Your Opinion of the NC Outdoor Heritage Advisory Council?

Meh...would be interesting to put in for a grant from them to see what happens.
 
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Digging around, their only grant right now is for outdoor school field trips. Sounds good on paper, but we know how that goes sometime.
 
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Did this version of the bill actually pass?

IF so........this section would seem to be in direct violation of a number of precedent statutes.

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SECTION 5.(b) G.S. 153A‑129 reads as rewritten:

"§ 153A‑129. Firearms.

(a) A Except as provided in this section, a county may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the discharge of firearms at any time or place except in any of the following instances:

(1) when When used to take birds or animals pursuant to Chapter 113, Subchapter IV, IV.

(2) when When used in defense of person or property, property.

(3) or when When used pursuant to lawful directions of law‑enforcement officers.

(b) A county may by ordinance prohibit hunting on Sunday as allowed under G.S. 103‑2, provided the ordinance complies with all of the following:

(1) The ordinance shall be applicable from January 1 until December 31 of any year of effectiveness.

(2) The ordinance shall allow for individuals hunting in an adjacent county with no restriction on Sunday hunting to retrieve any animal lawfully shot from the adjacent county.

(3) The ordinance shall be applicable to the entire county.

(c) A county may also regulate the display of firearms on the public roads, sidewalks, alleys, or other public property.

(d) This section does not limit a county's authority to take action under Article 1A of Chapter 166A of the General Statutes."

SECTION 5.(c) Subsection (b) of this section becomes effective October 1, 2017. A county may adopt an ordinance to prohibit Sunday hunting prior to October 1, 2017, but any such ordinance shall not become effective until October 1, 2017. The remainder of this section becomes effective October 1, 2015."
 
Did this version of the bill actually pass?

IF so........this section would seem to be in direct violation of a number of precedent statutes.

"
SECTION 5.(b) G.S. 153A‑129 reads as rewritten:

"§ 153A‑129. Firearms.

(a) A Except as provided in this section, a county may by ordinance regulate, restrict, or prohibit the discharge of firearms at any time or place except in any of the following instances:

(1) when When used to take birds or animals pursuant to Chapter 113, Subchapter IV, IV.

(2) when When used in defense of person or property, property.

(3) or when When used pursuant to lawful directions of law‑enforcement officers.

(b) A county may by ordinance prohibit hunting on Sunday as allowed under G.S. 103‑2, provided the ordinance complies with all of the following:

(1) The ordinance shall be applicable from January 1 until December 31 of any year of effectiveness.

(2) The ordinance shall allow for individuals hunting in an adjacent county with no restriction on Sunday hunting to retrieve any animal lawfully shot from the adjacent county.

(3) The ordinance shall be applicable to the entire county.

(c) A county may also regulate the display of firearms on the public roads, sidewalks, alleys, or other public property.

(d) This section does not limit a county's authority to take action under Article 1A of Chapter 166A of the General Statutes."

SECTION 5.(c) Subsection (b) of this section becomes effective October 1, 2017. A county may adopt an ordinance to prohibit Sunday hunting prior to October 1, 2017, but any such ordinance shall not become effective until October 1, 2017. The remainder of this section becomes effective October 1, 2015."

From NCLEG:
7/8/2015 -- Ch. SL 2015-144
7/8/2015 -- Signed by Gov. 7/8/2015

Session Law 2015-144:
https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2015/Bills/House/PDF/H640v7.pdf

5.(b) looks to be intact.
 
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