BIRD SANCTUARY; AREA DESIGNATED; HUNTING, TRAPPING, SHOOTING THEREIN; POSTING OF REGULATIONS.
Raleigh City Code § 12-3005
in effectSec. 12-3005. - BIRD SANCTUARY; AREA DESIGNATED; HUNTING, TRAPPING, SHOOTING THEREIN; POSTING OF REGULATIONS.
(a) The area embraced within the corporate limits of the City and all land owned or leased by the City outside the corporate limits is hereby designated as a bird sanctuary.
(b) It shall be unlawful intentionally to trap, hunt, shoot, or otherwise kill, within the sanctuary hereby established, any native wild bird; provided, it shall be lawful to trap starlings or similar birds or fowl specifically declared a nuisance by the City Council when such birds or fowl are found to be congregating in such number in a particular locality that they constitute a nuisance or a menace to health or property.
(c) The bird clubs of the City are hereby granted permission to erect artistic signs, giving notice of the regulations therein provided, at such places and of such design as may be approved by the City Manager.
(Code 1959, §4-5)
Source: City of Raleigh, North Carolina, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/nc/raleigh/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=DIVIICOGEOR_PT12LIRE_CH3AN_ARTAGEPR_S12-3005BISAARDEHUTRSHTHPOREFetched: 11/1/2026