(A) The area embraced within the town limits and all land owned or leased by the town outside the corporate limits is designated as a bird sanctuary.
(B) It shall be unlawful to intentionally trap, hunt, shoot, or otherwise kill, any bird within the sanctuary established by division (A); provided, that this section does not prohibit such actions by the town or its authorized agents in dealing with any bird or animal found to be a public nuisance as defined herein so long as such activity undertaken by the town or its authorized agents does not violate applicable state and federal statutes, rules and regulations.
(C) The civic clubs of the town are granted permission to erect artistic signs, giving notice of the regulations herein provided, at those places and of a design as may be approved by the Board of Aldermen.
(Ord., passed 9-28-78; Am. Ord. 1448, passed 8-14-03) Penalty, see § 91.99
Statutory reference:
Bird sanctuaries, see G.S. § 160A-188