113-291.4A. Open seasons for taking foxes with firearms.
(a) There is an open season for the taking of foxes with firearms in all areas of the State east of Interstate Highway 77 and in Mitchell and Caldwell Counties from the beginning of the season established by the Wildlife Resources Commission for the taking of rabbits and quail through January 1 of each year. The selling, buying, or possessing for sale of any fox or fox part taken pursuant to this subsection is prohibited, and is punishable as provided by G.S. 113-294(a) or (j).
(b) The Wildlife Resources Commission shall establish appropriate bag and season limits that may be imposed upon the taking of foxes pursuant to this section, and may make reasonable rules governing the possession of foxes killed by motor vehicles or other accidental means. (1989, c. 616, s. 1; 1989 (Reg. Sess., 1990), c. 811; 1995, c. 32, s. 1; 1999-456, s. 32; 2017-102, s. 41.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development
Article 22 - Regulation of Wildlife.
§ 113-291 - General restrictions.
§ 113-291.1 - Manner of taking wild animals and wild birds.
§ 113-291.1A - Computer-assisted remote hunting prohibited.
§ 113-291.3 - Possession, sale, and transportation of wildlife.
§ 113-291.4 - Regulation of foxes; study of fox and fur-bearer populations.
§ 113-291.4A - Open seasons for taking foxes with firearms.
§ 113-291.4B - Taking foxes and coyotes in certain counties.
§ 113-291.5A - Exemption from civil liability for landholder permitting retrieval of hunting dogs.
§ 113-291.6 - Regulation of trapping.
§ 113-291.7 - Regulation of bears; limited retention of local acts closing bear seasons.
§ 113-291.8 - Requirement to display hunter orange.
§ 113-291.9 - Taking of beaver.
§ 113-291.10 - Beaver Damage Control Advisory Board.
§ 113-291.11 - Feeding of alligators prohibited.
§ 113-291.12 - Unlawful to remove live feral swine from traps.
§ 113-291.13 - Application of wildlife laws to opossums.
§ 113-293 - Obstructing rivers or creeks; keeping open fishways in dams.
§ 113-294 - Specific violations.
§ 113-294.1 - Wildlife Poacher Reward Fund.
§ 113-295 - Unlawful harassment of persons taking wildlife resources.
§ 113-296 - Disabled Sportsman Program.
§ 113-297 - Method exemptions for disabled persons.
§ 113-298 - Unlawful use of facilities provided for disabled sportsman.