil and gas in the pool (also sometimes referred to as a tract's just and equitable share) is that part of the authorized production for the pool (whether it be the total which could be produced without any restriction on the amount of production, or whether it be an amount less than that which the pool could produce if no restriction on the amount were imposed) which is substantially in the proportion that the quantity of recoverable oil and gas in the developed area of his tract in the pool bears to the recoverable oil and gas in the total developed area of the pool, insofar as these amounts can be ascertained practically; and to that end, the rules, permits and orders of the Commission shall be such as will prevent or minimize reasonably avoidable net drainage from each developed unit (that is, drainage which is not equalized by counter-drainage), and will give to each producer the opportunity to use his just and equitable share of the reservoir energy.  (1945, c. 702, s. 12; 1973, c. 1262, s. 86; 1987, c. 827, s. 112; 2012-143, s. 2(d); 2014-4, s. 10.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-395 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.|§ 113-395 - Permits, fees, and notice required for oil and gas activities.

 113-395. Permits, fees, and notice required for oil and gas activities.(a) Before any well, in search of oil or gas, shall be drilled, the person desiring to drill the same shall submit an application for a permit to the Department upon such form as the Department may prescribe and shall pay a fee of three thousand dollars ($3,000) for the first well to be drilled on a pad and fifteen hundred dollars ($1,500) for each additional well to be drilled on the same pad. The drilling of any well is prohibited unless the Department has issued a permit for the activity.(b) Any person desiring to use hydraulic fracturing treatments in conjunction with oil and gas operations or activities shall submit an application for a permit to the Department upon such form as the Department may prescribe. The use of hydraulic fracturing treatments is prohibited unless the Department has issued a permit for the activity.(c) Each abandoned well and each dry hole shall be plugged promptly in the manner and within the time required by rules prescribed by the Commission, and the owner of such well shall give notice, upon such form as the Commission may prescribe, of the abandonment of each dry hole and of the owner's intention to abandon, and shall pay a fee of four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00). No well shall be abandoned until such notice has been given and such fee has been paid.  (1945, c. 702, s. 15; 1973, c. 1262, s. 86; 1987, c. 827, s. 113; 2011-276, s. 2; 2012-143, s. 3(c); 2014-4, s. 11.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-395.1 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.|§ 113-395.1 - Miscellaneous permit requirements.

 113-395.1. Miscellaneous permit requirements.The Department shall require that all natural gas compressor stations associated with an oil and gas drilling operation be located inside a baffled building.  (2014-4, s. 15(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 113-395.2 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.|§ 113-395.2 - Subsurface injection of waste prohibited.

 113-395.2. Subsurface injection of waste prohibited.(a) Disposal of wastes produced in connection with oil and gas exploration, development, and production, and use of horizontal drilling and hydraulic fracturing treatments for that purpose by injection to subsurface or groundwaters of the State by means of wells is prohibited in accordance with G.S. 143-214.2.(b) Notwithstanding G.S. 143-214.2, a violation of subsection (a) of this section shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor.  (2014-4, s. 15(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 113-395.4 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.|§ 113-395.4 - Seismic or geophysical data collection.

 113-395.4. Seismic or geophysical data collection.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no liability for trespass shall arise from activities conducted for the purpose of seismic or geophysical data collection. Provided, however, (i) persons conducting seismic and geophysical data collection may only conduct such activity by undershooting from an off-site location and without physical entry to private land, unless the landowner's consent for such activity is obtained in writing and (ii) persons conducting seismic or geophysical data collection shall be civilly liable for any physical or property damage determined to be a direct result of their seismic or geophysical data collection activities, whether or not the seismic or geophysical data collection was conducted by undershooting the land at an off-site location or by physical entry to land as permitted by the landowner.(b) Conduct of seismic or geophysical data collection activities through physical entry to land without a landowner's written consent shall constitute a Class 1 misdemeanor.  (2014-4, s. 15(a).)
NC Gen Stat § 113-396 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.|§ 113-396 - Wells to be kept under control.

 113-396. Wells to be kept under control.In order to protect further the natural gas fields and oil fields in this State, it is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to permit negligently any gas or oil well to go wild or to get out of control. The owner of any such well shall, after 24 hours' written notice by the Department given to him or to the person in possession of such well, make reasonable effort to control such well.In the event of the failure of the owner of such well within 24 hours after service of the notice above provided for, to control the same, if such can be done within the period, or to begin in good faith upon service of such notice, operations to control such well, or upon failure to prosecute diligently such operations, then the Department shall have the right to take charge of the work of controlling such well, and it shall have the right to proceed, through its own agents or by contract with a responsible contractor, to control the well or otherwise to prevent the escape or loss of gas or oil from such well all at the reasonable expense of the owner of the well. In order to secure to the Department the payment of the reasonable cost and expense of controlling or plugging such well, the Department shall retain the possession of the same and shall be entitled to receive and retain the rents, revenues and income therefrom until the costs and expenses incurred by the Department shall be repaid. When all such costs and expenses have been repaid, the Department shall restore possession of such well to the owner; provided, that in the event the income received by the Department shall not be sufficient to reimburse the Department as provided for in this section, the Department shall have a lien or privilege upon all of the property of the owner of such well, except such as is exempt by law, and the Department shall proceed to enforce such lien or privilege by suit brought in any court of competent jurisdiction, the same as any other civil action, and the judgment so obtained shall be executed in the same manner now provided by law for execution of judgments. Any excess over the amount due the Department which the property seized and sold may bring, after payment of court costs, shall be paid over to the owner of such well. (1945, c. 702, s. 16; 1973, c. 1262, s. 86.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-397 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.|§ 113-397 - Hearing in emergency.

 113-397. Hearing in emergency.If an emergency situation, as defined by the Department, arises under this Article, the Department may conduct a hearing to determine the appropriate course of action after giving any notice it considers practicable. Chapter 150B of the General Statutes does not apply to a hearing under this section. The rules of evidence apply in a hearing under this section. (1945, c. 702, s. 17; 1973, c. 1262, s. 86; 1987, c. 827, s. 114.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-398 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.|§ 113-398 - Procedure and powers in hearings by Department.

 113-398. Procedure and powers in hearings by Department.In the exercise and enforcement of its jurisdiction, the said Department is authorized to summon witnesses, administer oaths, make ancillary orders and require the production of records and books for the purpose of examination at any hearing or investigation conducted by it. In connection with the exercise and enforcement of its jurisdiction, the Department shall also have the right and authority to certify as for contempt, to the court of any county having jurisdiction, violations by any person of any of the provisions of this Article or of the rules or orders of the Department, and if it be found by said court that such person has knowingly and willfully violated same, then such person shall be punished as for contempt in the same manner and to the same extent and with like effect as if said contempt had been of an order, judgment or decree of the court to which said certification is made. (1945, c. 702, s. 18; 1973, c. 1262, s. 86; 1987, c. 827, s. 115.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-399 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.|§ 113-399 - Suits by Department.

 113-399. Suits by Department.The Department may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction in the State to enforce, by injunction or another remedy, an order issued or rule adopted by the Department under this Article. The court may enter any judgment or order necessary to enforce an order issued or rule adopted by the Department under this Article. (1945, c. 702, s. 19; 1973, c. 1262, s. 86; 1987, c. 827, s. 116.)
NC Gen Stat § 113-400 (2021)
2021 North Carolina General Statutes|Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development|Article 27 - Oil and Gas Conservation.|§ 113-400 - Assessing costs of hearings.

 113-400. Assessing costs of hearings.The said Department is hereby authorized and directed to tax and assess against the parties involved in any hearing the costs incurred therein. (1945, c. 702, s. 20; 1973, c. 1262, s. 86.)