{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-113-302","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-302","heading":"Prima facie evidence provisions.","body":"(a)\tExcept as provided below, possession of game or game fish in any hotel, restaurant, cafe, market, or store, or by any produce dealer, constitutes prima facie evidence of possession for the purpose of sale. This subsection does not apply to:\n(1)\tPossession of propagated game birds or hatchery-reared trout that is in accordance with licensing requirements and wrapping or tagging provisions that may apply; or\n(2)\tGame or game fish brought in by patrons in accordance with G.S. 113-276(i).\n(b)\tThe flashing or display of any artificial light between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise in any area which is frequented or inhabited by wild deer by any person who has accessible to him a firearm, crossbow, or other bow and arrow constitutes prima facie evidence of taking deer with the aid of an artificial light. This subsection does not apply to the headlights of any vehicle driven normally along any highway or other public or private roadway. (1965, c. 957, s. 2; 1979, c. 830, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 113. Conservation and Development.","SUBCHAPTER IV. CONSERVATION OF MARINE AND ESTUARINE AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES.","Article 23. Administrative Provisions; Assent to Certain Federal Acts."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_113/GS_113-302.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:17:02Z","sha256":"b702253751d99fae370df8b5f2d8546ed1f9c5d04e748ee454185babfbf6f7db","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-113-301.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-113-302.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}