North Carolina § 113-224 - Cooperative agreements by Department.
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§ 113-224. Cooperative agreements by Department.
Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Department is empowered to enter into cooperative agreements with public and private agencies and individuals respecting the matters governed in this Subchapter. Pursuant to such agreements the Department may expend funds, assign employees to additional duties within or without the State, assume additional responsibilities, and take other actions that may be required by virtue of such agreements, in the overall best interests of the conservation of marine and estuarine resources. The Fisheries Director or a designee of the Fisheries Director shall not enter into an agreement with the National Marine Fisheries Service of the United States Department of Commerce allowing Division of Marine Fisheries inspectors to accept delegation of law enforcement powers over matters within the jurisdiction of the National Marine Fisheries Service. History (1965, c. 957, s. 2; 1973, c. 1262, s. 28; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 105; 2014-100, s. 14.11(a); 2015-201, s. 3(a).) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2014-100, s. 14.11(a), effective July 1, 2014, designated the existing provisions as subsection (a), and added subsection (b). Session Laws 2015-201, s. 3(a), effective August 5, 2015, inserted "Except as otherwise provided in this section" in the first sentence of subsection (a); and substituted "shall not" for "may" in subsection (b).
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