9-12-111
Section 9-12-111 Lengths or widths of seines, nets, and trawls. It shall be unlawful for any
person, firm or corporation to have in possession on board a boat in the waters of Alabama
or in use, any seine, trammel net, gill net or other device for the taking or catching of
saltwater fish or other seafoods having in length on the cork or main top line more than 2,400
feet except on purse seines where the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may
set additional length by regulation. When two or more nets are joined together, they shall
be considered as one, and the total length thereof must not exceed the above limitation. All
nets, seines, or trawls exceeding the prescribed length or width as set by law or regulation
may be confiscated and held as evidence, and upon conviction, the nets, seines, or trawls
shall be forfeited to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources which shall dispose
of forfeited items as it deems advisable. Any person violating this section...
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9-12-231
Section 9-12-231 Nets and similar devices permitted in salt and brackish waters. (a) The following
nets or similar devices may be used in Alabama salt and brackish waters: (1) A landing net,
which is a net commonly used to land fish while hook-and-line fishing. (2) A dip or crab net,
which may not exceed three feet in diameter. (3) A minnow seine, which may not exceed 25 feet
in length or 4 feet in depth. (4) A hand thrown cast net, which may not exceed 30 feet in
diameter. (5) A shrimp trawl net. (6) A net used for scientific or educational purposes; provided
that any person using a net for scientific or educational purposes shall have in his or her
possession a valid permit issued by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources,
which shall enact rules governing the use of nets for scientific or educational purposes.
(7) A purse seine for the taking of menhaden by persons licensed by the Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources in water designated by the department....
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9-12-93
Section 9-12-93 License for boat used for taking or carrying shrimp. It shall be unlawful for
any person to use any boat for the purpose of drawing a seine or trawl used in catching shrimp
or hauling or carrying shrimp without first having secured an annual license due and payable
on or before the opening date of the season as set by the Commissioner of Conservation and
Natural Resources in each and every year as follows: For each and every boat owned by a resident
of this state, there shall be an annual license fee of fifty dollars ($50) for commercial
boats under 30 feet in length, seventy-five dollars ($75) for commercial boats from 30 to
45 feet in length, one hundred dollars ($100) on commercial boats over 45 feet in length,
and fifteen dollars ($15) on all recreational boats regardless of length. Recreational boats
can use trawls of 16 feet or less as measured at the cork line or main top line to catch,
or attempt to catch, shrimp for bait or noncommercial purposes, not to exceed...
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9-12-54.5
Section 9-12-54.5 Catching, etc. of shrimp by persons with recreational boat shrimping license.
Persons with a recreational boat shrimping license may use a trawl having a width of 16 feet
or less as measured at the cork line to catch, or attempt to catch, saltwater shrimp for bait
or noncommercial purposes not to exceed five gallons of shrimp per person per day, and unless
otherwise provided by law or regulation, only at the same time and in the waters open to commercial
shrimping. (Acts 1981, No. 81-853, p. 1531, §5; Acts 1994, No. 94-618, p. 1150, §1; Act
2000-737, p. 1613, §1.)...
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9-12-113
Section 9-12-113 Licenses or permits for commercial fishing; net or seine permits. (a) Each
license or permit issued by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources or his
or her authorized agent shall state the name of the applicant. (1) If the applicant is a resident
of the State of Alabama, the applicant shall pay the following fees: a. One hundred dollars
($100) for commercial fishing. b. Three hundred dollars ($300) on each net or seine permit,
plus an additional five hundred dollars ($500) per permit for the taking of Roe Mullet and
Spanish Mackerel, as defined by regulation of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
c. One thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for each purse seine license. (2) Nonresidents
shall pay the following fees: a. Two hundred dollars ($200) for commercial fishing. b. One
thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for each net or seine permit, plus an additional two
thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per permit for the taking of...
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9-12-54.4
Section 9-12-54.4 Catching, etc., of bait; restrictions. Licensed live saltwater bait catcher
boats may, except as otherwise provided by law or regulation, take or catch, or attempt to
take or catch, bait shrimp of any size and other saltwater species of bait in waters of the
state under the jurisdiction of the Marine Resources Division as defined by rule of the Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources not permanently closed to shrimping. Licensed live saltwater
bait catchers may take or catch, or attempt to take or catch, live saltwater bait from 4:00
o'clock a.m. until 10:00 o'clock p.m. in areas temporarily closed to commercial shrimping,
except as otherwise provided by law or regulation. In an area temporarily closed to commercial
shrimping or in an area designated as an exclusive bait area, live saltwater bait may not
be taken with any seine or trawl having a width greater than 16 feet as measured at the cork
line or main top line. Lengths and widths of leadlines or...
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32-9-20
Section 32-9-20 Schedule of restrictions. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to drive
or move on any highway in this state any vehicle or vehicles of a size or weight except in
accordance with the following: (1) WIDTH. Vehicles and combinations of vehicles, operating
on highways with traffic lanes 12 feet or more in width, shall not exceed a total outside
width, including any load thereon, of 102 inches, exclusive of mirrors or other safety devices
approved by the Department of Transportation. The Director of Transportation may, in his or
her discretion, designate other public highways for use by vehicles and loads with total outside
widths not exceeding 102 inches, otherwise; vehicles and combinations of vehicles, operating
on highways with traffic lanes less than 12 feet in width, shall not exceed a total outside
width, including any load thereon, of 96 inches, exclusive of mirrors or other safety devices
approved by the Department of Transportation. No passenger vehicle shall...
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32-9-21
Section 32-9-21 Maximum permissible length and width of motor bus. (a) The term motor bus,
wherever used in this section, means any motor-propelled vehicle used on the highways of this
state for the transportation of passengers for hire. (b) Except as provided in subsection
(d), it shall be lawful to drive or operate upon any highway in this state any motor bus which
does not exceed 45 feet in length, and eight and one-half feet in width, exclusive of detachable
wind deflection devices which have been approved by the State Department of Transportation
and safety equipment. (c) The term articulated motor bus, wherever used in this section, means
any motor bus, divided into joined sections, that actuates in a manner ensuring a turning
radius which is less than a motor bus of the same length without such joined actuation. (d)
It shall be lawful to drive or operate on any highway in this state an articulated motor bus
which does not exceed 60 feet in length, and eight and one-half feet in...
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32-5-51
Section 32-5-51 Towing or hauling disabled vehicle. No provision of this chapter shall prevent
a motor vehicle from hauling or towing a disabled vehicle while on the highway to a point
for the purpose of making repairs; provided, that such motor vehicle otherwise complies with
the requirements of this chapter and is in charge of a responsible driver; a drawbar or other
connection between any two such vehicles shall not exceed 15 feet in length, and there shall
be displayed at the rear of the last vehicle a red flag or other signal or cloth not less
than 12 inches in length and width and lighted as required by Section 32-5-240. Any person
violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction,
shall be punished as provided in Section 32-5-311. (Acts 1927, No. 347, p. 348; Code 1940,
T. 36, §81.)...
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9-12-122
Section 9-12-122 Penalty for commercial shrimp trawling in waters closed to commercial shrimping
by law or regulation; confiscation and forfeiture of trawls. (a) It shall be unlawful for
any person, firm or corporation to take shrimp by commercial shrimp trawling in waters closed
to commercial shrimping by law or regulation. "Commercial shrimp trawling" means
the taking or catching or attempting to take or catch shrimp by any trawl or trawls used together
which exceed 16 feet as measured along the cork line; as well as, the taking, catching or
attempting to take or catch shrimp by any trawl 16 feet or less as measured along the cork
line while licensed as a commercial shrimp fisherman under Section 9-12-92 or Section 9-12-93.
(b) Persons, firms or corporations convicted of violating the provisions of this section shall
be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $600.00 nor more
than $900.00 for the first offense, not less than $900.00 nor more than...
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