GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1999

S	4 

SENATE BILL 302
State and Local Government Committee Substitute Adopted 4/5/99
House Committee Substitute Favorable 7/7/99
House Committee Substitute #2 Reported Without Prejudice 7/12/99

Short Title:  Lee/Rutherford/Chowan/Moore Hunting. 	(Local)

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March 9, 1999

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO REGULATE HUNTING IN LEE AND RUTHERFORD COUNTIES AND TO ESTABLISH SEASONS FOR HUNTING FOXES WITH WEAPONS AND WITH TRAPS IN CHOWAN COUNTY AND TO PROHIBIT DEER HUNTING IN MOORE COUNTY WITHOUT THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE LANDOWNER, TO PROHIBIT DEER HUNTING FROM THE RIGHT-OF-WAY OF A PUBLIC ROAD IN MOORE COUNTY, AND TO REQUIRE OWNER IDENTIFICATION ON DOGS USED TO HUNT DEER IN MOORE COUNTY. 
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  It is unlawful for any person to hunt with a firearm, bow and arrow or crossbow, or other deadly weapon while on the land of another unless the person is a spouse, child, or grandchild of the landowner or has on his person a paper writing dated and signed by the owner or lessee of the land granting the person permission to hunt with a firearm, bow and arrow, crossbow, or other deadly weapon while on the land.  If the land is owned by or leased to a club, the permission shall be signed by the club president or other chief executive.  If the land is owned by or leased to a corporation, the permission shall be signed by the president or the vice-president of the corporation or the authorized designee of the president or vice-president.  Permission shall not be valid for a period of more than one year, but may be valid for any shorter period stated in the permission.  The written permission shall be displayed upon request to any law enforcement officer authorized to enforce this section.
Section 2.  It is unlawful to hunt, take, or kill with a firearm, bow and arrow, crossbow, or other deadly weapon or to