GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
1987 SESSION
CHAPTER 99
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1. It is unlawful to use a trap larger than two feet in height, two feet in width, or five feet in length as a special device to take nongame fish from inland fishing waters or to use a wing or lateral device, whether attached or not, in conjunction with a trap to guide, direct, or herd fish into such trap.
Sec. 2. It is unlawful for a person who is licensed to use traps in taking nongame fish from inland waters for sale to place or maintain more than 10 traps in inland waters at a time, whether at one or several locations.
Sec. 3. Violation of this act is a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500.00), imprisonment for not more than six months, or both.
Sec. 4. This act applies only to the counties of Anson, Cabarrus, Montgomery, Richmond, and Stanly.
Sec. 5. This act shall become effective October 1, 1987, and shall remain in effect until the effective date of regulations adopted by the Wildlife Resources Commission defining the types of traps that may be used as special fishing devices in inland waters.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 24th day of April, 1987.