1871-72 N.C. Pub. Laws, 115
| dc.coverage.spatial | North Carolina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T13:37:42Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T15:34:38Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T03:42:18Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1872 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Ch. 68, §§ 1-4: That if any person shall hunt for with gun, or chase with a dog, or shall kill or destroy any deer running wild in the woods, between the fifteenth day of January and the first day of September next thereafter ensuing, unless in an enclosure surrounded by a sufficient fence, at least five feet high, and where such person shall have a lawful right so to do, the person so offending shall pay a penalty of fifty dollars | |
| dc.description.lawtext | SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That if any person shall hunt for with gun, or chase with a dog, or shall kill or destroy any deer running wild in the woods, between the fifteenth day of January and the first day of September next thereafter ensuing, unless in an enclosure surrounded by a sufficient fence, at least five feet high, and where such person shall have a lawful right so to do, the person so offending shall pay a penalty of fifty dollars for each and every offense to any person or persons suing for the same, one-half for his use and the other for the use of the public school or schools of the school district or districts wherein the offence is committed, and the offender shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction shall pay a fine of not less than ten dollars, or be imprisoned, or both, at the discretion of the court. SEC. 2. In the event that no one has brought a prior suit, and prosecuted the same in good faith for the penalty prescribed in the preceding section, it shall be the duty of the school committee of any township where the said offense shall be committed, to sue for the same, and the whole of their recovery shall be to themselves for the use of their school district. And it shall be further their duty to cause any person so offending to be prosecuted, by indictment, for such offence. SEC. 3. That the provisions of this act shall not apply to the county of Johnston and and all other counties east of the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, or through which the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad passes, nor to the counties of Madison, Yancey, Cumberland, Harnett, Columbus, Anson and Sampson. SEC. 4. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification. | |
| dc.description.summary | This law prohibits hunting, chasing with dogs, or killing wild deer between January 15th and September 1st, except within a properly fenced enclosure where the hunter has a legal right to do so. Violators face a $50 civil penalty—divided between the person suing and the local public school district—and commit a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of at least $10, imprisonment, or both. If no private suit is brought, the local school committee is required to sue for the full penalty to benefit their district and initiate criminal prosecution. The act exempts Johnston County, any counties east of or traversed by the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad, and several specified counties (Madison, Yancey, Cumberland, Harnett, Columbus, Anson, and Sampson), taking effect immediately upon ratification. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/4834 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedby | https://ncleg.gov/Files/Library/sessionlaws/1871-1880/pubs_publiclawsofstat187172.pdf | |
| dc.subject | HUNTING REGULATION | |
| dc.title | 1871-72 N.C. Pub. Laws, 115 |