Terms and Conditions
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This lease is valid for lawful hunting of legal game animals, in accordance with applicable laws, regulations and special provisions as noted in the official leasing document.
During the lease period as hereinafter set forth, the Club may maintain its signs and gates on the property and perform other reasonable, proper and lawful acts in the protection of the
property leased and the game population. Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands shall issue no other hunting lease on these lands while this lease is in effect. The Eastern North Carolina
Hunting Lands shall have no obligation to prevent trespassing, including poaching, on the described lands, and assumes no responsibility for the acts of any third parties thereon. Further, the
Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands shall be under no obligation to protect the game on the leased area or the leased area itself from injury or damages produced by natural causes or the
action of any third party or parties.
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The lease fee and period are set forth as follows. The lease fee does include insurance.
- July 1, 200x, until June 30, 200x.
- The lease fee for each year is due and payable on or before July 1 of the current calendar year. If fee is postmarked after July 1, the Club may be
subject to an addition of a TEN (10%) PERCENT late fee being added to the total lease fee for the year. Fees postmarked after July 15 of the current calendar year
may result in the cancellation of this lease and the Club will have no further rights herein.
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Each year, prior to the hunting season, the Club shall require all members to read the Hunting Lease Standards. The Hunting Lease Standards are considered a part of the
Agreement and are binding on the Club as well as on each and all of its members.
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The Club shall furnish and at all times maintain online current information of the Club's officers, members, watchmen and their mailing addresses, telephone numbers, and email
addresses (if available) The lease will not be issued without this information.
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The Club agrees that the Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands maintain full discretion regarding gating and access to the leased area. The Club shall at all times maintain highly
visible paint on any and all gates on the leased area and existing gates will be locked at all times. Failure to comply with the Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands' access
policy may result in any of the following actions: denial of certain access points, penalty fees, damage fees, increased lease rates, suspension of the lease, and/or lease termination.
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The Club agrees that the naming of roads and any signs erected shall be consistent with Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands' map in lease agreement. Location and
placement of signs should have prior approval of Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands.
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The Club agrees that posted signs will consist only of the Club name plus language required by state “land registration programsâ€. Clubs are encouraged to register lease in such programs.
Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands retain the right to post or require additional posting.
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The Club agrees that all wildlife habitat improvements, such as food plots, performed on the leased area by the Club must not interfere with the forestry operations of the
Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands. The Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands have no responsibility to preserve or maintain said improvements. The Club agrees
to do the following things with regard to the protection of wildlife:
- It will prohibit the taking, or harassment of endangered or protected species.
- It will prohibit the introduction or stocking of any game or nongame wildlife, such as hogs, coyotes, foxes, etc.
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The Club agrees to prohibit hunting in the vicinity of Company employees or its agents/contractors and to take necessary precautions to assure their safety. Club will notify
Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands of accidents that occur on the Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands' property.
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Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands may suspend all privileges hereunder, with or without cause, immediately upon issuance of written notice addressed to any officer of the Club.
Upon such notice, this lease shall be suspended or canceled without any further action on the part of the Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands, and the Club will have no further rights
herein. Clubs must immediately comply with the request by any authorized representative of Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands. Upon such termination, Eastern North Carolina
Hunting Lands shall retain the described lease fee unless Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands, in its sole discretion, elect to refund a portion thereof.
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The Club agrees to comply with all Federal, State, County and local rules and regulations with regard to all the Clubs activities on the land that is the subject of this lease.
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The hunting rights and privileges herein granted to Club are not for commercial purposes, and Club shall not at any time sublease or permit fee
hunting to persons who are not members or guests of the Club.
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Club does hereby indemnify and save harmless Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands from and against any and all liability or claims of liability of any and every kind and nature,
including without limitation, bodily injury, death and property damage, arising out of Club's performance hereunder, regardless of negligence, excepting herefrom any such liability
and claims of liability solely attributable to acts of Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands' direct-payroll employees, and Club shall, at Club's sole expense, handle all such claims,
defend all lawsuits filed against Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands on account hereof, pay all judgments rendered against Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands therein, and
reimburse Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands in cash for all reasonable expenses incurred by Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands on account thereof. Club is required to
purchase liability insurance under the blanket insurance policy available through the Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands Company. Club will be billed annually for the cost
of this insurance.
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The failure of Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands to exercise any right or remedy set forth shall not be a waiver or release of such rights or remedies or the right to
exercise any of them at another time.
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The Club, its members and guests agree that the acceptance of the terms and provisions of this agreement by the Club shall bind and inure to the benefit of all members
and guests in the same manner as if each individual member and guest had individually executed this agreement. Further, should any member or guest enter upon the lands
that are the subject of this lease agreement, then and in that event, the act of entry alone shall be deemed acceptance of the terms and provisions of this agreement.
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Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands make no representation as to the present or future condition of its lands or any improvement thereon, or the nature of any activities being conducted
or to be conducted on Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands' lands. The Club, and each person exercising privileges hereunder, shall make such inspections as they deem necessary to
familiarize themselves with the premises and any hazards thereon, and hereby assume all risk of personal injury or damage to their property in connection with activities hereunder.
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The described lands are owned and managed primarily for the growth and harvesting of forest products. The privileges granted hereunder shall not in any manner interfere with any other
activities or right on or in the premises. Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands may at any time suspend such privileges for any violations of these conditions or if in its judgment, weather
or other conditions make the exercise of such privileges hazardous or likely to interfere with Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands' operations or objectives. Neither the Club nor any of its
members shall be considered agents or employees of Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands.
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Each person exercising privileges hereunder shall conduct himself in an orderly manner, with due regard for the rights and privileges of others, and specifically shall:
- Club will not damage Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands' land or improvements thereon, and pay for such damage that may result from activities hereunder.
- Club shall avoid the rise or spread of forest fires, and promptly report fires to the proper public authorities and to the Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands.
- No debris, garbage or trash of any kind shall be deposited on the Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands' land. Club will report any illegal dumping to Eastern
North Carolina Hunting Lands.
- Club will not erect any permanent structures on the Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands' land. Any structure erected, whether temporary or permanent, may be
destroyed by the Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands without prior notice and without liability for damages to the structures or their contents. Any structures, whether
temporary or permanent, shall have no electrical hook-ups or wells on the Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands' land.
- Only aluminum nails are to be used in erecting location signs and club boundaries or posted signs.
- Affixing deer stands or stands of any kind to trees with metal fasteners including nails or spikes is expressly prohibited. Box or tower deer stands are allowed but
shall not be placed in on the travel portion of a road or intersection. . Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands assume no liability for damage to deer stands of any kind caused by
the Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands, its contractors, agents or assigns.
- Each member and guest of the Club agrees to use only the roads presently located on the leased area for vehicular traffic and not to permit vehicular traffic elsewhere
on the leased area.
- All Terrain Vehicles hereinafter referred to as (ATV's) may be used only in the act of hunting from September 1 until May 15th of the current lease year.
Damage to the Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands property from the use of ATVs will result in the elimination of ATVs from the lease area, suspension, or termination of lease.
- Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands assume no liability for damages of any kind to bridges, ditch crossing, or ATVs caused by the Eastern North Carolina Hunting Lands,
its contractors, agents, or assigns.
- The establishment of target ranges on or use of firearms for target practice within the lease area is prohibited.
- The disposal of animal carcasses or entrails on roads or in ditches and ponds within the lease area is prohibited. All carcasses are to be disposed of in an environmentally
responsible manner.
- The use of alcohol or controlled substances on the leased premises is expressly prohibited.
- Members are expected to respect adjoining landowners and neighbor's rights to enjoy their property. Club members and their guests are expected to allow neighbors and
adjoining landowners to enjoy their property, safety, and free from harassment from any member of the club or a guest of any member of the club. Failure to respect adjoining
landowners and neighbor's rights to enjoy their property may result in any of the following actions against the Club: denial of certain access points, penalty fees, damage fees,
increased lease rates, suspension of the lease, or lease termination.
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