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AL Code § 9-11-82 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 3 - Fishing Laws.|Section 9-11-82 - Game Fish Designated.

Section 9-11-82Game fish designated. For the purposes of this title the following shall be considered game fish: largemouth and smallmouth black bass, commonly called trout or green trout; bream, crappie or perch and all other members of the sunfish family, including rock bass or goggle eye, calico bass, warmouth, redbreast, white perch, speckled perch, bluegill and copper nose; walleye pike, sauger or jack salmon, jack fish or pickerel and all other members of the pickerel and pike families; and white lake bass, commonly called striped bass, yellow bass and other members of the bass family; also, the saltwater striped bass or rock fish when taken in fresh water. (Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 72, p. 67, § 2; Code 1940, T. 8, §60; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 192, p. 2165, § 1; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 239, p. 2252, § 1.)
AL Code § 9-11-83 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 3 - Fishing Laws.|Section 9-11-83 - Commercial or Nongame Fish Designated.

Section 9-11-83Commercial or nongame fish designated. The following shall be considered commercial fish or nongame fish: drum, buffalo, channel catfish and all members of the catfish family and the spotted sucker and all members of the sucker family, including the species known as red horse and black horse. (Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 72, p. 67, §8; Code 1940, T. 8, §61.)
AL Code § 9-11-84 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 3 - Fishing Laws.|Section 9-11-84 - Sale, Transportation, etc., of Game Fish Taken From Public or Private Waters.

Section 9-11-84Sale, transportation, etc., of game fish taken from public or private waters. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale within this state, or ship or transport for sale within or without this state, or to ship into this state any game fish caught or taken in any of the fresh waters, whether public or private, of this state or any other state. All species of black bass, white bass, yellow bass, saltwater striped bass, bream, and pickerel, as well as walleye, sauger, black and white crappie, and yellow perch are designated game fish for the purpose of this section. (b) This section shall not apply to the sale of game fish raised in hatcheries and sold for the purposes of stocking ponds and lakes, nor shall it apply to the sale of nonnative game fish raised for human consumption, nor shall it apply to the sale of yellow perch, largemouth bass, shellcracker, and bluegill bream raised in farm ponds; provided, that, prior to any sale provided for in this section, the seller shall have first obtained a permit for the sale from the Commissioner, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (c) Nothing in this section shall prevent the practice of private pond owners or managers charging for game fish caught by fishermen from the pond when the charges are based on the number of fish caught or the total pounds caught. (d) A violation of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor; and, upon conviction thereof, the person, firm, or corporation convicted shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) for each offense. (Acts 1975, No. 1172, p. 2303, §§1-4; Act 2008-384, p. 714, §1; Act 2011-682, p. 2013, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-85 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 3 - Fishing Laws.|Section 9-11-85 - Game Fish to Be Transported Openly; Confiscation, etc., of Game Fish Taken or Transported Illegally.

Section 9-11-85Game fish to be transported openly; confiscation, etc., of game fish taken or transported illegally. All game fish taken in this state must at all times be carried or transported openly, and failure to do so shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $25.00. All game fish carried or transported in an illegal manner or taken or killed illegally shall be confiscated and disposed of under regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Acts 1935, No. 383, p. 813, § 24; Code 1940, T. 8, §64.)
AL Code § 9-11-86 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 3 - Fishing Laws.|Section 9-11-86 - Limitation on Transportation, etc., of Game Fish Beyond Boundaries of State.

Section 9-11-86Limitation on transportation, etc., of game fish beyond boundaries of state. No person, firm, or corporation shall carry, ship, or transport beyond the boundaries of this state more than one day's creel limit of any species of game fish and then only for his or her personal use. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250). (Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 72, p. 67, §8; Code 1940, T. 8, §65; Act 2008-384, p. 714, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-87 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 3 - Fishing Laws.|Section 9-11-87 - Means of Catching Game Fish Generally.

Section 9-11-87Means of catching game fish generally. It shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch, or kill or attempt to take, catch, or kill any game fish by any other means than ordinary hook and line, artificial lure, troll, or spinner in any of the public waters of this state. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). (Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 72, p. 67, §10; Code 1940, T. 8, §66; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 191, p. 2164, §1; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 298, p. 2360, §1; Act 2008-384, p. 714, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-88 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 3 - Fishing Laws.|Section 9-11-88 - Catching Game or Nongame Fish by Use of Gill, Trammel, etc., Nets.

Section 9-11-88Catching game or nongame fish by use of gill, trammel, etc., nets. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch, capture, or kill any game or nongame fish by use of a gill, trammel, or similar type net in the waters impounded by Jordan Dam, Lay Dam, Mitchell Dam, and Martin Dam. Whoever violates this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed by law. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch, capture, or kill any game or nongame fish by use of a gill, trammel, or similar type net in that part of the Tennessee River lying within the boundaries of Alabama and all tributaries thereto. Any person violating this subsection shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), or by imprisonment in the county jail for six months, or by both a fine and imprisonment. (Acts 1973, No. 1234, p. 2081, §1; Acts 1976, No. 336, p. 366, §§1, 2; Act 2008-384, p. 714, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-89 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 3 - Fishing Laws.|Section 9-11-89 - Use of Game Fish for Bait - Generally.

Section 9-11-89Use of game fish for bait - Generally. It shall be unlawful for any person in the State of Alabama to use any game fish for fish bait at any time. (Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 72, p. 67, §11; Code 1940, T. 8, §67.)
AL Code § 9-11-90 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 3 - Fishing Laws.|Section 9-11-90 - Use of Game Fish for Bait - Use of Sunfish.

Section 9-11-90Use of game fish for bait - Use of sunfish. It shall be lawful to use the following species of the sunfish family for bait in the streams and waters of Alabama: bluegill, redear sunfish, green sunfish and/or any other species of bream; provided, that nothing in this section shall be so construed as to allow any person to have in his possession any sunfish or bream in excess of the daily creel limit, regardless of size. (Acts 1953, No. 644, p. 903, §1; Acts 1967, No. 572, p. 1327, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-91 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 3 - Fishing Laws.|Section 9-11-91 - Catching, etc., of Fish in Private Ponds, Lakes, Pools, or Reservoirs.

Section 9-11-91Catching, etc., of fish in private ponds, lakes, pools, or reservoirs. (a) It is unlawful for any person to take, catch, or kill or attempt to take, catch, or kill fish or aid in the taking, catching, or killing of fish of any species by the means or use of a seine, net, trap, or any similar or other device which may be used for taking, catching, killing, or stunning fish, or by the use of hook and line, rod and reel, by use of dynamite or other explosives, or by the use of any poison, poisonous substance, fishberries, lime, or other deleterious or poisonous matter in any private pond, private lake, private pool, or private reservoir of this state, except as otherwise specifically provided in this section. (b) Any person who violates subsection (a) shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500), but if the violation is for seining, netting, dynamiting, or poisoning fish in such private bodies of water, the fine shall be not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000), and the convicted violator may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months at the discretion of the court. (c) This section shall not apply to the owner of any private pond, private lake, private pool, or private reservoir, or to any member of his or her family, duly authorized agent, lessee, any other person holding from the owner specific written authorization, or any person who accompanies the owner or person in possession or control of such private body of water. (d) Any federal or state agent engaged in research, restocking, or rescue work shall be exempt from this section, or any private fish culturist who holds a written permit from the owner or person in charge of the private pond, private lake, private pool, or private reservoir shall also be exempt. (e) All money arising from fines, penalties, or forfeitures for violations of this section shall be forwarded to the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources by the trial court on the first day of each month and shall be covered into the Game and Fish Fund of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Acts 1951, No. 924, p. 1573, §§1-5; Act 2008-384, p. 714, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-92 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 3 - Fishing Laws.|Section 9-11-92 - Preventing Passage of Fish Up Rivers or Creeks.

Section 9-11-92Preventing passage of fish up rivers or creeks. Any person who by means of traps or other obstructions other than dams prevents the passage of fish up the waters of any river or creek in this state must, on conviction, be fined not more than $100.00, but it shall not be unlawful to erect or maintain a dam on a nonnavigable stream for the impounding of private waters for the production of fish for food and recreation or for the furtherance of any lawful business without providing or maintaining means for the passage of fish up such stream. (Code 1886, §4167; Code 1896, §5587; Code 1907, §6898; Acts 1911, No. 364, p. 405; Code 1923, §4059; Code 1940, T. 8, §78; Acts 1943, No. 530, p. 505, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-93 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 3 - Fishing Laws.|Section 9-11-93 - Catching, Killing, etc., of Fish by Use of Poisons or Explosives.

Section 9-11-93Catching, killing, etc., of fish by use of poisons or explosives. Any person who takes, catches, kills, or attempts to take, catch, or kill fish by depositing in any public stream or public body of water in Alabama any poison, poisonous substance, fishberries, lime, or other deleterious or poisonous matter, or any person who takes, catches, kills, or attempts to take, catch, or kill fish in any of the public streams or public bodies of water in this state by the use of giant powder, dynamite, gunpowder, or any other explosive substance, on conviction, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000), to be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Game and Fish Fund of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Code 1852, §206; Code 1867, §3753; Code 1876, §4211; Code 1886, §4168; Code 1896, §5588; Code 1907, §6899; Code 1923, §4060; Code 1940, T. 8, §79; Acts 1947, No. 611, p. 458, §1; Act 2008-384, p. 714, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-94 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 3 - Fishing Laws.|Section 9-11-94 - Catching, Killing, etc., of Game or Nongame Fish by Means Not Expressly Allowed.

Section 9-11-94Catching, killing, etc., of game or nongame fish by means not expressly allowed. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to take, catch, stun, or kill or attempt to take, catch, stun, or kill any game or nongame fish by any means other than those which are expressly allowed by law or regulation of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in any of the public waters of this state. (b) Any person who uses any electrical device or any other device or instrument capable of taking, catching, stunning, or killing game or nongame fish, which is not expressly allowed by law or regulation of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall be in violation of this section, and the violation shall be punishable by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000). Any person convicted the second time of violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than three thousand dollars ($3,000). The court, for any conviction, may also impose a jail sentence of not longer than six months. (c) The possession of any electrical device or any other device or instrument, on the bank of a public stream or other public body of water or in a boat on such water which is capable of taking, catching, stunning, or killing fish and which device or instrument is not expressly allowed by law or regulation of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall be prima facie evidence that the device or instrument is being used illegally for the purpose of taking, catching, stunning, or killing or attempting to take, catch, stun, or kill game or nongame fish. (Acts 1951, No. 786, p. 1384, §§1-3; Act 2008-384, p. 714, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-94.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 3 - Fishing Laws.|Section 9-11-94.1 - Purchase of Tags Required for Each Tarpon Taken, Killed, or Harvested.

Section 9-11-94.1Purchase of tags required for each tarpon taken, killed, or harvested. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to possess or kill or harvest from the public waters of this state the fish commonly known as the tarpon (Megalops Atlanticus), and has been designated as the official state saltwater fish of the State of Alabama, pursuant to Section 1-2-8, without first obtaining from the Marine Resources Division of the State of Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources a tag which shall be affixed to the tarpon immediately upon the kill or harvest from the public waters of Alabama. (b) The cost of the tags for the tarpon shall be $50 per tag, and the Marine Resources Division may promulgate rules and regulations concerning the sale of the tags and the quantity thereof which may be purchased by any person during one calendar year. (c) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $250 for each offense. (Acts 1993, No. 93-750, p. 1487, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 9-11-95 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 3 - Fishing Laws.|Section 9-11-95 - Disposition of Fines, Forfeitures, Etc.

Section 9-11-95Disposition of fines, forfeitures, etc. All money arising under the provisions of this article from fines, forfeitures, etc., and not otherwise provided for shall be forwarded to the Treasurer on the first day of each month and covered into the Game and Fish Fund. (Code 1907, §6903; Code 1923, §4064; Code 1940, T. 8, §81.)
AL Code § 9-11-140 (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 9-11-140 - Use of Commercial Fishing Gear in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams - When, Where, and How Permitted.

Section 9-11-140Use of commercial fishing gear in public impounded waters and navigable streams - When, where, and how permitted. Any person engaged in the taking, killing or capturing of commercial or nongame fish from the public impounded waters and navigable streams of the State of Alabama may use in such commercial fishing operations hoop and fyke nets, seines, gill nets, trammel nets, setlines, trotlines, snaglines and lawful fish traps. However, all such nets, setlines, trotlines, snaglines and fish traps shall conform to the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources covering the same, who shall designate when, where and how same shall be used. (Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-141 (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 9-11-141 - Use of Commercial Fishing Gear in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams - License - Required Generally.

Section 9-11-141Use of commercial fishing gear in public impounded waters and navigable streams - License - Required generally. Prior to using any nets, seines, traps or other commercial fishing devices, as specified in this article, a person shall, except to the extent otherwise provided for in this article, have first secured a license permitting the use of such fishing gear, such license to be issued in the manner prescribed by this article. (Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §1; Acts 1991, No. 91-580, p. 1067, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-142 (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 9-11-142 - Use of Commercial Fishing Gear in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams - License - Individual Licenses Required; Exception for Certain Assistants.

Section 9-11-142Use of commercial fishing gear in public impounded waters and navigable streams - License - Individual licenses required; exception for certain assistants. It is the intent of this article that the license provided herein for the taking of commercial or nongame fish from the public impounded waters and navigable streams of the State of Alabama shall be issued upon an individual basis only, and, except to the extent otherwise provided for in this article, each person engaging in such activities or operations shall be required to purchase said license. It is hereby provided, however, that each person licensed pursuant to the provisions of Sections 9-11-141 and 9-11-142 may be assisted by one "helper" or assistant, who shall, while in the course of such assistance, be located in the licensed person's boat and/or shall be accompanied by the licensed person at all times. While engaged in providing such assistance, said "helper" or assistant shall be exempt from the otherwise applicable licensing requirements of Sections 9-11-141 and 9-11-142. (Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §1 1/2 ; Acts 1991, No. 91-580, p. 1067, §2.)
AL Code § 9-11-143 (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 9-11-143 - Use of Commercial Fishing Gear in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams - License - Issuance; Fees; Records; Disposition of Fees.

Section 9-11-143Use of commercial fishing gear in public impounded waters and navigable streams - License - Issuance; fees; records; disposition of fees. The judge of probate, the commissioner of licenses or such person or persons duly appointed by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and so authorized by him to issue the license provided by this article shall issue such a license to any resident of this state complying with the provisions of this article and shall sign his name and shall require the person to whom the license is issued to sign his name on the margin thereof. The license for the use of such commercial fishing gear as authorized under the provisions of this article shall be $100.00. A resident of the State of Alabama, as applicable to this article, shall be a person who has resided continuously in this state for 12 months next preceding the application for said license. The person or persons issuing said licenses shall keep in a book or on specially prepared sheets to be furnished by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources a correct and complete record of all licenses issued, which record shall remain in his office and be open to inspection by the public at all reasonable times. Judges of probate and other persons authorized and designated to issue licenses shall retain out of the money received for each license issued by them under the provisions of this article $1.00 for each license issued, which amount shall cover services required by the provisions of this article, and shall remit the balance to the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources on the first of each month. Said judges of probate and all other duly authorized and designated persons shall report to the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources of the State of Alabama on the first day of each month the number and kind of licenses issued under this article and the name and post office address of the person or persons to whom issued, giving opposite each name the serial number of the license so issued and the amount of money remitted; provided, that if any such license is issued by any probate judge, license commissioner or any other officer who is paid a salary for the performance of his duties as such officer, he shall be required to remit the entire amount collected to the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, except the amount charged by the issuing officer for the issuance of such license, and this amount shall be remitted to the treasurer of the county in which said license was paid. (Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §4; Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 402, p. 545; Acts 1991, No. 91-580, p. 1067, §3.)