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North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0200 - HUNTING › Section 10B .0219 - COYOTE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) When taking
				  coyotes, the following shall apply:
(1) There
				  is no closed season for taking coyotes.
(2) There is no bag limit.
(2) Coyotes may be taken on private lands
				  anytime during the day or night.
(3) Coyotes may be taken on public lands
				  without a permit from the hours of one-half hour before sunrise until one-half
				  hour after sunset.
(4) Coyotes may
				  be taken on public lands with a permit from one-half hour after sunset to
				  one-half hour before sunrise.
(5)
				  Hunters may use electronic calls and artificial lights to take
				  coyotes.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0200 - HUNTING › Section 10B .0220 - NUTRIA

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) There is no
				  closed season for taking nutria by hunting.
(b) There is no bag limit.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-291.2;
					 113-291.1(a);
Eff. July 1, 1996;
Readopted Eff. February 1,
					 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0200 - HUNTING › Section 10B .0221 - STRIPED SKUNK

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) There is no
				  closed season for taking striped skunk by hunting.
(b) There is no bag limit.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-291.1;
					 113-291.2;
Eff. May
					 1, 2006;
Readopted Eff. February 1,
					 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0200 - HUNTING › Section 10B .0222 - ARMADILLO

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) There is no
				  closed season for taking armadillo by hunting.
(b) There is no bag limit.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-291.1;
					 113-291.2;
Eff.
					 August 1, 2010;
Readopted Eff. February 1,
					 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0200 - HUNTING › Section 10B .0223 - FERAL SWINE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) There is no
				  closed season for taking feral swine on private lands anytime during the day or
				  night.
(b) Feral swine may be taken
				  on game lands from the hours of one-half hour before sunrise until one-half
				  hour after sunset during the open season for any game animal or game bird using
				  any legal manner of take allowed during those seasons.
(c) Feral swine may be taken on game lands
				  from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise by permit only.
				  Individuals may apply for permits on or after July 1 online at ncwildlife.org,
				  by phone, or in person at a wildlife service agent location. The number of
				  permits issued annually will be based on achieving population management
				  objectives of the Commission. The Commission shall issue available feral swine
				  permits to applicants selected at random by computer. Permits shall be
				  non-transferrable. All applicable laws and rules regarding the taking of feral
				  swine shall apply.
(d) There are no
				  bag limits on feral swine.
(e)
				  Hunters may use artificial lights and electronic calls.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-129;
					 113-134;
					 113-264;
					 113-291;
					 113-291.1;
					 113-291.2;
Temporary
					 Adoption Eff. October 1, 2011;
Eff. February 1, 2012;
Temporary Amendment Eff. August 1, 2012;
Amended Eff. August 1,
					 2015; March 21, 2013;
Readopted Eff. October 1,
					 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0200 - HUNTING › Section 10B .0223 - FERAL SWINE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) There is no
				  closed season for taking feral swine on private lands anytime during the day or
				  night.
(b) Feral swine may be taken
				  on game lands from the hours of one-half hour before sunrise until one-half
				  hour after sunset during an open season for game animals or game birds using
				  the legal manners of take allowed during those season, except that dogs may not
				  be used to hunt feral swine on game lands that do not allow the use of dogs for
				  hunting white-tailed deer or black bear. Where lawful, the hunting of feral
				  swine with dogs is allowed during the applicable deer or bear season unless
				  otherwise specified in the Rules of 15A NCAC 10D .0200.
(c) Feral swine may be taken on game lands
				  from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise by permit only.
				  Individuals may apply for permits on or after July 1 online at ncwildlife.org,
				  by phone, or in person at a wildlife service agent location. The number of
				  permits issued annually will be based on achieving population management
				  objectives of the Commission. The Commission shall issue available feral swine
				  permits to applicants selected at random by computer. Permits shall be
				  non-transferrable. All applicable laws and rules regarding the taking of feral
				  swine shall apply.
(d) There are no
				  bag limits on feral swine.
(e)
				  Hunters may use artificial lights and electronic calls.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-129;
					 113-134;
					 113-264;
					 113-291;
					 113-291.1;
					 113-291.2;
Temporary
					 Adoption Eff. October 1, 2011;
Eff. February 1, 2012;
Temporary Amendment Eff. August 1, 2012;
Amended Eff. August 1,
					 2015; March 21, 2013;
Readopted Eff. October 1,
					 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0200 - HUNTING › Section 10B .0224 - AMERICAN ALLIGATOR

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The season for
				  taking American alligators shall be September 1 to October 1.
(b) Take shall be by permit only.
(c) The bag limit shall be one per permit and
				  the season limit is one.
(d)
				  American alligators shall only be restrained using one of the following methods
				  in accordance with the provisions of the permit:
(1) a hand-held restraining line or catch
				  pole;
(2) a snatch hook attached to
				  a hand-held restraining line or rod and reel;
(3) a harpoon or gig attached to a hand-held
				  restraining line;
(4) a baited
				  wooden peg less than two inches in length attached to a hand-held restraining
				  line; or
(5) archery equipment with
				  an arrow-attached restraining line.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0200 - HUNTING › Section 10B .0225 - ELK

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The season for taking elk is October 1
				  through November 1.
(b) Hunting
				  shall be by permit only.
(c) The
				  bag limit is one per permit.
(d)
				  Elk may be taken by any legal weapon as specified in
				  G.S.
				  113-291.1.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-291;
					 113-291.1;
					 113-291.2;
Eff.
					 August 1, 2016;
Readopted Eff. February 1,
					 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0200 - HUNTING › Section 10B .0226 - BULLFROGS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The open
				  seasons for taking of bullfrog, Rana catesbeiana, shall be as follows:
(1) Except as provided in Subparagraph (a)(2)
				  of this Rule, there shall be no closed season for taking bullfrogs.
(2) On Wildlife Resources Commission
				  Property, as defined in
				  G.S.
				  113-129, bullfrogs may be taken from April 1
				  to August 31 with a valid license that entitles the licensee to access and use
				  Wildlife Resources Commission Property.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0200 - HUNTING › Section 10B .0227 - WILD QUAIL MANAGEMENT AREAS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) A "Wild
				  Quail Management Area" shall be land maintained to enhance enjoyment of
				  sportsmen and support wild bobwhite quail conservation under signed agreement
				  between the landowners and the Wildlife Resources Commission.
(b) The following qualifications shall apply
				  to all Wild Quail Management Areas:
(1) At
				  least 500 acres of contiguous land; and
(2) A minimum of 225 acres or 15 percent of
				  the land, whichever is greater, shall be maintained in year-round bobwhite
				  quail habitat.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0300 - TRAPPING › Section 10B .0301 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
As used in this Section, the following definitions
					 apply:
(1) "Box trap", "corral trap",
				  and "cage trap" are a device designed so that the animal enters the trap
				  through a door that closes and is meant to prevent the animal from
				  exiting.
(2) "Breakaway device"
				  means a device incorporated into a snare or snare component that allows the
				  loop to break open, and an animal to escape completely free of the snare, when
				  a specified amount of force is applied.
(3) "Collarum", "type trap" means a
				  power-activated snare that is activated when the trigger is pulled and that is
				  designed to capture and restrain the animal by a cable around the
				  neck.
(4) "Conibear",
				  "Conibear-type", and "bodygrip" traps are designed to catch an animal in a body
				  hold resulting in a quick kill.
(5)
				  "Leghold" and "foothold" mean a trap designed to hold an animal by the
				  foot.
(6) "Loop stop" means a
				  device that is attached to the snare cable to prevent the loop from closing
				  beyond a specified point.
(7)
				  "Power-activated" means a snare on which the speed or direction of the loop
				  closure is initiated or augmented by a powering device like a spring.
(8) "Relaxing lock" means a snare lock that
				  allows the snare loop to release constriction pressure on the captured animal
				  when the cable is not taut.
(9)
				  "Snare" means a cable restraining device.
(10) "Steel-jaw" means a leghold or foothold
				  trap in which the jaws are made of metal.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-291.1;
					 113-291.6;
Eff.
					 January 1, 2011;
Readopted Eff. February 1,
					 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0300 - TRAPPING › Section 10B .0302 - PROHIBITED TAKING

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No person shall trap, take, or possess any armadillo,
					 beaver, coyote, groundhog, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, otter, raccoon,
					 skunk, weasel or bobcat, except:
(1)
				  during the open trapping seasons for that species and in accordance with the
				  bag limits set forth in Rule .0303 of this Section; or
(2) during the open hunting seasons for that
				  species and within the bag limits prescribed for the species in Section .0200
				  of this Subchapter.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-291.1;
					 113-291.2;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. August 1, 1977;
Recodified from Rule 10B .0301 Eff. January 1, 2011;
Readopted Eff.
					 October 1, 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0300 - TRAPPING › Section 10B .0303 - OPEN SEASONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The open
				  season for the taking by trapping of fur-bearing animals as those animals are
				  defined in
				  G.S.
				  113-129(7a), as well as the
				  taking by trapping of coyotes, armadillos, and groundhogs, shall be October 1
				  through the last day of February, subject to the following:
(1) trapping coyotes shall also be allowed
				  during local fox trapping seasons and in accordance with methods described by
				  local law in counties that have established fox trapping seasons by law outside
				  the regular trapping season described in Paragraph (a); and
(2) there is no closed trapping season for
				  nutria east of I-77.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0300 - TRAPPING › Section 10B .0304 - BAG LIMITS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
There are no bag limits on fur-bearing animals as defined
					 in G.S.
					 113-129(7a), armadillos,
					 coyotes, groundhogs, and feral swine, except where local laws govern trapping,
					 or conflict with this Rule.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-291.2;
Eff.
					 August 1, 1977;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2009; May 1, 2008; June 1,
					 2005; July 1, 1996; July 1, 1984;
Recodified from Rule 10B .0303
					 Eff. January 1, 2011;
Temporary Amendment Eff. December 29,
					 2011;
Amended Eff. November 1, 2012;
Readopted Eff.
					 October 1, 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0300 - TRAPPING › Section 10B .0305 - TRAPS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) A foothold, steel-jaw, or leghold trap
				  set on dry land with a solid anchor shall not have a chain longer than eight
				  inches unless the chain is fitted with a shock-absorbing device with at least
				  40 pounds and no more than 75 pounds of pressure to stretch or compress the
				  device.
(b) A CollarumT-type trap
				  shall:
(1) have a cable that is 3/16 inch in
				  diameter, a loop stop with a minimum loop diameter of three inches, a relaxing
				  lock, and a breakaway device that has been tested to break or disassemble at no
				  more than 285 pounds of pull;
(2)
				  have a set capture loop no less than 10 inches and no greater than 12 inches in
				  diameter;
(3) be equipped with at
				  least one swivel device between the loop and the anchor;
(4) be staked in a manner that does not allow
				  the animal or the restraint device to reach any part of a fence or reach
				  rooted, woody vegetation greater than one-half inch in diameter;
(5) not be set using a drag; and
(6) not be used with a kill pole.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0300 - TRAPPING › Section 10B .0306 - ATTENDANCE AND TAGGING OF TRAPS

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(a) Traps shall
				  be visited daily and animals caught shall be removed, except for completely
				  submerged Conibear-type, Conibear, or bodygrip traps which shall be visited
				  once per 72 hours and animals caught shall be removed.
(b) Steel-jaw, leghold, Conibear,
				  Conibear-type traps, Collarum"-type traps, snares, box traps, and cage traps
				  must have a weather-resistant permanent tag attached legibly giving the
				  trapper's name and address or the trapper's trapper identification number
				  provided by the Wildlife Resources Commission and the Wildlife Resources
				  Commission's telephone number to report wildlife violations. Box traps for
				  rabbits shall have a weather-resistant permanent tag attached legibly giving
				  the hunter's name and address or the hunter's Wildlife Resources Commission
				  customer number and the Wildlife Resources Commission's telephone number to
				  report wildlife violations.
(c)
				  Remote trap checking systems may be used in lieu of visiting the trap, provided
				  the system has the following features:
(1) a
				  control unit that monitors the trap in real-time and reports trap status and
				  unit status to a centralized application database a minimum of once every two
				  hours;
(2) a software application
				  that notifies the user of unit status, trap activity, and system health issues
				  within 10 minutes of these events via email, text-based messaging systems, or
				  an in-application notification; and
(3) an on-demand test procedure that is used
				  at deployment of a unit to confirm that the unit is placed in a location where
				  its wireless communication can be received and processed.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0400 - TAGGING FURS › Section 10B .0401 - DEFINITIONS

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As used in this Section, the following definitions shall
					 apply:
(1) "Affix", when used in
				  reference to attachment of a fur tag to the carcass or pelt of an animal, means
				  permanent attachment of the tag through some portion of the carcass or pelt in
				  a manner that is not removable without damage to the tag.
(2) "Carcass" means the dead body of an
				  animal from which the pelt has not been removed;
(3) "Fur dealer" means any person who is
				  licensed under the provisions of
				  G.S.
				  113-273(f).
(4) "Pelt" means the fur, hide, or skin of an
				  animal which has been removed from the carcass, but does not include a finished
				  product which has been manufactured from such fur, hide, or skin or is in the
				  active process of such manufacture.
(5) "Person" means any individual, firm,
				  corporation, or association which is authorized by law to act as an
				  entity.
(6) "Parts" means any part
				  or portion from the dead body of an animal, including the meat, glands, urine,
				  skull, and dead body of the animal without the pelt.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-129;
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
					 113-291.4;
Eff.
					 November 14, 1978;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1992; August 1, 1981;
					 October 1, 1980;
Readopted Eff. October 1,
					 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0400 - TAGGING FURS › Section 10B .0402 - TAGGING FURS

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(a) Except as
				  provided in Rule .0404 and .0405 of this Section, buying, selling, bartering,
				  trading, or otherwise transferring possession or ownership of the carcass or
				  pelt of any bobcat, otter, or fox without having affixed to such carcass or
				  pelt an individual tag provided by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources
				  Commission is prohibited.
(b)
				  Importing into this State the carcass or pelt of any otter or bobcat that has
				  not been previously affixed with a tag required and supplied by the state where
				  the animal was taken shall be prohibited.
(c) Foxes shall be tagged in accordance with
				  G.S.
				  113-291.4.
(d) The carcasses or pelts of foxes lawfully
				  taken and lawfully tagged may be sold, except those taken under a depredation
				  permit in any county where the sale of foxes or parts thereof is prohibited by
				  local law.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-273;
					 113-276.1;
					 50 C.F.R.
					 23;
Eff. November 14,
					 1978;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2010; August 1, 2004; January 1, 1992;
					 October 11, 1980; October 1, 1980;
Readopted Eff. August 1,
					 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0400 - TAGGING FURS › Section 10B .0403 - APPLICATION FOR TAGS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Fur tags
				  shall be issued free of charge, excluding postage if applicable, by applying in
				  person at 1751 Varsity Dr., Raleigh, NC 27606, over the phone, or by completing
				  and submitting a request form to the Commission online at
				  www.ncwildlife.org.
(b) Fur tag
				  requests shall include the following applicant information:
(1) name;
(2) date of birth;
(3) physical address;
(4) type and quantity of tags requested;
				  and
(5) telephone number, email
				  address, and WRC Customer number, as applicable.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0400 - TAGGING FURS › Section 10B .0404 - TAGGING

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(a) Every fox taken
				  in an area of open season as provided by
				  G.S.
				  113-291.4 shall be tagged at the scene of
				  taking.
(b) Every person taking any
				  bobcat or otter in this State, or any foxes under a depredation permit, general
				  statute, rule, or local law that permits taking, shall obtain and affix the
				  appropriate tag to the carcass or pelt before selling, transferring, or
				  transporting within or outside the State, except that:
(1) A person may transport the same from the
				  place of taking to his North Carolina residence and from his North Carolina
				  residence to a fur tag agent or taxidermist's place of business.
(2) A person may transport the same from the
				  place of taking to the nearest place in this State where the appropriate tag
				  may be obtained.
(3) The carcass,
				  pelt, or mounted specimen is exempt from tagging requirements while in the
				  taxidermist's place of business or after the mount is completed.
(4) A licensed trapper may take live foxes
				  during any legal trapping season, except foxes taken under
				  G.S.
				  113-291.4(f) and (f1),
				  without tagging them and sell them to a licensed controlled hunting preserve
				  for fox in accordance with
				  G.S.
				  113-273(g).
(5) A licensed taxidermist may ship the same
				  to a tannery for processing.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0400 - TAGGING FURS › Section 10B .0405 - FUR DEALERS

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(a) Any individual
				  wanting to engage in the business of buying or selling fur-bearing animals or
				  other wild animals that may lawfully be sold, as specified in
				  G.S.
				  113-273(f), shall first
				  obtain a fur dealer license from the Commission.
(b) Application for a fur dealer license
				  shall be made online at
www.ncwildlife.org
or at the Commission
				  headquarters located at 1751 Varsity Drive, Raleigh, NC 27606. Information
				  required from the applicant shall include:
(1) the applicant's name, address, telephone
				  number, date of birth; and
(2) a
				  list of all employees to be covered under the license.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0400 - TAGGING FURS › Section 10B .0406 - MISUSE OF TAGS

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(a) Fur tags shall
				  only be affixed to the carcass or pelt of the species of animal for which their
				  use is authorized.
(b) It is
				  unlawful to buy or sell any bobcat, otter, or fox carcass or pelt that has an
				  unauthorized tag affixed.
(c)
				  Unused fox tags shall not be sold or transferred to any other person.
(d) Unused fur tags shall not be sold for a
				  price greater than the fee listed for such tag in Rule .0403(c) of this
				  Section.
(e) Fur tags shall not be
				  reused or removed from the pelt to which they are affixed prior to delivery to
				  a manufacturer or fur processor.
(f) Fur tags shall not be counterfeit or
				  modified.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-135;
					 113-135.1;
					 113-273;
					 113-276.1;
					 113-291.4;
Eff.
					 November 14, 1978;
Amended Eff. August 1, 2017; August 1, 2010;
					 January 1, 1992; December 1, 1981; October 1, 1980;
Readopted Eff.
					 October 1, 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0400 - TAGGING FURS › Section 10B .0407 - REPEALED - REVOCATION AND NONRENEWAL OF LICENSES

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-276.2;
					 113-276.3;
					 113-277;
Eff. October
					 1, 1980;
Repealed Eff. July 1,
					 1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0400 - TAGGING FURS › Section 10B .0408 - REPEALED - FOX DEALER PERMIT

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Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-274;
					 113-291.3;
					 113-291.4;
Eff.
					 November 1, 1982;
Repealed Eff. July 1,
					 1988.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0400 - TAGGING FURS › Section 10B .0409 - SALE OF LIVE FOXES AND COYOTES TO CONTROLLED FOX HUNTING PRESERVES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) In counties with a trapping season for
				  foxes and coyotes that do not prohibit live sale, licensed trappers may,
				  subject to the restrictions on taking foxes in G.S.113- 291.4, live-trap foxes
				  and coyotes during that season and sell them to licensed controlled fox hunting
				  preserves in accordance with the conditions set forth in this Rule.
(b) Licensed trappers are exempt from
				  captivity permit and captivity license requirements for any live-trapped foxes
				  or coyotes trapped for the purpose of sale to controlled fox hunting preserves.
				  This exemption shall apply during the trapping season for foxes and coyotes,
				  and for no more than 30 days after the trapping season.
(c) Live-trapped foxes and coyotes shall not
				  be held for more than 30 days after capture.
(d) Licensed trappers shall provide drinking
				  water, food of a type and quantity appropriate for the species, and shelter
				  that protects the foxes and coyotes from direct sunlight and
				  precipitation.
(e) Licensed
				  trappers shall be exempt from tagging requirements set forth in this Section so
				  long as the foxes are kept alive.
(f) Licensed trappers and any individual(s)
				  transporting live foxes and coyotes shall have a current and valid
				  transportation permit prior to taking possession of the live foxes and
				  coyotes.
(g) Licensed trappers
				  shall keep accurate written records, on a form provided by the Commission
				  online at
www.ncwildlife.org
, for each
				  fox or coyote sold or transferred to a controlled fox hunting preserve. Records
				  shall contain the following information:
(1)
				  preserve operator license number, if applicable;
(2) transportation permit number;
(3) county of origin;
(4) number of animals of each
				  species;
(5) date of capture;
				  and
(6) date of sale or
				  transfer.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0500 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE MANAGEMENT › Section 10B .0501 - DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The rules
				  in this Section apply to an area of the State where Chronic Wasting Disease
				  (CWD) has been detected, as determined by the Commission.
(b) The following definitions shall apply to
				  rules in this Section:
(1) "Cervid" means the
				  animals in the Family Cervidae not otherwise regulated by the North Carolina
				  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
(2) "Cervid Health Cooperator" means an
				  individual authorized to collect CWD samples on behalf of the
				  Commission.
(3) "Chronic Wasting
				  Disease" or "CWD" means the transmissible spongiform encephalopathy prion
				  disease affecting species within the deer (Cervidae) Family.
(4) "CWD Management Area" means the area
				  delineated by the Commission where CWD has been determined to be endemic and
				  the rules of this Section apply.
(5) "Primary Surveillance Area" or "PSA"
				  means a county delineated by the Commission for CWD surveillance where a
				  confirmed CWD positive cervid has been found.
(6) "Sample" means the cervid head and no
				  less than three inches of the neck.
(7) "Secondary Surveillance Area" or "SSA"
				  means a county adjacent to or near a PSA delineated by the Commission for CWD
				  surveillance.
(8) "Submit" means to
				  deliver a sample to a cervid health cooperator or qualified Commission employee
				  or deposit in a Commission CWD Testing Drop-off Station.
(9) "Surveillance Area" means the PSA and SSA
				  collectively.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0500 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE MANAGEMENT › Section 10B .0502 - CWD SURVEILLANCE AREAS DEFINED

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following Surveillance Area is established around the
					 Yadkin County index location:
(1) Surry
				  County East of US 601, South of NC 268 and West of Quaker Church Road and the
				  Ararat River; and Yadkin County East of US 601, North of NC 67, West of Shoals
				  Road to the intersection with Shady Grove Church Road and West of Fairground
				  Road are delineated as the PSA.
(2)
				  Surry County, Yadkin County, Davie County, Forsyth County, Stokes County, all
				  portions of Alleghany County East of US 21 from the Virginia state line to the
				  junction of NC 18 and thereafter all portions South and East of NC 18 to the
				  Wilkes County line, all portions of Wilkes County East of NC 18 from the
				  Alleghany County line to the junction of NC 115 and thereafter all portions
				  East of NC 115 to the Iredell County line, and Iredell County North of I 40 are
				  delineated as the SSA.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-306;
Temporary
					 Adoption Eff. July 1, 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0500 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE MANAGEMENT › Section 10B .0503 - SURVEILLANCE AREA

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Inside a
				  surveillance area, placement of minerals or salt licks to purposefully
				  congregate wildlife shall be prohibited. Placement of bait, food, or food
				  product to purposefully congregate wildlife shall be prohibited from January 2
				  through August 31 inside a Surveillance Area, except that:
(1) bird feeders specifically designed for
				  nongame birds shall be allowed;
(2)
				  placement of bait, food, or food products to hunt during the urban archery
				  season shall be allowed within the established season in participating
				  municipalities; and
(3) the
				  placement of food specifically permitted by the Commission for scientific
				  research, population management, and wildlife control may be allowed.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0500 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE MANAGEMENT › Section 10B .0504 - PRIMARY SURVEILLANCE AREA

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Any hunter
				  who harvests a cervid in the PSA during the blackpowder or all lawful weapons
				  season shall submit a sample to the Commission for CWD testing.
(b) No cervid carcass or carcass part
				  originating from inside a PSA shall be transported outside the PSA unless
				  double bagged and taken directly to a Cervid Health Cooperator in a county
				  included in the PSA, or the carcass parts comply with Rule .0503(b) of this
				  Section, or as authorized by the Commission.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-306;
Temporary
					 Adoption Eff. July 1, 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter B - HUNTING AND TRAPPING › Section .0500 - CHRONIC WASTING DISEASE MANAGEMENT › Section 10B .0505 - SECONDARY SURVEILLANCE AREA

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) Any hunter
				  who harvests a cervid in the SSA during the blackpowder season and from opening
				  day through the second Sunday of all lawful weapons season shall submit a
				  sample to the Commission for CWD testing.
(b) Cervid carcass and carcass parts
				  originating from inside an SSA may be transported to the PSA within the same
				  Surveillance Area.
(c) Except as
				  provided in Rule .0503(b) of this Section, cervid carcasses or carcass parts
				  shall not be transported outside of the SSA unless authorized by the
				  Commission.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-134;
					 113-306;
Temporary
					 Adoption Eff. July 1, 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter C - INLAND FISHING REGULATIONS › Section .0100 - JURISDICTION OF AGENCIES: CLASSIFICATION OF WATERS › Section 10C .0101 - SCOPE AND PURPOSE

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following rules pertain to the classification of the
					 waters of North Carolina as coastal fishing waters, inland fishing waters, and
					 joint fishing waters. These rules are adopted jointly by the Marine Fisheries
					 Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission. In addition to the
					 classification of the waters of the State, these joint rules set forth
					 guidelines to determine which fishing activities in joint fishing waters are
					 regulated by the Marine Fisheries Commission and which are regulated by the
					 Wildlife Resources Commission. Finally, the joint rules set forth special
					 fishing regulations applicable in joint fishing waters that can be enforced by
					 officers of the Division of Marine Fisheries and the Wildlife Resources
					 Commission. These regulations do not affect the jurisdiction of the Marine
					 Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission in any matters other
					 than those specifically set out.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-132;
					 113-134;
					 113-136;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1977;
Readopted Eff. September 1, 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter C - INLAND FISHING REGULATIONS › Section .0100 - JURISDICTION OF AGENCIES: CLASSIFICATION OF WATERS › Section 10C .0102 - INLAND FISHING WATERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Inland fishing waters are all inland waters except private
					 ponds and all waters connecting with or tributary to coastal sounds or the
					 ocean extending inland from the dividing line between coastal fishing waters
					 and inland fishing waters agreed upon by the Marine Fisheries Commission and
					 the Wildlife Resources Commission. All waters that are tributary to inland
					 fishing waters and that are not otherwise designated by agreement between the
					 Marine Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission are inland
					 fishing waters. The regulation and licensing of fishing in inland fishing
					 waters is under the jurisdiction of the Wildlife Resources Commission.
					 Regulations and laws administered by the Wildlife Resources Commission
					 regarding fishing in inland fishing waters are enforced by wildlife
					 officers.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-129;
					 113-132;
					 113-134;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1977;
Readopted Eff. September 1, 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter C - INLAND FISHING REGULATIONS › Section .0100 - JURISDICTION OF AGENCIES: CLASSIFICATION OF WATERS › Section 10C .0103 - COASTAL FISHING WATERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Coastal fishing waters are the Atlantic Ocean, the various
					 coastal sounds, and estuarine waters up to the dividing line between coastal
					 fishing waters and inland fishing waters agreed upon by the Marine Fisheries
					 Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission. All waters that are tributary
					 to coastal fishing waters that are not otherwise designated by agreement
					 between the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission
					 are coastal fishing waters. The regulation and licensing of fishing in coastal
					 fishing waters is under the jurisdiction of the Marine Fisheries Commission;
					 except that inland game fish exclusive of spotted seatrout, red drum, flounder,
					 white perch, yellow perch, weakfish, and striped bass are subject to
					 regulations by the Wildlife Resources Commission in coastal fishing waters.
					 Regulations and laws administered by the Marine Fisheries Commission regarding
					 fishing in coastal fishing waters are enforced by marine fisheries inspectors.
					 Regulations regarding inland game fish in coastal fishing waters are enforced
					 by wildlife officers, unless otherwise agreed to by the Wildlife Resources
					 Commission.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-129;
					 113-132;
					 113-134;
					 113-292;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1991; January 1,
					 1977;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter C - INLAND FISHING REGULATIONS › Section .0100 - JURISDICTION OF AGENCIES: CLASSIFICATION OF WATERS › Section 10C .0104 - JOINT FISHING WATERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Joint fishing waters are those coastal fishing waters,
					 denominated by agreement of the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife
					 Resources Commission pursuant to
					 G.S.
					 113-132(e) as joint fishing
					 waters. All waters that are tributary to joint fishing waters and not otherwise
					 designated by agreement between the Marine Fisheries Commission and the
					 Wildlife Resources Commission are classified as joint fishing
					 waters.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-132;
					 113-134;
					 113-292;
Eff.
					 February 1, 1976;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1977;
Readopted Eff. September 1, 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter C - INLAND FISHING REGULATIONS › Section .0100 - JURISDICTION OF AGENCIES: CLASSIFICATION OF WATERS › Section 10C .0105 - POSTING DIVIDING LINES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The dividing lines of all major bodies of water and
					 watercourses which are divided by the agreement of the Marine Fisheries
					 Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission so that portions of the same
					 are constituted inland fishing waters, coastal fishing waters, or joint fishing
					 waters shall be marked with signs insofar as may be practicable. Unmarked and
					 undesignated tributaries shall have the same classification as the designated
					 waters to which they connect or into which they flow. No unauthorized removal
					 or relocation of any such marker shall have the effect of changing the
					 classification of any body of water or portion thereof, nor shall any such
					 unauthorized removal or relocation or the absence of any marker affect the
					 applicability of any regulations pertaining to any such body of water or
					 portion thereof.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-132;
					 113-134;
Eff. January
					 1, 1977;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter C - INLAND FISHING REGULATIONS › Section .0100 - JURISDICTION OF AGENCIES: CLASSIFICATION OF WATERS › Section 10C .0106 - APPLICABILITY OF RULES: JOINT FISHING WATERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) All coastal
				  fishing laws and regulations administered by the Department of Environmental
				  Quality and the Marine Fisheries Commission apply to joint fishing waters
				  except as otherwise provided in this Section and shall be enforced by marine
				  fisheries inspectors.
(b) The
				  following inland fishing laws and regulations administered by the Wildlife
				  Resources Commission apply to joint fishing waters and shall be enforced by
				  wildlife officers:
(1) all laws and
				  regulations pertaining to inland game fishes;
(2) all laws and regulations pertaining to
				  inland fishing license requirements for hook and line fishing; and
(3) all laws and regulations pertaining to
				  hook and line fishing except as hereinafter provided.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter C - INLAND FISHING REGULATIONS › Section .0100 - JURISDICTION OF AGENCIES: CLASSIFICATION OF WATERS › Section 10C .0107 - SPECIAL REGULATIONS: JOINT FISHING WATERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The following shall supersede any inconsistent rules of the
					 Marine Fisheries Commission or the Wildlife Resources Commission that would
					 otherwise be applicable in joint fishing waters under the provisions of
					 15A NCAC
					 10C .0106:
(1) Striped Bass
(a) It is unlawful to possess any striped
				  bass or striped bass hybrid that is less than 18 inches total length.
(b) It is unlawful to possess striped bass or
				  striped bass hybrids between 22 and 27 inches total length in joint fishing
				  waters of the Central Southern Management Area as designated in
				  15A NCAC
				  03R .0201.
(c) It is unlawful to possess striped bass or
				  striped bass hybrids May through September in the joint fishing waters of the
				  Central Southern Management Area and the Albemarle Sound Management
				  Area.
(d) It is unlawful to possess
				  striped bass or striped bass hybrids taken from the joint fishing waters of the
				  Cape Fear River.
(e) It is unlawful
				  to possess more than one daily creel limit of striped bass or striped bass
				  hybrids, in the aggregate, per person per day, regardless of the number of
				  management areas fished.
(f)
				  Possession of fish shall be assessed for the creel and size limits of the
				  management area in which the individual is found to be fishing, regardless of
				  the size or creel limits for other management areas visited by that individual
				  in a given day.
(g) It is unlawful
				  to engage in net fishing for striped bass or their hybrids in joint fishing
				  waters except as authorized by rules of the Marine Fisheries Commission as set
				  forth in 15A NCAC 03M .0201,
				  03M .0202,
				  03M .0204,
				  03M .0205, and .0512.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter C - INLAND FISHING REGULATIONS › Section .0100 - JURISDICTION OF AGENCIES: CLASSIFICATION OF WATERS › Section 10C .0108 - SPECIFIC CLASSIFICATION OF WATERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
The several sounds and estuarine and tributary waters all
					 or portions of which are specifically classified as inland, joint, or coastal
					 fishing waters by agreement of the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife
					 Resources Commission are listed in the regulations of the Marine Fisheries
					 Commission under
					 15A NCAC
					 03Q .0200 and such list and classification is
					 incorporated by reference, including subsequent amendments and
					 editions.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-129;
					 113-132;
					 113-134;
Eff. January
					 1, 1977;
Amended Eff. July 1, 1993; January 1, 1981; January 1,
					 1978;
Readopted Eff. September 1,
					 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter C - INLAND FISHING REGULATIONS › Section .0100 - JURISDICTION OF AGENCIES: CLASSIFICATION OF WATERS › Section 10C .0109 - PROTECTION OF SEA TURTLES

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
Pursuant to a cooperative agreement entered into on the
					 fifth day of February 1979, by the Department of Environmental Quality, the
					 Marine Fisheries Commission, and the Wildlife Resources Commission, the
					 Wildlife Resources Commission shall exercise regulatory jurisdiction over any
					 species of sea turtles, and their eggs and nests, consistent with designation
					 of such species as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
					 Service. As provided by said agreement, the law enforcement officers of both
					 the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission shall
					 have jurisdiction to enforce any state laws and regulations, including those
					 contained in
					 15A NCAC
					 10I, relating to endangered or threatened
					 species of sea turtles and their eggs and nests.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-132;
					 113-134;
					 113-138;
					 113-181;
					 113-182;
					 113-224;
					 113-305;
Eff. April
					 29, 1979;
Amended Eff. April 1, 1990;
Readopted Eff.
					 September 1, 2022.
North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 15A - Environmental Quality › Chapter 10 - WILDLIFE RESOURCES AND WATER SAFETY › Subchapter C - INLAND FISHING REGULATIONS › Section .0100 - JURISDICTION OF AGENCIES: CLASSIFICATION OF WATERS › Section 10C .0110 - MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITY FOR ESTUARINE STRIPED BASS IN JOINT FISHING WATERS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
(a) The management areas for estuarine
				  striped bass fisheries in coastal North Carolina are designated in
				  15A NCAC
				  03R .0201.
(b) In order to effectively manage the
				  recreational hook and line harvest in joint fishing waters of the Albemarle
				  Sound-Roanoke River stock of striped bass, the Marine Fisheries Commission and
				  the Wildlife Resources Commission deem it necessary to establish two management
				  areas: the Albemarle Sound Management Area and the Roanoke River Management
				  Area as designated in
				  15A NCAC
				  03R .0201. The Wildlife Resources Commission
				  shall have principal management responsibility for the stock when it is in the
				  joint and inland fishing waters of the Roanoke River Management Area. The
				  Marine Fisheries Commission shall have principal management responsibility for
				  the stock in the coastal, joint, and inland fishing waters of the Albemarle
				  Sound Management Area. The annual quota for recreational harvest of the
				  Albemarle Sound-Roanoke River striped bass stock shall be divided equally
				  between the two management areas. Each Commission shall implement management
				  actions for recreational harvest within their respective management areas that
				  shall be consistent with the North Carolina Estuarine Striped Bass Fishery
				  Management Plan.
Authority
					 G.S.
					 113-132;
					 113-134;
					 113-138;
					 113-182;
					 113-292;
Eff. January
					 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2005;
Readopted Eff.
					 September 1, 2022.