15A NCAC 03J .0303       DREDGES AND MECHANICAL METHODS PROHIBITED

(a)  It shall be unlawful to use any dredge weighing more than 100 pounds, except in the Atlantic Ocean.

(b)  It shall be unlawful to use more than one dredge per vessel to take oysters or crabs or to use any dredges or mechanical methods between sunset and sunrise.

(c)  It shall be unlawful to possess oysters aboard a vessel with a dredge weighing more than 100 pounds on board.

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

Eff. January 1, 1991;

Amended Eff. March 1, 1994; January 1, 1991;

Readopted Eff. April 1, 2019.