It shall be unlawful to take catfish by the use of a hand‑operated device generating pulsating electrical current in the Internal Coastal Fishing Waters of the Cape Fear River except:

1. (1) from 800 feet downstream of Lock and Dam No. 1 in Bladen County to where the Black River joins the Cape Fear River; and
2. (2) from July 1 through March 1.

History Note: Authority G.S. 113-132; 113‑134; 113‑182; 143B‑289.52;
Eff. January 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. July 1, 2008;
Readopted Eff. April 1, 2019.