1. (a) Hunter Education Instructors shall be certified by the Commission prior to delivering basic hunter education courses.

2. (b) To be eligible for Hunter Education Instructor Certification an individual shall:

   1. (1) be at least 21 years of age at the time of application;
   2. (2) possess a certificate of competency from a Commission-approved basic hunter education course.

   3. (3) complete and submit to the Commission, the North Carolina Hunter Education Instructors application, available at ncwildlife.org, with the following information:

      1. (A) name, address, email, phone number; and
      2. (B) date of birth.
   4. (4) complete the Commission-led Hunter Education Instructors course and score 80 percent or higher on the written examination.

   5. (5) submit to a background investigation including a records check with none of the following disqualifying convictions identified:

      1. (A) a felony;
      2. (B) a crime or unlawful act defined as a "Class 1" misdemeanor within the five-year period prior to the date of application; or
      3. (C) any conviction of game and fish law which would require a mandatory suspension and or revocation of a license as indicated in G.S. 113‑276.3 within the three-year period prior to the date of application.

History Note: Authority G.S. 113‑134; 113‑270.1A;
Eff. May 1, 1996;
Amended Eff. April 1, 2003;
Readopted Eff. February 1, 2024.