SUBCHAPTER 03J ‑ NETS, POTS, DREDGES, AND OTHER FISHING DEVICES

SECTION .0100 ‑ NET RULES, GENERAL

15A NCAC 03J .0101       FIXED OR STATIONARY NETS

It shall be unlawful to use or set fixed or stationary nets for any of the following:

(1)           in the channel of the Intracoastal Waterway;

(2)           to block more than two‑thirds of a natural or manmade waterway, sound, river, bay, creek, inlet, or other body of water under the authority of the Marine Fisheries Commission;

(3)           in the middle third of a navigation channel marked by State or federal agencies; or

(4)           in a location where it may interfere with navigation.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113-181; 113‑182; 143B‑289.52;

Eff. January 1, 1991;

Readopted Eff. March 15, 2023.