StarNewsOnline.com: The Voice of Southeastern North Carolina:
"The only pertinent laws in effect at Topsail – and North Topsail, Caswell Beach and Bald Head, for that matter – are federal and state ones. Whether male or female, bare chests are considered lawful, if not necessarily tasteful or attractive. "
The Star-News, with tongue firmly in cheek, makes light of the recent, um... uncovering of a lack of a law against topless sunbathing. Funny!