GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2001

HOUSE BILL 794
RATIFIED BILL

AN ACT to prohibit the discharge of a firearm across the right-of-way of a public road in caldwell county for the purpose of target practice.

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

SECTION 1.  It is unlawful to discharge a firearm across the right‑of‑way of any public road for the purpose of target practice.
SECTION 2.  Violation of this act is a Class 3 misdemeanor.
SECTION 3.  This act is enforceable by law enforcement officers of the Wildlife Resources Commission, by sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, and by other peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.
SECTION 4.  This act applies only to Caldwell County.
SECTION 5.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2001.
In the General Assembly read three times and ratified this the 14th day of May, 2001.

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		 Beverly E. Perdue
	 President of the Senate

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		 James B. Black
	 Speaker of the House of Representatives