GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 2015

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HOUSE BILL 574

Short Title:        Opossum Exclusion From Wildlife Laws.		(Public)
Sponsors:	Representatives West, Hager, McElraft, and Lucas (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly Web Site.
Referred to:	Wildlife Resources.

April 6, 2015

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT TO provide that STATE WILDLIFE LAWS do not apply TO OPOSSUMS BETWEEN THE DATES OF DECEMBER 29 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 29 of each year and January 2 of each subsequent year.

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