02 NCAC 60B .1006          HUNTING

(a)  Hunting in and upon all State Forests, State Recreational Forests, and Educational State Forests shall be by permit or license only, or a combination thereof, depending on the requirements of the individual State Forest, State Recreational Forest, or Educational State Forest. Interested parties shall contact the State Forest office, State Recreational Forest, or Educational State Forest in question. The contact and additional information for each State Forest, State Recreational Forest, or Educational State Forest office can be found at https://www.ncforestservice.gov/.

(b)  A person hunting in and upon State Forests, State Recreational Forests, or Educational State Forests under the Game Lands Program shall first obtain a license from a North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission designated licensing agent and shall obey all State hunting laws set forth in Chapter 113 of the North Carolina General Statutes and rules in effect for the applicable Game Land, pursuant to 15A NCAC 10.

(c)  For State Forests, State Recreational Forests, and Educational State Forests that are not in the Game Lands Program, hunting shall be allowed only if a person first obtains a permit from the Forest Supervisor's office and complies with all State hunting laws and rules in effect, including Chapter 113 of the North Carolina General Statutes and 15A NCAC 10.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 106-22; 106-870; 106-877; 106-887;

Eff. November 1, 2009;

Transferred from 15A NCAC 09C .1233 Eff. May 1, 2012;

Readopted Eff. April 1, 2018;

Amended Eff. September 1, 2021.