North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 02 - AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES › Chapter 60 - DIVISION OF FOREST RESOURCES › Subchapter B - DIVISION PROGRAMS › Section .1000 - STATE FORESTS › Section 60B .1002 - DEFINITIONS OF TERMS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
As used in this Section the following terms have the
					 following meanings:
(1) "Bike Trail"
				  means any road or trail maintained for bicycles.
(2) "Bridle Trail" means any road or trail
				  maintained for persons riding on horseback.
(3) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of
				  the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
(4) "Department" means the North Carolina
				  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
(5) "Educational State Forest" refers to any
				  State Forest property operated by the North Carolina Forest Service for the
				  purpose of educating schoolchildren and the public.
(6) "Emergency Aircraft" means aircraft
				  operated by an emergency response agency.
(7) "Forest Supervisor" means an employee of
				  the North Carolina Forest Service who is a forest supervisor and provides
				  supervision to other North Carolina Forest Service employees of the
				  forest.
(8) "Group" means a number
				  of individuals related by a common factor, having structured organization,
				  defined leadership, and activities directed by a charter or written
				  bylaws.
(9) "Hiking Trail" means
				  any road or trail maintained for pedestrians.
(10) "Multi-use Trail" means any road or
				  trail maintained for use by the following: horseback riding, bicycle riding,
				  and hiking or other foot traffic.
(11) "Hunting" means the lawful hunting of
				  game animals as defined by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources
				  Commission.
(12) "Motorized
				  vehicle" means any vehicle which is self-propelled, or which is pulled by a
				  self-propelled vehicle, such as a camping trailer, fifth-wheel travel trailer,
				  motor home, travel trailer, and truck camper. A self-propelled vehicle shall
				  include passenger automobiles, mopeds, off-road vehicles (ORV), golf carts,
				  motorcycles, mini-bikes, all-terrain vehicles, 2 or 3 wheeled personal
				  transporters, battery assisted bicycles (E-Bikes), and go-carts. "Motorized
				  vehicle" does not include accommodations made in accordance with the Americans
				  with Disabilities Act of 1990 and Chapter 168A of the North Carolina General
				  Statutes.
(13) "Registered Motor
				  Vehicle" is any vehicle that has been legally registered and tagged from a
				  state department of motor vehicles or department of transportation.
(14) "Permit" means any written license
				  issued by or under the authority of the North Carolina Forest Service or
				  Department permitting the performance of a specified act or acts.
(15) "Permittee" means any person,
				  corporation, company, or association in possession of a valid permit.
(16) "Person" means any individual, firm,
				  partnership, corporation, company, association, public or private institution,
				  political subdivision, or government agency.
(17) "Public building" means a
				  climate-controlled structure primarily for human habitation or use, and does
				  not include barns, shelters, or sheds.
(18) "Public nudity" means a person's
				  intentional failure to cover with an opaque covering the person's genitals,
				  pubic area, anal area, or areola on female breasts except for breastfeeding
				  while in a public place.
(19)
				  "State Recreational Forest" is a State Forest designation that refers to any
				  State Forest property operated by the North Carolina Forest Service primarily
				  for natural resource preservation, scenic enjoyment and recreational purposes,
				  while also managing for the purposes of education, demonstration, training,
				  forest research, wildlife habitat, and forest products, including the DuPont
				  State Forest.
(20) "Rock climbing"
				  means traversing a rock face that is steep enough to require the use of hands
				  and feet to get up or down.
(21)
				  "State Forest" means any land owned by the State of North Carolina, under the
				  jurisdiction of the North Carolina Forest Service, that is managed for the
				  purposes of education, demonstration, training, forest research, wildlife
				  habitat, forest products and recreation.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 106-22;
					 106-877;
					 106-887;
					 143-116.8;
Eff.
					 November 1, 2009;
Transferred from
					 15A NCAC
					 09C .1229 Eff. May 1, 2012;
Pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
					 substantive public interest Eff. September 19, 2015;
Amended Eff.
					 September 1, 2021.