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§ 113-291 – General restrictions.

113-291. General restrictions. Except as specifically permitted in this Subchapter or in rules made under the authority of this Subchapter, no person may take, possess, buy, sell, or transport any wildlife – whether dead or alive, in whole or in part. Nor may any person take, possess, buy, sell, or transport any nests or eggs […]

§ 113-291.1 – Manner of taking wild animals and wild birds.

113-291.1. Manner of taking wild animals and wild birds. (a) Except as otherwise provided, game may only be taken between a half hour before sunrise and a half hour after sunset and only by one or a combination of the following methods: (1) With a rifle, except that rifles may not be used in taking […]

§ 113-291.10 – Beaver Damage Control Advisory Board.

113-291.10. Beaver Damage Control Advisory Board. (a) There is established the Beaver Damage Control Advisory Board. The Board shall consist of nine members, as follows: (1) The Executive Director of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, or his designee, who shall serve as chair; (2) The Commissioner of Agriculture, or a designee; (3) The Assistant […]

§ 113-291.13 – Application of wildlife laws to opossums.

113-291.13. Application of wildlife laws to opossums. No State or local statutes, rules, regulations, or ordinances 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. (2015-73, s. 1.)

§ 113-291.1A – Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibited.

113-291.1A. Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibited. (a) It is unlawful for a person to engage in computer-assisted remote hunting or provide or operate a facility that allows others to engage in computer-assisted remote hunting if the wild animal or wild bird being hunted or shot is located in this State. (b) For purposes of this section […]

§ 113-291.2 – Seasons and bag limits on wild animals and birds; including animals and birds taken in bag; possession and transportation of wildlife after taking.

113-291.2. Seasons and bag limits on wild animals and birds; including animals and birds taken in bag; possession and transportation of wildlife after taking. (a) In accordance with the supply of wildlife and other factors it determines to be of public importance, the Wildlife Resources Commission may fix seasons and bag limits upon the wild […]

§ 113-291.3 – Possession, sale, and transportation of wildlife.

113-291.3. Possession, sale, and transportation of wildlife. (a) Live wildlife and the nests and eggs of wild birds may be taken, possessed, transported, bought, sold, imported, exported, or otherwise acquired or disposed of only as specifically authorized in this Subchapter or its implementing rules. The Wildlife Resources Commission may impose necessary reporting, permit, and tagging […]

§ 113-291.4 – Regulation of foxes; study of fox and fur-bearer populations.

113-291.4. Regulation of foxes; study of fox and fur-bearer populations. (a) All of the regulatory powers granted the Wildlife Resources Commission generally with respect to game, wild animals, and wildlife apply to foxes unless there are specific overriding restrictions in this section. (b) Except for any closed season under subsection (h), foxes may be taken […]

§ 113-291.4A – Open seasons for taking foxes with firearms.

113-291.4A. Open seasons for taking foxes with firearms. (a) There is an open season for the taking of foxes with firearms in all areas of the State east of Interstate Highway 77 and in Mitchell and Caldwell Counties from the beginning of the season established by the Wildlife Resources Commission for the taking of rabbits […]

§ 113-291.4B – Taking foxes and coyotes in certain counties.

113-291.4B. Taking foxes and coyotes in certain counties. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there is an open season for taking foxes with weapons and for foxes and coyotes by trapping during the trapping season set by the Wildlife Resources Commission each year, with no tagging requirements prior to or after sale. (b) No […]

§ 113-291.5 – Regulation of dogs used in hunting; limitations on authority of Wildlife Resources Commission; control of dogs on game lands; control of dogs chasing deer; other restrictions.

113-291.5. Regulation of dogs used in hunting; limitations on authority of Wildlife Resources Commission; control of dogs on game lands; control of dogs chasing deer; other restrictions. (a) Except as provided in G.S. 113-291.4, in the area described below, the Wildlife Resources Commission may regulate the use of dogs taking wildlife with respect to seasons, […]

§ 113-291.6 – Regulation of trapping.

113-291.6. Regulation of trapping. (a) No one may take wild animals by trapping upon the land of another without having in his possession written permission issued and dated within the previous year by the owner of the land or his agent. This subsection does not apply to public lands on which trapping is not specifically […]

§ 113-291.8 – Requirement to display hunter orange.

113-291.8. Requirement to display hunter orange. (a) Any person hunting game animals other than foxes, bobcats, raccoons, and opossum, or hunting upland game birds other than wild turkeys, or hunting feral swine, with the use of firearms, must wear a cap or hat on his head made of hunter orange material or an outer garment […]

§ 113-291.9 – Taking of beaver.

113-291.9. Taking of beaver. (a) Notwithstanding any other law, there is an open season for taking beaver with firearms or bow and arrow during any open season for the taking of wild animals, provided that permission has been obtained from the owner or lessee of the land on which the beaver is being taken. (b) […]

§ 113-292 – Authority of the Wildlife Resources Commission in regulation of inland fishing and the introduction of exotic species.

113-292. Authority of the Wildlife Resources Commission in regulation of inland fishing and the introduction of exotic species. (a) The Wildlife Resources Commission is authorized to authorize, license, regulate, prohibit, prescribe, or restrict all fishing in inland fishing waters, and the taking of inland game fish in coastal fishing waters, with respect to: (1) Time, […]