Warning Tickets Prohibited. Wildlife Enforcement Officers shall not issue warning tickets for the following offenses and classes of offenses:
- (1) second offense of the same charge;
- (2) exceeding bag or creel limits;
- (3) unlawful taking of fish or wildlife by use of drugs, poison, explosives, or electricity;
- (4) hunting, fishing, or trapping in closed season;
- (5) unlawful taking of deer or fox;
- (6) unlawful taking or possession of bear or wild turkey;
- (7) unlawful purchase or sale of wildlife, except when possession of a Trophy Wildlife Sale Permit would otherwise make purchase or sale lawful; and
- (8) taking wildlife with the aid of or from a motor vehicle or boat under power or while in motion.
History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑140;
Eff. April 1, 1991;
Amended Eff. May 1, 2007; May 1, 2004; November 2, 1992; November 1, 1991;
Readopted Eff. August 1, 2019.