15A NCAC 10B .0503      SURVEILLANCE AREA

(a)  Inside a surveillance area, placement of minerals or salt licks to purposefully congregate wildlife shall be prohibited. Placement of bait, food, or food product to purposefully congregate wildlife shall be prohibited from January 2 through August 31 inside a Surveillance Area, except that:

(1)           bird feeders specifically designed for nongame birds shall be allowed;

(2)           placement of bait, food, or food products to hunt during the urban archery season shall be allowed within the established season in participating municipalities; and

(3)           the placement of food specifically permitted by the Commission for scientific research, population management, and wildlife control may be allowed.

(b)  White-tailed deer fawn rehabilitation is prohibited in a Surveillance Area.

(c)  White-tailed deer fawns originating from within a Surveillance Area shall not be transported outside the Surveillance Area.

(d)  No cervid carcass or carcass parts originating from inside a Primary Surveillance Area (PSA) or Secondary Surveillance Area (SSA) shall be transported outside of the county of origin, except:

(1)           meat that has been boned out so that no pieces or fragments of bone remain;

(2)           caped hides with no part of the skull or spinal column attached;

(3)           antlers, antlers attached to cleaned skull plates, or skulls free from meat or brain tissue;

(4)           cleaned lower jawbones with teeth or cleaned teeth;

(5)           finished taxidermy products and tanned hides;

(6)           carcass or carcass parts permitted by the Commission for disposal outside of the Surveillance Area;

(7)           carcass or carcass parts originating inside a PSA county may be transported into contiguous PSA counties; and

(8)           carcass or carcass parts originating inside a SSA county may be transported into contiguous SSA or PSA counties.

(e)  No person shall possess or use a substance or material that contains or is labeled as containing any excretion collected from a cervid, including feces, urine, blood, gland oil, or other bodily fluid for the purposes of taking or attempting to take, attracting, or scouting wildlife inside a surveillance area. This prohibition shall not apply to the following substances:

(1)           products labeled as containing synthetic analogs of cervid excretions;

(2)           natural substances labeled as being collected from facilities within North Carolina that have a valid Farmed Cervid License from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Services;

(3)           natural deer urine products labeled as containing excretions from facilities within North Carolina that have a valid Farmed Cervid License from the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; and

(4)           natural deer urine products labeled as containing excretions from facilities that meet all the following requirements:

(A)          determined to be free of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) based on testing by an independent laboratory using a method that may help detect the presence of CWD prions;

(B)          complies with a federally approved CWD herd certification program and any federal CWD protocols; and

(C)          participates in additional herd management requirements as specified by the Wildlife Resources Commission.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-306;

Temporary Adoption Eff. July 1, 2022;

Emergency Adoption Eff. September 1, 2022;

Temporary Adoption Eff. November 29, 2022;

Temporary Adoption Eff. July 1, 2023;

Eff. January 1, 2024.