North Carolina General Statutes
Article 75 - Protection and Development of Forests; Fire Control.
§ 106-903 - Overtime compensation for forest fire fighting.

106-903. Overtime compensation for forest fire fighting.
The Department shall, within funds appropriated to the Department, provide either monetary overtime compensation or compensatory leave at an hour-for-hour rate, at its discretion, to the employees of the North Carolina Forest Service who are exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act and involved in fighting forest fires for overtime earned while conducting fire suppression duties as defined in G.S. 106-955. If the Department provides compensatory leave for overtime earned, it shall be provided in a manner consistent with the State's general compensatory time policy for exempt employees established by the Office of State Human Resources. (1983, c. 761, s. 119; 1989, c. 727, s. 66; 2005-386, s. 1.5; 2011-145, s. 13.25(p); 2013-155, s. 13; 2021-78, s. 4(a).)

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North Carolina General Statutes

Chapter 106 - Agriculture

Article 75 - Protection and Development of Forests; Fire Control.

§ 106-895 - Powers of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

§ 106-896 - Forest rangers, deputy rangers, and emergency workers.

§ 106-897 - Forest laws defined.

§ 106-898 - Duties of forest rangers; payment of expenses by State and counties.

§ 106-899 - Powers of forest rangers and deputy rangers to prevent and extinguish fires; authority to issue citations and warning tickets.

§ 106-900 - Powers of Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services law-enforcement officers.