North Carolina Statutes
§ 113A-221 — Definitions
Unless a different meaning is required by the context, the following definitions shall apply throughout this Article:
(1)"Department" means the Department of Environmental Quality.
(2)"Secretary" means the Secretary of Environmental Quality or his designee.
(3)"Noxious aquatic weed" means any plant organism so designated under this Article.
(4)"Waters of the State" means any surface body or accumulation of water, whether publicly or privately owned and whether naturally occurring or artificially created, which is contained within, flows through, or borders upon any part of this State. (1991, c. 132, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2015-241, ss. 14.30(u), (v).)
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Nearby Sections
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§ 113A-1
Title§ 113A-10
Provisions supplemental§ 113A-100
Short title§ 113A-101
Cooperative State-local program§ 113A-102
Legislative findings and goals§ 113A-103
Definitions§ 113A-104
Coastal Resources Commission§ 113A-105
Coastal Resources Advisory Council§ 113A-106
Scope of planning processes§ 113A-106.1
Adoption of Coastal Habitat Protection Plans§ 113A-107
State guidelines for the coastal area§ 113A-107.1
Sea-level policy§ 113A-108
Effect of State guidelines§ 113A-11
Adoption of rules§ 113A-110
Land-use plans