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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-290

Unlawful use of firearms

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It is unlawful for any person, while hunting or taking wild animals or wild birds as those terms are defined in G.S. 113-129 and G.S. 113-130, to discharge a firearm:

(1) Carelessly and heedlessly in wanton disregard for the safety of others; or

(2) Without due caution or circumspection, and in a manner so as to endanger any person or property;

and resulting in property damage or bodily injury.

History

(1991, c. 748, s. 1.)

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