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  Section 3 of Chapter 108 of the 1985 Session Laws, as amended by Chapter 890 of the 1985 Session Laws, is repealed.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