A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to amend the prohibition against hunting from the right‑of‑way in harnett county.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Section 1 of S.L. 1997‑103 reads as rewritten:
"Section 1.  It is unlawful to  hunt with a loaded firearm, including center-fire rifles, shotguns, or pistols with barrel lengths greater than five and one-half inches on, from, or across the right‑of‑way of any public road, street, highway, or thoroughfare. For purposes of this section, "loaded firearm" means a firearm with shells in the chamber, magazine, or clip.
It is prima facie evidence of a violation of this section to possess a loaded firearm outside of a vehicle on the roadway or right-of-way of a public road."
SECTION 2.  This act applies only to Harnett County.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2002.