1. (a) The Commission may exempt participants of an organized fishing event conducted by a governmental or non-profit entity from obtaining an inland fishing license.

2. (b) The state inland fishing license exemption shall only be issued when all the following information is submitted by the applicant on a form found online at www.ncwildlife.org not less than 21 days prior to the organized fishing event:

   1. (1) applicant name, address, phone number, and email address;
   2. (2) applicant organization name and address;
   3. (3) date, time, and location of event; and
   4. (4) estimated number of event attendees and event description.

3. (c) The state inland fishing license exemption is subject to the following conditions:

   1. (1) The person in charge of the event must be on-site at all times and have a copy of the exemption available for inspection on request by Commission personnel; and
   2. (2) The exemption shall be limited to the immediate location of the event and shall remain in effect only for the duration of the event.
4. (d) The Commission may require that the applicants submit participant information for those fishing under the exemption.

History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑272.2; 113‑276; 113‑292;
Eff. May 1, 2007;
Amended Eff. June 1, 2009;
Readopted Eff. October 1, 2022.