GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001
H	2
HOUSE BILL 509
Committee Substitute Favorable 4/19/01

Short Title:	Allow Stocking of Animals.	()	
Sponsors:	     	
Referred to:	     	
March 7, 2001

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO ALLOW THE STOCKING OF ANIMALS BY CERTAIN PERSONS. 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 2 of Chapter 615 of the 1983 Session Laws reads as rewritten:
"Section 2. This act shall become effective  October 1, 1983, but shall not apply to persons or business entities who were actually engaged in the stocking of animals or birds covered by this act on or before that date, or to persons taking animals or birds stocked by those persons or entities, provided that:
(1)	Only the premises being used on October 1, 1983, may be used for the stocking of animals or birds within the physical boundaries existing on that date;
(2)	After October 1, 2001, only domestic goats, sheep, and pigs may be stocked on the premises unless the person or business entity applies to the Wildlife Resources Commission for permission to stock additional species, and the Commission finds that sufficient scientific justification exists to allow the stocking of that species; and
(3)	The person or business entity shall keep detailed and accurate records of all species held within the premises and the source and disposition of each animal kept within the premises and shall provide those records to the Wildlife Resources Commission for inspection upon request."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.