STATE v. RIPPY

No. 853SC976.

341 S.E.2d 98 (1986)

STATE of North Carolina v. Harold Donald RIPPY.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 1, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Thornburg by Asst. Atty. Gen. Daniel F. McLawhorn, Raleigh, for the State.

John E. Nobles, Jr., Beaufort, for defendant-appellant.


WHICHARD, Judge.

Defendant contends that N.C.Gen.Stat. 113-156.1 violates the due process clause of the federal and state constitutions in that taxation must be uniform. Specifically, he argues that the licensing requirement of N.C.Gen.Stat. 113-156.1 creates an unconstitutional classification by requiring such a license for commercial fishing piers on the ocean but not in other areas. We disagree.

Article V, Section 2 of the North Carolina Constitution provides...

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