North Carolina § 113-300 - 7. Appointment of Compact Administrator; implementation; rules; amendments.

§ 113-300. 7. Appointment of Compact Administrator; implementation; rules; amendments.

The Chair of the Wildlife Resources Commission, in consultation with the Chair of the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Fisheries Director, shall appoint the Compact Administrator for North Carolina. The Compact Administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the Chair of the Wildlife Resources Commission. The Wildlife Resources Commission, the Secretary of Environmental Quality, and the Division of Marine Fisheries may suspend or revoke the license, privilege, or right of any person to hunt, fish, trap, possess, or transport wildlife in this State to the extent that the license, privilege, or right has been suspended or revoked by another compact member under the provisions of this Article. The Wildlife Resources Commission and the Marine Fisheries Commission shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the purposes of this Article. Any proposed amendment to the Compact shall be submitted to the General Assembly as an amendment to G.S. 113-300.6. In order to be endorsed by the State of North Carolina as provided by subsection (b) of Article IX of the Compact, a proposed amendment to the Compact must be enacted into law. History (2008-120, s. 1; 2009-15, s. 2; 2015-241, s. 14.30(v).) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2009-15, s. 2, effective October 1, 2009, in subsection (a), added "in consultation with the Chair of the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Fisheries Director"; in subsection (b), added "the Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources, and the Division of Marine Fisheries"; and, in subsection (c), added "and the Marine Fisheries Commission." Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(v), effective July 1, 2015, substituted "Secretary of Environmental Quality" for "Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources" in subsection (b).