GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA SESSION 2021 S 21 SENATE BILL 233 State and Local Government Committee Substitute Adopted 3/31/21 Short Title:

ModifyLocal Fox/CoyoteFox TakingTrapping forOmnibus. Certain Counties.

Senators Craven and Burgin (Primary Sponsors).

Rules and Operations of the Senate March 11, 2021 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO MODIFYREVISE THE LISTLAWS OFPERTAINING COUNTIESTO THATHUNTING HAVEAND ANTRAPPING OPENIN SEASONCUMBERLAND, FORHARNETT, TAKINGRANDOLPH, FOXES AND COYOTESGUILFORD DURINGCOUNTIES. CERTAIN ANNUAL TRAPPING SEASONS.

G.S.Section 1 of S.L.

113-291.4B2018-10 reads as rewritten:

"§"SECTION 113-291.4B.1.(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there is an open season for taking foxes with weapons and for foxes and coyotes by trapping during the trapping season set by the Wildlife Resources Commission each year, with no tagging requirements prior to or after sale.

Taking"SECTION foxes1.(b) andNo bag limit applies to coyotes inand certainfoxes counties.taken under this act.

(a)"SECTION Notwithstanding1.(c) anyThis othersection provisionapplies ofonly law,to thereCabarrus, isCaldwell, anCleveland, openCumberland, seasonGaston, forGuilford, takingHarnett, foxesMcDowell, withweaponsandforfoxesandcoyotesbytrappingduringthetrappingseasonsetbytheWildlifeMitchell, ResourcesMontgomery, CommissionRandolph, eachRowan, year,Rutherford, withStokes, noand taggingYancey requirementsCounties." priorSECTION to2. or after sale.

(b) No bag limit applies to coyotes and foxes taken under this section.

(c) This section applies only to Cabarrus, Caldwell, Cleveland, Cumberland, Gaston, Guilford, Harnett, McDowell, Mitchell, Montgomery, Onslow, Randolph, Rowan, Rutherford, Stokes, and Yancey Counties." SECTION 2.

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