GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2005
SESSION LAW 2005-262
HOUSE BILL 820
AN ACT to lengthen the fox trapping season in person county and to eliminate the season bag limits on that season.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Section 2 of Chapter 108 of the 1985 Session Laws, as amended by Chapter 890 of the 1985 Session Laws, reads as rewritten:
"Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, there is an open season for taking foxes by trapping from January 2
through January 31 September 1 through September 30 and from December 1
through February 20 of each year. During this season, all leghold traps set
on dry land with solid anchor shall have at least three swivels in the trap
chain and no leghold traps larger than size one and one-half may be used."
SECTION 2. Section 3 of Chapter 108 of the 1985 Session Laws, as amended by Chapter 890 of the 1985 Session Laws, is repealed.
SECTION 3. This act applies only to Person County.
SECTION 4. This act is effective when it becomes law.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 11th day of August, 2005.
s/ Beverly E. Perdue
President of the Senate
s/ James B. Black
Speaker of the House of Representatives