North Carolina HB 103: General Statutes Commission Technical Corrections 2023.

Status: Signed by Gov. 6/16/2023 (as of 2023-06-16)

State: North Carolina · Session: 2023 · Bill: HB 103

Subjects: ADMINISTRATIVE RULES, ANIMALS, BOARDS, BUILDING CODES, BUILDINGS, CHAPTERED, CIVIL ACTIONS, CIVIL PROCEDURE, COMMISSIONS, CONSTRUCTION, CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY, COUNTIES, COURTS, CRIMINAL RECORDS, CULTURAL RESOURCES, DEATH & DYING, DMV, EMERGENCY SERVICES, EMPLOYMENT, ESTATES, FEES, FINES & PENALTIES, GENERAL ASSEMBLY, HEALTH SERVICES, HIGHWAY PATROL, INSPECTIONS, JUDGMENTS & SETTLEMENTS, LAW ENFORCEMENT, LAW ENFORCEMENT ANIMALS, LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, LICENSES & PERMITS, LICENSING & CERTIFICATION, MEDIATION & ARBITRATION, MINORS, MOTOR VEHICLES, NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES DEPT., OCCUPATIONS, OPTICIANS & OPTOMETRISTS, PARKS & RECREATION AREAS, PERSONNEL, PRESENTED, PRIVATE PROTECTIVE SERVICES BD., PROPERTY, PUBLIC, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC RECORDS, PUBLIC SAFETY DEPT., RATIFIED, REAL ESTATE, RECORDS, RULES REVIEW COMN., SECURITY SERVICES, SESSION LAWS, TRANSPORTATION DEPT., VETERINARIANS, VETERINARY BOARD, VETERINARY MEDICINE, VITAL RECORDS, WEAPONS, WORKING ANIMALS

Sponsors: Davis

Bill Text

GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2025
H 1
HOUSE BILL 103

Short Title: NC Am. Indian Hunting/Fishing Rights. (Public)
Sponsors: Representatives R. Pierce, Clampitt, Lowery, and Ward (Primary Sponsors).
For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site.
Referred to: Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs, if favorable, State and Local
Government, if favorable, Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Wildlife Resources, if
favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
February 12, 2025
*H103-v-1*
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1
AN ACT TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM HUNTING, TRAPPING, AND FISHING 2
LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR NORTH CAROLINA TRIBAL MEMBERS. 3
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4
SECTION 1. G.S. 113-276(l1) reads as rewritten: 5
"(l1) The licensing provisions of this Article do not apply to a to: 6
(1) A member of an Indian tribe recognized under Chapter 71A of the General 7
Statutes for purposes of hunting, trapping, or fishing on tribal land. A person 8
taking advantage of this exemption shall possess and produce proper 9
identification confirming the person's membership in a State-recognized tribe 10
upon request by a wildlife enforcement officer. For purposes of this section, 11
"tribal land" means only real property owned by an Indian tribe recognized 12
under Chapter 71A of the General Statutes. 13
(2) A resident of the State who is a member of an Indian tribe recognized under 14
Chapter 71A of the General Statutes or who has an ID card from a Native 15
nation for purposes of hunting, trapping, or fishing in the State off tribal land. 16
A person taking advantage of this exemption shall possess and produce proper 17
identification confirming the person's membership in a State-recognized or 18
federally recognized tribe upon request by a wildlife enforcement officer. A 19
person exempted from licensing under this subdivision shall comply with (i) 20
all reporting requirements prescribed by statute or Wildlife Resources 21
Commission rule, (ii) the hunter education requirements set forth in 22
G.S. 113-270.1A, (iii) the requirements for purchase of federal migratory 23
waterfowl stamps, and (iv) any other requirements of law or rule to which 24
other North Carolina hunting and fishing license holders are subject. The 25
exemption from licensing provided under this subdivision shall not apply to 26
licenses issued under Article 14A, 14B, or 25A of this Chapter." 27
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective October 1, 2025. 28

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