(A) The territory embraced within the corporate limits of the city and all lands owned by the city outside of the corporate limits are hereby designated as a bird sanctuary.
(B) Within the bird sanctuary established by division (A) of this section, it shall be unlawful for any person to intentionally hunt, kill, trap, or otherwise take any native wild birds.
(C) Notwithstanding the provisions of divisions (A) and (B) of this section, the protection afforded to native wild birds within the established sanctuary does not extend to the following situations:
(1) No bird classed as a pest under G.S. Ch. 113, Art. 22A and the Structural Pest Control Act of North Carolina of 1955 or the North Carolina Pesticide Law of 1971 is protected;
(2) A person may hunt, kill, trap, or otherwise take any bird pursuant to a permit issued by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission under G.S. § 113-274(c)(1a) or under any other license or permit of the Wildlife Resources Commission specifically made valid for use in taking birds within the city limits; and
(3) The use of a firearm for hunting ducks and dark geese (includes Canada geese and white-fronted geese) is permitted at Lake Reese when such hunting is undertaken in compliance with § 91.10 of the Code of Asheboro.
(D) A violation of this section is punishable as a misdemeanor.
(Ord. 02 ORD 1-15, passed 1-8-15; Am. Ord. 36 ORD 12-21, passed 12-9-21)