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<p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://www.ncleg.gov/Sessions/2021/Bills/House/PDF/H496v0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="6" style="margin:0px;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="margin:0px;text-decoration-line:underline">H
496</span></a><span style="margin:0px">, </span><span style="margin:0px;font-weight:700">Property Owners' Rights/Tree Ordinances</span><span style="margin:0px">, sponsored by Representatives Boles (R - Moore), Hunter (D - Gates, Hertford, Pasquotank), Brody
(R - Anson, Union) and Moffit (R - Henderson) is an anti-tree bill that would make it nearly impossible for local governments to protect trees on private property. The bill would be legislative overreach to the extreme by prohibiting communities from adopting
tree protection ordinances that regulate the removal of trees from private property with the express authorization of the General Assembly. Check out this article</span><span style="margin:0px"> in
<u>The Pilot</u> about the bill: <a href="https://www.thepilot.com/news/bill-restricting-tree-removal-re-emerges/article_7b060b38-995a-11eb-af45-177114874289.html" id="LPlnk">
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