SECTION .1000 ‑ WARNING TICKETS

15A NCAC 10A .1001      WARNING TICKETS

Warning Tickets Prohibited. Wildlife Enforcement Officers shall not issue warning tickets for the following offenses and classes of offenses:

(1)           second offense of the same charge;

(2)           exceeding bag or creel limits;

(3)           unlawful taking of fish or wildlife by use of drugs, poison, explosives, or electricity;

(4)           hunting, fishing, or trapping in closed season;

(5)           unlawful taking of deer or fox;

(6)           unlawful taking or possession of bear or wild turkey;

(7)           unlawful purchase or sale of wildlife, except when possession of a Trophy Wildlife Sale Permit would otherwise make purchase or sale lawful; and

(8)           taking wildlife with the aid of or from a motor vehicle or boat under power or while in motion.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113‑140;

Eff. April 1, 1991;

Amended Eff. May 1, 2007; May 1, 2004; November 2, 1992; November 1, 1991;

Readopted Eff. August 1, 2019.