§ 145‑16.  State Watermelon Festivals.
(a)	The Hertford County Watermelon Festival is adopted as the official Northeastern North Carolina Watermelon Festival.  The Hertford County Watermelon Festival shall be observed annually during the last four days of the first week in August.
(b)	The Fair Bluff Watermelon Festival in Columbus County is adopted as the official Southeastern North Carolina Watermelon Festival.  The Fair Bluff Watermelon Festival shall be observed annually during mid‑July.
(c)	Nothing in this act shall be construed to obligate the General Assembly to appropriate funds to implement the provisions of this act.
(d)	Nothing in this act shall be construed to obligate Hertford County or Columbus County to expend funds for the purposes of this act. (1993, s. 212, s. 1.)