GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2017

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HOUSE BILL 309

Committee Substitute Favorable 4/24/17

Short Title:      Responsible Deer Management Act.	(Public)
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March 13, 2017

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT to require the wildlife resources commission to study the need for and advisability of imposing a duty to avoid wanton waste on persons taking wildlife with or without a depredation permit.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  The Wildlife Resources Commission shall study the requirements applicable to owners and lessees who take wildlife while committing depredations upon their property, including requirements for disposition of wildlife taken, and associated reporting requirements. The Commission shall particularly examine whether a duty of wanton waste should be imposed on such persons. For purposes of this study, "wanton waste" shall mean to kill or cripple a big game animal without making a reasonable effort to retrieve the animal and properly dispose of it. The Commission shall report its findings, including any recommendations for legislative action, to the 2018 Regular Session of the 2017 General Assembly upon its convening.

SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.