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AL Code § 9-11-144 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 4 - Commercial Fishing in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams.|Section 9-11-144 - Use of Commercial Fishing Gear in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams -License - Expiration.

Section 9-11-144Use of commercial fishing gear in public impounded waters and navigable streams -License - Expiration. Each license issued under the provisions of this article shall expire on September 30 of the year for which such license is issued. (Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §3.)
AL Code § 9-11-145 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 4 - Commercial Fishing in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams.|Section 9-11-145 - Use of Commercial Fishing Gear in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams - License - Forfeiture.

Section 9-11-145Use of commercial fishing gear in public impounded waters and navigable streams - License - Forfeiture. Upon conviction of any person for the violation of any of the provisions of this article, all licenses held by any such person to fish commercially or operate or use commercial fishing gear in the public impounded waters or navigable streams of this state shall be forfeited for a period of 12 months from the date of conviction. (Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §10; Acts 1975, No. 1122, p. 2211, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-146 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 4 - Commercial Fishing in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams.|Section 9-11-146 - Disposition of Proceeds From Sale of Licenses, Etc.

Section 9-11-146Disposition of proceeds from sale of licenses, etc. The proceeds from the sale of all licenses required by any of the provisions of this article and all other proceeds arising under this article shall be deposited to the credit of the Game and Fish Fund of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §5.)
AL Code § 9-11-147 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 4 - Commercial Fishing in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams.|Section 9-11-147 - Marking Location of and Identifying Fishing Gear.

Section 9-11-147Marking location of and identifying fishing gear. It shall be unlawful for any person to use any of the fishing gear mentioned in Section 9-11-141, except slat boxes, in the public impounded waters and navigable streams of this state without marking their location by buoys or floats and identifying such nets and lines by showing the license number in plain figures upon the buoys or floats. The license number must be attached to all seines and nets, and at least one such buoy shall bear the name and address of the owner. It shall be unlawful to use slat boxes in said waters without permanently affixing thereto a metal tag stating thereon the name, address and license number of the licensee operating and using each slat box. (Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §2; Acts 1981, No. 81-351, p. 506, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-148 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 4 - Commercial Fishing in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams.|Section 9-11-148 - Game Fish Taken to Be Returned to Waters; Possession of Game Fish by Commercial Fishermen.

Section 9-11-148Game fish taken to be returned to waters; possession of game fish by commercial fishermen. Should any species of fish designated by the laws or regulations of this state as game fish be taken from the public impounded waters or navigable streams of this state by the use of commercial fishing gear, such fish, without injury, shall be immediately returned to the waters from whence they were taken. The possession by commercial fishermen of any of such fish shall constitute a violation of the provisions of this article, and such possession by such commercial fishermen shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that such fish were taken by the use of commercial fishing gear. (Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §6.)
AL Code § 9-11-149 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 4 - Commercial Fishing in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams.|Section 9-11-149 - Use of Fishing Gear Within One-Half Mile Below Lock or Dam.

Section 9-11-149Use of fishing gear within one-half mile below lock or dam. The use of the commercial fishing gear as designated in this article shall not be permitted within one-half mile below any lock or dam on any waters to which this article applies. (Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §7.)
AL Code § 9-11-150 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 4 - Commercial Fishing in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams.|Section 9-11-150 - Use of Fishing Gear Within 100 Yards of Mouths of Streams, etc., Emptying Into Salt Waters or Bays.

Section 9-11-150Use of fishing gear within 100 yards of mouths of streams, etc., emptying into salt waters or bays. No person shall take or catch or attempt to take or catch any fish by means of any of the fishing gear designated in this article within 100 yards above or below the mouth of any of the streams, lakes, estuaries, bayous or rivers emptying into any of the salt waters or bays of this state. (Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §8.)
AL Code § 9-11-151 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 4 - Commercial Fishing in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams.|Section 9-11-151 - Seizure, Confiscation and Disposition of Fishing Gear Used in Violation of Article.

Section 9-11-151Seizure, 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.)
AL Code § 9-11-152 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 4 - Commercial Fishing in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams.|Section 9-11-152 - Shipment or Transportation of Fish Taken in Violation of Article; Seizure, Confiscation and Disposition of Fish Illegally Transported or Shipped.

Section 9-11-152Shipment or transportation of fish taken in violation of article; seizure, confiscation and disposition of fish illegally transported or shipped. It shall be unlawful to knowingly ship or transport or to knowingly receive for shipment or transportation any fish taken from the public impounded waters or navigable streams of this state in violation of the terms of this article; and should such fish be knowingly shipped or transported or knowingly received for shipment or transportation, the same shall be seized and confiscated and, upon confiscation, shall be disposed of as ordered by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §11.)
AL Code § 9-11-154 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 4 - Commercial Fishing in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams.|Section 9-11-154 - Records of Wholesalers and Retailers of Freshwater Nongame Fish; Inspection, etc., of Records.

Section 9-11-154Records of wholesalers and retailers of freshwater nongame fish; inspection, etc., of records. All wholesalers and retailers of freshwater nongame fish in this state shall be required to keep in record form the names and addresses of the persons, firms, corporations or associations from whom said fish were purchased or received and the date or dates of such purchase or receipt. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources or such other persons appointed and designated by him for such purpose shall have power and authority at any and all reasonable hours to inspect and examine the books and records of any person, firm, association or corporation engaging in the business of wholesaling or retailing freshwater nongame fish in order to determine the amount of license fees due under this article and to ascertain the names and addresses of persons, firms, associations or corporations from whom or to whom the fish were purchased, received, shipped or consigned. (Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §13.)
AL Code § 9-11-155 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 4 - Commercial Fishing in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams.|Section 9-11-155 - Applicability of Provisions of Article.

Section 9-11-155Applicability of provisions of article. The provisions of this article licensing the use of setlines, trotlines or snaglines shall not apply to resident fishermen and shall not apply to state or federal agencies conducting research on freshwater fish, nor shall it apply to nonresident fishermen who have acquired a sport fishing license of this state. (Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §14; Acts 1955, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 36, p. 59.)
AL Code § 9-11-156 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 4 - Commercial Fishing in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams.|Section 9-11-156 - Penalties for Violations of Provisions of Article.

Section 9-11-156Penalties 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 and Natural Resources and shall be disposed of as ordered by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources. Such 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 known, shall be seized and confiscated and shall be disposed of as ordered by the court having jurisdiction thereof. (Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §15; Acts 1975, No. 1122, p. 2211, §1; Acts 1980, No. 80-368.)
AL Code § 9-11-170 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 5 - Spearfishing.|Section 9-11-170 - Spearing of Commercial or Nongame Fish for Sport - When, Where and How Permitted; Notice of Competitive Events.

Section 9-11-170Spearing of commercial or nongame fish for sport - When, where and how permitted; notice of competitive events. (a) The spearing of commercial or nongame fish solely for the purpose of sport in all waters of this state, both fresh and salt, shall be lawful; provided, that the person engaged in the act of spearing shall be completely submerged. "Commercial or nongame fish" as used in this article shall be limited to those freshwater fish designated as such by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and all species of saltwater fish. "Spearing" as used in this article shall be limited to the use of a spear or similar instrument that is held in the hand of the person using same and the use of a weapon, other than a firearm, which propels or forces a projectile, arrow or similar device therefrom to which a wire, rope, line, cord or other means of recovering the propelled projectile, arrow or similar device is attached and is secured to the weapon or to the person using the weapon. (b) When a group of individuals shall meet for the purpose of a competitive spearfishing event, notice thereof shall be given to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources at least one week prior thereto designating the time, date and place of the event. (Acts 1961, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 266, p. 2282, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-171 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 5 - Spearfishing.|Section 9-11-171 - Spearing of Commercial or Nongame Fish for Sport - License - Required; Issuance; Fees; Disposition of Revenue From Sale.

Section 9-11-171Spearing of commercial or nongame fish for sport - License - Required; issuance; fees; disposition of revenue from sale. Each person engaged in the spearing of commercial or nongame fish shall, in addition to all other Alabama fishing licenses, have a commercial or nongame fish spearfishing license. The fee for the commercial or nongame spearfishing license shall be as follows: state resident's license, $5.00; nonresident seven-day license, $2.50; nonresident annual license, $7.50. Said licenses shall be issued only by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Montgomery, Alabama. The revenue derived from the sale of the licenses provided for in this article shall be covered into the State Treasury to the credit of the Game and Fish Fund. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 266, p. 2282, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-172 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 5 - Spearfishing.|Section 9-11-172 - Spearing of Commercial or Nongame Fish for Sport - License - Display.

Section 9-11-172Spearing of commercial or nongame fish for sport - License - Display. Said commercial or nongame spearfishing license must be kept in the boat or other base of operations for said skin diver and readily available for inspection by any conservation officer, agent or employee of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 266, p. 2282, §2.)
AL Code § 9-11-173 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 5 - Spearfishing.|Section 9-11-173 - Regulation of Seasons, Hours, Etc.

Section 9-11-173Regulation of seasons, hours, etc. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall have the power to open and close spearfishing of commercial or nongame fish on any and all waters of this state or at any time of the day or night by regulation and shall have the power to further regulate or restrict spearfishing if he deems it necessary in the interest of good conservation practices. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 266, p. 2282, §3.)
AL Code § 9-11-174 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 5 - Spearfishing.|Section 9-11-174 - Compliance With Water Safety Laws.

Section 9-11-174Compliance with water safety laws. The provisions of Chapter 5 of Title 33 of this code requiring a diver's flag to be displayed on the surface of the water where skin divers are operating and any and all other present and future regulations promulgated under authority of said act which affect the operation of skin divers must be obeyed by spear fishermen when engaged in spearfishing under authority of this article. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 266, p. 2282, §4.)
AL Code § 9-11-175 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 5 - Spearfishing.|Section 9-11-175 - Possession of Spear, etc., Evidence of Spearfishing; Exception.

Section 9-11-175Possession of spear, etc., evidence of spearfishing; exception. The possession of a spear, spear gun or spearing device in a boat, on the bank of a body of public water or on or in the public waters of this state shall be prima facie evidence to the court having jurisdiction that the person in possession of the same is engaged in spearfishing, unless said person is frog gigging only. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 266, p. 2282, §5; Acts 1975, No. 1207, p. 2520, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-176 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 5 - Spearfishing.|Section 9-11-176 - Penalty for Violations.

Section 9-11-176Penalty for violations. Any person who violates this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided for by law, except that the fine under this article shall be not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 266, p. 2282, §6; Act 2008-384, p. 714, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-190 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 6 - Catching of Nongame Fish With Wire Baskets.|Section 9-11-190 - Catching of Nongame Fish From Public Waters by Use of Wire Baskets - When, Where and How Permitted.

Section 9-11-190Catching of nongame fish from public waters by use of wire baskets - When, where and how permitted. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby authorized and empowered to promulgate rules and regulations authorizing the taking, catching or killing of nongame fish from the public waters of this state by the use of wire baskets having a mesh of one inch or more; provided, however, that the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall only promulgate such a regulation upon the written petition of all of the state representatives and state senators from the county or counties in which said regulation or regulations shall be effective. Petitions from state representatives and state senators as provided for above shall specify whether the wire baskets they desire shall have a mesh of one inch or two inches. No regulation shall be promulgated allowing the use of wire baskets in Lewis M. Smith reservoir on the Sipsey fork of the Warrior River unless the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources receives a petition from all of the state representatives and state senators from the counties which border on said reservoir. (Acts 1967, No. 287, p. 814, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-191 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 6 - Catching of Nongame Fish With Wire Baskets.|Section 9-11-191 - Catching of Nongame Fish From Public Waters by Use of Wire Baskets - License - Required; Issuance; Fees; Disposition of Fees.

Section 9-11-191Catching of nongame fish from public waters by use of wire baskets - License - Required; issuance; fees; disposition of fees. Any person desiring a license to fish with such wire basket in areas where they may be legalized by regulation as provided for in this article may apply to the probate judge or other appropriate licensing authority in any county of this state affected by the provisions of this article and shall pay a privilege license tax of $1.00 for each wire basket he proposes to fish. Judges of probate, license commissioners or other persons authorized and designated to issue fishing licenses shall be entitled to a fee of $.25 for each license so issued, which fee shall be in addition to the amount designated in this article as the cost of such license; provided, that all fees collected by any probate judge or license commissioner who is paid a salary for the performance of his duties shall be paid by him into the county treasury to the credit of the appropriate fund. The revenue derived from the sale of the license provided for in this section shall be remitted to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources on the first day of each month by the issuing officer and shall be covered into the State Treasury to the credit of the Game and Fish Fund. (Acts 1967, No. 287, p. 814, §2.)
AL Code § 9-11-192 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 6 - Catching of Nongame Fish With Wire Baskets.|Section 9-11-192 - Licenses Not to Be Sold to Persons Holding Commercial Fishing Licenses, etc.; Sale or Offer for Sale of Fish by Licensees, Etc.

Section 9-11-192Licenses not to be sold to persons holding commercial fishing licenses, etc.; sale or offer for sale of fish by licensees, etc. The licenses provided for in this article shall not be sold to any person holding a commercial fishing license or engaged in the business of commercial fishing, and it shall be unlawful for any person holding a wire basket license or using a wire basket under the provisions of this article to sell or offer for sale any fish within or without this state. It is the specific intent of this article to allow the use of wire baskets to catch fish for personal consumption only. (Acts 1967, No. 287, p. 814, §7.)
AL Code § 9-11-193 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 6 - Catching of Nongame Fish With Wire Baskets.|Section 9-11-193 - Obtaining More Than Four Licenses or Fishing With More Than Four Baskets.

Section 9-11-193Obtaining more than four licenses or fishing with more than four baskets. It shall be illegal for any person to obtain more than four such licenses or fish with more than four such baskets. (Acts 1967, No. 287, p. 814, §3.)
AL Code § 9-11-194 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 6 - Catching of Nongame Fish With Wire Baskets.|Section 9-11-194 - Marking of Baskets.

Section 9-11-194Marking of baskets. Any basket or baskets that may become legal for use in the waters of this state under the provisions of this article shall be clearly marked with the name of the licensee operating, using and owning said basket and the license number of said basket. (Acts 1967, No. 287, p. 814, §4.)
AL Code § 9-11-195 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 6 - Catching of Nongame Fish With Wire Baskets.|Section 9-11-195 - Destruction of Unmarked Baskets.

Section 9-11-195Destruction of unmarked baskets. All wire baskets not marked in accordance with the provisions of Section 9-11-194 shall be destroyed upon discovery by any officer, agent or employee of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Acts 1967, No. 287, p. 814, §5.)
AL Code § 9-11-196 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 6 - Catching of Nongame Fish With Wire Baskets.|Section 9-11-196 - Nongame Fish Only to Be Taken, etc., With Baskets; Return of Game Fish Taken to Waters.

Section 9-11-196Nongame fish only to be taken, etc., with baskets; return of game fish taken to waters. Only nongame fish may be taken, captured or killed by means of any basket that may become legal for use in this state under the provisions of this article. All game fish taken in such baskets shall immediately be returned to the waters from whence taken with the least possible harm. (Acts 1967, No. 287, p. 814, §6.)