| 8 | | - | Sponsors: Representatives R. Pierce, Clampitt, Lowery, and Ward (Primary Sponsors). |
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| 9 | | - | For a complete list of sponsors, refer to the North Carolina General Assembly web site. |
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| 10 | | - | Referred to: Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs, if favorable, State and Local |
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| 11 | | - | Government, if favorable, Regulatory Reform, if favorable, Wildlife Resources, if |
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| 12 | | - | favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House |
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| 13 | | - | February 12, 2025 |
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| 14 | | - | *H103 -v-1* |
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| 9 | + | Sponsors: Representative R. Pierce. |
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| 10 | + | Referred to: |
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| 11 | + | |
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| 12 | + | *DRH40080 -MH-34* |
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| 15 | 13 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1 |
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| 16 | 14 | | AN ACT TO PROVIDE AN EXEMPTION FROM HUNTING , TRAPPING, AND FISHING 2 |
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| 17 | 15 | | LICENSE REQUIREMENTS FOR NORTH CAROLINA TRIBAL MEMBERS. 3 |
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| 18 | 16 | | The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 4 |
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| 19 | 17 | | SECTION 1. G.S. 113-276(l1) reads as rewritten: 5 |
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| 20 | 18 | | "(l1) The licensing provisions of this Article do not apply to a to: 6 |
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| 21 | 19 | | (1) A member of an Indian tribe recognized under Chapter 71A of the General 7 |
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| 22 | 20 | | Statutes for purposes of hunting, trapping, or fishing on tribal land. A person 8 |
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| 23 | 21 | | taking advantage of this exemption shall possess and produce proper 9 |
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| 24 | 22 | | identification confirming the person's membership in a State-recognized tribe 10 |
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| 25 | 23 | | upon request by a wildlife enforcement officer. For purposes of this section, 11 |
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| 26 | 24 | | "tribal land" means only real property owned by an Indian tribe recognized 12 |
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| 27 | 25 | | under Chapter 71A of the General Statutes. 13 |
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| 28 | 26 | | (2) A resident of the State who is a member of an Indian tribe recognized under 14 |
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| 29 | 27 | | Chapter 71A of the General Statutes or who has an ID card from a Native 15 |
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| 30 | 28 | | nation for purposes of hunting, trapping, or fishing in the State off tribal land. 16 |
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| 31 | 29 | | A person taking advantage of this exemption shall possess and produce proper 17 |
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| 32 | 30 | | identification confirming the person's membership in a State-recognized or 18 |
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| 33 | 31 | | federally recognized tribe upon request by a wildlife enforcement officer. A 19 |
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| 34 | 32 | | person exempted from licensing under this subdivision shall comply with (i) 20 |
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| 35 | 33 | | all reporting requirements prescribed by statute or Wildlife Resources 21 |
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| 36 | 34 | | Commission rule, (ii) the hunter education requirements set forth in 22 |
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| 37 | 35 | | G.S. 113-270.1A, (iii) the requirements for purchase of federal migratory 23 |
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| 38 | 36 | | waterfowl stamps, and (iv) any other requirements of law or rule to which 24 |
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| 39 | 37 | | other North Carolina hunting and fishing license holders are subject. The 25 |
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| 40 | 38 | | exemption from licensing provided under this subdivision shall not apply to 26 |
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| 41 | 39 | | licenses issued under Article 14A, 14B, or 25A of this Chapter." 27 |
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| 42 | 40 | | SECTION 2. This act becomes effective October 1, 2025. 28 |
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