1868-1869 N.C. Sess. Laws 59-60 Pub. Laws, An Act To Prohibit Hunting On The Sabbath, Chap 18, § 1.
The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That if any person or persons whomsoever shall be known to hunt in this State on the Sabbath with a dog or dogs, or shall be found off of their premises on the Sabbath, having with him or them a shot-gun, rifle or pistol, he or they shall be subject to indictment; and upon conviction, shall pay a fine not to exceed fifty dollars . . .