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9-11-151
Section 9-11-151 Seizure, confiscation and disposition of fishing gear used in violation of
article. Should any law enforcement officer of this state or employee of the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources of the State of Alabama discover commercial fishing gear
being used in violation of the terms of this article, he shall seize and hold the same; and,
in the event no one within a reasonable time claims seized commercial fishing gear and the
owner thereof is unknown to the person finding the same, it shall be confiscated and shall
become the property of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Department
of Conservation and Natural Resources and shall be disposed of as ordered by the Commissioner
of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §9.)...
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9-11-12
Section 9-11-12 Violations of fish and game laws - Fees of arresting officers. When an arrest
for a violation of the provisions of the game and fish laws is made by a salaried officer
and the defendant is convicted, there shall be taxed, as cost, the same fee as a sheriff in
the state is entitled to for similar services and which, if collected from the defendant,
shall be immediately remitted by the trial court directly to the Commissioner of Conservation
and Natural Resources, and said fee shall be used for the purpose of the administration of
the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources. If the arrest is made by a nonsalaried warden or officer and said fee is collected
from the defendant, such nonsalaried warden or officer shall be entitled to said fee, but
in no case shall such nonsalaried warden or officer be entitled to any part of a fine assessed
and collected from the defendant; provided, however, that no fees shall be...
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9-11-21
Section 9-11-21 Investigation of hunting deaths by grand jury; reporting of such accidents.
(a) Any hunting accident involving a gun or bow and arrow when such accident results in death
and when such death is caused by one person against another, upon the recommendation of the
conservation department, shall be investigated by the grand jury of the county in which said
death occurs. (b) All accidents referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall be reported
by the law enforcement agency chiefly involved in the investigation of said death to the office
of the Director of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Department of
Conservation and Natural Resources within 72 hours of said death, by the coroner and the sheriff's
department of the county in which the death occurred. (Acts 1987, No. 87-730, p. 1423, §§1,
2.)...
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9-11-273
Section 9-11-273 Limited application. This article applies only to activities on lands or waters
upon which hunting or fishing may legally occur. This article does not apply to acts of a
peace officer, owner of the lands or waters, or the tenant or other person acting under authority
of the owner of the lands or waters; provided, however, that the provisions of this article
shall apply to wildlife and game management areas operated by the Division of Wildlife and
Freshwater Fisheries of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. This
article shall not be construed to prohibit conduct protected under the First Amendment to
the United States Constitution. (Acts 1994, No. 94-321, p. 561, §4; Acts 1996, No. 96-668,
p. 1131, §1.)...
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9-11-156
Section 9-11-156 Penalties for violations of provisions of article. Any person, firm, copartnership,
association or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article or rules and regulations
based thereon shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and, upon conviction for the first
offense, shall be punished by a fine of not more than $2,000.00 and/or sentenced to imprisonment
for not more than one year; upon conviction for the second or any subsequent offense, the
punishment shall be by a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $2,000.00, and/or by
imprisonment for not less than one month nor more than one year. In addition thereto, all
commercial fishing gear, boats, motors, implements, instruments, appliances or things of whatsoever
nature used in connection with the commission of such misdemeanor, if the owner is unknown,
shall be seized and confiscated and shall become the property of the Division of Wildlife
and Freshwater Fisheries of the Department of Conservation...
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9-11-44.1
Section 9-11-44.1 Certification of completion of approved hunter education course required
for issuance of license; penalty; "supervision required" status. (a) It shall be
unlawful for any person born on or after August 1, 1977, and of 16 years of age or older,
or his or her agent, to procure any annual, trip, or wildlife heritage hunting license unless
the person has been issued and exhibits to the issuing agent at the time of purchasing any
annual, trip, or wildlife heritage hunting license, a certification of satisfactory completion
by the person of a hunter education course approved by the Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources. The person shall only be required to exhibit the certification at the time
of purchase of his or her initial license. The exhibition of the certification shall not be
required at the time of purchase of subsequent licenses if the person exhibits to the issuing
agent at the time of purchase a license which was issued by this state to him or her in...
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9-2-20
Section 9-2-20 Game and Fish Fund - Created; composition. There is hereby created and there
shall be a fund which shall be known as the Game and Fish Fund. This fund shall consist of:
(1) All moneys received for all occupational licenses or privilege taxes imposed by the state
on any person, firm or corporation for engaging in any business or activity relating to taking,
catching, capturing or killing of any fur-bearing or game animal or game bird in this state
or the taking, catching, capturing or killing of any fish in the public or territorial waters
of this state; (2) All moneys derived from the levying or imposition upon any person, firm
or corporation of any tax, license, permit, certificate, fee or any other charge by whatsoever
name called pursuant to the game and fish laws of this state or rules and regulations based
thereon; (3) All moneys derived from the administration and enforcement of the game and fish
laws of this state, or rules and regulations based thereon; (4) All...
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9-12-214
Section 9-12-214 Violations; forfeiture of property and license; eligibility for new license.
Any person licensed as an alligator farmer under Section 9-12-202 convicted of violating any
of the provisions of this article shall have his license cancelled and all alligators, alligator
parts, and alligator skins in his possession shall be forfeited to the Department of Conservation
and Natural Resources. These shall be disposed of by the department through public auction
and the proceeds thereof deposited in the Game and Fish Fund. Any alligator farmer having
his license so cancelled will be ineligible to purchase such a license for a period of five
years. After five years, said person may purchase an alligator farmer license only on written
recommendation of the Director of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the
department. (Acts 1989, No. 89-874, p. 1749, §15.)...
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9-11-2.1
Section 9-11-2.1 Closing of existing hunting lands; replacement acreage; annual reports. (a)
For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1)
DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (2) DEPARTMENT-MANAGED
LANDS. Privately owned lands that are leased or managed by the department. (3) DEPARTMENT-OWNED
LANDS. Lands owned by the department and lands owned by the state over which the department
holds management authority. (4) HUNTING. The lawful pursuit, trapping, shooting, capture,
collection, or killing of wildlife or the lawful attempt to pursue, trap, shoot, capture,
collect, or kill wildlife. (b) Department-owned lands and department-managed lands shall be
open to access and use for hunting except as limited by the department for reasons of demonstrable
public safety, fish or wildlife management, homeland security, or as otherwise limited by
law. (c) The department, in exercising its authority pursuant to...
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22-22-9
Section 22-22-9 Powers and duties; enforcement of orders; permits; civil penalties for violations.
(a) It shall be the duty of the commission to control pollution in the waters of the state,
and it shall specifically have the following powers: (1) To study and investigate all problems
concerned with the improvement and conservation of the waters of the state; (2) To conduct,
independently and in cooperation with others, studies, investigation and research and to prepare,
or in cooperation with others prepare, a program or programs, any or all of which shall pertain
to the purity and conservation of the waters of the state or to the treatment and disposal
of pollutants or other wastes, which studies, investigations, research and program or programs
shall be intended to result in the reduction of pollution of the waters of the state according
to the conditions and particular circumstances existing in the various communities throughout
the state; and (3) To propose remedial measures...
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