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AL Code § 9-12-52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 12 - Marine Resources.|Article 2 - Seafoods.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-12-52 - Tax on Shrimp Taken for Transportation to Other States.

Section 9-12-52Tax on shrimp taken for transportation to other states. Before any shrimp which have been taken or caught in the waters of this state or the waters within the territorial jurisdiction of this state shall be carried beyond the boundaries of the State of Alabama, they shall be brought to a port of entry designated by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, and then and there a tax of $.20 per barrel must be paid. This section is intended to apply only to shrimp which are caught for the purpose of being transported to other states and shall not apply to canned or headless shrimp which have been caught and on which the tax due has been paid. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 169, p. 192, § 40; Code 1940, T. 8, § 163.)
AL Code § 9-12-53 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 12 - Marine Resources.|Article 2 - Seafoods.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-12-53 - Tax on Shrimp Not to Be Exported.

Section 9-12-53Tax on shrimp not to be exported. A tax of $.12 a barrel shall be paid at the office of the Director, Marine Resources Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, not later than the fifth day of each month on all shrimp taken or caught in the waters of Alabama or waters within the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Alabama or brought into a port in the State of Alabama which are not to be carried or transported beyond the boundary of the state. (Acts 1939, No. 565, p. 891, § 1; Code 1940, T. 8, § 164.)
AL Code § 9-12-54 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 12 - Marine Resources.|Article 2 - Seafoods.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-12-54 - Payment of Taxes.

Section 9-12-54Payment of taxes. All taxes mentioned in this article shall be paid by the persons, firms or corporations, commonly known as dealers, factories or shippers, first marketing the oysters, shrimp, terrapins, turtles or other seafood products, and any person who has purchased same from a dealer, factory, shipper or any other person who has paid the tax thereon shall not be taxed again. Said taxes shall be paid to the Director, Marine Resources Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or any other officers of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources charged with enforcing the provisions of this article. Unless otherwise provided by law, all taxes, licenses and fines collected under this article shall be forwarded on the first of the following month to the Treasurer to be placed to the credit of the Seafoods Fund. (Acts 1923, No. 504, p. 672, § 5; Code 1923, § 2770; Acts 1931, No. 361, p. 424, § 11; Code 1940, T. 8, § 128.)
AL Code § 9-12-54.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 12 - Marine Resources.|Article 2 - Seafoods.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-12-54.2 - Expiration Date and Purchase of License; Nonresident License Fee.

Section 9-12-54.2Expiration date and purchase of license; nonresident license fee. All licenses required herein shall expire on the 30th day of September of each year. All receipts shall be deposited to the Marine Resources Fund. Nonresidents transporting and/or selling live or dead saltwater bait shall pay a license fee equal to that charged Alabama residents to conduct the same activity in the state of residence of the applicant and in no event less than double that of citizens of the State of Alabama. Vehicles registered in a state other than Alabama shall not be placed on a resident live bait license. (Acts 1981, No. 81-853, p. 1531, §2; Acts 1994, No. 94-618, p. 1150, §1; Act 2000-737, p. 1613, §1; Act 2011-560, p. 1065, §1.)
AL Code § 9-12-54.3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 12 - Marine Resources.|Article 2 - Seafoods.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-12-54.3 - Duties of Licensees.

Section 9-12-54.3Duties of licensees. Each live saltwater bait licensee shall furnish the Marine Resources Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources with the Alabama Marine Police registration number of the boat or boats designated as a live bait catcher boat and the license tag number of the truck or trucks he or she designates to use to transport bait. Boats designated by live saltwater bait dealers as a live bait catcher boat shall not be licensed as commercial shrimping vessels thereafter in that license year. A live saltwater bait licensee shall not substitute another boat or truck without first having the boat or truck inspected and approved by the Marine Resources Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Each live bait catcher boat and transport truck shall contain the words "live bait" in letters at least six inches high on the port and starboard sides and the operator of the boat or truck shall have a copy of the licensee's live saltwater bait dealer's license in his or her possession. All bull minnow traps in possession on board a boat on the waters of Alabama or in use by a licensed saltwater live bait dealer shall be marked with the Alabama boat registration number. (Acts 1981, No. 81-853, p. 1531, §3; Acts 1994, No. 94-618, p. 1150, §1; Act 2000-737, p. 1613, §1; Act 2011-560, p. 1065, §1.)
AL Code § 9-12-54.4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 12 - Marine Resources.|Article 2 - Seafoods.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-12-54.4 - Catching, etc., of Bait; Restrictions.

Section 9-12-54.4Catching, etc., of bait; restrictions. Licensed live saltwater bait catcher boats may, except as otherwise provided by law or regulation, take or catch, or attempt to take or catch, bait shrimp of any size and other saltwater species of bait in waters of the state under the jurisdiction of the Marine Resources Division as defined by rule of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources not permanently closed to shrimping. Licensed live saltwater bait catchers may take or catch, or attempt to take or catch, live saltwater bait from 4:00 o'clock a.m. until 10:00 o'clock p.m. in areas temporarily closed to commercial shrimping, except as otherwise provided by law or regulation. In an area temporarily closed to commercial shrimping or in an area designated as an exclusive bait area, live saltwater bait may not be taken with any seine or trawl having a width greater than 16 feet as measured at the cork line or main top line. Lengths and widths of leadlines or footropes and trawl boards may be set by regulation. Dead shrimp must be packaged and sold with head attached in lots of no more than five pounds. The holder of a live saltwater bait license may have in his or her possession pursuant to such license not more than two standard shrimp baskets (measuring 17 inches in diameter at the top, 13.5 inches at the bottom and 14 inches in height) of shrimp live or dead on the licensee's boat, not more than two shrimp baskets on his or her truck, and not more than a total of four standard shrimp baskets at the licensee's place of business or otherwise. Any shrimp taken by the licensee may only be sold as bait. (Acts 1981, No. 81-853, p. 1531, §4; Acts 1994, No. 94-618, p. 1150, §1; Act 2000-737, p. 1613, §1; Act 2011-560, p. 1065, §1.)
AL Code § 9-12-54.5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 12 - Marine Resources.|Article 2 - Seafoods.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-12-54.5 - Catching, Etc. of Shrimp by Persons With Recreational Boat Shrimping License.

Section 9-12-54.5Catching, etc. of shrimp by persons with recreational boat shrimping license. Persons with a recreational boat shrimping license may use a trawl having a width of 16 feet or less as measured at the cork line to catch, or attempt to catch, saltwater shrimp for bait or noncommercial purposes not to exceed five gallons of shrimp per person per day, and unless otherwise provided by law or regulation, only at the same time and in the waters open to commercial shrimping. (Acts 1981, No. 81-853, p. 1531, §5; Acts 1994, No. 94-618, p. 1150, §1; Act 2000-737, p. 1613, §1.)
AL Code § 9-12-54.6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 12 - Marine Resources.|Article 2 - Seafoods.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-12-54.6 - Exclusive Saltwater Bait Areas.

Section 9-12-54.6Exclusive saltwater bait areas. All rivers, bayous, and creeks of the state are permanently closed to the taking of saltwater shrimp for any purpose. Wolf Bay, that area encompassing the water within the boundary from the south shore of Wolf Bay northward to Beacon #86 on the north side of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway then westward along the north side of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway to Beacon #94 then south across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway to the south shore of Wolf Bay; Oyster Bay, that area encompassing the waters of Oyster Bay except those waters north of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway; that area encompassing those waters in the mouth of the Blakely River between the I-10 bridge and the Highway 90 (old causeway) bridge; Terry Cove (Baldwin County); Arlington Channel; East Fowl River from Beacon 5 and 6 to the mouth of the river; Bayou La Batre Channel from Bayou La Batre Channel B.C. Beacon to the mouth of Bayou La Batre; and Dauphin Island Bay (Mobile County) shall be designated as exclusive saltwater bait areas and shall remain open to licensed commercial and recreational live saltwater bait shrimping year around during the hours of 4:00 o'clock a.m. until 10:00 o'clock p.m. provided that the shrimping activity complies with all other statutes and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources concerning shrimping activity. The Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is authorized to establish by regulation other exclusively commercial and exclusively recreational bait shrimping areas, and to promulgate other rules and regulations as necessary relating to the activities provided for in Sections 9-12-54.1 to 9-12-54.6, inclusive. (Acts 1981, No. 81-853, p. 1531, §6; Acts 1994, No. 94-618, p. 1150, §1; Act 2000-737, p. 1613, §1.)
AL Code § 9-12-54.7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 12 - Marine Resources.|Article 2 - Seafoods.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-12-54.7 - Penalty for Violations.

Section 9-12-54.7Penalty for violations. Violation of any of the provisions of Sections 9-12-54.1 through 9-12-54.6, inclusive, or any regulation promulgated pursuant to Sections 9-12-54.1 through 9-12-54.6, inclusive, by any person or persons shall be an offense against the State of Alabama, and violators shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for the first offense. For a subsequent offense occurring within 36 months of the first offense, the violator shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and the live saltwater bait dealer's license privileges shall be suspended by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for six months. (Acts 1981, No. 81-853, p. 1531, §7; Acts 1994, No. 94-618, p. 1150, §1; Act 2000-737, p. 1613, §1.)
AL Code § 9-12-61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 12 - Marine Resources.|Article 2 - Seafoods.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-12-61 - Taking, Sale, etc., of Oysters Under Three Inches Long.

Section 9-12-61Taking, sale, etc., of oysters under three inches long. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to sell or offer for sale, to take from any reef or have in his possession or to buy or offer to buy any oysters whose length is less than three inches, taking into consideration the five percent allowance as provided for by law, except when the legal size of oysters is reduced by a regulation duly promulgated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources as otherwise provided for under this title; provided, that nothing in this section shall be construed so as to apply the provisions hereof to the taking of oysters from private reefs by the owners or lessees of such private reefs. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 169, p. 192, § 38; Code 1940, T. 8, §153; Acts 1953, No. 709, p. 965, § 1; Acts 1959, No. 508, p. 1245, § 1.)
AL Code § 9-12-62 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 12 - Marine Resources.|Article 2 - Seafoods.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-12-62 - Mutilation, etc., of Buoys or Markers.

Section 9-12-62Mutilation, etc., of buoys or markers. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association, by himself or itself or through his or its agent, to mutilate, destroy or remove any buoy or other marker placed, set or stationed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or its duly authorized agent or stationed by any lessee of oyster bottoms or other person authorized to place, set or station any buoy or other marker on the public reefs, beds and bottoms of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 169, p. 192, § 35; Code 1940, T. 8, §150.)
AL Code § 9-12-63 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 12 - Marine Resources.|Article 2 - Seafoods.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-12-63 - Use of Unlicensed Boats, etc., to Take, etc., Oysters or Shrimp.

Section 9-12-63Use of unlicensed boats, etc., to take, etc., oysters or shrimp. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to take or catch or attempt to take or catch any oysters or shrimp by the use of any boat, barge or watercraft which has not been duly licensed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 169, p. 192, §36; Code 1940, T. 8, §151.)
AL Code § 9-12-64 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 12 - Marine Resources.|Article 2 - Seafoods.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-12-64 - Sale, Purchase, etc., of Shrimp or Oysters Taken by Unlicensed Tongers, Boats, Etc.

Section 9-12-64Sale, purchase, etc., of shrimp or oysters taken by unlicensed tongers, boats, etc. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to sell or offer for sale or to buy or offer to buy any oysters or shrimp which have been taken or caught by any unlicensed tonger or by an unlicensed dredge or by an unlicensed boat, barge or other unlicensed watercraft. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 169, p. 192, § 37; Code 1940, T. 8, §152.)
AL Code § 9-12-65 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 12 - Marine Resources.|Article 2 - Seafoods.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-12-65 - Sale, etc., of Shrimp or Oysters to Persons, etc., Failing to Comply With Provisions of Article.

Section 9-12-65Sale, etc., of shrimp or oysters to persons, etc., failing to comply with provisions of article. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, barter, exchange, give or deliver to any person, firm or corporation doing business in Alabama any saltwater shrimp or oysters after having been notified in writing by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or its agent to the effect that such person, firm or corporation which the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall name in its notice has failed or refused to pay the tax on saltwater shrimp or oysters or to make the reports in writing required by law or has failed to comply with the other provisions of this article, and in the event such saltwater shrimp or oyster catcher or master of a boat handling saltwater shrimp or oysters sells, exchanges, barters, gives or delivers saltwater shrimp or oysters to the person, firm or corporation named in the notice as not having complied with the provisions of this article, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall enter a cancellation of the license to take or catch saltwater shrimp or oysters or do business against the person or master of the boat offending against this section, which license shall not be reissued except at the discretion of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Code 1907, §4086; Acts 1919, No. 259, p. 242, §1 1/2; Acts 1919, No. 275, p. 252, §7 1/2; Code 1923, §2739; Code 1940, T. 8, §121.)
AL Code § 9-12-66 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 12 - Marine Resources.|Article 2 - Seafoods.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-12-66 - Collection of Fees, Taxes, Penalties, etc., Under Article, etc.; Prosecutions for Violations of Laws as to Taking, Canning or Shipment of Oysters.

Section 9-12-66Collection of fees, taxes, penalties, etc., under article, etc.; prosecutions for violations of laws as to taking, canning or shipment of oysters. The district attorney of any county bordering on salt or brackish water or within whose boundary there is a body of salt or brackish water shall institute in the name of the State of Alabama any necessary proceedings to collect any sums due the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for any fees, licenses, taxes, penalties or other charges that may be levied under this article or any rules and regulations made by said Department of Conservation and Natural Resources under the powers conferred on said Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Any sums collected in said proceedings shall be paid into the General Fund of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The district attorney shall also prosecute the offender for any violation of the laws of this state pertaining to the taking, canning or shipment of oysters. (Code 1907, §5122; Acts 1915, No. 107, p. 145; Acts 1919, No. 259, p. 242; Code 1923, §2730; Code 1940, T. 8, §117.)
AL Code § 9-12-67 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 12 - Marine Resources.|Article 2 - Seafoods.|Division 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-12-67 - Sacking and Tagging Oysters; Penalties.

Section 9-12-67Sacking and tagging oysters; penalties. (a) All oysters taken from public oyster bottoms of the State of Alabama for commercial purposes shall be sacked or placed in containers, in accordance with the most current National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish, as adopted by the state Department of Public Health, containing not more than one-quarter Alabama barrel of oysters. Sacks or containers with oysters shall be tagged and identified in accordance with the requirements of the most current National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish, as adopted by the state Department of Public Health, prior to leaving the harvest location or oyster management station. The tag shall remain attached to each sack or container until it is emptied or retagged with a certified dealer tag. Sacks or containers shall not be emptied in any proportion prior to reaching the destination where the oysters shall be opened, repacked, or processed. Upon reaching the destination, if less than the entire sack or container is to be opened at one time, the tag shall remain attached until the last oyster is removed. Upon emptying each sack or container or retagging with a certified dealer's tag, the harvester tag shall immediately be removed and filed or disposed of as required by rule of the state Department of Public Health. Sacks or containers of oysters imported into this state shall be tagged and identified as required by rule of the state Department of Public Health. It shall be unlawful to possess empty sacks or containers with oyster tags attached thereto. (b) Oysters taken from private lease bottoms or oyster aquaculture sites for commercial purposes may be tagged in individual sacks, containers, or in bulk in accordance with the most current National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish, as adopted by the state Department of Public Health and rules adopted by the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (c) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell, purchase, or possess oysters in violation of this section and upon conviction, persons, firms, or corporations shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. (d) Tags shall be purchased at a cost of twenty-five cents ($.25) per tag for sacks or containers and one dollar ($1) per tag for bulk tags, plus cost of printing rounded to the nearest five cents, from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Division of Marine Resources, or its duly authorized agents. Receipts shall be deposited to the credit of the Marine Resources Fund and shall be used solely for cultch planting and other oyster management purposes. (Acts 1987, No. 87-560, §§1-3; Act 2010-699, p. 1692, §1; Act 2018-452, §1.)
AL Code § 9-12-80 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 12 - Marine Resources.|Article 2 - Seafoods.|Division 2 - Licenses Generally.|Section 9-12-80 - License Fees for Nonresidents.

Section 9-12-80License fees for nonresidents. Those who are not bona fide residents of the State of Alabama and boats owned or operated by persons who are not bona fide residents of this state and boats of foreign corporations or boats taking oysters out of the state shall pay the same fee as that charged Alabama residents or boats to fish or conduct the same activity in the applicant's state of residence; and to provide that in no event shall nonresidents and boats pay less than twice the cost for said licenses that Alabama residents pay and further provided, that where the amount of nonresident license fee is stipulated by the law creating the same, this amount shall govern; and further provided, that this section shall not apply to citizens of other states which have reciprocal fishing agreements with this state. (Code 1886, §4164; Code 1896, §5584; Code 1907, §7505; Acts 1921, Ex. Sess., No. 12, p. 12; Code 1923, §§2737, 4078, 5113; Code 1940, T. 8, §120; Acts 1953, No. 799, p. 1091, §1; Acts 1987, No. 87-561, §1.)