§ 160A-176.2. Ordinances effective in Atlantic Ocean.
§ 160A‑176.2. Ordinances effective in Atlantic Ocean.
(a) A city may adoptordinances to regulate and control swimming, personal watercraft operation,surfing and littering in the Atlantic Ocean and other waterways adjacent tothat portion of the city within its boundaries or within its extraterritorialjurisdiction; provided, however, nothing contained herein shall be construed topermit any city to prohibit altogether swimming or surfing or to make theseactivities unlawful.
(b) Subsection (a) ofthis section applies to the Towns of Atlantic Beach, Calabash, Cape Carteret,Carolina Beach, Caswell Beach, Duck, Emerald Isle, Holden Beach, Kill DevilHills, Kitty Hawk, Manteo, Nags Head, Oak Island, Ocean Isle Beach, SouthernShores, Sunset Beach, Topsail Beach, and Wrightsville Beach, and the City ofSouthport only. (1991,c. 494, ss. 1, 2; 1991 (Reg. Sess., 1992), c. 801; 1993, c. 67, s. 5; c. 125,s. 2; 1993 (Reg. Sess., 1994), c. 625, s. 1; 1997‑48, s. 1; 2002‑141,s. 1; 2004‑203, s. 55.)