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9-12-21
Section 9-12-21 "Natural oyster reef" defined. A natural oyster reef is declared
and defined as not less than one acre in continuous area of any bottoms of any bay, sound,
bayou, creek, inlet or any other body of salt or brackish water on which oysters grow naturally,
or have grown naturally, in quantity sufficient to warrant fishing for them with hand tongs
as a means of a livelihood within a period of five years next preceding the time at which
said matter may be presented for consideration and determination by the Director, Marine Resources
Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. But in no case shall an
oyster bed be declared or defined to be a natural oyster reef when such bed is located within
the limits where the owners of land fronting on such waters where oysters may be grown have
the right to create and have created, by artificial means such as planting oysters or oyster
shells or by any other means, culture grounds for the growth of oysters and have...
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33-18-1
Section 33-18-1 Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama hereby agrees
to the following interstate compact known as the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact:
Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact The States of Alabama and Georgia and the United
States of America hereby agree to the following compact which shall become effective upon
enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state legislature and the Congress
of the United States. Short Title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa
River Basin Compact" and shall be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACT
Compact" or "compact." Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States
of Alabama and Georgia and the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes
of promoting interstate comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably
apportioning the surface waters of the ACT, engaging in water planning,...
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33-19-1
Section 33-19-1 Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama
hereby agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint
River Basin Compact: Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact The States of Alabama,
Florida and Georgia and the United States of America hereby agree to the following compact
which shall become effective upon enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state
legislature and the Congress of the United States. Short Title This Act shall be known and
may be cited as the "Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact" and shall
be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACF Compact" or "compact."
Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States of Alabama, Florida and Georgia and
the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes of promoting interstate
comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably apportioning the...
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9-12-150
Section 9-12-150 Artificial reef construction permit; transportation, inspection, etc., of
reef materials; bond; penalties. (a) Before any person, firm, corporation, or association
constructs or attempts to construct an artificial fishing reef in the coastal waters of the
State of Alabama as defined by Section 9-7-10, or waters approved by the U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers adjacent to or which may affect the coastal area of Alabama as defined by Section
9-7-10, and transports or attempts to transport material from which artificial reefs may be
constructed through the waters of this state, the person, firm, corporation, or association
shall have the material inspected and approved by and shall obtain a permit from the Alabama
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division, or any agency
designated in the future by the division, the cost of which shall be twenty-five dollars ($25)
per reef and shall be credited to the Marine Resources Fund. Materials are...
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9-12-32
Section 9-12-32 Surveys and marking of private reefs; filing of plats and lists of agents and
permittees; agents and permittees to carry permits. It shall be the duty of each owner or
lessee of any private reef to have established an accurate survey by a registered surveyor
of the bottoms, beds, or reefs under his or her control, and each corner shall be clearly
marked and defined with the owner's or lessee's name clearly attached. There shall also be
established intermediate markers between the corners, the distance between which shall not
exceed 600 feet extending from each corner of the private bed, bottom, or reef to the adjacent
corner, and also from the outside corner every 600 feet to the high water mark on the associated
beach, bank, or marsh edge. The plat of this area, including GPS coordinates of area corners,
and any lease agreements or proof of right of ownership shall be filed with the Division of
Marine Resources together with the list of any persons using the bed,...
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9-12-22
Section 9-12-22 Right of owners of land fronting public waters to plant and gather oysters.
All the beds and bottoms of the rivers, bayous, lagoons, lakes, bays, sounds and inlets within
the jurisdiction of the State of Alabama are the property of the State of Alabama to be held
in trust for the people thereof, but the owners of land fronting on such waters where oysters
may be grown shall have the right to plant and gather same in the waters in front of their
land to the distance of 600 yards from the shore measured from the average low water mark,
but where the distance from shore to shore is less than 1,200 yards, the owners of either
shore may plant and gather to a line equidistant between the two shores, but no person shall
plant in any natural channel so as to interfere with navigation. The respective owners shall
plant within lines extended into the water from points where the boundaries intersect the
shore, as nearly as practicable, with a mean width corresponding with their...
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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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9-11-53
Section 9-11-53 Resident license - Freshwater fishing. (a) 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 who has not yet reached the age of 65, shall not take, catch, kill or attempt
to take, catch, or kill any fish in any of the waters of this state above that line defined
in Rule 220-2-.42 (1) of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as published
in the Alabama Administrative Code, as well as below that line in any of the ponds or lakes
containing freshwater fish, subject to the exceptions contained herein, by any means, except
designated commercial fishing gear and wire baskets, expressly allowed by law or regulation
without first procuring an annual resident freshwater fishing license and paying therefor
the sum of eleven dollars ($11), plus a one dollar ($1) issuance fee, which fees shall be
subject to adjustment as provided for in Section 9-11-68; provided, however,...
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33-5-51
Section 33-5-51 Operation of personal watercraft. (a) As used in this section, "personal
watercraft" means a vessel which uses an inboard motor powering a water jet pump as its
primary source of motive power and which is designed to be operated by a person sitting, standing,
or kneeling on the vessel, rather than the conventional manner of sitting or standing inside
the vessel. (b) A person may not operate a personal watercraft on the waters of this state,
as waters are defined in Section 33-5-3, unless each person operating, riding on, or being
towed by the vessel is wearing a personal flotation device approved by the United States Coast
Guard, in accordance with rules and regulations by the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources. (c) A person operating a personal watercraft on the waters of this
state that does not have self circling capability, shall have a lanyard type engine cutoff
switch and must attach the lanyard to the person, clothing, or...
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33-5-100
Section 33-5-100 Unauthorized alteration or removal of identification number or registration
information; forfeiture. (a) As used in this section, the following words have the following
meanings: (1) FALSIFY. The term includes alter and forge. (2) IDENTIFIABLE COMPONENT PART.
The term includes any part of a vessel or outboard motor that has an identifying number stamped,
molded, engraved, cast, or placed on it by the manufacturer or any part that can be identified
by other means as being a part of a particular vessel or outboard motor. (3) IDENTIFICATION
NUMBER. The term includes an identifying number, engine number, outboard motor number, or
other distinguishing number or mark placed on a vessel, outboard motor, vessel trailer, or
the engine, transmission, or other component part of a vessel, by its manufacturer or by authority
of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or in accordance with the laws of
another state or country. (4) REMOVE. The term includes deface,...
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