GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2013

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HOUSE BILL 1131

Committee Substitute Favorable 5/23/14

Short Title:        Clay County Opossum Exclusion/Wildlife Laws.	(Local)
Sponsors:
Referred to:

May 21, 2014

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT TO EXEMPT CLAY COUNTY FROM STATE WILDLIFE LAWS WITH RESPECT TO OPOSSUMS BETWEEN THE DATES OF DECEMBER 26 AND JANUARY 2.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  No State statutes, rules, or regulations related to the capture, captivity, treatment, or release of wildlife shall apply to the Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) between the dates of December 26 of each year and January 2 of each subsequent year.

SECTION 2.  This act applies only to Clay County.

SECTION 3.  This act is effective on and after December 30, 2013.