MNI)IN(;S AND KIXOMMKNDA (IONS 



AlkT iv\ii.'\\iiiu iiiiuiil wikllik' l;ius ;iiul hoiiiiii^' loiiiiiR'iils liom iIk' Wikllile 

 Rcsourcvs (\)iiiinissi()ii. llir N.C. Wikllik- 1 rikMalion. aiul various olhor wikllifc 

 organi/alions aiul liiiiiliiig jiioiips. llic ( "ommilki- makes ihc loMovving ivconmicnclalions 

 and prcse'Mls a diall l>ill loi coiisidrialidii. 



RctoiiiiiKiidalioii // 1 . 

 MANDAIOR^ UllNIHR SAI'l'lN COURSK 



'I'lic N.C. Wikllik- Rcsdiiiix-s ( oinniission cniK-iill\ olTcis a k-n hour course ol sdidy 

 which inchules inloiinalioii on ueneial linntei salely. wikllile idenlillcalion. wikllile 

 nnmagenienl. legiilalions. luiiik-i siii\i\al. lirsl aiti and hiink-r elhics and allitiides. Range 

 training is a |>ail ol llie program, ami is com|ilek-il hv approximalely 75% ol llie sUideiUs 

 who take the course, llie mininiiini age lor cerlilicalion is twelve years, and the coinse is 

 designed lor all age groups. There are nine stall memhers and I 100 volunteers who leach 

 (he course through puhlic schools and ci\ic groups, at no charge to participants. While 

 there haw heen a sigiiificanl luimher ol persons taking the course on a Noluntary basis, 

 suiTeys hy the Wikllile Resources ("ominission and the N.C. Wildlife Federatiofi have 

 indicated strong support at the local le\el lor a mantlatory safety course. 



The Committee presents a draft hill which would lequire that all first time huyers of 

 hunting licenses in this Stale suhmil proof of completion of a course in hunter safety. The 

 course must he tmc which is approxed h\' the Wildlife Resoinces Commission, and rna\ he 

 taught hv emplovees iA the Comnussioii. or hy certified instructors through organizations 

 approwd by the Commission, llie Committee further iecommen«.ls that llie hunter salet\ 

 course be ofleretl in the public school s\slcm as an elecli\e course, in the same manner in 

 which elri\er education is (.iirrenth olk-recl. 



RccommeiKlation #2. 

 PROHIBII IIIINIINC Wl in OfiAf)!.^ WliAPONS WHII.f-; IMPAIRED 



As tiellned in (i..S. I \} I 10. to hunt is to lake wild animals or wiki birds and would 

 include all operations iliiring. immediateh preparatory, and immediately siibsetjiient to an 

 atlempt. whether successful or not. to capture, kill, pinsiie. hunt, or otherwise harm or 

 retluce to possession any fisheries resources or wikllile resources. In the interest ol public 

 safety, the Committee recommentls legislation which would prohibit hunting with deadly 

 weapons on gamelaiuls while impaired, using the same stanilard lor impairment as 

 containe<.l in the motor vehicle laws. The Commitlee further reiommeuds that the penalty 

 lor such violation taiiv an automatic one \eai suspensidii ol hunting license, unless the 

 Judge rules otheiAvise 



