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9-2-4
Section 9-2-4 Powers and duties as to seafoods, etc. (a) The Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources shall have full jurisdiction and control of all seafoods existing or living
in the waters of Alabama and of all public and natural oyster reefs and oyster bottoms of
the State of Alabama, and it shall ordain, promulgate and enforce all rules, regulations and
orders deemed by it to be necessary for the protection, propagation or conservation of the
same. (b) The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may by order duly made and
published prescribe the manner of taking or catching, the time when and designate the places
from which seafoods may or may not be taken or caught during certain periods of the year,
or entirely, as it may deem to be for the best interest of the seafood industry. (c) It shall
have full authority to prohibit the catching or taking of oysters from reefs designated by
it by order duly made and promulgated during the entire open season or any part...
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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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9-2-150
Section 9-2-150 Shellfish Aquaculture Review Board; oyster aquaculture leasing program. (a)
For purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD.
The Shellfish Aquaculture Review Board. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Conservation and
Natural Resources. (3) OYSTER AQUACULTURE. The cultivation and harvesting of hatchery-spawned
oysters for commercial purposes. (b) There is created the Shellfish Aquaculture Review Board,
which shall be responsible for developing a shellfish aquaculture policy and implementing
a sustainable program for leasing land in the coastal waters of Alabama for oyster aquaculture.
For administrative purposes, the board shall be an administrative unit within the department.
(c) The board shall consist of the following members: (1) The Commissioner of the Alabama
Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or his or her designee. (2) The Commissioner
of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries or his or her...
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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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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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9-12-22
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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31-9C-2
Section 31-9C-2 Alabama First Responder Wireless Commission. (a) There is created the Alabama
First Responder Wireless Commission, which shall be responsible for promoting the efficient
use of public resources to ensure that law enforcement, fire and rescue services, and essential
public health and emergency support personnel have effective communication services available
in emergency situations, and to ensure the rapid restoration of such communication services
in the event of disruption caused by natural disaster, terrorist attack, or other public emergency.
(b) The commission shall consist of the following members: (1) The Governor or his or her
designee. (2) The Director of the Alabama Department of Transportation or his or her designee.
(3) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency or his or her designee. (4)
The Director of the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs or his or her designee.
(5) The Director of the Alabama Emergency Management Agency...
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40-17-359
Section 40-17-359 Distribution and use of proceeds. (a) For the purpose of this section, the
following terms shall have the meanings ascribed below: (1) BASE ANNUAL COUNTY DISTRIBUTION.
Five hundred fifty thousand dollars ($550,000). (2) COST OF COLLECTION. The amounts from the
proceeds of the highway gasoline tax that may be appropriated by the Legislature to the department
for its operating expenses. (3) COUNTY. Each county in the state. (4) FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal
year of the state. (5) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION. The Department of Transportation of the
state. (6) HIGHWAY GASOLINE TAX. Both of the following: a. The excise tax levied under subdivision
(1) of subsection (a) of Section 40-17-325, with the exception of those portions of the tax
levied on aviation fuel and marine gasoline. b. The excise tax levied by Sections 40-17-140
to 40-17-155, inclusive, except that portion of the tax imposed on diesel fuel. (7) LOCAL
SUBDIVISIONS' SHARES OF THE NET TAX PROCEEDS. The 55 percent...
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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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23-1-294
Section 23-1-294 Advisory Council. (a) The Advisory Council shall consist of a member of the
Alabama House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House, a member of the Alabama
Senate appointed by the Lieutenant Governor, one member appointed by each member of the Designating
Committee, three persons appointed from the state at-large by the Governor, and one representative
appointed by the Governor from each of the following groups or organizations: (1) Scenic Alabama.
(2) Alabama Environmental Council. (3) The outdoor advertising industry. (4) The Alabama Wildlife
Federation. (5) A business, industry, or trade association or professional organization having
its principal programs extending generally throughout the state, and having a demonstrated
concern for balancing economic growth with protection for the environment and increased recreational
opportunities. (6) Public utilities. (7) Tourism associations. (8) Real estate associations.
(9) Regional planning commissions....
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