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9-11-391
Section 9-11-391 Definitions. Wherever used in this article, unless a different meaning clearly
appears in the context, the following terms shall be given the following respective meanings:
(1) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
of the State of Alabama. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
of the State of Alabama. (3) CONSERVATION and MANAGEMENT. The collection and application of
biological information for the purposes of increasing and maintaining the number of animals
within species and populations of marine mammals at the optimum carrying capacity of their
habitat. Such terms include the entire scope of activities that constitute a modern scientific
resources program, including, but not limited to, research, census law enforcement and habitat
acquisition and improvement. Also included within these terms, when and where appropriate,
is the periodic or total protection of species or populations as well...
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9-11-55.2
Section 9-11-55.2 Nonresident saltwater fishing license; cost; disposition of fees; penalty
for violation. (a) A nonresident of this state who is age 16 or older, 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 a nonresident saltwater fishing license. The cost of nonresident saltwater
fishing licenses shall be as follows: (1) A nonresident annual saltwater fishing license shall
cost forty-four dollars ($44), plus a one dollar ($1) issuance fee, which fees...
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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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9-12-126
Section 9-12-126 Inspection of oyster beds; closure order; relay of oysters from closed areas;
promulgation of rules; penalty; enforcement. (a) The State Board of Health is authorized to
inspect the waters of the state where oysters are grown and harvested. When the State Health
Officer shall determine that the waters surrounding the oyster beds are unsafe for the harvesting
of said oysters, the State Health Officer shall issue an order to close the waters around
said bed, which order shall be specific as to location of the area to be closed. Orders issued
pursuant to this section shall not be considered rules under the Alabama Administrative Procedure
Act (Section 41-22-1 et seq.). After the issuance of such a closure order, no person shall
harvest oysters in the said waters during the closure period. The State Health Officer is
authorized to permit the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to relay oysters
from closed areas. (b) The State Board of Health is authorized to...
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9-12-82
Section 9-12-82 License required for taking of oysters for commercial purposes; penalty; aquaculture
license; disposition of funds. (a) Before any person engages in the taking or catching of
oysters from the waters or bottoms of the State of Alabama, the person shall first purchase
an annual oyster catcher license. The license shall expire annually on September 30 and shall
be twenty-five dollars ($25) . However, persons may take for personal, noncommercial purposes,
from waters opened to commercial oystering, not more than 100 oysters per day without purchasing
an oyster catcher license. (b) Before any oyster aquaculture site or facility permitted by
the state Department of Public Health engages in the taking of oysters from the waters or
bottoms of this state, the oyster aquaculture permittee shall first purchase an annual oyster
aquaculture license. The license shall allow employees of the aquaculture facility to engage
in harvesting and sorting of oysters or to conduct other...
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9-20-2
Section 9-20-2 Definitions. The following terms and phrases shall have the following meanings
unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) AQUATIC PLANT. Any plant growing in, or
closely associated with, the aquatic environment including, without limitation, floating,
emersed, submersed, ditchbank and wetland plant species. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources. (3) NONINDIGENOUS AQUATIC PLANT. Any aquatic plant
which is not an indigenous or native aquatic plant species of the State of Alabama. (4) PERSON.
Any and all persons, natural or artificial, including, without limitation, any individual,
partnership, association, society, joint stock company, firm, company, corporation, institution,
trust, estate, or other legal or other business organization or any governmental entity, and
any successor, representative, agent or agency of the foregoing. (5) PUBLIC WATERS OF THE
STATE. Those waters which are defined as public waters in Section...
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33-5-3
Section 33-5-3 Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the meanings
respectively ascribed to them in this section, unless the context clearly requires a different
meaning: (1) VESSEL. Every description of watercraft, other than a seaplane, capable of being
used as a means of transportation on the water, but such term shall not include vessels 12
feet in length or less when used solely on farm ponds of less than 50 acres in size. (2) WATERS
OF THIS STATE. Any waters within the territorial limits of this state and the marginal sea
adjacent to this state and the high seas when navigated as a part of a journey or ride to
and from the shore of this state; provided, however, that "waters of this state"
shall not be interpreted to mean any private pond which is not used for boat rentals or the
charging of fees for fishing therein. (3) OWNER. A person, other than a lienholder, having
the property in or title to a vessel. The term includes a person entitled to the...
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9-12-214
Section 9-12-214 Violations; forfeiture of property and license; eligibility for new license.
Any person licensed as an alligator farmer under Section 9-12-202 convicted of violating any
of the provisions of this article shall have his license cancelled and all alligators, alligator
parts, and alligator skins in his possession shall be forfeited to the Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources. These shall be disposed of by the department through public auction
and the proceeds thereof deposited in the Game and Fish Fund. Any alligator farmer having
his license so cancelled will be ineligible to purchase such a license for a period of five
years. After five years, said person may purchase an alligator farmer license only on written
recommendation of the Director of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the
department. (Acts 1989, No. 89-874, p. 1749, ยง15.)...
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9-11-255
Section 9-11-255 Transportation, shipment, etc., of protected birds or game. Any person, firm,
association, or corporation who takes, ships, or transports without or within this state any
of the birds or game protected by the laws of this state, unless the same are in the personal
possession of or are carried openly by the owner thereof or person killing the same, who has
in his or her possession a nonresident's license if the game is to be carried without this
state or a resident's license if the game is to be transported wholly within this state shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than
$25.00 nor more than $50.00; provided, however, that under proper regulations by the Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources issued by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural
Resources, any person may transport as baggage or by express not more than two days' bag limit
of any game birds or animals taken legally; and provided...
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9-11-30
Section 9-11-30 Game breeder's license - Issuance; renewal; expiration; fees. (a) For the purposes
of this section, Section 9-11-31, and Section 9-11-31.1, the term "protected game animals
and game birds" means any species of bird or animal designated by the Commissioner of
Conservation and Natural Resources by regulation pursuant to Section 9-2-7, species of the
family Cervidae documented by the department to exist in the wild in this state prior to May
1, 2006, which are whitetail deer, elk, and fallow deer, or species of nonindigenous animals
lawfully brought into this state prior to May 1, 2006, and their offspring. (b)(1) Pursuant
to the requirements and restrictions of subdivisions (2) and (3), the Commissioner of Conservation
and Natural Resources shall issue an annual game breeder's license to any properly accredited
person, firm, corporation, or association authorizing a game breeder to engage in the business
of raising protected game birds, game animals, or fur-bearing...
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