Unless a different meaning is required by the context, the following definitions shall apply throughout this Article:

(1)        “Department” means the Department of Environmental Quality.

(2)        “Secretary” means the Secretary of Environmental Quality or his designee.

(3)        “Noxious aquatic weed” means any plant organism so designated under this Article.

(4)        “Waters of the State” means any surface body or accumulation of water, whether publicly or privately owned and whether naturally occurring or artificially created, which is contained within, flows through, or borders upon any part of this State. ?(1991, c. 132, s. 1; 1997-443, s. 11A.119(a); 2015-241, ss. 14.30(u), (v).)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 113A-221

  • following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the said district and territories and all dependencies. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
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