1 by the Wildlife Hesoui ces Commi ssion_ f or a p eriod not to e xceed 



2 one ye ar. 



3 (d) Nothing i n this_section shalj^be c onstrued to prohibit the 



4 sale of lifetijne licenses as provided in G . S . 11 3-270 . 2 ( c ) ( la ) . 



5 Pending sati sf actory__ completion of the hun ter safety course, 



6 persons who _^ssess^_such licenses may exercise the privileges 



7 th ereof w hen flf-r-prnpanied by an adult^at least tw enty-one years of 



8 ajge who^ is licenced to hunt in this st^te. Fo r the purpose of 



9 this section, ' accompanied ' i s defined as being able to take 



10 i mmedi ate control of the hunt ing device ." 



11 Section 2. G.S. 113-270.2 is amended by adding a new 



12 subsection (al) to read as follows: 



13 "(al) Except as provided b y G . S . 1 1 3-270 . 1A( d ) , on or after 

 1^ July 1, 1990, a p^e^son, r egardless of age, may not procure a 



15 hunting l icense or Jiurrt__ji-n this State, without producing a 



16 certificate of^ competency pursuant to G. S. 113-270. lA or a 



1 7 hunting license i s s ued__pjj^or to Ju ly 1, 1989 or making out an 



18 affidavit t hat he had such a license. " 

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20 Section 3. Chaptei" 115C of the General Statutes is 



21 amended by adding a new Article 14A to read as follows: 



22 "ARTICLE 14A 



23 Huntei Safety Education. 



24 $115C-217. Instruction in hunter safety ed ucation. 



25 There shall be organized and admin istered under the general 



2 6 supervisio n o f , t h e S u p e r i n t end e n t _of Public Instruction a program 



27 of hunter safety education in the pubj.ic sch ools of this State, 



28 said courses to be noncredit cou rses taug ht by instructors 



29 approved by the^ Department of Public I nstr uc tio n. 



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