113-224. Cooperative agreements by Department.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the Department is empowered to enter into cooperative agreements with public and private agencies and individuals respecting the matters governed in this Subchapter. Pursuant to such agreements the Department may expend funds, assign employees to additional duties within or without the State, assume additional responsibilities, and take other actions that may be required by virtue of such agreements, in the overall best interests of the conservation of marine and estuarine resources.
(b) The Fisheries Director or a designee of the Fisheries Director shall not enter into an agreement with the National Marine Fisheries Service of the United States Department of Commerce allowing Division of Marine Fisheries inspectors to accept delegation of law enforcement powers over matters within the jurisdiction of the National Marine Fisheries Service. (1965, c. 957, s. 2; 1973, c. 1262, s. 28; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 105; 2014-100, s. 14.11(a); 2015-201, s. 3(a).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development
§ 113-221.1 - Proclamations; emergency review.
§ 113-221.5 - Right of entry to enforce certain sanitation requirements.
§ 113-222 - Arrest, service of process and witness fees of inspectors.
§ 113-223 - Reciprocal agreements by Department generally.
§ 113-224 - Cooperative agreements by Department.
§ 113-225 - Inspectors not to have financial interest in fisheries.
§ 113-226 - Administrative authority of Department; administration of funds; delegation of powers.
§ 113-228 - Adoption of federal regulations.
§ 113-229 - Permits to dredge or fill in or about estuarine waters or State-owned lakes.
§ 113-230 - Orders to control activities in coastal wetlands.