A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to allow electrofishing for catfish in brunswick, Columbus, and Robeson Counties.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Nowithstanding any other provision of law, a person who holds a current and valid special device license, as defined in G.S. 113‑272.2, may use a hand‑operated device which generates an electric current for taking catfish.
SECTION 2.  This act applies only to those portions of the Waccamaw River located in Brunswick and Columbus Counties and to those portions of the Lumber River located in Columbus and Robeson Counties.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective July 1, 2002.