SECTION .0500 ‑ DECLARATORY RULINGS
15A NCAC 10A .0501 WHEN ISSUED
In accordance with the procedures set forth in Rule .0503 of
this Section, and except as provided in Rule .0502 of this Section, a
declaratory ruling is authorized to be issued by the Wildlife Resources
Commission when there is submitted to the Executive Director a written request
signed and verified under oath by or on behalf of a person or group of persons
of common interest who will be substantially affected in their persons, property,
public office or employment by such ruling; and which request shows on its
face:
(1) that there is an actual controversy as to the
applicability of a specific rule or regulation of the Commission, or of a
specific statute administered or enforced by the Commission, to an existing
factual situation;
(2) that every relevant fact and circumstance necessary
to the ruling is definitively stated and is conceded by all parties to be a
true and existing fact or circumstance for all purposes;
(3) that all parties who will be directly or indirectly
affected by the ruling, other than the Commission and its agents and employees,
have joined in the request therefor and in the verification of the facts
therein set forth; and
(4) that the ruling will be final and determinative of
the controversy and binding on all parties affected thereby, subject only to
reversal or modification by a court on direct judicial review as provided by
law.
History Note: Authority G.S. 150B‑4;
Eff. February 1, 1976.