North Carolina § 113-290 Unlawful use of firearms

North Carolina Statutes

§ 113-290 — Unlawful use of firearms

North Carolina § 113-290

Ch. 113Conservation and Development

Art. 21BCriminally Negligent Hunting

Subch. IVCONSERVATION OF MARINE AND ESTUARINE AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-290 (2026).

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

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