1871-72 N.C. Pub. Laws 241
| dc.coverage.spatial | North Carolina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-24T13:37:42Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-12T15:34:38Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T03:42:17Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1872 | |
| dc.description.abstract | ch. 152, §§ 1-3: That it shall be unlawful for any person to catch or destroy with seins, nets, firearms, bows and arrows or by muddying or stirring the waters, or by striking any fish of any kind in the waters of Black or South rivers in the counties of Now Hanover, Sampson, Cumberland and Harnett and of the waters of Six Runs in the counties of New Hanover and Sampson, between the fifteenth day of May and the fifteenth day of August in each and every year. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That it shall be unlawful for any person to catch or destroy with seins, nets, firearms, bows and arrows or by muddying or stirring the waters, or by striking any fish of any kind in the waters of Black or South rivers in the counties of New Hanover, Sampson, Cumberland and Harnett and of the waters of Six Runs in the counties of New Hanover and Sampson, between the fifteenth day of May and the fifteenth day of August in each and every year. SEC. 2. That any person violating the provisions of this act shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof before any justice of the peace in the county where the offence was committed, shall be fined not to exceed five dollars, which fine shall be paid to the treasurer of the county where the offence was committed for the benefit of the school fund. SEC. 3. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification. | |
| dc.description.summary | This law makes it illegal to catch or kill any fish in Black River, South River, or Six Runs across specified counties (New Hanover, Sampson, Cumberland, and Harnett) using seines, nets, firearms, bows and arrows, muddying, or striking between May 15th and August 15th each year. Anyone convicted of a violation before a justice of the peace is guilty of a misdemeanor and fined up to five dollars, with proceeds going to the local county school fund. The act takes effect immediately upon its ratification. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/4820 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedby | https://ncleg.gov/Files/Library/sessionlaws/1871-1880/pubs_publiclawsofstat187172.pdf | |
| dc.subject | FISHING REGULATION | |
| dc.title | 1871-72 N.C. Pub. Laws 241 |