AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE STATUTES GOVERNING THE WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION. SL 2022-65. Enacted July 8, 2022. Effective July 8, 2022, except as otherwise provided.
2022 WRC AMENDMENTS. (NEW)
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AN ACT TO MAKE VARIOUS CHANGES TO THE STATUTES GOVERNING THE WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION.Intro. by Sawyer, Britt.
Bill History:
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Tue, 23 Mar 2021 Senate: Filed
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Tue, 23 Mar 2021 Senate: Filed
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Wed, 24 Mar 2021 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Wed, 24 Mar 2021 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Wed, 24 Mar 2021 Senate: Withdrawn From Com
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Wed, 24 Mar 2021 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Wed, 24 Mar 2021 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Wed, 24 Mar 2021 Senate: Withdrawn From Com
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Thu, 1 Apr 2021 Senate: Reptd Fav
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Thu, 1 Apr 2021 Senate: Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Thu, 1 Apr 2021 Senate: Reptd Fav
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Thu, 1 Apr 2021 Senate: Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Mon, 12 Apr 2021 Senate: Reptd Fav
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Mon, 12 Apr 2021 Senate: Reptd Fav
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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 Senate: Passed 2nd Reading
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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 Senate: Passed 3rd Reading
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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 Senate: Passed 2nd Reading
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Tue, 13 Apr 2021 Senate: Passed 3rd Reading
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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 Senate: Regular Message Sent To House
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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 House: Regular Message Received From Senate
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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 Senate: Regular Message Sent To House
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Wed, 14 Apr 2021 House: Regular Message Received From Senate
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Thu, 15 Apr 2021 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Thu, 15 Apr 2021 House: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Thu, 15 Apr 2021 House: Passed 1st Reading
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Thu, 15 Apr 2021 House: Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Wed, 29 Jun 2022 House: Withdrawn From Com
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Wed, 29 Jun 2022 House: Withdrawn From Com
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Wed, 29 Jun 2022 House: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Wed, 29 Jun 2022 House: Withdrawn From Com
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Wed, 29 Jun 2022 House: Withdrawn From Com
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Wed, 29 Jun 2022 House: Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
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Thu, 30 Jun 2022 House: Reptd Fav Com Substitute
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Thu, 30 Jun 2022 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)
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Thu, 30 Jun 2022 House: Added to Calendar
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Thu, 30 Jun 2022 House: Amend Adopted A1
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Thu, 30 Jun 2022 House: Passed 2nd Reading
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Thu, 30 Jun 2022 House: Passed 3rd Reading
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Thu, 30 Jun 2022 House: Ordered Engrossed
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Thu, 30 Jun 2022 House: Special Message Sent To Senate
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Thu, 30 Jun 2022 Senate: Special Message Received For Concurrence in H Com Sub
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Thu, 30 Jun 2022 Senate: Placed On Cal For 07/01/2022
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Fri, 1 Jul 2022 Senate: Concurred In H Com Sub
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Fri, 1 Jul 2022 Senate: Ordered Enrolled
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Fri, 1 Jul 2022 Senate: Ratified
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Fri, 1 Jul 2022 Senate: Pres. To Gov. 7/1/2022
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Fri, 8 Jul 2022 Senate: Signed by Gov. 7/8/2022
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Fri, 8 Jul 2022 Senate: Ch. SL 2022-65
Bill Summaries:
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Bill S 339 (2021-2022)Summary date: Jul 26 2022 - View Summary
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Bill S 339 (2021-2022)Summary date: Jun 30 2022 - View Summary
House amendment to the 2nd edition makes the following changes.
Deletes Section 3 of act which would have repealed SL 2021-76, which (1) disapproves of the amendment to 15A NCAC 10B .0201 (Prohibited Taking and Manner of Take), defined as the "Cervid Excretion Rule," adopted by WRC on February 25, 2020, and (2) directs WRC to implement the Cervid Excretion Rule as described, and adopt a rule consistent with the described directive, applicable to any cervid excretions used for hunting on or after December 1, 2021. Repeals Section 4 of the act which directed the WRC to implement the the Cervid Excretion Rules, defined as 15A NCAC 10B .0201 (Prohibited Taking and Manner of Take) to prohibit processing or using any substance or material that contains or is labeled as containing any excretion collected from a cervid, including bodily fluids, for the purposes of taking or attempting to take, attracting, or scouting wildlife, with listed exclusions.
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Bill S 339 (2021-2022)Summary date: Jun 30 2022 - View Summary
House committee substitute replaces the content of the 1st edition with the following.
Section 1
Enacts GS 113-306(g) making it a Class 3 misdemeanor for a first conviction, and a Class 2 misdemeanor for subsequent convictions within three years, to violate the emergency powers of the Executive Director of the Wildlife Resources Commission (WRC) or rules adopted by WRC pursuant to subsection (f) upon determining their necessity to respond to a wildlife disease that threatens irreparable injury to wildlife or the public.
Enacts new subdivision (b)(4) to GS 113-135.1, making a conforming change to except from the statute's limitation on penalties for offenses created by WRC rules, rule violations related to a violation of emergency powers exercised to respond to a wildlife disease that threatens irreparable injury to wildlife or the public pursuant to GS 113-306(f).
Applies to offenses committed on or after December 1, 2022.
Section 2
Amends GS 113-273(f) to amend the provisions governing fur dealer licenses. Changes the definition of dealing in furs to mean any individual who buys and sells the raw furs, pelts, or skins of fur-bearing animals or other wild animals that may lawfully be sold, or the raw furs, pelts, or skins of wild animals which may not themselves be sold but whose fur, pelt, or skin may lawfully be sold (previously, defined as engaging in the business of buying or selling fur-bearing animals or other wild animals that may lawfully be sold, the raw furs, pelts, or skins of those animals, or skins of wild animals which may not themselves be sold but whose fur, pelt, or skin may lawfully be sold). Regarding the authority of hunters and trappers to exclusively sell lawfully taken wild animals or their furs, pelts, or skins to licensed fur dealers, similarly limits the authority to only allows selling the raw furs, pelts, and skins of lawfully taken wild animals to licensed dealers (no longer including authority to sell the animals themselves). Reduces fur-dealer licensing fees from $60 to $30 for residents, and from $300 to $60 for nonresidents. Makes language gender neutral. Effective August 1, 2022.
Section 3 repeals SL 2021-76, which (1) disapproves of the amendment to 15A NCAC 10B .0201 (Prohibited Taking and Manner of Take), defined as the "Cervid Excretion Rule," adopted by WRC on February 25, 2020, and (2) directs WRC to implement the Cervid Excretion Rule as described, and adopt a rule consistent with the described directive, applicable to any cervid excretions used for hunting on or after December 1, 2021.
Section 4
Directs WRC to implement the the Cervid Excretion Rules, defined as 15A NCAC 10B .0201 (Prohibited Taking and Manner of Take) as follows. Prohibits processing or using any substance or material that contains or is labeled as containing any excretion collected from a cervid, including bodily fluids, for the purposes of taking or attempting to take, attracting, or scouting wildlife. Describes two products excluded from the prohibition: (1) labeled products containing synthetic analogs of cervid excretions; and (2) natural deer urine products identified as free from chronic wasting disease (CWD) based on specified independent laboratory testing. Requires the WRC to adopt a permanent rule to implement the Cervid Excretion Rule as described. Applies to any cervid excretions used for hunting on or after July 1, 2022.
Section 5
Amends GS 113-351 to no longer exclude fishing with hook and line in public mountain trout waters from the authorities granted with a resident subsistence unified inland/coastal recreational fishing license waiver, described in subsection (d).
Section 6
Adds the term domestically raised waterfowl and game birds to the defined terms set forth in GS 113-129 for terms related to marine and estuarine and wildlife resources. Defines the term as propagated mallard ducks in accordance with identified federal law, bobwhite quail, ringed neck pheasants, chukar partridges, and Hungarian partridges.
Changes the act's titles.
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Bill S 339 (2021-2022)Summary date: Mar 23 2021 - View Summary
Amends GS 20-292 (dealers may display motor vehicles for sale at retail only at established salesrooms) by adding requirement that dealers who display vehicles at a trade show or exhibit where no selling related to the vehicle takes place must display the dealer's name and business location.
House committee substitute to the 1st edition changed the long title. Original title was AN ACT REQUIRING MOTOR VEHICLE DISPLAYS TO INCLUDE DEALERS' CONTACT INFORMATION.