North Carolina § 143B-289 - 50. Definitions.
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§ 143B-289. 50. Definitions.
As used in this part: "Commission" means the Marine Fisheries Commission. "Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality. "Fisheries Director" means the Director of the Division of Marine Fisheries of the Department of Environmental Quality. "Secretary" means the Secretary of Environmental Quality. The definitions set out in G.S. 113-129 and G.S. 113-130 shall apply throughout this Part. History (1997-400, s. 2.1; 1997-443, s. 11A.123; 2015-241, s. 14.30(u), (v).) Editor's Note. - Sections 143B-289.20 through 143B-289.31, as enacted by Session Laws 1997-400, s. 2.1, as Part 5B of Article 7, have been recodified as sections 143B-289.50 through 143B-289.61, Part 5D of Article 7, at the direction of the Revisor of Statutes. Effect of Amendments. - Session Laws 2015-241, s. 14.30(u), (v), effective July 1, 2015, substituted "Department of Environmental Quality" for "Department of Environment and Natural Resources" in subdivisions (a)(2) and (a)(3), and substituted "Secretary of Environmental Quality" for "Secretary of Environment and Natural Resources" in subdivision (a)(4).
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