§ 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.)