15A N.C. Admin. Code 10F.0304

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 11, December 2, 2024

Section 10F .0304 - [Effective until 8/29/2025] BLADEN COUNTY

(a) Regulated Areas. This Rule applies to the following waters in Bladen County:

(1) White Lake. The water between the shoreline and regulatory markers 500 feet from the shoreline is a Restricted Area.

(2) Cape Fear River:

(A) the waters shore to shore between a point 100 yards east and 100 yards west of the ferry cable at Elwell Ferry and Elwells Ferry Boating Access Area, 2702 Elwell Ferry Road, Council;

(B) the waters within 50 yards of the Tar Heel Boating Access Area, 1000 Wildlife Landing Drive, Tar Heel; and

(C) the waters within 50 yards of the Tory Hole Boating Access Area, 335 N. Poplar Street, Elizabethtown.

(3) Black River. The waters within 50 yards of the Hunts Bluff Boating Access Area, 351 Hunts Bluff Road, Kelly.

(b) Restricted Area. Motorboats, as defined in G.S. 75A-2(1e), shall not be operated on a course parallel to the shoreline in the area described in Subparagraph (a)(1) of this Rule.

(c) Diving. A person engaged in skin or scuba diving shall display a diver's flag, and no vessel shall approach within 50 feet of a diver's flag, as described in G.S. 75A-13.1.

(d) Speed Limit. No person shall operate a motorboat at greater than no-wake speed within the regulated areas described in Subparagraphs (a)(1) and (3), and Parts (a)(2)(A) through (C) of this Rule.

(e) Placement and Maintenance of Markers. The following agencies shall place and maintain the markers implementing this Rule:

(1) North Carolina State Parks for the regulated area designated in Subparagraph (a)(1) of this Rule; and

(2) the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission for the regulated areas designated in Parts (a)(2)(A) through (C), and Subparagraph (a)(3) of this Rule.

15A N.C. Admin. Code 10F .0304

Authority G.S. 75A-3; 75A-15;
Eff. 2/1/1976;
Amended Eff. 4/1/1990; 8/1/1988; 6/17/1979.
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. December 6, 2016;

Amended by North Carolina Register Volume 33, Issue 03, August 01, 2018 effective 10/1/2018.

Amended by North Carolina Register Volume 39, Issue 1, July 1, 2024 effective 6/1/2024.

Emergency Amended by North Carolina Register Volume 39, Issue 05, September 3, 2024 effective 8/5/2024 exp. 11/2/2024 (Emergency).

Temporary Amended by North Carolina Register Volume 39, Issue 11, December 1, 2024 effective 11/8/2024 exp. 8/29/2025.