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AL Code § 9-2-18 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-2-18 - Requirement of Bonds for Certain Officers and Employees.

Section 9-2-18Requirement of bonds for certain officers and employees. Before entering upon the duties of their respective offices, each officer and employee of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources authorized or permitted to handle any money shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in an amount to be fixed by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, for the faithful performance of their duties. (Acts 1943, No. 122, p. 123, § 1; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 208, p. 2190.)
AL Code § 9-2-19 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-2-19 - Administrative Salaries and Expenses to Be Prorated Among Divisions of Department.

Section 9-2-19Administrative salaries and expenses to be prorated among divisions of department. The salary of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and the salaries and wages of the administrative staff together with all administrative expenses of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall be prorated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources among the various divisions of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources in such manner as he may deem advisable for the best interest of the department as a whole, and such proration charged against any division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall be paid from funds belonging to such division upon the requisition of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Acts 1945, No. 225, p. 349, § 1.)
AL Code § 9-2-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-2-20 - Game and Fish Fund - Created; Composition.

Section 9-2-20Game and Fish Fund - Created; composition. There is hereby created and there shall be a fund which shall be known as the Game and Fish Fund. This fund shall consist of: (1) All moneys received for all occupational licenses or privilege taxes imposed by the state on any person, firm or corporation for engaging in any business or activity relating to taking, catching, capturing or killing of any fur-bearing or game animal or game bird in this state or the taking, catching, capturing or killing of any fish in the public or territorial waters of this state; (2) All moneys derived from the levying or imposition upon any person, firm or corporation of any tax, license, permit, certificate, fee or any other charge by whatsoever name called pursuant to the game and fish laws of this state or rules and regulations based thereon; (3) All moneys derived from the administration and enforcement of the game and fish laws of this state, or rules and regulations based thereon; (4) All moneys paid, derived, received or arising from fines, penalties and forfeitures pursuant to the game and fish laws of this state and the rules and regulations based thereon; (5) All moneys derived from the sale of hunting and fishing licenses or permits; and (6) All moneys accruing to the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources from any source. (Acts 1945, No. 229, p. 352, §1.)
AL Code § 9-2-20.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-2-20.1 - Game and Fish Fund - Alabama Game and Fish Endowment Fund Created as Special Account; Administration; Restrictions; Use of Income.

Section 9-2-20.1Game and Fish Fund - Alabama Game and Fish Endowment Fund created as special account; administration; restrictions; use of income. (a) There is hereby created within the Game and Fish Fund a special account to be known as the Alabama Game and Fish Endowment Fund. The assets of said fund shall consist of the following: (1) The proceeds from the sale of the lifetime hunting, lifetime fishing, and combination lifetime hunting and fishing licenses provided in subsections (a) through (c) of Section 9-11-65; (2) The proceeds of any gifts, grants and contributions to the state which are specifically designated for inclusion in said fund; and (3) Such other sources as may be specified by law. (b) The Alabama Game and Fish Endowment Fund shall be administered by a board of trustees consisting of the Director of Finance, the Secretary-Treasurer of the State Employees' Retirement System and the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Said board of trustees shall have the power and authority to invest and reinvest the assets of the fund within the guidelines, limitations and restrictions that govern investment of the State Employees Retirement Fund. (c) The Alabama Game and Fish Endowment Fund is declared to be a special trust derived from a contractual relationship between the state and the members of the public whose investments contribute to the fund. The following limitations and restrictions are placed on expenditures from said fund: (1) Subject to Amendment No. 272 of the Alabama Constitution of 1901, any limitations or restrictions specified by donors on the uses of the income derived from gifts, grants and voluntary contributions shall be respected but shall not be binding. (2) No expenditures or disbursement shall be made from the principal of said fund except as otherwise provided by law. (d) The income derived annually from the Alabama Game and Fish Endowment Fund shall be credited to the Game and Fish Fund regular accounts and expended as provided by law. (Acts 1981, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 81-1122, p. 386, §§ 4-7.)
AL Code § 9-2-20.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-2-20.2 - Game and Fish Fund - Alabama Nongame Wildlife Endowment.

Section 9-2-20.2Game and Fish Fund - Alabama Nongame Wildlife Endowment. (a) There is hereby created within the Game and Fish Fund a special account to be known as the Alabama Nongame Wildlife Endowment. The assets of said account shall consist of the following: (1) The proceeds from the sale of reproductions of the said print and/or stamp; (2) The proceeds of any gifts, grants and contributions to the state which are specifically designated for inclusion in said account; and (3) Such other sources as may be specified by law. (b) The Alabama Nongame Wildlife Endowment shall be administered by a board of trustees consisting of the Director of Finance, the Secretary-Treasurer of the State Employees' Retirement System and the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Said board of trustees shall have the power and authority to invest and reinvest the assets of the account within the guidelines, limitations and restrictions that govern investment of the State Employees' Retirement Fund. (c) The Alabama Nongame Wildlife Endowment is declared to be a special trust derived from a contractual relationship between the state and the members of the public whose investments contribute to the account. The following limitations and restrictions are placed on expenditures from said account: (1) Subject to Amendment No. 272 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, any limitations or restrictions specified by donors on the uses of the income derived from gifts, grants and voluntary contributions shall be respected, but shall not be binding. (2) No expenditures or disbursements shall be made from the principal of said account except as otherwise provided by law. (d) The income derived annually from the Alabama Nongame Wildlife Endowment shall be credited to the Game and Fish Fund and expended exclusively for purposes of preserving, protecting, perpetuating and enhancing nongame wildlife in this state. (Acts 1990, No. 90-256, p. 319, §§4-7.)
AL Code § 9-2-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-2-21 - Game and Fish Fund - Remittance of Collections to State Treasurer to Credit of Fund.

Section 9-2-21Game and Fish Fund - Remittance of collections to State Treasurer to credit of fund. Each officer or employee of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or other officer charged with the duty of collecting any of the funds or moneys mentioned in Section 9-2-20 shall remit all such collections on the first day of each month directly to the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, who shall upon receipt thereof remit such collections to the Treasurer of the State of Alabama to the credit of the Game and Fish Fund. (Acts 1945, No. 229, p. 352, §2.)
AL Code § 9-2-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-2-22 - Game and Fish Fund - Disbursement.

Section 9-2-22Game and Fish Fund - Disbursement. The said fund hereby created shall be used and expended by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources in furtherance of the preservation, protection, propagation and development of wild birds, wild fur-bearing animals, game, fish and all other species of wildlife within the state or within the territorial jurisdiction of the state which have not been reduced to private ownership and, when so expended, shall be paid out on the requisition of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and charged to said fund. All necessary expenses of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, including its pro rata portion of the administrative expense of said Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, shall likewise be paid out of said fund on the requisition of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources; provided, that no funds shall be withdrawn nor expended for any purpose whatsoever unless the same shall have been allotted and budgeted in accordance with the provisions of Article 4 of Chapter 4 of Title 41 of this code and only in the amounts and for the purposes provided by the Legislature in the general appropriation bill. (Acts 1945, No. 229, p. 352, §3; Acts 1951, No. 829, p. 1460.)
AL Code § 9-2-23 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-2-23 - Game and Fish Fund - Diversion of Funds From Particular Purpose for Which Collected, Allotted or Budgeted.

Section 9-2-23Game and Fish Fund - Diversion of funds from particular purpose for which collected, allotted or budgeted. Nothing in Sections 9-2-20 through 9-2-22, however, shall require the diversion of any funds from any particular purpose for which they were collected, allotted or budgeted if the effect of such diversion would penalize the state in retaining or securing any federal funds or federal assistance. (Acts 1945, No. 229, p. 352, §4.)
AL Code § 9-2-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-2-24 - Department Not to Issue Bonds or Borrow Money.

Section 9-2-24Department not to issue bonds or borrow money. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall have no power or authority to issue any bonds or to borrow any money. (Acts 1939, No. 162, p. 255; Code 1940, T. 8, §12.)
AL Code § 9-2-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-2-25 - Refunds on Erroneous or Excessive License Fees.

Section 9-2-25Refunds on erroneous or excessive license fees. (a) This section shall apply to all licenses administered by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or any division thereof. (b) In the event any license for the same privilege is made available at a lesser price and reasonable notice of its availability has not been given to the public, a person, firm or corporation will be entitled to a refund equal to the amount of the reduction of the license fee; and any person, firm or corporation who, by mistake, purchases any duplicate license or pays an amount in excess of that required by law for the license shall be entitled to have the money incorrectly paid refunded as hereinafter provided, less any amount paid as an issuance fee or other fee to any probate judge, license commissioner, special agent or other person authorized to issue such licenses. (c) Any amount charged by a probate judge, license commissioner, special agent or other person authorized to issue such licenses as an issuance fee or other fee that is in excess of the legal and proper issuance fee must be refunded by the probate judge, license commissioner, special agent or other person charging said illegal fee. (d) All applications for refund must be made within one year from the date of such erroneous or excessive payment. (e) The Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or his duly authorized agent, upon receiving an application for refund and satisfactory proof of duplicate or excessive payment for a license fee, shall authorize refund of the money incorrectly paid, less any legal and proper issuance fee retained by the judge of probate, license commissioner, special agent or other person authorized to issue such licenses. The amount of such refund shall be paid by warrant out of the fund into which it was originally paid in the State Treasury. (Acts 1966, Ex. Sess., No. 438, p. 595, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 9-2-26 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-2-26 - Cooperation With Federal Agencies.

Section 9-2-26Cooperation with federal agencies. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is authorized to cooperate with the United States Department of Agriculture and other federal agencies in the restoration of wildlife in compliance with the Pittman-Robertson Act and in the restoration or rehabilitation of game, fish, parks or historical sites and monuments. (Acts 1939, No. 514, p. 803, § 12; Code 1940, T. 8, §14.)
AL Code § 9-2-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-2-27 - Compliance With Uniform Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policies Act.

Section 9-2-27Compliance with Uniform Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policies Act. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby authorized to expend such appropriated and uncommitted capital improvement funds as may be necessary to comply with Sections 210 and 305 of Public Law 91-646, known as the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Land Acquisition Policies Act of 1970. (Acts 1971, 3rd Ex. Sess., No. 85, p. 4298, § 1.)
AL Code § 9-2-28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-2-28 - "Game and Fish Wardens" Deemed "Conservation officers."

Section 9-2-28"Game and fish wardens" deemed "conservation officers." Whenever the terms "game and fish warden" or "game and fish wardens" appear in this title, the terms shall mean and refer to conservation officers appointed by the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Acts 1977, No. 20, p. 28; Act 2018-201, §1.)
AL Code § 9-2-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 9-2-29 - Commissioner Authorized to Designate Calendar Work Week for Law Enforcement Officers.

Section 9-2-29Commissioner authorized to designate calendar work week for law enforcement officers. (a) The Legislature declares that it is the purpose of this section to authorize the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to designate the calendar work week for its law enforcement officers. (b) For the purpose of Sections 36-21-4 and 36-21-5, the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may designate the calendar work week for the law enforcement officers employed by the department. (Acts 1995, No. 95-745, p. 1696, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 9-2-40 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 2 - Construction or Modification of Buildings and Facilities.|Section 9-2-40 - Commissioner Designated Awarding Authority.

Section 9-2-40Commissioner designated awarding authority. The Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby designated as an awarding authority. (Acts 1953, No. 521, p. 685, §1.)
AL Code § 9-2-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 2 - Construction or Modification of Buildings and Facilities.|Section 9-2-41 - Preparation of Plans and Specifications.

Section 9-2-41Preparation of plans and specifications. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby empowered and authorized to prepare plans and specifications for the construction or modification of any buildings or facilities within the jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (Acts 1953, No. 521, p. 685, §2.)
AL Code § 9-2-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 2 - Construction or Modification of Buildings and Facilities.|Section 9-2-42 - Contracts for Advisory Engineering or Architectural Services.

Section 9-2-42Contracts for advisory engineering or architectural services. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is empowered and authorized to enter into contracts with engineering or architectural firms for the preparation of plans and/or specifications to be used by said department in constructing or modifying buildings and other facilities within the jurisdiction of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and may contract for such supervisory engineering or architectural services as may be needed in its construction work; provided, that any such advisory services contracted for must conform to the fee schedule as adopted by the state Building Commission. (Acts 1953, No. 521, p. 685, §3.)
AL Code § 9-2-43 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 2 - Construction or Modification of Buildings and Facilities.|Section 9-2-43 - Contracts for Construction or Modification of Buildings or Facilities.

Section 9-2-43Contracts for construction or modification of buildings or facilities. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is further empowered and authorized to enter into contracts for the construction or modification of any buildings or facilities within the jurisdiction of said department; provided, however, that all such contracts shall be invalid and void unless approved in writing by the Governor; and further provided that all such construction contracts shall be let and made in accordance with the provisions of Chapters 1, 2 and 5 of Title 39 of this code. (Acts 1953, No. 521, p. 685, §4.)
AL Code § 9-2-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 2 - Construction or Modification of Buildings and Facilities.|Section 9-2-44 - Approval of Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance Not Required as to Certain Contracts; Compliance With State Building Code.

Section 9-2-44Approval of Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance not required as to certain contracts; compliance with state building code. All construction or modification contracts as specified in this article which may hereafter be made are excepted from approval by the Division of Construction Management of the Department of Finance with the exception of buildings erected by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources that exceed in cost the sum of $15,000.00; provided, however, that all such construction or modifications must comply with the state building code. (Acts 1953, No. 521, p. 685, §5.)
AL Code § 9-2-60 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 3 - Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries.|Section 9-2-60 - Created.

Section 9-2-60Created. (a) There is created within the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources a division to be known as the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. (b) Wherever reference is made to the Game and Fish Division or the Division of Game and Fish in this title, or in any other statute, rule, or regulation of the State of Alabama, the reference shall be construed to refer to the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. (Acts 1951, No. 476, p. 840, § 2; Act 99-637, 2nd Sp. Sess., §§ 1, 2.)
AL Code § 9-2-61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 3 - Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries.|Section 9-2-61 - Appointment of Director; Powers and Duties of Division Generally.

Section 9-2-61Appointment of director; powers and duties of division generally. The Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries shall be a division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and shall be headed by and be under the direction, supervision and control of the Director of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries. He shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources with the approval of the Governor. The Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries shall have the personnel, powers, properties, functions and duties of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources which pertain to the game and fish of the State of Alabama and such personnel, duties, powers, functions and properties as may be hereafter conferred by law. (Acts 1939, No. 162, p. 255, § 11; Code 1940, T. 8, §15; Acts 1951, No. 476, p. 840, §2.)
AL Code § 9-2-62 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.|Chapter 2 - Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.|Article 3 - Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries.|Section 9-2-62 - Oath of Director; Director Full-Time Position.

Section 9-2-62Oath of director; director full-time position. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties, the Director of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries shall take the constitutional oath of office. He shall devote his full time to his official duties and shall hold no other lucrative position. (Acts 1939, No. 162, p. 255, §15; Code 1940, T. 8, §16.)