section .0600 – INTERSTATE WILDLIFE VIOLATOR COMPACT (WVC)

15A NCAC 03O .0601      WVC GENERAL PROVISIONS

(a)  The purpose of this Section is to establish the rules necessary to implement G.S. 113 Article 22B, the Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact.

(b)  The rules in this Section shall apply to any person possessing a license, privilege, or right to take, possess, sell, buy, or transport wildlife in the State of North Carolina. Violations under this Section apply only to offenses charged by an inspector as set forth in laws or rules administered by the Division of Marine Fisheries or under G.S. 113-136(d). The rules shall not apply to any offenses committed in North Carolina or any other WVC state prior to July 1, 2025.

(c)  The definitions in G.S. 113-300.6 Article II shall apply throughout this Section and to all forms prescribed pursuant to this Section, unless otherwise indicated.

(d)  For the purpose of this Section:

(1)           "Member state" shall mean "party state" as defined in G.S. 113-300.6.

(2)           "Violation" shall mean violation of any provision of Subchapter 113 of the North Carolina General Statutes under the authority of the Marine Fisheries Commission or any rule adopted by the Marine Fisheries Commission pursuant to Subchapter 113.

(3)           "WVC" shall mean Wildlife Violator Compact.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113-134; 113-300.7;

Eff. June 1, 2025.