A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to forbid the harvesting of wild ginseng without a harvesting permit issued by the north carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 106‑202.19(a) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
"(5a)	To harvest ginseng from the wild outside of a harvesting season as provided by the Board or without holding a currently valid State permit to collect wild ginseng. The Board may charge a reasonable fee not to exceed twenty‑five dollars ($25.00) annually for a permit under this subdivision."
SECTION 2.  The North Carolina Plant Conservation Board shall issue rules to implement this act.
SECTION 3.  This act is effective when it becomes law.