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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-3 (2026)

Duties of the Department

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(a) It shall be the duty of the Department, by investigation, recommendation and publication, to aid:

(1) In the promotion of the conservation and development of the natural resources of the State;

(2) In promoting a more profitable use of lands and forests;

(3) Repealed by Session Laws 1977, c. 198, s. 15; c. 771, s. 7;

(4) In coordinating existing scientific investigations and other  related agencies in formulating and promoting sound policies of conservation and development; and

(5) Repealed by Session Laws 1977, c. 771, s. 7.

(b) Repealed by Session Laws 1959, c. 779, s. 3. (1925, c. 122, s. 4; 1957, c. 753, s. 3; c. 1424, s. 1; 1959, c. 779, s. 3; 1977, c. 198, s. 15; c. 771, s. 7.)

 

§§ 113-4 through 113-7.  Repealed by Session Laws 1973, c. 1262, s. 28.

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1988–1989 · leading case: In Re the Appeal From the Civil Penalty, 379 S.E.2d 30 (N.C. 1989).
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In Re the Appeal From the Civil Penalty, 379 S.E.2d 30 (N.C. 1989). · cites it 8× “[i]n the promotion of the conservation and development of the natural resources of the State [and] ... a more profitable use of lands and forests.”
In re the Appeal from the Civil Penalty Assessed for Violations of the Sedimentation Pollution Control Act Administered by the Dep't of Nat. Resources & Cmty. Dev. by Harris, 373 S.E.2d 572 (N.C. Ct. App. 1988). · cites it 4× “hat purposes was the agency created? (2) Which peculiarly “judicial” power has the General Assembly attempted to vest in the agency? and (3) Is the Legislature’s grant of such judicial power reasonably necessary as an incident to the accomplishment of the purposes for which the…”
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 113-3(a)(1): 1 case
In Re the Appeal From the Civil Penalty, 379 S.E.2d 30 (N.C. 1989). “[i]n the promotion of the conservation and development of the natural resources of the State [and] ... a more profitable use of lands and forests.”
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