North Carolina § 113-270 - 5. Trapping licenses.
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§ 113-270. 5. Trapping licenses.
Except as otherwise specifically provided by law, no person may take wild animals by trapping during open trapping seasons without a valid trapping license. The trapping licenses issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission are as follows and entitle the licensee to access and use Wildlife Resource Commission Property: Resident State Trapping License - $30.00. This license is valid only for use by an individual resident of the State. Resident Lifetime Trapping License - $300.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual resident of the State and is valid for the lifetime of the licensee. Repealed by Session Laws 2013-283, s. 6, effective August 1, 2014. Nonresident State Trapping License - $125.00. This license is valid for use by an individual within the State. History (1929, c. 278, s. 3; 1969, c. 1042, s. 6; 1973, c. 1262, s. 18; 1975, c. 197, ss. 9-11; 1979, c. 830, s. 1; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1201, s. 4; 1983, c. 140, s. 5; 1987, c. 156, s. 7; c. 827, s. 98; 2001-91, s. 5; 2013-283, s. 6; 2019-204, s. 6(f).) Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2013-283, s. 6, effective August 1, 2014, substituted "30.00" for "$25.00" in subdivision (b)(1); deleted subdivision (b)(2); and substituted "$125.00" for "$100.00" in subdivision (b)(3). Session Laws 2019-204, s. 6(f), effective September 1, 2019, rewrote subsection (a); rewrote subsection (b), which formerly read: "The trapping licenses issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission are as follows"; and added subdivision (b)(1a).
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