Article 49G.

Production and Sale of Pen‑Raised Quail.

§ 106‑549.94.  Regulation of pen‑raised quail by Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; certain authority of North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission not affected.

(a) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is given exclusive authority to regulate the production and sale of pen‑raised quail for food purposes. The Board of Agriculture shall promulgate rules and regulations for the production and sale of pen‑raised quail for food purposes in such a manner as to provide for close supervision of any person, firm, or corporation producing and selling pen‑raised quail for food purposes.

(b) The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission shall retain its authority to regulate the possession and transportation of live pen‑raised quail. (1971, c. 515, ss. 1‑4; c. 1114; 1973, c. 1262, s. 18; 1977, c. 905, ss. 1, 2; 1979, c. 830, s. 15; 1997‑261, ss. 63, 109.)