{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-254.8","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 143-254.8","heading":"Feral Swine Group.","body":"(a)\tThere is authorized and housed administratively within the Wildlife Resources Commission the Feral Swine Working Group. The Working Group shall consist of 10 members, as follows:\n(1)\tThe Executive Director of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission or the Executive Director's designee, who shall serve as cochair.\n(2)\tThe Commissioner of Agriculture or the Commissioner's designee, who shall serve as cochair.\n(3)\tThe Forest Supervisor of the United States Forest Service or the Forest Supervisor's designee.\n(4)\tThe State Director of the Wildlife Services Division of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture or the State Director's designee.\n(5)\tA representative of the North Carolina Pork Council.\n(6)\tA representative of the North Carolina Veterinary Medical Association.\n(7)\tA representative of the North Carolina Cattlemen's Association.\n(8)\tThe President of the North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, Inc., or the President's designee.\n(9)\tA representative of the North Carolina Wildlife Federation.\n(10)\tA representative of the North Carolina Forestry Association.\n(b)\tThe Feral Swine Working Group shall develop a statewide plan to control feral swine damage on private and public lands. The Feral Swine Working Group shall act in an advisory capacity to the Wildlife Resources Commission. In developing the plan, the Working Group shall do all of the following:\n(1)\tOrient the plan primarily toward public health and safety and toward landowner assistance, providing some relief to landowners through feral swine control, management, and eradication.\n(2)\tDevelop a system for sharing data and information as well as documenting all activities associated with feral swine damage control efforts, so as to facilitate evaluation of efforts.\n(3)\tProvide educational activities as a part of the program, such as printed materials, on-site instructions, and local workshops.\n(4)\tProvide for the hiring of personnel necessary to implement feral swine damage control activities, administer the program, and set salaries of personnel.\n(c)\tNo later than January 1 of each year, the Working Group shall issue a report to the Wildlife Resources Commission, the Senate and House Appropriations Subcommittees on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources, and the Fiscal Research Division on the results of the program during the preceding year.\n(d)\tThe Wildlife Resources Commission shall implement the plan and may enter a cooperative agreement with the Wildlife Services Division of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, the United States Department of Agriculture, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and other relevant agencies or organizations to accomplish the plan. (2026-11, s. 2(a)-(d).)","path":["Chapter 143. State Departments, Institutions, and Commissions","Article 24. Wildlife Resources Commission."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_143/GS_143-254.8.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T18:22:33Z","sha256":"1c56067ade3467b0ef698b4a3802943d53b478527048eac8b29b0c35e6428f2b","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-254.7","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-143-255-through-143-257"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}