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Representative Julia C. HowardParty & CountyR-77 | Davie, Rowan, YadkinMember EmailMember Phone336-751-3538Member Office AddressRm. 302
300 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925Representative Neal JacksonParty & CountyR-78 | Moore, RandolphMember EmailMember Phone919-715-4946Member Office AddressRm. 406
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Raleigh, NC 27603-5925Representative Mitchell S. SetzerParty & CountyR-89 | Catawba, IredellMember EmailMember Phone828-241-3570Member Office AddressRm. 2204
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Raleigh, NC 27601-1096Representative Harry WarrenParty & CountyR-76 | RowanMember EmailMember Phone919-733-5784Member Office AddressRm. 611
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Raleigh, NC 27603-5925Representative Eric AgerParty & CountyD-114 | BuncombeMember EmailMember Phone919-715-2013Member Office AddressRm. 504
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Raleigh, NC 27603-5925Representative Amber M. BakerParty & CountyD-72 | ForsythMember EmailMember Phone919-733-5829Member Office AddressRm. 1006
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Raleigh, NC 27601-1096Representative John M. BlustParty & CountyR-62 | GuilfordMember EmailMember Phone919-733-5877Member Office AddressRm. 613
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Raleigh, NC 27603-5925Representative Deb ButlerParty & CountyD-18 | New HanoverMember EmailMember Phone919-733-5754Member Office AddressRm. 1010
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Raleigh, NC 27601-1096Representative Todd CarverParty & CountyR-95 | IredellMember EmailMember Phone919-733-5741Member Office AddressRm. 603
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Raleigh, NC 27603-5925Representative Mike ColvinParty & CountyD-42 | CumberlandMember EmailMember Phone919-733-5775Member Office AddressRm. 1023
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Raleigh, NC 27601-1096Representative Aisha O. DewParty & CountyD-107 | MecklenburgMember EmailMember Phone919-733-5778Member Office AddressRm. 1021
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Raleigh, NC 27601-1096Representative Tim LongestParty & CountyD-34 | WakeMember EmailMember Phone919-733-5773Member Office AddressRm. 1315
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Raleigh, NC 27601-1096Representative Jordan LopezParty & CountyD-112 | MecklenburgMember EmailMember Phone919-733-5749Member Office AddressRm. 1325
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300 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925Representative Joseph PikeParty & CountyR-6 | HarnettMember EmailMember Phone919-733-5906Member Office AddressRm. 542
300 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925Representative John SaulsParty & CountyR-51 | Lee, MooreMember EmailMember Phone919-715-3026Member Office AddressRm. 408
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Raleigh, NC 27603-5925Representative Paul ScottParty & CountyR-111 | Cleveland, RutherfordMember EmailMember Phone919-733-4838Member Office AddressRm. 610
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Raleigh, NC 27603-5925Representative Sam WatfordParty & CountyR-80 | DavidsonMember EmailMember Phone919-715-2526Member Office AddressRm. 632
300 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925Representative Diane WheatleyParty & CountyR-43 | CumberlandMember EmailMember Phone919-733-5959Member Office AddressRm. 301N
300 N. Salisbury Street
Raleigh, NC 27603-5925
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Representative Jay Adams(R)
Representative Ben T. Moss, Jr.(R)
Representative Mike Clampitt(R)
Representative Brian Turner(D)
Representative Carla D. Cunningham(D)
Representative Howard Penny, Jr.(R)
Representative Neal Jackson(R)
Representative Bill Ward(R)
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BOATING; COMMISSIONS; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONSERVATION; DMV; ENVIRONMENT; FISH & WILDLIFE; LICENSE PLATES; LICENSES & PERMITS; MOTOR VEHICLES; PRIVACY; PUBLIC; RECREATION & LEISURE; SAFETY; TRANSPORTATION; WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMN.; RECORDS; BOATS & WATERCRAFT; MOTOR VEHICLE AUTHORITY
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75A (Chapters); 143-254.5
20-63
20-79.4
20-79.7
20-81.12
75A-13.3
75A-5
75A-6.1
75A-7 (Sections)
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No counties specifically cited.
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H747: 2025 Wildlife Resources Changes.-AB Latest Version
Session: 2025 - 2026
AN ACT to make various changes to the Wildlife Laws, as requested by the Wildlife Resources Commission.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
CONFIDENTIALITY OF WILDLIFE RESOURCE INFORMATION
SECTION 1. G.S. 143‑254.5 reads as rewritten:
§ 143‑254.5. Disclosure of personal identifying and sensitive wildlife resource information.
(a) Social security numbers and identifying information obtained by the Commission shall be treated as provided in G.S. 132‑1.10. For purposes of this section, identifying information also includes a person's mailing address, residence address, e‑mail address, Commission‑issued customer identification number, date of birth, information subject to G.S. 106‑24.1 transferred to the Commission from the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and telephone number.
(b) Records that contain site‑specific information regarding the occurrence of rare species of plants or animals specified in the current North Carolina Wildlife Action Plan, or the location of sensitive habitats, are confidential and exempt from disclosure under Chapter 132 of the General Statutes when the Executive Director finds that disclosure will create a risk of harm, theft, or destruction to the species or habitats or the area where the species or habitats are located. This subsection does not apply to a request for release of records requested by the owner of record of land where such species, habitats, or areas are located.
authorizE the division of motor vehicles to issue Lifetime Conservationist and Wildlife Resources registration plates
SECTION 2.(a) G.S. 20‑63(b1) is amended by adding a new subdivision to read:
(61) Wildlife Resources.
SECTION 2.(b) G.S. 20‑79.4(b) reads as rewritten:
(b) Types. – The Division shall issue the following types of special registration plates:
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() Lifetime Conservationist. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear the North Carolina Lifetime Conservationist logo of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission.
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(267) Wildlife Resources. – Issuable to the registered owner of a motor vehicle in accordance with G.S. 20‑81.12. The plate shall bear the phrase Wildlife Resources Commission with a picture in the background representing a native wildlife species occurring in North Carolina. The plate authorized by this subdivision is not subject to the provisions of G.S. 20‑79.3A or G.S. 20‑79.8.
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SECTION 2.(c) G.S. 20‑79.7 reads as rewritten:
§ 20‑79.7. Fees for special registration plates and distribution of the fees.
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(a1) Fees. – All other special registration plates are subject to the regular motor vehicle registration fee in G.S. 20‑87 or G.S. 20‑88 plus an additional fee in the following amount:
Special Plate Additional Fee Amount
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Kick Cancer for Kids $30.00
Lifetime Conservationist $30.00
Maggie Valley Trout Festival Expired July 1, 2016
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(b) Distribution of Fees. – The Special Registration Plate Account and the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account are established within the Highway Fund. The Division must credit the additional fee imposed for the special registration plates listed in subsection (a1) of this section among the Special Registration Plate Account (SRPA), the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account (CCAPA), the North Carolina Land and Water Fund (NCLWF) which is established under G.S. 143B‑135.234, and the Parks and Recreation Trust Fund, which is established under G.S. 143B‑135.56, as follows:
Special Plate SRPA CCAPA NCLWF PRTF
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
– Expired July 1, 2016
Lifetime Conservationist $10 $20 0 0
Litter Prevention $10 $10 0 0
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Native American $10 $10 0 0
Native Brook Trout $10 $20 0 0
NC Agribusiness – Expired July
1, 2016
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SECTION 2.(d) G.S. 20‑81.12 reads as rewritten:
§ 20‑81.12. Collegiate insignia plates and certain other special plates.
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() Lifetime Conservationist. – The Division must transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Account derived from the sale of Lifetime Conservationist plates to the Wildlife Resources Fund established in G.S. 143‑250.
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(b163) Wildlife Resources Plates. Resources. – The Division must receive 300 or more applications for a wildlife resources plate with a picture representing a particular native wildlife species occurring in North Carolina before the plate may be developed. The Division must transfer quarterly the money in the Collegiate and Cultural Attraction Plate Account derived from the sale of wildlife resources plates to the Wildlife Conservation Account established by G.S. 143‑247.2.
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SECTION 2.(e) The Revisor of Statutes is authorized to alphabetize, number, and renumber the special registration plates listed in G.S. 20‑63(b1), 20‑79.4(b), 20‑79.7(a1) and (b), and 20‑81.12 to ensure that all special registration plates are listed in alphabetical order and numbered accordingly.
SECTION 2.(f) This section becomes effective July 1, 2025.
RECREATIONAL BOATING SAFETY CONFORMING PROGRAM CHANGES
SECTION 3.(a) G.S. 75A‑5 reads as rewritten:
§ 75A‑5. Application for certificate of number; fees; reciprocity; change of ownership; conformity with federal regulations; records; award of certificates; renewal of certificates; transfer of partial interest; destroyed or junked vessels; abandonment; change of address; duplicate certificates; display.
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(b) Reciprocity. – The owner of any vessel already covered by a number in full force and effect pursuant to federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state shall record the identification number prior to operating the vessel on the waters of this State in excess of the 90‑day 60‑day reciprocity period provided for in G.S. 75A‑7(a)(1). The recordation shall be made pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, except that no additional or substitute identification number shall be issued.
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SECTION 3.(b) G.S. 75A‑7(a) reads as rewritten:
(a) A vessel shall not be required to be numbered under this Chapter if it is:
(1) A vessel that is required to be awarded an identification number pursuant to federal law or a federally approved numbering system of another state, and for which an identification number has been so awarded: Provided, that any such vessel shall not have been within this State for a period in excess of 90 60 consecutive days.
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SECTION 3.(c) G.S. 75A‑6.1(a) reads as rewritten:
(a) Every vessel operated on the waters of this State that is required to obtain an identification number pursuant to this Chapter, has a valid marine document issued by the federal Bureau of Customs or any federal agency successor to it, or issued pursuant to a federally approved numbering system of another state shall comply with the navigation rules, including requirements for navigational lights, sound‑signaling devices, and other equipment, contained in the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980, codified as amended at 33 U.S.C. §§ 2001‑2038, 2071‑2073 (1993) and rules adopted pursuant thereto, see 33 C.F.R. Part 84 (1992).
SECTION 3.(d) G.S. 75A‑13.3 reads as rewritten:
§ 75A‑13.3. Personal watercraft.
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(d) No person shall operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this State, nor shall the owner of a personal watercraft knowingly allow another person to operate that personal watercraft on the waters of this State, unless:
(1) Each person riding on or being towed behind the vessel is wearing a personal flotation device approved by the United States Coast Guard. Inflatable personal flotation devices do not satisfy this requirement; and
(2) In the case of a personal watercraft equipped by the manufacturer with a lanyard‑type an engine cut‑off switch, the lanyard is securely attached to the person, clothing, or flotation device of the operator at all times while the personal watercraft is being operated in such a manner to turn off the engine if the operator dismounts while the watercraft is in operation.the engine cut‑off switch is being used while the vessel is operating on plane or above displacement speed.
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(e) A personal watercraft must at all times be operated in a reasonable and prudent manner. Maneuvers that endanger life, limb, or property shall constitute reckless operation of a vessel as provided in G.S. 75A‑10, and include any of the following:
(1) Unreasonably or unnecessarily weaving through congested vessel traffic.
(2) Jumping the wake of another vessel within 100 feet of the other vessel or when visibility around the other vessel is obstructed.
(3) Intentionally approaching another vessel in order to swerve at the last possible moment to avoid collision.
(4) Repealed by Session Laws 2000‑52, s. 2.
(5) Operating contrary to the rules of the road navigation rules or following too closely to another vessel, including another personal watercraft. For purposes of this subdivision, following too closely means proceeding in the same direction and operating at a speed in excess of 10 miles per hour when approaching within 100 feet to the rear or 50 feet to the side of another vessel that is underway unless that vessel is operating in a narrow channel, in which case a personal watercraft may operate at the speed and flow of other vessel traffic.
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SECTION 3.(e) This section becomes effective October 1, 2025. Prosecutions for offenses committed before the effective date of this act are not abated or affected by this act, and the statutes that would be applicable but for this act remain applicable to those prosecutions.
EFFECTIVE DATE
SECTION 4. Except as otherwise provided, this act is effective when it becomes law.