GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA 



SESSION 1989 



1 wildli fe laws and regulations, and competency a^nd s afe ty i n the 



2 ha ndli ng ^f fj. rearms, and in so doijig^ may coopera te wit h any 



3 poll tica l s ubdivi si^on, or with a ny_ r ej)u tableor ganizat ion having 



4 as one of it^ objectives the promotion of competency and safety 



5 in the hand ling of firearms, including local rod a nd gun clubs. 



6 (^) _The Wildlife Resour ces C ommission shall designate 



7 those persons or agencies authori zed to give the course of 



8 instru ction, and th is des ignation shall be valid until revoked by 



9 the Commission. Those des ign ated persons shall su b mit to the 



10 Wildlife Resourc es Co mmi ssio n val idated listings naming all 



11 persons who hav e successfully com pleted the course of 



12 instruction . 



13 ( 2 ) _The Wildlife Resources Commission may con duct the 



14 co urse in hunter safety, using Commission pe r s onn el or other 



15 persons at times and in areas where other comp etent agencies are 



16 unabl^e_orunwi Idling to meet the demand for instruction. 



17 lAI __5!.^^ Wildlife Resources Commiss ion shall issue a 



18 certifi cate of^ competency a nd safe ty to each p e rson who 



19 succ essfully £^ompletes the course of instruction , a nd the 



20 certificate shall be valid until revok e d by the Commission. 



21 ( 4 ) Any similar certif icate issued outs ide the State by 



22 a governm ental agency, shalJ^ be accepted as com plying wi th the 



23 requi rements ^of subsection ( a ) ab ove , i^f the privileges are 



24 reciprocal f or North Carolina residents. 



25 ( 5 ) The Wildlife Resources Commission shall a dopt rul es 



26 and reg ulations to provide for the^ course of instructi on and th e 



27 issua nce of the certificates cons iste nt with the pur pose of this 



28 section . 



^^ (c) On or after July I, 1990, ariy person who obtains a hunting 



30 license by pr esenting a fictitious certificate of competenc y or 



31 who attempts to obtain a certificate of competency or hun ting 



32 license throu gh fraud shailhave his hunting pr i vilege s revoked 



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