A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to prohibit commercial fishing within one hundred yards of an oyster sanctuary.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Article 16 of Chapter 113 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 113‑211.  Protection of oyster sanctuaries.
It is unlawful to engage in a commercial fishing operation, as defined in G.S. 113‑168, with the use of commercial fishing equipment or gear within 100 yards of an area designated as an oyster sanctuary by the Marine Fisheries Commission."
SECTION 2.  This act becomes effective December 1, 2009, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.