§ 130A‑309.125. Applicability.

(a) This Part appliesonly in a county which includes a barrier island or barrier peninsula, in whichthe barrier island or peninsula meets both of the following conditions:

(1) It has permanentinhabitation of 200 or more residents and is separated from the North Carolinamainland by a sound.

(2) It contains either aNational Wildlife Refuge or a portion of a National Seashore.

(b) Within any countycovered by subsection (a) of this section, this Part applies only to an islandor peninsula that both:

(1) Is bounded on theeast by the Atlantic Ocean.

(2) Is bounded on thewest by a coastal sound.  (2009‑163, s. 1.)