NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1969 SESSION

CHAPTER 343

SENATE BILL 377

AN ACT AMENDING G.S. 113-35 RELATING TO FOREST NURSERIES OPERATED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND DEVELOPMENT SO AS TO CLARIFY THE USES WHICH MAY BE MADE OF FOREST TREE SEEDS AND SEEDLINGS.

The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact:

Section 1.  The first paragraph of G.S. 113-35 is rewritten to read as follows:

"Timber and other products of such State forest lands may be sold, cut and removed under rules and regulations of the Department of Conservation and Development. The Department shall have authority to establish and operate forest tree nurseries and forest tree seed orchards. Forest tree seedlings and seed from these nurseries and seed orchards may be sold to landowners of the State for purposes of forestation under rules and regulations of the Department of Conservation and Development. When the State Forester determines that a surplus of seedlings or seed exists, this surplus may be sold to other States, agencies of the Federal Government or recognized research organizations. The Department shall make reasonable rules for the regulation of the use by the public of such and all State forests. State Parks, State lakes, game refuges and public shooting grounds under its charge, which regulations, after having been posted in conspicuous places on and adjacent to such properties of the State and at the courthouse of the county or counties in which such properties are situated shall have the force and effect of law and any violation of such regulations shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not more than fifty dollars ($50.00) or by imprisonment for not exceeding thirty days."

Sec. 2.  All laws and clauses of laws in conflict with this Act are hereby repealed.

Sec. 3.  This Act shall be in full force and effect upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 28th day of April, 1969.