9-2-6
Section 9-2-6 Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources - Powers and duties generally.
All functions and duties of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall be
exercised by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources acting by himself or by
and through such administrative divisions or such officers or employees as he may designate.
The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall have all power and authority
necessary or convenient to carry out the functions and duties of the Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources. In the performance of such functions and duties and in the exercise
of such powers and authorities, the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and
all other officers and employees of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall,
however, be subject to all legal restrictions, limitations and conditions and penalties, civil
and criminal, with respect to the performance of such functions and...
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9-11-300
Section 9-11-300 Establishment. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, through
the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, is hereby authorized and directed
to establish by proclamation such wildlife management areas as may be in the public interest
and to enter into agreements with the United States Forest Service, the United States Bureau
of Biological Survey, the Tennessee Valley Authority or other owners, lessees or administrators
of such lands as may be necessary and suitable for the purpose of establishing wildlife management
areas. Such agreements shall provide for the fixing and demarcation of the boundaries of said
area or areas, define the responsibilities of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
and the cooperating party or parties for restocking of wildlife species, the planting and
cultivation of game and fish foods, the protection of such areas from predatory animals and
unauthorized hunting or fishing and any other work necessary...
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33-5-62
Section 33-5-62 Rules and regulations; point system for suspension or revocation of certifications.
The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may establish and promulgate reasonable
rules and regulations, not in conflict with the laws of this state, concerning operation of
vessels and concerning the enforcement of this article. All fines collected shall be deposited
into the State Water Safety Fund. Specifically, but not by way of limitation, the commissioner
may establish, by regulation, in addition to all other penalties, a point system by which
boater safety certifications may be suspended or revoked, as well as hearing procedures related
to the suspension or revocation of certifications. Unless otherwise provided by law, the penalty
for the violation of any rules and regulations promulgated under this article shall be a Class
C misdemeanor punishable upon conviction as provided in Sections 13A-5-7 and l3A-5-12. A person
so convicted shall be fined not less than fifty...
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9-11-190
Section 9-11-190 Catching of nongame fish from public waters by use of wire baskets - When,
where and how permitted. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby
authorized and empowered to promulgate rules and regulations authorizing the taking, catching
or killing of nongame fish from the public waters of this state by the use of wire baskets
having a mesh of one inch or more; provided, however, that the Commissioner of Conservation
and Natural Resources shall only promulgate such a regulation upon the written petition of
all of the state representatives and state senators from the county or counties in which said
regulation or regulations shall be effective. Petitions from state representatives and state
senators as provided for above shall specify whether the wire baskets they desire shall have
a mesh of one inch or two inches. No regulation shall be promulgated allowing the use of wire
baskets in Lewis M. Smith reservoir on the Sipsey fork of the Warrior River...
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9-12-28
Section 9-12-28 Oysters management stations; harvest records. The Commissioner of Conservation
and Natural Resources may establish by rule oyster management stations to be used by persons
or boats harvesting or landing oysters taken from the public reefs or public water bottoms
of this state. The oyster management stations so established in conjunction with other locations
designated by the Director of the Marine Resources Division and approved in writing by the
commissioner shall be the only ports used by persons or boats landing such oysters in Alabama
by water and it is unlawful to so use any other port for landing oysters. When oyster management
stations are opened, all oyster catchers taking oysters from the public reefs shall be required
to check out and check in at a management station. The rule establishing oyster management
stations may also provide for the Marine Resources Division to require oyster harvest records.
A commercial oyster catcher shall record all information...
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9-11-307
Section 9-11-307 Penalties for violations of provisions of article, etc. Any person violating
this article or any rule adopted by the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources under the authority of this article shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor,
punishable as provided by law, except that the minimum fine shall not be less than one hundred
dollars ($100). (Acts 1939, No. 668, p. 1061, §8; Code 1940, T. 8, §110(8); Act 2019-369,
§1.)...
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9-11-49.1
Section 9-11-49.1 Establishment of bag limits, etc., for certain nonresidents. Notwithstanding
any rule, regulation or law to the contrary, the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources with consent of the conservation advisory board is hereby authorized
to establish bag limits, lengths of seasons and license fees for nonresidents who reside in
those states which have entered into reciprocal agreements as to the aforementioned with the
State of Alabama. But under no circumstance shall the annual all game license be less than
$99.00 nor the trip all game license less than $50.00. (Acts 1982, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 82-777,
p. 619, §2.)...
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9-2-15.1
Section 9-2-15.1 Advisory Board of Conservation and Natural Resources; promulgation of rules
and regulations; prohibition of airboat; penalty. (a) The conservation advisory board shall
have the power to promulgate rules and regulations having the force and effect of law to regulate,
including the authority to prohibit, the use of an airboat on any of the public waters of
this state that are subject to an ebb and flow of the tide of at least two inches. (b) Any
person violating the provisions of the rules and regulations promulgated under the authority
of this section shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (Acts 1981, No.
81-425, p. 671, § 1.)...
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45-39-220
Section 45-39-220 Nighttime hunting of raccoons and opossums. In Lauderdale County, the provisions
of any law or the provisions of any rule, regulation, or order of the Commissioner of the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to the contrary notwithstanding, it shall
be lawful to hunt, and to capture or kill raccoons and opossums between sunset and daylight
with a light and a dog and if hunting on the lands of another, written permission of the landowner
is necessary, and by the use of a shotgun using number 6 shot or a .22 caliber rifle using
.22 caliber short cartridges, and the person or persons so hunting may not have in their possession
any ammunition, except number 6 shot or short cartridges for a .22 caliber rifle. (Act 79-321,
p. 474, §1.)...
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9-12-24
Section 9-12-24 Authority and procedure for leasing of bottoms in natural oyster reefs; cancellation
and forfeiture of leases; disposition of proceeds from leases. In addition to the powers heretofore
enumerated, the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall have power to lease
to any citizen of Alabama or firm or corporation organized under the laws of this state and
doing business within its limits, for the purpose of oyster culture, any bottom of the waters
of the state in a natural oyster bed or reef in such areas and at such prices and under such
conditions as he may determine. Such persons, firms or corporations desiring to avail themselves
of the privileges of leasing oyster bottoms shall make application in writing to the Commissioner
of Conservation and Natural Resources accompanied by such fee as may be prescribed by the
Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, whereupon a competent surveyor, selected
by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural...
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