§ 2-94. When proclamation effective.

All prohibitions and restrictions imposed by declaration pursuant to this article shall take effect in the emergency area immediately upon publication of the declaration unless the declaration sets a later time. For the purpose of requiring compliance, publication may consist of reports of the substance of the prohibitions and restrictions in the mass communications media serving the emergency area or other effective methods of disseminating the necessary information quickly. As soon as practicable, however, appropriate distribution of the full text of any declaration shall be made. This subsection shall not be governed by the provisions of G.S. Section 1-597.

(Ord. No. 2015-31 , § 2, 8-24-15)