40-10-139
Section 40-10-139 Conveyance to Department of Conservation and Natural Resources of land bid
in by state - Notice to former owner of intended conveyance. Whenever it is determined by
the Land Commissioner that it is to the best interest of the state to convey to the Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources the title of any lands which have been bid in at tax
sale and which remain unredeemed, he may, on his own motion and without application being
filed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, issue notice to the former
owner or some person having an interest in such land, in the same manner as heretofore provided
for in cases where application for conveyance has been filed by the Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources; and, if such lands are not redeemed within the time so fixed, the same
shall, upon approval of the Governor, be conveyed to the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources in the same manner as if application for such conveyance had...
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9-2-3
Section 9-2-3 Powers and duties as to state parks and parkways, etc. The Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources, for the purpose of establishing, developing and maintaining state parks
and parkways, may acquire land by donation, purchase, condemnation or lease and for these
purposes may use such funds as may be available to it and not otherwise obligated and may
enter into agreements with the federal government or other agencies for acquiring by lease,
purchase or otherwise such lands as in its judgment are desirable for state parks or parkways.
As to the purchase of lands, such agreements may provide for a division of the payments over
a period of years, in which case the payments may be secured by mortgage; provided, that no
liability shall attach to the State of Alabama or any of its departments, boards, bureaus
or commissions or any member or official thereof if the security specifically given in any
such mortgage is insufficient to pay said mortgage at a forced sale or...
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9-15-18
Section 9-15-18 Sale of timber, minerals, etc., from lands; lease, exchange or sale of lands,
etc. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby empowered to sell or
cause to be sold timber or minerals or other natural resources from all lands managed or controlled
under authority of this article when in his opinion he deems such timber or minerals or other
natural resources to be merchantable quantity and quality. All lands or any interest therein
over which the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall exercise management
and control by virtue of this article may be leased, exchanged or sold by the Commissioner
of Conservation and Natural Resources with the approval of the managing head of the department
or institution to which said lands belong and the approval of the Governor of Alabama. (Acts
1945, No. 341, p. 554, §11.)...
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9-2-7
Section 9-2-7 Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources - Powers and duties as to
game, fish and seafood generally. (a) The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources
may enforce and administer all laws providing for the preservation, protection, propagation,
and development of wild birds, wild fur-bearing animals, game fish, saltwater fish, shrimp,
oysters and other shellfish, crustaceans and all other species of wildlife within the state
or within the territorial jurisdiction of the state which have not been reduced to private
ownership, except as otherwise provided. (b) The commissioner is empowered to do all of the
following: (1) To formulate a state wildlife policy. (2) To fix open seasons during which
game birds, game, and fur-bearing animals may be taken. (3) To fix daily and season bag limits
on game birds and game animals. (4) To designate by name what species of fish shall be game
fish. (5) To fix daily creel limits on game fish. (6) To regulate the manner,...
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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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9-14-4
Section 9-14-4 Construction, maintenance, etc., of roads leading from state highways to lands
in state park system. The State Department of Transportation is hereby authorized and empowered
upon the request of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to construct, reconstruct
and maintain roads leading from a state highway to any land included in the state park system.
The State Director of Transportation shall confer with the Commissioner of Conservation and
Natural Resources before deciding upon the location and character of any such improvement.
The State Department of Transportation is hereby authorized and empowered, upon the request
of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, to construct, reconstruct and maintain
roads within the boundary of any land or lands included in the state park system. The construction
and reconstruction of such roads shall be in accordance with the development plan for the
said land or lands as approved by the Commissioner...
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9-2-13
Section 9-2-13 Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources - Authority to prohibit importation
of birds, animals, fish, etc. (a) The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may
prohibit by duly promulgated regulation the importation of any bird, animal, reptile, amphibian,
or fish when the importation of the animal, bird, reptile, amphibian, or fish would not be
in the best interest of the state. (b) This section does not apply to birds, animals, reptiles,
amphibians, and fish used for display purposes for carnivals, zoos, circuses, and other like
shows and exhibits where ample provision is made so the birds, animals, reptiles, amphibians,
and fish will not escape or be released in this state. (c) Any person, firm, corporation,
partnership, or association who or which imports, brings, or causes to be brought or imported
into the State of Alabama any bird, animal, reptile, amphibian, or fish, the importation of
which has been forbidden by duly promulgated regulation of...
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9-12-49
Section 9-12-49 Importation of shrimp into state. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural
Resources, by regulation, may permit shrimp regardless of size to be imported into this state
when such shrimp are legally taken from the waters of another state; provided, that any such
shrimp when permitted by regulation to be imported into this state must be accompanied by
satisfactory proof that such shrimp were legally taken within the territorial waters of another
state. (Acts 1953, No. 707, p. 964, § 1.)...
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9-14A-4
Section 9-14A-4 Alabama State Parks System Improvement Corporation. (a) The Governor, the Lieutenant
Governor or his or her designee, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or his or her designee,
the Speaker of the House of Representatives or his or her designee, the Commissioner of the
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources of the state, and the Director of Finance
of the state may become a corporation, with the powers and authorities hereinafter provided,
by proceeding according to the provisions of this chapter. To become a corporation, the Governor,
the Lieutenant Governor or his or her designee, the President Pro Tempore of the Senate or
his or her designee, the Speaker of the House of Representatives or his or her designee, the
Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and the Director of
Finance shall present to the Secretary of State of Alabama an application signed by them which
shall set forth: (1) The name, official designation and...
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9-15-17
Section 9-15-17 Fund for management, etc., of unused lands. All funds which shall be retained
by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources as charges against the income from
any lands administered by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources under authority
of this article shall be delivered to the State Treasurer by the Commissioner of Conservation
and Natural Resources, and the State Treasurer shall keep said funds in a special fund, which
fund shall be used only for the preservation, management, protection and improvement of unused
lands and shall be paid out upon the requisition of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural
Resources. Any balance remaining in said fund at the end of any fiscal year shall not revert
to the General Funds of the state but shall be allowed to accumulate to the end that a fund
may be provided for the management, protection, development and improvement of unused lands;
provided, that no funds shall be withdrawn nor expended for...
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