§ 11-10. Bird sanctuary; protection of bird life.

(a)

Established. The area embraced within the corporate limits of the town and all lands owned or leased by the town outside the corporate limits are hereby designated as a bird sanctuary.

(b)

Birds protected. It shall be unlawful to trap, hunt, shoot or otherwise kill any native wild bird within the territory described in subsection (a) of this section; however, when such birds or fowl are found to be congregating in such numbers in a particular locality that they constitute a nuisance or a menace to health or property, the state commissioner of agriculture or the state pesticide board will be notified pursuant to G.S. section 113-300.2.

(Code 1967, § 16-5)

State law reference

Authority to establish bird sanctuaries, G.S. § 160A-188; declaration of wild animal or bird as a pest, G.S. § 113-300.2.