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9-11-23
Section 9-11-23 Alabama Marine Resources Endowment Fund. (a) There is created within the Marine
Resources Fund, a special account to be known as the Alabama Marine Resources Endowment Fund.
The assets of the fund shall consist of all of the following: (1) The proceeds from the sale
of the lifetime resident saltwater fishing license and two hundred fifty dollars ($250) of
the proceeds from the sale of the combination lifetime freshwater and saltwater fishing, combination
lifetime saltwater fishing and hunting, and combination lifetime freshwater and saltwater
fishing and hunting licenses, provided in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 9-11-65.2.
(2) The proceeds of any gifts, grants, and contributions to the state which are specifically
designated for inclusion in the fund. (3) Any other sources as may be specified by law. (b)
The fund shall be administered by the Alabama Marine Resources Endowment Fund Board of Trustees,
which shall consist of the Director of Finance, the...
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9-11-94.1
Section 9-11-94.1 Purchase of tags required for each tarpon taken, killed, or harvested. (a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or kill or harvest from the public waters of
this state the fish commonly known as the tarpon (Megalops Atlanticus), and has been designated
as the official state saltwater fish of the State of Alabama, pursuant to Section 1-2-8, without
first obtaining from the Marine Resources Division of the State of Alabama Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources a tag which shall be affixed to the tarpon immediately upon the kill
or harvest from the public waters of Alabama. (b) The cost of the tags for the tarpon shall
be $50 per tag, and the Marine Resources Division may promulgate rules and regulations concerning
the sale of the tags and the quantity thereof which may be purchased by any person during
one calendar year. (c) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor
and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished...
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2-11-33
Section 2-11-33 Requirements as to advertisement or labeling for sale of catfish products generally.
(a) No catfish product shall be offered for direct retail sale for human consumption by a
processor, distributor or retailer unless the catfish product name is specifically labeled
in the following manner: (1) "Farm-Raised Catfish, A Product of Alabama" if the
product has been specifically produced in fresh water according to the usual and customary
techniques of commercial aquaculture; except, that the appropriate state name or USA or United
States of America may be inserted in lieu thereof to accommodate similar catfish products
produced in any one of the other states of the United States of America; (2) "River or
Lake Catfish, A Product of Alabama" if the product has been produced in any freshwater
lake, river or stream of the state, but has not been produced according to the usual and customary
techniques of commercial aquaculture; except, that the appropriate state name or USA or...
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9-10B-2
Section 9-10B-2 Legislative findings; exemptions. The Legislature of the State of Alabama hereby
finds and declares that: (1) All waters of the state, whether found on the surface of the
ground or underneath the surface of the ground, are among the basic resources of the State
of Alabama; (2) The use of waters of the state for human consumption is recognized as a priority
use of the state and it is the intent of this chapter that no limitation upon the use of water
for human consumption shall be imposed except in emergency situations after the Office of
Water Resources has considered all feasible alternatives to such limitations; (3) The use
of such waters should be conserved and managed to enable the people of this state to realize
the full beneficial use thereof and to maintain such water resources for use in the future;
(4) The general welfare of the people of this state is dependent upon the dedication of the
water resources of the State of Alabama to beneficial use to the fullest...
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9-12-110
Section 9-12-110 Size of mesh of seines, nets or trawls used for taking of saltwater fish,
baits, etc. It shall be unlawful to have in possession or use for the taking of saltwater
fish or other seafoods seines, nets or trawls with a mesh of a size other than that prescribed
by the rules and regulations of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources of the
State of Alabama, where practical, to conform with Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida laws.
All measurements of seines, nets and trawls are to be taken from knot to knot after said nets
have been tarred and shrunk. The size of the mesh of all seines, nets and trawls and the size
of other devices which are used for the sole purpose of taking minnows, shrimp or other baits
for use as bait shall conform to the rules and regulations of the Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1943, No. 587, p. 590, §1.)...
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9-12-233
Section 9-12-233 Additional surcharge on saltwater fishing licenses. Effective for a period
of five years following June 1, 2008, there is levied a surcharge of up to eight dollars ($8),
as set by the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, on each
annual resident and nonresident saltwater fishing license issued under Sections 9-11-53.1,
9-11-53.2, 9-11-53.5, 9-11-55.2, and 9-11-55.3. The surcharge shall be in addition to the
regular license and issuance fees on such licenses and shall be collected in the same manner
as those fees. The surcharge shall not apply to saltwater licenses issued to disabled persons.
The proceeds from the surcharge shall be deposited into the Marine Resources Restoration Fund
established in Section 9-12-234 and used for the purposes specified therein. (Act 2008-467,
p. 1022, §5.)...
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9-12-95
Section 9-12-95 Commercial party boat license; fee; requirements; expiration; penalty. (a)
Any person, firm, or corporation who engages in the business of carrying one or more persons
fishing in salt and brackish waters of the State of Alabama for a fee shall purchase a commercial
party boat license. The fee for a commercial party boat license shall be $200.00 for boats
certified for up to six passengers, $300.00 for boats certified for seven to twenty-five passengers,
and $500 for boats certified for more than twenty-five passengers. Upon making application
for the license, the applicant shall provide evidence of a United States Coast Guard license
for operating a passenger boat. Any law or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding, passengers
on the commercial party boats may fish in the territorial waters of Alabama, and land fish
in this state caught within or beyond the territorial waters without purchasing a fishing
license. Persons to whom the commercial party boat license is...
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9-2-87
Section 9-2-87 Seafoods Fund - Created; composition. There is hereby created and there shall
be a fund which shall be known as the "Seafoods Fund." This fund shall consist of:
(1) All moneys received from all occupational and privilege licenses or taxes imposed by the
state on any person, firm or corporation for engaging in any business or activity relating
to the taking, catching, processing or handling seafoods as defined in Section 9-2-80; (2)
All revenue derived from oyster bottom leases; (3) All moneys paid, derived or received arising
from fines, penalties or forfeitures of the seafood laws of this state or the rules and regulations
based thereon; (4) All moneys derived from the sale, leasing, dredging, excavation or removal
of oyster shells from the bottoms of any bay, lagoon, estuary, bayou or saltwater area within
the jurisdiction of the State of Alabama; and (5) All moneys accruing to the Marine Resources
Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources from...
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12-15-313
Section 12-15-313 Ordering and preparation of report concerning a child and family; ordering,
conduct, and certification of findings of physical or mental examination of child prior to
hearing on petition generally; examination of parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian after
hearing where ability to care for or supervise child at issue. (a) After a petition alleging
dependency has been filed, the juvenile court may direct that a study and report to the juvenile
court be made by the Department of Human Resources with recommendations concerning the child,
his or her family, his or her environment, and other matters relevant to the need for treatment
or disposition of the case. (b) Where there are indications that the child may be physically
ill or a child with mental illness or an intellectual disability, on its own motion or motion
of a party, may order the child to be examined at a suitable place by a physician, psychiatrist,
psychologist, or other qualified examiner under the...
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9-11-53.1
Section 9-11-53.1 Resident license - Saltwater fishing. (a)(1) Any person who has been a bona
fide resident of this state for a period of not less than 90 days next preceding and who is
age 16 or older, but has not yet reached the age of 65, shall not take, catch, kill, possess,
or attempt to take, catch, kill, or possess, any fish in any of the waters of this state,
except those waters for which a license is required by Section 9-11-53, below that line defined
in Rule 220-2-.42(1) of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as published
in the Alabama Administrative Code, by angling with rod and reel or by use of any artificial
bait, fly, lure, gig, cast net, bow, crab traps that are not required to be licensed by Section
9-12-124, or by spear fishing, as defined by Section 9-11-170, without first procuring an
annual resident saltwater fishing license for twenty dollars ($20), plus a one dollar ($1)
issuance fee, which fees shall be subject to adjustment as provided for in...
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