Fill and Sign the Hunting Fishing and Boating Offenses for Which Court Form

HUNTING, FISHING, AND BOATING OFFENSES FOR WHICH COURT APPEARANCE MAY BE WAIVED(on execution of written waiver of appearance and trial, and plea of guilty/responsible) (Adopted by the Conference of Chief District Court Judges, October 18, 2017, pursuant to G.S. 7A-148) NOTE: The statute or regulation de�ning the elements of the offense is cited immediately after the description of the offense, and the statutory authority for the regulation is given in brackets. Applies To Offenses Committed On Or After December 1, 2017 1. Taking a wild animal or bird without a license: By resident. G.S. 113-270.2(a), 113-270.1B ........................................................................................... $ 35 and Costs By nonresident. G.S. 113-270.2(a), 113-270.1B ..................................................................................... $ 100 and Costs 2. Hunting or trapping on game lands without a game land license. G.S. 113-270.3(a) and (b)(1) ............$ 35 and Costs 3. Taking a wild animal or bird on game lands during closed hunting seasons or closed days. 15A NCAC 10D .0103(d) and (e). [G.S. 113-264(a)] ...............................................................................$ 35 and Costs 4. Taking big game without a big game hunting license. G.S. 113-270.3(a) and (b)(1) ..............................$ 35 and Costs 5. Taking migratory waterfowl without State migratory waterfowl hunting license. G.S. 113-270.3(b)(5) ...$ 35 and Costs 6. Carrying axes or saws when hunting raccoon or opossum. 15A NCAC 10B .0111(a). [G.S. 113-291.1(c)] .................................................................................................................................. $ 35 and Costs 7. Carrying �rearms, axes, saws or climbing irons while training or running dogs during closed season, except as allowed by regulation during authorized �eld trials. 15A NCAC 10B .0114(d). [G.S. 113-291.1(c)] ......................................................................................... $ 35 and Costs 8. Taking a migratory game bird with the use of an unplugged or improperly plugged shotgun or with the use of lead or toxic shot. 15A NCAC 10B .0105(b). [G.S. 113-291.1(f)] ....................................$ 35 and Costs 9. Intentionally shining light on or in search of deer at night in area covered by regulations. 15A NCAC 10B .0115(b) and (c). [G.S. 113-291.1(e1) and (e2)] ............................................................$ 35 and Costs 10. Failing to validate big game harvest report card. 15A NCAC 10B .0113. [G.S. 113-270.3(c)] ................$ 35 and Costs 11. Failing to report big game kill. 15A NCAC 10B .0113. [G.S. 113-270.3(c)] .............................................$ 35 and Costs 12. Engaging in a regulated activity without the appropriate administrative license or permit. G.S. 113-272.5, 113-274 ......................................................................................................................... $ 35 and Costs 13. Setting trap without metal name tag attached. G.S. 113-291.6(b) ..........................................................$ 50 and Costs 14. Failure to wear hunter orange while hunting with �rearms. G.S. 113-291.8 ...........................................$ 25 15. Littering game land or access areas. 15A NCAC 10D .0102(b) and 10E .0004(c). [G.S. 113-264(a)] ...$ 100 and Costs 16. Recreational �shing without a valid license in violation of G.S. 113-174.1 .............................................$ 35 and Costs 17. Hunting or �shing on registered property without a permit. G.S. 113-285 ..............................................$ 35 and Costs 18. Fishing by hook and line in inland �shing waters without a license: By resident. G.S. 113-271(a), 113-270.1B .............................................................................................. $ 35 and Costs By nonresident. G.S. 113-271(a), 113-270.1B ........................................................................................ $ 75 and Costs 19. Fishing in managed waters on game lands without a game land license. G.S. 113-270.3(a) and (b)(3) ................................................................................................................... $ 35 and Costs 20. Fishing in public mountain trout waters without a special trout license: By resident. G.S. 113-272(a) ................................................................................................................... $ 35 and Costs By nonresident. G.S. 113-272(a) ............................................................................................................ $ 75 and Costs 21. Possessing fewer than �ve undersize �sh or possessing three �sh or fewer over the creel limit. 15A NCAC 10C .0304 and .0305. [G.S. 113-292(a)(3)] ..........................................................................$ 50 and Costs 22. Fishing in inland �shing waters with a special device without a special device license: By resident. G.S. 113-272.2(a) and (c)(1) ............................................................................................. $ 35 and Costs By nonresident. G.S. 113-272.2(a) and (c)(2) ....................................................................................... $ 100 and Costs (Over) AOC-HUNT/FISH/BOAT, Rev. 12/17 © 2017 Administrative Of�ce of the Courts 23. Using live bait while �shing with trotline or set hook in inland �shing waters, or failing to mark trotline or set hook with the name and address of the user. 15A NCAC 10C .0206. [G.S. 113-292(a)(1)] ......................................................................................... $ 35 and Costs 24. Failing to return inland game �sh immediately to the water unharmed when taken incidentally to commercial �shing operations or with licensed special device. 15A NCAC 10C .0302. [G.S. 113-292(a)(1) and (b)(2)] .........................................................................$ 35 and Costs 25. Unlawful taking of �sh in inland waters by method other than hook-and-line, except taking by poison, electricity, explosives, or drugs. 15A NCAC 10C .0213, .0302 and .0401. [G.S. 113-292(a)(1)] .............................................................$ 35 and Costs 26. Leaving any vehicle, boat, or other object on boating access to impede use of area. 15A NCAC 10E .0104(a). [G.S. 113-264(a)] .......................................................................................... $ 35 and Costs 27. Parking in no-parking zone in boating access area. 15A NCAC 10E .0104(a). [G.S. 113-135.1(a)(2)] .................................................................................. $ 50 and Costs 28. Using a boating access area for purpose other than the launching of boats and parking vehicles. 15A NCAC 10E .0104(e). [G.S. 113-264(a)] .......................................................................................... $ 50 and Costs 29. Committing any other �shing or hunting offense that is solely a violation of the rules of the Wildlife Resources Commission and not excepted under G.S. 113-135.1(b). G.S. 113-134, G.S. 131-135.1(a), or 113-264 ....................................................................................... $ 25 and Costs 30. Vessel numbering offenses under G.S. 75A-4, except for cases in which certi�cate is procured by fraud ............................................................................................................................... $ 50 31. Vessel lighting or equipment violations. [G.S. 75A-6 and 75A-6.1, as modi�ed by 15A NCAC 10F .0201] .........................................................$ 50 32. Operating vessel at greater than no-wake speed in violation of rules of the Wildlife Resources Commission.15A NCAC 10F .0300 and 10E .0004(d). [G.S. 75A-15, 113-264(a)] ...............................$ 50 33. Towing a person on water skis, surfboard or similar device without an additional person to observe, without the person being towed wearing a life preserver, and without the boat being equipped with a rearview mirror. G.S. 75A-13(a) ......................................................................................................... $ 50 34. Operating a personal watercraft between sunset and sunrise; or without wearing an approved personal �otation device; or without attaching a lanyard-type engine cut-off; or at greater than no-wake speed near vessels, docks, etc.; or while violating towing requirements. G.S. 75A-13.3(a), (a1), (d) and (d1) ...................................................................................................... $ 50 35. Operating a vessel with a motor of 10 horsepower or greater without having met the requirements for boating safety education. G.S. 75A-16.2 .............................................................$ 50 36. Fishing in designated trout waters during the closed season or possessing three or fewer mountain trout during the closed season. 15A NCAC 10C .0205 and .0305. [G.S. 113-292(a)] ...........................$ 35 and Costs 37. Intentional or reckless littering under G.S. 14-399(c) ............................................................................$ 250 and Costs 38. Unintentional littering under G.S. 14-399(c1) ........................................................................................ $ 50 and Costs OTHER POLICIES RELATING TO HUNTING, FISHING, AND BOATING OFFENSES: 1. G.S. 7A-148 provides that the Conference of Chief District Court Judges shall prepare a “uniform schedule” of waivable hunting and �shing offenses under G.S. Chapter 113 and waivable boating offenses under G.S. Chapter 75A and shall otherwise promote the “uniform administration of justice.” In accordance with this statutory mandate, all judicial districts must adhere to this schedule, and individual judicial district policies deviating from this schedule are prohibited. 2. When a defendant is charged with two offenses arising out of the same transaction and both are waivable under this schedule, they should be charged on the same citation. If additional waivable offenses are charged, a separate citation should be used for each two additional offenses. 3. When two charges are made on a citation, the defendant shall be �ned only for the offense carrying the highest �ne, and only one bill of costs will be assessed. 4. When a defendant is charged on the same citation with an offense waivable under this schedule and one that is not waivable, the defendant must appear in court to answer both the waivable and non-waivable charge. 5. This schedule does not apply if: (a) based on the facts of the case, replacement costs may be assessed against the defendant if he/ she is determined to be guilty; or (b) a previous conviction of the conservation laws within the last three years is alleged so as to make the offense punishable under G.S. 113-135(a)(2); or (c) the defendant is charged with a violation of the boating laws set out in G.S. Chapter 75A and the defendant has been convicted of a violation of G.S. Chapter 75A within the last three years. 6. This schedule does not apply to littering charges under G.S. 14-399(c) or (c1), if the defendant is charged with a second offense under the subsection. AOC-HUNT/FISH/BOAT, Side Two, Rev. 12/17 © 2017 Administrative Of�ce of the Courts