cliall incliklcil a |U'iiall\ ivsliliidoii proN ision. wilh llio claniagcs (o be clclcmiincJ hy a 

 judge, and pnnidc'd lor ciilonvrnciil hv wikllirc inolcclois and olher law cnlorccmenl 

 oirKcrs. Tiapping was nol iiicliKlcil in llic drall k-gislalion hctaiisc ciinvnl Happing laws 

 require wrilten pemiission taiiied by llie tiap|tei v\liile on (he properly. Aller some 

 tliscussion by llie Conmiidee. .Senator Barker lequesled liial the draft be amended to 

 include the defense of mistake of laet. anti that before the C'ommittee consider adoption of 

 the draft copies be distribiitetl to hunters, wikllile groups, appropriate landowners and 

 sporting groups. 



Patricia Yancey, legislative liaison loi the Department ol Public Instruction, responded 

 to the Committees lequesi lor input lioiu the Department ami the .Stale Boaid ol 

 Hducalion regarding whethei the huutei sale(\ couise should be ollered through the public 

 school system. Ms. Nance\ piesenled the rec|uesi that the Committee not ask public 

 schools to lake on this responsibility, as ihe school cuiiiculum is already Idled with course 

 requirements. Howewr. she iudicaled that the hunter safety course may be chosen by any 

 local sciiool system as an electi\e. auti that local school unit funds are currently being used 

 in some areas' for the hunter safety couise. Ihe Wikllile Resources Commission indicated 

 that they are cinrenlly leaching 2()'< of ihe ninth graileis in this Slate through their hunter 

 safety course. In response to an inquir\ by Senator Daniel. Ms. \ancey indicated that a 

 hunter safely course should not be a part o\ the Basic Education Plan, as Ihe Plan is more 

 academic in nature anil the number of curriculum hours is limited. Ihe Committee will 

 work with the [:)epartmeut of Public Instriicliou ami Wikllile Resources Commission in 

 reaching a determination of how the hunter salet\ comse will be offered to students. 



Sopttmber 2«)^l 'J.SS Meiting 



At its fourth meeting, on Seplember ?<>. I^)XS. the Committee re\iewetl Ihe issues 

 which had been raised iluring prior meetings. Senator Barker reported that he had met 

 with representatives of 75'. of Ihe hunt clubs in Carteret. (^ra\en and Pamlico counties. 

 The lunileis present weie suppoili\e ol a \()luiitar\ liuntei safety education program, but 

 leery of a mandator} program with further State regulation. One suggestion was for a 

 discount on the lust license for those who complete a hunter safel) course, and an 

 additional smcharge for those who lailetl to obtain certification. Representative T^ndall 

 suggested Ihe use of |-iolice Iraiuiug ranges lor lauge training in Ihe llrearm salety 

 component of the course Ihe Committee requested that (.halt legislation be prepared 

 which wouki require satisfactory completion of a hunter safely course for any fust time 

 buyer of a hunting license, regardless lA the age of Ihe hunter. The proposal would 

 provide for the course to be olfereil in Ihe public school system as an elective in llie same 

 manner in which driver eiliicalion is a\ailable. 



Charles Fullwood. Direttoi of the Wikllile Resources Commission, recommended that 

 the Comnullee eniloise habitat piotection for waterfowl rather than initiate a duck release 

 program, r'ullwootl iiiilicated that the Wildlife Resoiuces Commission had not taken a 

 position on Ihe Roanoke Ri\er National Wikllile Reluge. though they had heard from both 

 siiles. 



