BILL DRAFT 2003-SYz-20 [v.6] (4/29) 

 Environmental Technical Corrections 



1 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 



2 AN ACT TO MAKE CLARIFYING, CONFORMING, AND TECHNICAL 



3 AMENDMENTS TO VARIOUS LAWS RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT, 



4 PUBLIC HEALTH, AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AS RECOMMENDED BY 



5 THE ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW COMMISSION. 



6 The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts: 



7 SECTION 1. G.S. 1 13-301.1 reads as rewritten: 



8 "§ 113-301.1. Wildlife Resources Commission obligated to make efforts to notify 



9 members of the public who may be afTected by operative provisions of 



1 statutes and regulations. rules. 



1 1 (a) The Wildlife Resources Commission must prepare and distribute to license 



12 agents informational materials relating to hunting, fishing, trapping, and boating laws 



13 and r e gulations rules administered by the Wildlife Resources Commission. The 



14 materials furnished an agent should be appropriate to the types of Ucenses he -the agent 



1 5 customarily handles, and in a quantity reasonably anticipated to be sufficient to meet the 



1 6 needs of Ucensees obtaining Ucenses fi-om the agent. 



17 (b) In issuing new licenses and permits jfrom the Raleigh office by mail by_mail, 



18 the Wildlife Resources Commission must generally inform the licensee or permittee of 



19 governing provisions of law and r e gulations rules applicable to the type of Ucense or 



20 permit secured. In issuing renewal Ucenses and permits by mail, the WildUfe Resources 



21 Commission must inform the Ucensee or permittee of any substantial changes in the law 



22 or r e gulations whic h rules that may affect the activities of the Ucensee or permittee. 



23 (c) After adopting regulations which that impose new restrictions upon the 



24 activities of members of the pubUc who do not normally hold Ucenses or permits to 



25 engage in the activity in question, the WUdlife Resources Commission must take 



26 appropriate steps to publicize the new restrictions. These steps may include press 



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