Amends GS 113-291.6, providing that "bucket sets" are prohibited. Establishes that conibear type traps with bait and an inside jaw spread or opening greater than 5 1/2 inches and no more than 7 1/2 inches can be set on dry land only under specified restrictions.  Provides that conibear type traps set without an enclosure, as described in this section, and without bait can be set on dry land only under specified restrictions.

Amends GS 113-270.5(a), requiring that all individuals licensed pursuant to this section after October 1, 2016, complete a trapper education course approved by the NC Wildlife Resources Commission.

Directs the NC Wildlife Resources Commission to adopt rules to require the reporting of domestic animals taken by trapping.

Effective December 1, 2015, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.