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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 160A-308

Regulation of dune buggies

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 244 N.C. App. 81 - Nies v. Town of Emerald Isle (2015)

Most recently applied in 244 N.C. App. 81 - Nies v. Town of Emerald Isle (November 2015)

1973, cc. 856, 1401; 1993, c. 539, s. 1086; 1994, Ex

A municipality may by ordinance regulate, restrict and prohibit the use of dune or beach buggies, jeeps, motorcycles, cars, trucks, or any other form of power-driven vehicle specified by the governing body of the municipality on the foreshore, beach strand and the barrier dune system. Violation of any ordinance adopted by the governing body of a municipality pursuant to this section is a Class 3 misdemeanor.

Provided, a municipality shall not prohibit the use of such specified vehicles from the foreshore, beach strand and barrier dune system by commercial fishermen for commercial activities. Commercial fishermen, however, shall abide by all other regulations or restrictions duly enacted by municipalities under this section.

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.