15A NCAC 03J .0203       CHOWAN RIVER AND meherrin river

(a)  In the Chowan River and the Meherrin River, it shall be unlawful to do any of the following:

(1)           set a pound net within 150 yards of the mouth of any tributary; and

(2)           set a trotline within 100 yards of a pound net from February 1 through May 31.

(b)  In the Chowan River, it shall be unlawful to do any of the following:

(1)           anchor the lead line of any net closer than 50 feet from shore;

(2)           set a pound net within 200 yards parallel to any other pound net in the Chowan River, in accordance with Rule .0502 of this Subchapter; and

(3)           use a seine within 1,000 yards of the mouth of any tributary.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113-132; 113‑134; 113‑182; 143B‑289.52;

Eff. January 1, 1991;

Amended Eff. September 1, 1991;

Readopted Eff. April 1, 2019.