15A NCAC 10H .1207      License REVOCATION and enforcement

(a)  Representatives of the Commission shall be permitted to enter the premises of any licensed controlled fox hunting preserve upon request to the license holder or during the preserve's operating hours for inspection, enforcement, or scientific purposes.

(b)  The Executive Director of the Commission or his or her designee may warn, cite, suspend, or revoke a license holder's controlled hunting preserve operator license if the license holder violates applicable provisions of Subchapter IV of Chapter 113 of the North Carolina General Statutes, applicable provisions of G.S. 14-360, the rules of this Section, or any condition of the license. The determination whether to warn, cite, suspend, or revoke a license shall be based upon the seriousness of the violation, which may include:

(1)           felony animal abuse as specified in G.S. 14-360(a1) and (b);

(2)           purposefully releasing foxes and coyotes into the wild;

(3)           falsifying records; or

(4)           failing to notify the appropriate agencies after a potential disease exposure or outbreak.

(c)  The Commission shall give the license holder written notice in accordance with G.S. 113-276.2(e) before revoking a license.

(d)  If a fox or coyote is unlawfully possessed, the Commission may determine disposition of the unlawfully possessed animal(s), through seizure, release, relocation, or euthanasia.

(e)  If the Commission revokes a controlled hunting preserve operator license, the Commission may determine disposition of the animals, through seizure, release, relocation, or euthanasia.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113-273;

Eff. August 1, 1990;

Readopted Eff. February 1, 2021.