15A NCAC 10C .0109      PROTECTION OF SEA TURTLES

Pursuant to a cooperative agreement entered into on the fifth day of February 1979, by the Department of Environmental Quality, the Marine Fisheries Commission, and the Wildlife Resources Commission, the Wildlife Resources Commission shall exercise regulatory jurisdiction over any species of sea turtles, and their eggs and nests, consistent with designation of such species as endangered or threatened by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. As provided by said agreement, the law enforcement officers of both the Marine Fisheries Commission and the Wildlife Resources Commission shall have jurisdiction to enforce any state laws and regulations, including those contained in 15A NCAC 10I, relating to endangered or threatened species of sea turtles and their eggs and nests.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113‑132; 113‑134; 113‑138; 113‑181; 113‑182; 113‑224; 113‑305;

Eff. April 29, 1979;

Amended Eff. April 1, 1990;

Readopted Eff. September 1, 2022.