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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9-11-153
Section 9-11-153 Wholesale and retail freshwater nongame fish dealers' licenses; commercial paddlefish dealer's license. (a) Every person, firm, association, or corporation engaged in the buying, selling, or handling of freshwater nongame fish for the purpose of resale, whether handled on a commission basis or otherwise, and every person, firm, association, or corporation shipping freshwater nongame fish out of the State of Alabama on consignment or order shall be considered a wholesale dealer of freshwater nongame fish, and shall be required to pay a license of $25.00 per annum. Any person, firm, association, or corporation handling freshwater nongame, uncooked fish strictly at retail to the consumer shall be considered a retailer and must purchase a license and pay $10.00 per annum for the same. The revenue to be derived from such licenses shall be covered into the State Treasury to the credit of the Game and Fish Fund of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources....
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9-12-54.6
Section 9-12-54.6 Exclusive saltwater bait areas. All rivers, bayous, and creeks of the state are permanently closed to the taking of saltwater shrimp for any purpose. Wolf Bay, that area encompassing the water within the boundary from the south shore of Wolf Bay northward to Beacon #86 on the north side of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway then westward along the north side of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway to Beacon #94 then south across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway to the south shore of Wolf Bay; Oyster Bay, that area encompassing the waters of Oyster Bay except those waters north of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway; that area encompassing those waters in the mouth of the Blakely River between the I-10 bridge and the Highway 90 (old causeway) bridge; Terry Cove (Baldwin County); Arlington Channel; East Fowl River from Beacon 5 and 6 to the mouth of the river; Bayou La Batre Channel from Bayou La Batre Channel B.C. Beacon to the mouth of Bayou La Batre; and Dauphin Island Bay (Mobile...
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9-15-55
Section 9-15-55 Retention by state of title to certain filled lands; rights of access. (a) The state shall retain title to any lands of the state lying seaward of the mean high tide line that are filled in the course of a beach project undertaken by a coastal municipality pursuant to Article 11 of Chapter 47 of Title 11 with the permit of the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as provided in Section 9-15-56. (b) The title to additional filled lands shall be retained by the state to the extent that the proportions of any state-owned lands filled in the course of a permitted beach project undertaken by a coastal municipality are subsequently increased seaward by accretion or any other natural or artificial fill process. (c) Notwithstanding any rule of decision or principle of common law recognized prior to May 23, 2000, the retention of title by the state pursuant to this section shall be recognized regardless of the participation, consent, or objection...
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9-15-74
Section 9-15-74 Minimum amount at which property may be sold or leased; determination as to selling or leasing; acceptance or rejection of bids; determination as to whether sale be by auction or bids. After obtaining an appraisal on the real property and consulting with the chief executive officer of the department, board, bureau, commission, institution, corporation, or agency which desires to sell or lease the real property, the Lands Division shall establish and publish the minimum amount for which the real property may be sold or leased. The determination to sell or lease the real property shall be made by the chief executive officer of the department, board, bureau, commission, institution, corporation, or agency desiring to sell or lease the real property with the approval of the Governor after giving due consideration to the results of the appraisal made upon the real property. With the approval of the Governor, the chief executive officer shall have the right to accept or...
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9-2-150
Section 9-2-150 Shellfish Aquaculture Review Board; oyster aquaculture leasing program. (a) For purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Shellfish Aquaculture Review Board. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (3) OYSTER AQUACULTURE. The cultivation and harvesting of hatchery-spawned oysters for commercial purposes. (b) There is created the Shellfish Aquaculture Review Board, which shall be responsible for developing a shellfish aquaculture policy and implementing a sustainable program for leasing land in the coastal waters of Alabama for oyster aquaculture. For administrative purposes, the board shall be an administrative unit within the department. (c) The board shall consist of the following members: (1) The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or his or her designee. (2) The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries or his or her...
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9-7-15
Section 9-7-15 Coastal Area Board - Development of coastal area management program. The board shall provide for the development of a comprehensive coastal area management program. The program shall be prepared in cooperation with local, regional, state and federal interests. The inland boundaries of the coastal area subject to the management program are described as follows: begin at the southernmost point on the Mississippi-Alabama state line where the land surface elevation reaches 10 feet above mean sea level and continue in a general easterly direction along the 10-foot contour to the proximity of Mobile Bay; continue in a northerly direction on the 10-foot contour along the western shore of Mobile Bay and the Mobile River delta to the north line of Mobile County; thence southeastward along the north line of Mobile County to the intersection with the Baldwin County lines in the Mobile River; thence along the west and north lines of Baldwin County in the Mobile and Alabama Rivers to...
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33-5-75
Section 33-5-75 Authority of Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to cancel certification or to suspend or revoke privilege of operating vessel; procedures. (a) The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may cancel any boater safety certification upon determining that the holder of the certification was not entitled to the issuance or that the holder failed to give the correct or required information in the application for certification. Upon cancellation the holder shall surrender the certification cancelled and any duplicate. A holder who refuses to surrender the certification and any duplicate shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, punishable upon conviction as provided in Sections 13A-5-7 and 13A-5-12. (b) The privilege of operating a vessel on the waters of this state, as defined in Section 33-5-3, shall be subject to suspension or revocation by the commissioner in like manner and for like cause as a boater safety certification may be suspended or...
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40-23-2
Section 40-23-2 Tax levied on gross receipts; certain sales exempt; disposition of funds. There is levied, in addition to all other taxes of every kind now imposed by law, and shall be collected as herein provided, a privilege or license tax against the person on account of the business activities and in the amount to be determined by the application of rates against gross sales, or gross receipts, as the case may be, as follows: (1) Upon every person, firm, or corporation, (including the State of Alabama and its Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in the sale of alcoholic beverages of all kinds, the University of Alabama, Auburn University, and all other institutions of higher learning in the state, whether the institutions be denominational, state, county, or municipal institutions, any association or other agency or instrumentality of the institutions) engaged or continuing within this state, in the business of selling at retail any tangible personal property whatsoever, including...
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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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