NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1977 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 13

HOUSE BILL 113

 

 

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DISCHARGE OF FIREARMS ON OR ACROSS ANY HIGHWAY IN ASHE COUNTY.

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, take or kill any species of wild animal or wild bird by the use of any loaded firearm or other lethal weapon from the roadway or right-of-way of any State-maintained road or highway, or to discharge a firearm or other lethal weapon across any such road or highway in Ashe County.

Sec. 2. Any violation of this act shall be a misdemeanor, punishable by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00), or imprisonment for a period not to exceed 30 days, or both, in the discretion of the court.

Sec. 3. All peace officers of the county and State, including wildlife protectors, are hereby authorized, and it shall be their duty to aid in the enforcement of this act.

Sec. 4. All laws in conflict with this act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 5. This act shall become effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 17th day of February, 1977.