{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-113-272.2","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-272.2","heading":"Special device licenses.","body":"(a)\tExcept as otherwise specifically provided by law, no one may fish in inland fishing waters with any special device without having first procured a current and valid special device license. Special devices are all devices used in fishing other than hook and line.\n(b)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2001-91, s. 7, effective July 1, 2001.\n(c)\tThe special device licenses issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission are as follows:\n(1)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2013-283, s. 9, effective August 1, 2014.\n(1a)\tResident Special Device License - $75.00. Except as rules of the Wildlife Resources Commission provide for use of equipment by more than one person, this license is valid only for use by an individual resident of the State. It authorizes the taking of nongame fish from inland fishing waters with special devices authorized by the rules of the Wildlife Resources Commission for use in specified waters. The Wildlife Resources Commission may restrict the user of the license to specified registered equipment, require tagging of items of equipment, charge up to one dollar ($1.00) per tag issued, and require periodic catch data reports. Nongame fish lawfully taken under this license may be sold.\n(2)\tRepealed by Session Laws 2013-283, s. 9, effective August 1, 2014.\n(2a)\tNonresident Special Device License - $500.00. Except as rules of the Wildlife Resources Commission provide for use of equipment by more than one person, this license is valid only for use by an individual within the State. It is otherwise subject to the terms and conditions set out in subdivision (1a) of this subsection.\n(3),\t(4) Repealed by Session Laws 1987, c. 156, s. 11.\n(d)\tRepealed by Session Laws 1995, c. 36, s. 2. (1979, c. 830, s. 1; 1981, c. 620, s. 2; 1981 (Reg. Sess., 1982), c. 1201, s. 7; 1983, c. 140, s. 8; 1987, c. 156, ss. 11, 12; c. 827, s. 98; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 778, s. 1; 1995, c. 36, s. 2; 2001-91, s. 7; 2013-283, s. 9.)","path":["Chapter 113. Conservation and Development.","SUBCHAPTER IV. CONSERVATION OF MARINE AND ESTUARINE AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES.","Article 21. Licenses and Permits Issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_113/GS_113-272.2.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:02Z","sha256":"3e5ed59b9ad23a5a1bb031e00b5dc1203951fac0141ea8b1c9883c4480cb57f2","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-113-272.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-113-272.3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}