SECTION .0400 ‑ MANAGEMENT: USE: AND PROTECTION OF

DEDICATED NATURE PRESERVES

 

15A NCAC 12H .0401       MANAGEMENT PLAN

A management plan shall be prepared for each dedicated

nature preserve. The articles of dedication shall assign responsibility for the

preparation of the management plan.  The Secretary of the Department of Natural

Resources and Community Development shall have responsibility for approval of

all management plans and their revisions.  The Secretary or his designee shall

monitor all dedicated preserves and report violations of the approved plan or

other situations that may violate the articles of dedication or which may be

harmful to the natural resources of the preserve.  In the event that the owner

or the agency managing the dedicated preserve does not adopt an approved

management plan or does not adhere to the provisions of the plan, the Secretary

may request the Department of Administration to take appropriate action, which

may include, but is not limited to, mediation, reallocation, or referral to the

Office of the Attorney General.

 

History Note:        Authority G.S. 113‑3; 113‑8;

113A‑164; 113A‑164.4; 113A‑164.7; 143‑341; 143‑342;

Eff. January 1, 1986.