North Carolina General Statutes 106-896. Forest rangers, deputy rangers, and emergency workers
The Commissioner or the Commissioner’s designee may authorize as many forest rangers, deputy rangers, or emergency workers as the Commissioner deems necessary and available. For purposes of this Article, the following definitions apply:
(1) “Deputy ranger” means a highly trained emergency worker hired on a temporary basis to respond to a given emergency or condition. A deputy ranger shall be sworn or affirmed to the terms of “General Oath” as provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 11-11 A deputy ranger shall have the powers and duties as enumerated in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-899
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 106-896
- Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
- 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
(2) “Emergency worker” means a person who is not an employee of the North Carolina Forest Service but is an individual serving on a temporary basis in case of fire, storm, snow, earthquake, flood, or other similar emergency. Except for a deputy ranger, an emergency worker is not sworn or affirmed to the terms of “General Oath” provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 11-11
(3) “Forest ranger” means an employee of the North Carolina Forest Service who has been sworn or affirmed to the terms of “General Oath” provided in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 11-11 A forest ranger shall have the powers and duties as enumerated in N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-898 and N.C. Gen. Stat. § 106-899 (1915, c. 243, s. 2; C.S., s. 6134; 1925, c. 106, s. 1; c. 122, s. 22; 1927, c. 150, s. 1; 1935, c. 178, s. 1; 1951, c. 575; 1973, c. 1262, s. 28; 1977, c. 771, s. 4; 1989, c. 727, s. 61; 2011-145, ss. 13.25(p), (q); 2017-108, s. 12(a).)