Bill Summary for H 368 (2023-2024)

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Mar 14 2023

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View NCGA Bill Details2023-2024 Session
House Bill 368 (Local) Filed Tuesday, March 14, 2023
AN ACT AUTHORIZING CERTAIN BEACH TOWNS TO REGULATE AND CONTROL LAND-BASED SHARK FISHING.
Intro. by Miller.

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Amends GS 160A-176.2 (pertaining to ordinances effective in the Atlantic Ocean) to authorize a city to adopt ordinances to regulate and control land-based shark fishing in the Atlantic Ocean and other navigable waterways adjacent to that portion of the city within its boundaries or within its extraterritorial jurisdiction. Clarifies that cities are not allowed to prohibit shark fishing altogether or to make shark fishing activities unlawful. Applicable only to the Towns of Carolina Beach, Caswell Beach, Holden Beach, Kure Beach, and Oak Island and to the Village of Bald Head Island.