143-240. Creation of Wildlife Resources Commission; districts; qualifications of members.
(a) There is hereby created the Wildlife Resources Commission of the Department of Environmental Quality which shall consist of 19 citizens of North Carolina who shall be appointed as is provided in G.S. 143-241.
Each member of the Commission shall be an experienced hunter, fisherman, farmer, or biologist, who shall be generally informed on wildlife conservation and restoration problems.
Members of the Commission shall receive per diem and necessary travel and subsistence expenses in accordance with the provisions of G.S. 138-5 or G.S. 138-6 as the case may be, which shall be paid from fees collected by the Wildlife Resources Commission.
(b) There are established the following geographical wildlife districts:
First district to be composed of the following counties: Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Martin, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Washington.
Second district to be composed of the following counties: Beaufort, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Jones, Lenoir, New Hanover, Onslow, Pamlico, Pender, Pitt.
Third district to be composed of the following counties: Edgecombe, Franklin, Halifax, Johnston, Nash, Northampton, Vance, Wake, Warren, Wayne, Wilson.
Fourth district to be composed of the following counties: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Cumberland, Harnett, Hoke, Robeson, Sampson, Scotland.
Fifth district to be composed of the following counties: Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Granville, Guilford, Lee, Orange, Person, Randolph, Rockingham.
Sixth district to be composed of the following counties: Anson, Cabarrus, Davidson, Mecklenburg, Montgomery, Moore, Richmond, Rowan, Stanly, Union.
Seventh district to be composed of the following counties: Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Davie, Forsyth, Iredell, Stokes, Surry, Watauga, Wilkes, Yadkin.
Eighth district to be composed of the following counties: Avery, Burke, Caldwell, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, McDowell, Mitchell, Rutherford, Yancey.
Ninth district to be composed of the following counties: Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Polk, Swain, Transylvania. (1947, c. 263, s. 4; 1961, c. 737, s. 11/2; 1965, c. 859, s. 2; 1971, c. 285; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; c. 906, s. 1; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1191, s. 79; 1989, c. 68, s. 1; c. 727, s. 218(112); 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 684, s. 13; 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2001-486, s. 2.11(a); 2015-241, s. 14.30(u).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 143 - State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions
Article 24 - Wildlife Resources Commission.
§ 143-239 - Statement of purpose.
§ 143-240 - Creation of Wildlife Resources Commission; districts; qualifications of members.
§ 143-241 - Appointment and terms of office of Commission members; filling of vacancies.
§ 143-242 - Vacancies by death, resignation or otherwise.
§ 143-243 - Organization of the Commission; election of officers; Robert's Rules of Order.
§ 143-244 - Location of offices.
§ 143-246 - Executive Director; appointment, qualifications and duties.
§ 143-247 - Transfer of powers, duties, jurisdiction, and responsibilities.
§ 143-247.1 - Commission may accept gifts.
§ 143-247.2 - Wildlife Conservation Account; emblems for those who donate to the Account.
§ 143-248 - Transfer of lands, buildings, records, equipment, and other properties.
§ 143-249 - Transfer of personnel.
§ 143-249.1 - Operating budget.
§ 143-250 - Wildlife Resources Fund.
§ 143-250.1 - Wildlife Endowment Fund.
§ 143-251 - Cooperative agreements.
§ 143-252 - Article subject to Chapter 113.
§ 143-253 - Jurisdictional questions.
§ 143-254.2 - Enforcement of local laws.
§ 143-254.5 - Disclosure of personal identifying information.
§ 143-254.7 - Appropriation and emergency power to combat Chronic Wasting Disease; report.