SECTION .0900 ‑ FIREARMS: EXPLOSIVES: FIRES: ETC.

07 NCAC 13B .0901          FIREARMS: WEAPONS: EXPLOSIVES

(a)  No person except the following shall carry or possess firearms, air guns, air soft guns, paint ball guns, archery equipment, sling shots, or other apparatus capable of firing a lethal projectile of any kind on any Division property:

(1)           Authorized park employees, their agents, or contractors;

(2)           Law enforcement officials with jurisdictional authority, including park rangers;

(3)           Family members residing with Division employees in a residence within a park;

(4)           Individuals participating in Division-led archery programming, only in respect to the archery equipment used as part of the program;

(5)           Individuals with a valid concealed handgun permit issued by one of the United States that adheres to the requirements of G.S. 14-415.11; and

(6)           Other persons as defined in G.S. 14-269(b) and G.S. 14-415.27.

Subparagraph (a)(1), (3), and (5) of this Rule shall not apply on property owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and leased by the Division including Falls Lake State Recreation Area, Jordan Lake State Recreation Area, and Kerr Lake State Recreation Area.

(b)  The possession or use of cap pistols is prohibited. The possession or use of dynamite or other powerful explosives as defined in G.S. 14-284.1 is prohibited.

(c)  The possession or use of pyrotechnics is prohibited except for pyrotechnics exhibited, used, or discharged in connection with a public exhibition; authorized in writing by the board of commissioners of the county in which the pyrotechnics are to be exhibited, used or discharged; supervised by experts in the field of pyrotechnics; and approved by the Director of the Division of Parks and Recreation, or as part of a special use permit in accordance with Rule .0104 of this Subchapter. Persons wishing to possess or use pyrotechnics in connection with a public exhibition, such as a public celebration, shall file an application for a special use permit with the park superintendent. All applicants shall enter an indemnification agreement with the Department and obtain general liability and property damage insurance, with limits as determined by the Secretary or designee, which are necessary to cover possible liability for damage to property and bodily injury or damage to persons which may result from, or be caused by, the public exhibition of pyrotechnics or any act(s) or omission(s) on the part of the applicant(s) or the applicant's agents, servants, employees, or subcontractors presenting the public exhibition.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 14-269; 14-410; 14-415; 14-415.11; 14-415.24; 14-415.27; 143B-135.16; 143B-135.43;

Eff. February 1, 1976;

Amended Eff. October 1, 1984; January 1, 1983;

Temporary Amendment Eff. July 2, 1997;

Temporary Amendment Expired September 29, 1998;

Amended Eff. January 1, 2014; April 1, 1999;

Transferred from 15A NCAC 12B .0901 Eff. April 1, 2017;

Readopted Eff. March 1, 2022.