A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to expand the ban on Right‑of‑Way hunting in Brunswick county to include the railroad serving the Military ocean terminal at Sunny Point.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  Chapter 840 of the 1985 Session Laws reads as rewritten:
"Section 1.  It is unlawful for any person to hunt any animal or bird from or across the right‑of‑way of any of the following:
(1)	A public road unless the person is the owner or lessee of or has the permission of the owner or lessee of the land abutting the right‑of‑way from which he is hunting.
(2)	The United States Department of Defense railroad connecting the Leland rail yard interchange with the Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point. It is also unlawful to discharge a firearm from or across the right‑of‑way of the railroad described in this subdivision, except for a firearm discharged by one of the law enforcement authorities identified in Section 3 of this act pursuant to the law enforcement authority's official duties.
"Sec. 2.  Violation of this act is a misdemeanor punishable for a first conviction by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, and punishable for a subsequent conviction within three years by a fine of not less than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00), by imprisonment not to exceed 90 days, or by both.
"Sec. 3.  This act is enforceable by law enforcement officers of the Wildlife Resources Commission, by sheriffs and deputy sheriffs, by officers of the State Highway Patrol, by Alcohol Law Enforcement Agents, by local ABC officers, by sworn civilian police officers for the Military Ocean Terminal at Sunny Point, and by other peace officers with general subject matter jurisdiction.
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SECTION 2.  This act applies only to Brunswick County.
SECTION 3.  This act becomes effective October 1, 2021, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.