§ 143-248. Transfer of lands, buildings, records, equipment, and other properties.
§ 143‑248. Transfer of lands, buildings, records, equipment, and other properties.
There is hereby transferred to the North Carolina Wildlife ResourcesCommission all lands, buildings, structures, records, reports, equipment,vehicles, supplies, materials, and other properties, and the possession and usethereof, which have heretofore been acquired or obtained and now remain in thepossession of, or which are now and heretofore have been used or intended foruse by the Department of Conservation and Development, the Director ofConservation and Development, the Division of Game and Inland Fisheries, andthe Commission of Game and Inland Fisheries, and any predecessor organizationor division or official of either, for the purpose of protecting, propagating,and developing game, fur‑bearing animals, game fish, inland fisheries,and all other wildlife resources which heretofore have been used or held bythem in connection with any program conducted for said purposes, whether saidlands or properties were acquired, purchased, or obtained by deed, gift, grant,contract, or otherwise; the said lands and other properties herebytransferred, subject to the limitations hereinafter set forth to the saidWildlife Resources Commission shall be held and used by it subject to theprovisions of this Article and other provisions of law in furtherance of theintents, purposes, and provisions of this Article and other provisions of lawin such manner and for such purposes as may be determined by the Commission. Inthe event that there shall arise any conflict in the transfer of any propertiesor functions as herein provided, the Governor of the State is hereby authorizedand empowered to issue such executive order, or orders, as may be necessaryclarifying and making certain the issue, or issues, thus arising: Provided,further, nothing herein contained shall be construed to transfer any of theState parks or State forests to the North Carolina Wildlife ResourcesCommission: Provided, further, title to the property transferred by virtue ofthe provisions of this Article shall be held by the State of North Carolina forthe use and benefit of the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission andthe use, control and sale of any of such property shall be governed by thegeneral law of the State affecting such matters. (1947, c. 263, s. 12; 1965, c. 957, s. 15.)