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AL Code § 9-11-244 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-244 - Taking, etc., of Protected Birds or Animals by Means of Bait; Bait Privilege License.

Section 9-11-244Taking, etc., of protected birds or animals by means of bait; bait privilege license. THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2019-103 IN THE 2019 REGULAR SESSION, EFFECTIVE MAY 6, 2019. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no person at any time shall take, catch, kill, or attempt to take, catch, or kill any bird or animal protected by law or rule of the State of Alabama by means, aid, or use, directly or indirectly, of any bait, such as shelled, shucked, or unshucked corn or of wheat or other grain, salt, or any other feed whatsoever that has been so deposited, placed, distributed, or scattered as to constitute for the birds or animals a lure, attraction, or enticement to, on, or over the area where a hunter or hunters are attempting to kill or take them; provided, that the birds or animals may be taken under properly shocked corn and standing crops of corn, wheat, or other grain or feed and grains scattered solely as a result of normal agricultural harvesting; and provided further, migratory birds may be hunted under the most recent regulations established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or rules adopted by the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources within the limits of the federal regulations. (b)(1) This section shall not apply to a person hunting whitetail deer or feral swine with the aid of bait on privately owned or leased lands; provided, that the person has purchased, and is in possession of, a bait privilege license issued by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as follows: a. The annual resident bait privilege license fee shall be fourteen dollars ($14), plus an issuance fee of one dollar ($1). b. The annual nonresident bait privilege license fee shall be fifty dollars ($50), plus an issuance fee of one dollar ($1). (2) The fees provided for by this section shall be subject to adjustment as provided in Section 9-11-68. (3) A bait privilege license required by this section shall be procured in the same manner as an annual hunting license, with the issuance fee for the bait privilege license paid to and retained by the issuing office or agency. (4) A person who is exempt from purchasing a hunting license shall not be exempt from the requirement to purchase a bait privilege license pursuant to this section. (c) The commissioner may, without refund, suspend the use of a baiting privilege license and adopt rules to manage the feeding of wild game animal populations on a county, regional, or statewide basis to prevent the spread of diseases among wildlife by announcing the suspension in a news release. (d) The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may adopt rules to implement this section. (Acts 1951, No. 1001, p. 1672, §1; Acts 1991, No. 91-591, p. 1093, §1; Act 2019-103, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-245 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-245 - Unlawful Methods of Hunting Birds or Animals Protected by Law or Regulation.

Section 9-11-245Unlawful methods of hunting birds or animals protected by law or regulation. No person shall at any time make use of any pitfall, deadfall, baited field, cage, trap, net, pen, baited hook, snare, poison, explosive, or chemical for the purpose of injuring, capturing, or killing birds or animals protected by law or regulation of this state. This section shall not prevent the trapping of animals classified as fur-bearing animals by a duly licensed fur catcher. It shall be legal to use a scaffold for gun hunting of all legal game species except wild turkey and to use a scaffold for bow hunting of all legal game species. (Acts 1951, No. 1001, p. 1672, §2; Acts 1975, No. 195, p. 681, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-563, p. 1174, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-246 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-246 - Penalties for Violations of Provisions of Sections 9-11-244 and 9-11-245.

Section 9-11-246Penalties for violations of provisions of Sections 9-11-244 and 9-11-245. Any person who violates any of the provisions of Sections 9-11-244 or 9-11-245 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00 for each offense. Any person convicted the second time of violating Sections 9-11-244 or 9-11-245 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50.00 nor more than $250.00 and, at the discretion of the court, may also be imprisoned in the county jail for not longer than six months. Any person convicted of violating Sections 9-11-244 or 9-11-245 the third or subsequent times shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 and, at the discretion of the court, may also be imprisoned in the county jail for not longer than six months. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any person who violates the provisions of Section 9-11-244 with respect to the taking, catching, killing, or attempting to take, catch, or kill, deer or turkey, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than $250.00 nor more than $500.00, and at the discretion of the court may have all hunting privileges revoked for up to one year from the date of conviction. The second and each subsequent offense shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $2,000.00, and the automatic loss of hunting privileges for one year from the date of conviction, and, at the discretion of the trial court judge, imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than 10 nor more than 30 days. (Acts 1951, No. 1001, p. 1672, §3; Acts 1989, No. 89-534, p. 1096, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-247 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-247 - Taking, Keeping, etc., of Raccoons for Use in "Coon on the Log" Contests.

Section 9-11-247Taking, keeping, etc., of raccoons for use in "coon on the log" contests. Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. (Acts 1951, No. 779, p. 1374, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-248 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-248 - Permits for Holding of "Coon on the Log" Contests.

Section 9-11-248Permits for holding of "coon on the log" contests. Repealed by Act 2015-70, §1(10), effective April 21, 2015 (Acts 1951, No. 779, p. 1374, §2.)
AL Code § 9-11-249 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-249 - Penalty for Violations of Provisions of Sections 9-11-247 and 9-11-248.

Section 9-11-249Penalty for violations of provisions of Sections 9-11-247 and 9-11-248. Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. (Acts 1951, No. 779, p. 1374, §3.)
AL Code § 9-11-250 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-250 - Taking, etc., of Deer From Public Waters.

Section 9-11-250Taking, etc., of deer from public waters. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to take or catch, by any means or device, deer, whether dead or alive, from the public waters of Alabama. (Acts 1971, No. 2309, p. 3731, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-251 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-251 - Taking, etc., of Deer at Night.

Section 9-11-251Taking, etc., of deer at night. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to take, capture or kill deer at night in Alabama by any means or device, including but not limited to the use of any type of light. (Acts 1971, No. 2309, p. 3731, §2.)
AL Code § 9-11-252 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-252 - Penalties for Violations of Provisions of Sections 9-11-250 and 9-11-251.

Section 9-11-252Penalties for violations of provisions of Sections 9-11-250 and 9-11-251. A violation of Sections 9-11-250 or 9-11-251 shall constitute a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, the person, firm or corporation violating same shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than $500.00, by the revocation of all hunting license privileges for a period of one year from the date of conviction, and shall also be imprisoned in the county jail for a period of not less than three nor more than 10 days. Any person, firm or corporation convicted the second time of violating Sections 9-11-250 or 9-11-251 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000.00, by the revocation of all hunting license privileges for a period of three years from the date of conviction, and shall also be imprisoned in the county jail for a period of not less than 10 nor more than 30 days. Any person, firm or corporation convicted of violating Sections 9-11-250 or 9-11-251 the third or subsequent times shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000.00, by the revocation of all hunting license privileges for a period of five years from the date of conviction, and shall also be imprisoned in the county jail for a period of not less than 30 nor more than 60 days. (Acts 1971, No. 2309, p. 3731, §3; Acts 1982, No. 82-278, p. 350, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-252.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-252.1 - Motor Vehicle, Weapons, etc., Used in Nighttime Deer Hunting Declared Contraband; Seizure Report; Condemnation and Forfeiture; Disposition of Proceeds.

Section 9-11-252.1Motor vehicle, weapons, etc., used in nighttime deer hunting declared contraband; seizure report; condemnation and forfeiture; disposition of proceeds. (a) Any motor vehicle, or any gun, rifle, ammunition or other hunting equipment which has been or is used for illegal nighttime deer hunting shall be contraband, and, in the discretion of the circuit court may be forfeited to the State of Alabama, as hereinafter provided. (b) The sheriff or any other person authorized to enforce the game and fish laws of this state who apprehends any person hunting deer in the nighttime, or who finds any vehicle which is being or has been used in such illegal nighttime hunting shall seize such vehicle and any gun, rifle, ammunition or other deer hunting equipment found in the possession of or on the person of such person or in or on such vehicle and shall report such seizure and the facts connected therewith to the district attorney or other prosecuting official in the judicial circuit. The report shall contain a full description of the vehicle or other equipment seized and detained, the name of the person in whose possession it was found, the name of the person making claim to the same, or any interest therein, if the name is known or can be ascertained, the date of seizure and a statement of the circumstances surrounding the seizing of the property. (c) The district attorney or other prosecuting officer of the judicial circuit upon receiving such report shall at once institute, or cause to be instituted, condemnation proceedings in the circuit court, in the same manner that he is directed by law to institute proceedings for the condemnation and forfeiture of automobiles and other vehicles used in the illegal transportation of alcoholic beverages. Except as herein otherwise provided, the procedures for the condemnation, forfeiture and sale of motor vehicles and hunting equipment under this act used in the illegal nighttime hunting of deer shall be governed in all things by and shall conform to the law relative to proceedings for the condemnation, forfeiture and sale of vehicles used in the illegal transportation of alcoholic beverages. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing sentence the provisions of Sections 28-4-286 and 28-4-287, shall apply to and govern all such proceedings. (d) The proceeds of the sale of any property condemned and forfeited to the state under authority of this section, after payment of all expenses in the cause, including the cost of seizure and a keeping of the property pending the proceedings, shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the state Game and Fish Fund. (Acts 1979, No. 79-626, p. 1107, §§1-4.)
AL Code § 9-11-253 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-253 - Transportation or Shipment of Skins or Hides of Fur-Bearing Animals Without Payment of State Tax; Bonds of Dealers.

Section 9-11-253Transportation or shipment of skins or hides of fur-bearing animals without payment of state tax; bonds of dealers. It shall be a violation of this article, subject to the same penalties as are provided for other offenses in Section 9-11-235, for any person, firm or corporation or association to ship or carry from this state any skin or hide of any fur-bearing animal on which the state tax is due without the state tax first being paid. Any nonresident dealer or his or its agent operating in this state shall be required to post a cash deposit or bond of $1,000.00, and any resident dealer shall be required to post a cash deposit or a bond of $500.00 to guarantee payment of all taxes due by such dealer under the provisions of this article. (Acts 1935, No. 383, p. 813, §11; Code 1940, T. 8, §94.)
AL Code § 9-11-254 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-254 - Limitation as to Number of Traps for Taking, etc., of Fur-Bearing Animals; Penalty.

Section 9-11-254Limitation as to number of traps for taking, etc., of fur-bearing animals; penalty. No person using traps for the purpose of taking or catching fur-bearing animals shall be permitted to set or have set in any one day more than 150 traps. A violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor, and the person so violating shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $25.00 for each offense. (Acts 1935, No. 383, p. 813, § 13; Code 1940, T. 8, §96.)
AL Code § 9-11-255 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-255 - Transportation, Shipment, etc., of Protected Birds or Game.

Section 9-11-255Transportation, shipment, etc., of protected birds or game. Any person, firm, association, or corporation who takes, ships, or transports without or within this state any of the birds or game protected by the laws of this state, unless the same are in the personal possession of or are carried openly by the owner thereof or person killing the same, who has in his or her possession a nonresident's license if the game is to be carried without this state or a resident's license if the game is to be transported wholly within this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $50.00; provided, however, that under proper regulations by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, any person may transport as baggage or by express not more than two days' bag limit of any game birds or animals taken legally; and provided further, that the baggage or express is marked or tagged with the shipping tag procured from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and a fee of $.25 paid therefor. Failure or refusal on the part of any person to comply with this section shall be deemed 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) for each offense. (Acts 1935, No. 383, p. 813, §20; Code 1940, T. 8, §103; Act 2008-384, p. 714, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-256 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-256 - Liability of Common Carriers, etc., Transporting, Shipping, etc., Protected Birds or Game.

Section 9-11-256Liability of common carriers, etc., transporting, shipping, etc., protected birds or game. Any person, company, corporation or common carrier who shall ship or transport any game birds or game animals or parts thereof without first ascertaining that the person, firm or corporation offering same for shipment or transportation has in his possession a license authorizing his possession of same and covering the period when such shipment is offered and the license tax required in this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $50.00. (Acts 1935, No. 383, p. 813, §21; Code 1940, T. 8, §104.)
AL Code § 9-11-257 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-257 - Hunting or Discharge of Firearm From, Upon, or Across Public Roads, Etc.

Section 9-11-257Hunting or discharge of firearm from, upon, or across public roads, etc. Any person, except a duly authorized law enforcement officer acting in the line of duty or person otherwise authorized by law, who hunts or discharges any firearm from, upon, or across any public road, public highway, or railroad, or the rights-of-way of any public road, public highway, or railroad, or any person, except a landowner or his or her immediate family hunting on land of the landowner, who hunts within 50 yards of a public road, public highway, or railroad, or their rights-of-way, with a centerfire rifle, a shotgun using slug or shot larger in diameter than manufacturer's standard designated number four shot, or a muzzleloading rifle .40 caliber or larger in this state, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), and shall be punished for the second and each subsequent offense by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) and shall have all hunting license privileges revoked for one year from the date of conviction. (Acts 1935, No. 383, p. 813, §23; Code 1940, T. 8, §105; Acts 1982, No. 82-522, p. 870, §1; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-945, p. 566, §1; Act 99-442, p. 1007, §1; Act 2008-384, p. 714, §1.)
AL Code § 9-11-258 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-258 - Persons Hunting Deer at Night Liable for Killing Stock.

Section 9-11-258Persons hunting deer at night liable for killing stock. If any person hunting deer by fire in the nighttime kills any horse, mare, colt or other domestic animal, he is liable to double damages in a civil action instituted by the owner of the property. (Code 1852, §1114; Code 1867, §1295; Code 1876, §1600; Code 1886, §1378; Code 1896, §420; Code 1907, §4485; Code 1923, §8260; Code 1940, T. 8, §106.)
AL Code § 9-11-259 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-259 - Game, Birds or Animals to Be Transported Openly; Confiscation, etc., of Game, Birds or Animals Transported or Taken Illegally.

Section 9-11-259Game, birds or animals to be transported openly; confiscation, etc., of game, birds or animals transported or taken illegally. All game, birds or animals taken or killed 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, birds or animals 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, §107.)
AL Code § 9-11-260 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.|Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.|Section 9-11-260 - Acquisition of Lands, Expenditure of Revenues, etc., by Commissioner for Propagation of Game Birds, Game and Fur-Bearing Animals.

Section 9-11-260Acquisition of lands, expenditure of revenues, etc., by commissioner for propagation of game birds, game and fur-bearing animals. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby authorized on behalf of the State of Alabama to engage in the propagation of game birds, game and fur-bearing animals, and for this purpose the said Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is authorized and empowered to secure by lease, gift or otherwise lands in the State of Alabama suitable for the propagation of birds or animals, the increase from which shall be planted under proper regulations of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources for brood stock for propagation purposes. He shall be further authorized to expend revenues out of the Game and Fish Fund for the purpose of erecting suitable buildings, the purchase of all necessary equipment and the employment of expert assistance in the breeding and propagation of birds and animals. (Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 71, p. 65, §1 1/2; Code 1940, T. 8, §108.)