AL Code § 45-2A-60.20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 45 - Local Laws.|Chapter 2A - Baldwin County Municipalities.|Article 6 - Foley.|Part 1 - Police Jurisdiction.|Division 2 - Boundaries.|Section 45-2A-60.20 - Boundary Line Established; Exercise of Police Jurisdiction.

Section 45-2A-60.20Boundary line established; exercise of police jurisdiction. (a) The police jurisdiction boundary between the City of Gulf Shores and the City of Foley is fixed along the line lying in Baldwin County, Alabama, described as follows: Begin at the point of confluence of the midline of Bon Secour River with Mobile Bay; thence northeasterly along the midline of Bon Secour River to the point of intersection of the midline of Bon Secour River with the midline of Boggy Branch; thence easterly along the midline of Boggy Branch to the point of intersection of the midline of Boggy Branch with the west line of the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter of Section 20, Township 8 South, Range 4 East; thence southerly along the west line of said Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter to the southwest corner of said Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter; thence easterly along the north line of the South Half of the Southeast Quarter of Section 20, Township 8 South, Range 4 East to the point of intersection with the west right-of-way line of Alabama Highway 59; thence northerly along said west right-of-way line to a point that is twelve (12) feet south of the south right-of-way line of South Baldwin County Road 10 (Bon Secour Road); thence easterly along the extension of a line that is parallel to and twelve feet south of the south right-of-way line of South Baldwin County Road 10 (Bon Secour Road) to a point 326.79 feet west of the east line of the Northwest Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 21, Township 8 South, Range 4, East, thence northerly to a point of intersection with the north line of the South Half of said Section 21; thence easterly along the north line of the South Half of Section 21, Township 8 South, Range 4 East; thence easterly along the north line of the South Half of Section 22, Township 8 South, Range 4 East; thence easterly along the north line of the South Half of Section 23, Township 8 South, Range 4 East; thence easterly along the north line of the South Half of Section 24, Township 8 South, Range 4 East; thence easterly along the north line of the South Half of Section 19, Township 8 South, Range 5 East to the point of intersection with the shore of Wolf Bay. (b) The City of Gulf Shores shall not have or exercise police jurisdiction north of the police jurisdiction boundary defined in subsection (a). Specifically, but without limitation, the City of Gulf Shores shall not have or exercise any police jurisdiction powers or authority, general police powers or authority, or taxing powers or authority north of the police jurisdiction boundary and shall not levy, fix, or collect any license, fee, or tax of any kind on or for the exercise of any business, trade, or profession done north of the police jurisdiction boundary. (c) The City of Foley shall not have or exercise police jurisdiction south of the police jurisdiction boundary defined in subsection (a). Specifically, but without limitation, the City of Foley shall not have or exercise any police jurisdiction powers or authority, general police powers or authority, or taxing powers or authority south of the police jurisdiction boundary and shall not levy, fix, or collect any license, fee, or tax of any kind on or for the exercise of any business, trade, or profession done south of the police jurisdiction boundary. (d) The provisions of this section shall not be affected by any annexations or deannexations by the City of Gulf Shores or the City of Foley occurring after December 1, 1997, or by any increase or decrease in population in the City of Gulf Shores or the City of Foley occurring after December 1, 1997. Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter, amend, or diminish the authority of law enforcement officers of the City of Gulf Shores and the City of Foley to make arrests or take other enforcement actions anywhere in Baldwin County as otherwise authorized or allowed by the laws of this state.  (Act 97-865, 1st sp. Sess., p. 205, 1-4.)