(A) The area embraced within the corporate limits of the town is hereby designated as a bird sanctuary.
(B) It shall be unlawful to trap, hunt, shoot or intentionally kill, within the sanctuary hereby established, any wild bird; provided, it shall be lawful by the Chief of Police or his or her designee to trap starlings or similar birds or fowl that are found to be congregating in such number in a particular locality that they constitute a nuisance or menace to health or property as designated by the Chief of Police or his or her designee.
(Ord. passed 7-25-2000) Penalty, see § 91.99
Statutory Reference:
Bird sanctuary establishment, see G.S. § 160A-188