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MEMORANDUM TO: Board of Commissioners FROM: Beverly DATE: March 1, 1991 RE: PROPOSED LEGISLATION FOR HUNTING Mr. Bill Riley, President of the Occoneechee Hunting Club, recently visited my office. He is in favor of the proposed legislation for spotlighting and for hunters. He feels that everyone should be required to have written permission from the landowner before hunting anywhere in the county. He feels the safety zone should be 200 feet in diameter from a dwelling and 100 feet from a barn or other dwelling not in use. He feels that there should be some legislation prohibiting people from shooting from a roadway. If someone is caught shooting from the right -of -way of any road, they should be prosecuted up to 60 days in jail and /or a fine of $500.00. He would like to see buckshot eliminated in the County. His reasons were that (1) the effective range is 40 yards or less, and (2) they impair animals and don't kill them, leaving the animal to die an agonizing death. The bullets go astray and injure and kill more people than any other kind of ammunition. He feels very strongly that the landowner needs to be protected. Right now, and he told me of a couple of cases, the landowner is being abused by people hunting illegally. He is an X -ray technician at Duke Medical Center and works nights. However, he is taking a days vacation on Monday night to attend the public hearing. He knows his club is fully supportive of the local legislation. He has also since the first time we talked communicated with the Caldwell Hunting Club and the President was going to inform his members about the meeting. He felt they would also support such legislation.