§ 14-129. Taking, etc., of certain wild plants from land of another.
§ 14‑129. Taking, etc.,of certain wild plants from land of another.
No person, firm or corporationshall dig up, pull up or take from the land of another or from any publicdomain, the whole or any part of any Venus flytrap (Dionaea muscipula),trailing arbutus, Aaron's Rod (Thermopsis caroliniana), Bird‑foot Violet(Viola pedata), Bloodroot (Sanguinaria canadensis), Blue Dogbane (Amsoniatabernaemontana), Cardinal‑flower (Lobelia cardinalis), Columbine(Aquilegia canadensis), Dutchman's Breeches (Dicentra cucullaria), MaidenhairFern (Adiantum pedatum), Walking Fern (Camptosorus rhizophyllus), Gentians(Gentiana), Ground Cedar, Running Cedar, Hepatica (Hepatica americana andacutiloba), Jack‑in‑the‑Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum), Lily(Lilium), Lupine (Lupinus), Monkshood (Aconitum uncinatum and reclinatum), MayApple (Podophyllum peltatum), Orchids (all species), Pitcher Plant(Sarracenia), Shooting Star (Dodecatheon meadia), Oconee Bells (Shortiagalacifolia), Solomon's Seal (Polygonatum), Trailing Christmas (Greens‑Lycopodium),Trillium (Trillium), Virginia Bluebells (Mertensia virginica), and Fringe Tree(Chionanthus virginicus), American holly, white pine, red cedar, hemlock orother coniferous trees, or any flowering dogwood, any mountain laurel, any rhododendron,or any ground pine, or any Christmas greens, or any Judas tree, or anyleucothea, or any azalea, without having in his possession a permit to dig up,pull up or take such plants, signed by the owner of such land, or by his dulyauthorized agent. Any person convicted of violating the provisions of thissection shall be guilty of a Class 3 misdemeanor only punished by a fine of notless than ten dollars ($10.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00) for eachoffense. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the Counties ofCabarrus, Carteret, Catawba, Cherokee, Chowan, Cumberland, Currituck, Dare,Duplin, Edgecombe, Franklin, Gaston, Granville, Hertford, McDowell, Pamlico,Pender, Person, Richmond, Rockingham, Rowan and Swain. (1941, c. 253; 1951, c. 367,s. 1; 1955, cc. 251, 962; 1961, c. 1021; 1967, c. 355; 1971, c. 951; 1993, c.539, s. 69; c. 553, s. 9; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2001‑93, s.1; 2001‑487, s. 43(a).)