Greg in Cary
Twelve Pointer
Has anyone on this board heard of anyone being cited for duck hunting from motorboat while it's drifting downstream with the motor shut off?
The only reference in the regs from the NC Wildlife Commission are Federal regulations which state:
Until today, I was only aware of the regs from NC Wildlife Commission. Did you know that there are General Statutes from the state general assembly?
There is a similar entry in the general statutes:
It seems clear to me that in both of these cases the law refers to boats in motion from propulsion (either motor or sail).
Has anyone here heard of a case where just drifting downstream, unpowered, would violate this regulation?
The only reference in the regs from the NC Wildlife Commission are Federal regulations which state:
From or by means of any motorboat or other craft having a
motor attached, or any sailboat, unless the motor has been
completely shut off and/or the sails furled, and its progress
there from has ceased except in pursuit of wounded waterfowl
in special sea duck areas;
Until today, I was only aware of the regs from NC Wildlife Commission. Did you know that there are General Statutes from the state general assembly?
There is a similar entry in the general statutes:
§ 113-291.1. Manner of taking wild animals and wild birds
(b) No wild animals or wild birds may be taken:
(1) From or with the use of any vehicle; vessel, other than one manually
propelled; airplane; or other conveyance except that the use of vehicles and
vessels is authorized:
a. As hunting stands, subject to the following limitations. No wild animal
or wild bird may be taken from any vessel under sail, under power, or
with the engine running or while still in motion from such propulsion.
No wild animal or wild bird may be taken from any vehicle if it is in
motion, the engine is running, or the passenger area of the vehicle is
occupied. The prohibition of occupying the passenger area of a vehicle
does not apply to a disabled individual whose mobility is restricted.
It seems clear to me that in both of these cases the law refers to boats in motion from propulsion (either motor or sail).
Has anyone here heard of a case where just drifting downstream, unpowered, would violate this regulation?
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