§ 113-300.17.  (Effective December 1, 2026) Licenses for point blinds; fees.

(a) Individuals owning property in Currituck County bought and used for the shooting of migratory wild fowl who desire to have any shooting point or location protected by a license as such shall make application in accordance with this section; provided that applications filed later than August 1 shall be given consideration at subsequent meetings of the Game Commission.

(b) The application shall accurately describe the location, and a map shall be furnished to the Game Commission upon request.

(c) The application must be filed on or before August 1 of each year to ensure timely consideration. To obtain a license for a point blind, the applicant shall apply in writing to the clerk to the Game Commission, or otherwise apply by any method approved by the Game Commission, including via an online application, and pay an application fee and a processing fee. The application fee and the processing fee shall be established annually at the budget meeting in June.

(d) The license number must, during the shooting season, be displayed on the blind erected on the licensed shooting point, which blind must be maintained and used with reasonable frequency, at least four times each season.

(e) If it is desired to develop a new shooting location, the Game Commission, on application, may license any location designated, but not if it is within 500 yards of a location used by floating devices or within 500 yards of a bush blind or another licensed point.  (2026-57, s. 2(a).)