The governing body of the Town of White Lake is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt ordinances with respect to the body of water in Bladen County known as White Lake[,] which ordinances shall have the same force and effect as if said lake were within the corporate limits of said town and said [town's] police shall have the same powers as peace officers on said lake as within the
corporate limits of said town. Nothing in this section shall be construed to repeal the authority vested in the department of conservation and development by Chapters 113 and 146 of the General Statutes to make reasonable rules and regulations relating to the use by the public of the waters of White Lake in Bladen County, and the enforcement of such rules and regulations with respect to such use.
(Session Laws 1951, Ch. 511, § 4; Session Laws 1957, Ch. 1168, § 1)
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"Department" defined to mean department of natural resources and community development, see G.S. § 113-1