2009 North Carolina Code
Chapter 113 - Conservation and Development.
§ 113-270.1D. Sportsman licenses.

§ 113‑270.1D.  Sportsman licenses.

(a)        Annual Sportsman License – $40.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual resident of the State and entitles the licensee to take all wild animals and wild birds, including waterfowl, by all lawful methods in all open seasons, including the use of game lands, and to fish with hook and line for all fish in all inland and joint fishing waters, including public mountain trout waters. An annual sportsman license issued under this subsection does not entitle the licensee to engage in recreational fishing in coastal fishing waters that are not joint fishing waters.

(b)        Lifetime Sportsman Licenses. Except as provided in subdivision (7) of this subsection, lifetime sportsman licenses are valid for the lifetime of the licensees. Lifetime sportsman licenses entitle the licensees to take all wild animals and wild birds by all lawful methods in all open seasons, including the use of game lands, and to fish with hook and line for all fish in all inland and joint fishing waters, including public mountain trout waters. A lifetime sportsman license issued under this subsection does not entitle the licensee to engage in recreational fishing in coastal fishing waters that are not joint fishing waters. Lifetime sportsman licenses issued by the Wildlife Resources Commission are:

(1)        Infant Lifetime Sportsman License – $200.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual under one year of age.

(2)        Youth Lifetime Sportsman License – $350.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual under 12 years of age.

(3)        Adult Resident Lifetime Sportsman License – $500.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual resident of the State.

(4)        Nonresident Lifetime Sportsman License – $1,000. This license shall be issued only to an individual nonresident of the State.

(5)        Age 65 Resident Lifetime Sportsman License – $15.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual resident of the State who is at least 65 years of age.

(6)        Repealed by Session Laws 2005‑455, s. 1.7 effective January 1, 2007.

(7)        Resident Disabled Veteran Lifetime Sportsman License – $100.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is a resident of the State and who is a fifty percent (50%) or more disabled veteran as determined by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. This license remains valid for the lifetime of the licensee so long as the licensee remains fifty percent (50%) or more disabled.

(8)        Resident Totally Disabled Lifetime Sportsman License – $100.00. This license shall be issued only to an individual who is a resident of the State and who is totally and permanently disabled as determined by the Social Security Administration. (1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 684, s. 1; 1997‑326, s. 1; 1999‑339, s. 4; 2005‑455, s. 1.7.)