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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-5 - Commissioner, Wardens, etc., Constituted Peace Officers.

Section 9-11-5
Commissioner, wardens, etc., constituted peace officers.
The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, his wardens, agents and employees shall be and are hereby constituted peace officers of the State of Alabama with full and unlimited police power and jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the game and fish laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and they may exercise such power in any county of the State of Alabama or in or on any waters of the State of Alabama or within the territorial jurisdiction of the state.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, §47; Code 1940, T. 8, §46.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-6 - Violations of Fish and Game Laws - Jurisdiction; Reporting of Convictions and Disposition of Fines.

Section 9-11-6
Violations of fish and game laws - Jurisdiction; reporting of convictions and disposition of fines.
The district courts of Alabama shall be and are hereby given final jurisdiction to try and convict persons, firms or corporations violating any of the provisions of the game and fish laws or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and they shall remit to the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources on or before the first day of each month all fines and forfeitures collected by them for the violation of such laws, rules and regulations as prescribed in the game and fish laws, together with a statement of the name of the person, firm or corporation convicted of such violation, the time of such conviction, the amount of the fine or penalty, the date of the remittance and the specific charge for which the defendant was tried.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, §48; Code 1940, T. 8, §47.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-7 - Violations of Fish and Game Laws - District Attorneys to Prosecute; District Attorney's Fee.

Section 9-11-7
Violations of fish and game laws - District attorneys to prosecute; district attorney's fee.
The district attorney of any county in which any violation of the provisions of the game and fish laws or the rules and regulations set out therein occurs, or his or her assistant, shall appear on behalf of the state and prosecute the offender. The district attorney's fee shall be taxed against the defendant in any district court in the same manner as taxed in other cases involving criminal violations in the district court.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, § 51; Code 1940, T. 8, §50; Acts 1945, No. 449, p. 687, §1; Acts 1995, No. 95-544, p. 1142, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-8 - Violations of Fish and Game Laws - Authority of Enforcement Officers, etc., Generally; Arrest Without Warrant.

Section 9-11-8
Violations of fish and game laws - Authority of enforcement officers, etc., generally; arrest without warrant.
All enforcement officers and inspectors employed by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources are clothed with the power and authority of deputy sheriffs and shall arrest without warrant and carry before the district court of the county in which an offense is committed any person violating any of the provisions of the game and fish laws or the rules and regulations made and promulgated thereunder.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, § 52; Code 1940, T. 8, §51.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-9 - Violations of Fish and Game Laws - Service and Return of Warrant as to Firms or Corporations.

Section 9-11-9
Violations of fish and game laws - Service and return of warrant as to firms or corporations.
In cases of violation of any of the provisions of the game and fish laws or the rules and regulations based thereunder by any person, firm or corporation, the warrant of arrest may be read to the president, secretary or manager of such firm or corporation in this state or to any general or local agent thereof in any county where the action or indictment is pending; and, upon the return of such warrant so served, the corporation shall be deemed in court and subject to jurisdiction thereof, and any fine imposed may be collected by execution against the property of said corporation; provided, however, that this section shall not be so construed as to except or exempt from prosecution any agent or employee of such corporation.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, § 53; Code 1940, T. 8, §52.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-10 - Violations of Fish and Game Laws - Clerks to Report Results of Prosecutions.

Section 9-11-10
Violations of fish and game laws - Clerks to report results of prosecutions.
Every court or clerk of any court before whom any prosecution under the provisions of the game and fish laws is had shall, on or before the first of the month following after trial or dismissal thereof, report in writing to the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources the result thereof and the amount of the fine collected, if any, and the disposition of same.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, § 54; Code 1940, T. 8, §53.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-11 - Violations of Fish and Game Laws - Charging of Several Offenses.

Section 9-11-11
Violations of fish and game laws - Charging of several offenses.
Two or more offenses may be charged in the same affidavit, complaint or indictment, and proof as to a part of a game bird, animal or fish shall be sufficient to sustain a charge as to the whole of it; and the violation as to any number of animals, birds or fish of the same kind may be charged in the same count and punished as separate offenses as to each game bird, animal or fish.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, §55; Code 1940, T. 8, §54.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-12 - Violations of Fish and Game Laws - Fees of Arresting Officers.

Section 9-11-12
Violations of fish and game laws - Fees of arresting officers.
When an arrest for a violation of the provisions of the game and fish laws is made by a salaried officer and the defendant is convicted, there shall be taxed, as cost, the same fee as a sheriff in the state is entitled to for similar services and which, if collected from the defendant, shall be immediately remitted by the trial court directly to the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, and said fee shall be used for the purpose of the administration of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. If the arrest is made by a nonsalaried warden or officer and said fee is collected from the defendant, such nonsalaried warden or officer shall be entitled to said fee, but in no case shall such nonsalaried warden or officer be entitled to any part of a fine assessed and collected from the defendant; provided, however, that no fees shall be allowed in cases of acquittal.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, §56; Code 1940, T. 8, §55; Acts 1945, No. 296, p. 493, §1; Acts 1959, No. 417, p. 1106, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-13 - Violations of Fish and Game Laws - Style of Proceedings.

Section 9-11-13
Violations of fish and game laws - Style of proceedings.
The proceedings before the district court must be prosecuted in the name of the State of Alabama.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, §49; Code 1940, T. 8, §48.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-14 - Violations of Fish and Game Laws - Procedure on Appeal.

Section 9-11-14
Violations of fish and game laws - Procedure on appeal.
Appeals from the district court to the circuit court shall be governed by the procedure set forth in Chapter 12 of Title 12 of this code.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632; Code 1940, T. 8, §56.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-15 - Violations of Fish and Game Laws - Judgment on Appeal.

Section 9-11-15
Violations of fish and game laws - Judgment on appeal.
If the judgment is affirmed on appeal, judgment shall be entered against the defendant for the total amount of the fine, together with all the accrued costs in the case.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, §50; Code 1940, T. 8, §49.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-16 - Seizure, Forfeiture and Disposal of Prohibited Devices, etc., Used in Catching, Killing, etc., Fish or Fur-Bearing Animals.

Section 9-11-16
Seizure, forfeiture and disposal of prohibited devices, etc., used in catching, killing, etc., fish or fur-bearing animals.
(a) It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources or any of his wardens or agents to seize all instruments or devices prohibited by or constructed contrary to law and used unlawfully in trapping, capturing and killing fur-bearing animals in this state, as well as all instruments or devices prohibited by or constructed contrary to law and used unlawfully in taking, catching or killing fish in the public streams or waters of this state and after such seizure to hold the same for evidence.
(b) In all cases of arrests and convictions for the use of such unlawful or illegal instruments or devices, such instruments or devices are declared to be a nuisance and shall be carried before the court having jurisdiction of such offense, and said court shall order such instruments or devices forfeited to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources immediately after trial and conviction of the person in whose possession such devices or instruments were found. When any illegal instrument or device prohibited by this section is found and the owner of same shall not be known to the officer finding same, such officer shall procure from the judge of any court having jurisdiction an order forfeiting said instrument or device to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(c) The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may destroy such instrument or device or may otherwise dispose of the same as it shall deem advisable.
(Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 72, p. 67, § 9; Code 1940, T. 8, §76; Acts 1947, No. 610, p. 458, § 1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-17 - Deputy Game and Fish Wardens; Appointment; Duties; Authority; Revocation of Appointment; Compensation and Status.

Section 9-11-17
Deputy game and fish wardens; appointment; duties; authority; revocation of appointment; compensation and status.
REPEALED IN THE 2018 REGULAR SESSION BY ACT 2018-201 EFFECTIVE JUNE 1, 2018. THIS IS NOT IN THE CURRENT CODE SUPPLEMENT.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, § 61; Code 1940, T. 8, §57; Acts 1981, No. 81-710, p. 1194, § 1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-18 - Furnishing of Equipment for Game and Fish Wardens.

Section 9-11-18
Furnishing of equipment for game and fish wardens.
Game and fish wardens may be furnished with necessary skiffs, outboard motors and other equipment necessary in the performance of their duties as such game and fish wardens, said equipment to be furnished by the director and paid out of the conservation fund; provided, that no equipment shall be furnished by the director to wardens appointed for privately owned preserves and refuges; provided further, that the purchase of such equipment shall be made in compliance with the provisions of Chapters 4 and 5 of Title 41.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, §62; Code 1940, T. 8, §58.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-19 - Assent to Federal Act Relating to Fish Restoration and Management Projects; Disposition of Fishing License Fees Generally.

Section 9-11-19
Assent to federal act relating to fish restoration and management projects; disposition of fishing license fees generally.
The State of Alabama hereby assents to the provisions of the act of Congress entitled "An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in fish restoration and management projects, and for other purposes," approved August 9, 1950 (Public Law 681, 81st Congress), and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources of the State of Alabama is hereby authorized, empowered and directed to perform such acts as may be necessary to the conduct and establishment of cooperative fish restoration projects, as defined in said act of Congress, in compliance with said act and rules and regulations promulgated by the secretary of the appropriate federal agency thereunder; and no funds accruing to the State of Alabama from license fees paid by fishermen shall be diverted for any other purpose than the administration of the game and fish activities of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and for the protection, propagation, preservation and investigation of fish and game.
(Acts 1951, No. 523, p. 913, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-20 - Release of Turkeys Into Wild Areas of State Prohibited; Exceptions; Penalty.

Section 9-11-20
Release of turkeys into wild areas of state prohibited; exceptions; penalty.
(a) It shall be unlawful to release any tame turkey, or any other turkey, whether wild or tame, into any of the wild areas of this state.
(b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any turkeys kept by any farmer or homeowner of this state for normal agricultural purposes or for personal consumption.
(c) Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit the stocking of wild turkeys by authorized personnel of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for propagation or research purposes.
(d) Any person who shall be convicted of violating any provision of this section shall be deemed guilty of a "violation" under the criminal code of this state and shall be punished as provided for in said code.
(Acts 1980, No. 80-601, p. 1019, §§1-4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-21 - Investigation of Hunting Deaths by Grand Jury; Reporting of Such Accidents.

Section 9-11-21
Investigation of hunting deaths by grand jury; reporting of such accidents.
(a) Any hunting accident involving a gun or bow and arrow when such accident results in death and when such death is caused by one person against another, upon the recommendation of the conservation department, shall be investigated by the grand jury of the county in which said death occurs.
(b) All accidents referred to in subsection (a) of this section shall be reported by the law enforcement agency chiefly involved in the investigation of said death to the office of the Director of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources within 72 hours of said death, by the coroner and the sheriff's department of the county in which the death occurred.
(Acts 1987, No. 87-730, p. 1423, §§1, 2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-22 - Commercial Fishing Equipment Required to Be Affixed With Tags; Identifying Information.

Section 9-11-22
Commercial fishing equipment required to be affixed with tags; identifying information.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all commercial fishing equipment used in the waters of this state shall be affixed with a tag which has information adequate to identify the commercial fisherman owning the equipment imprinted on the tag. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall adopt rules requiring the use of a unique identification number or license number to identify the owner of commercial fishing equipment without requiring the disclosure of the owner's Social Security number, home address, or other sensitive personally identifying information.
(b) A violation of this section shall be a Class B misdemeanor.
(Acts 1995, No. 95-214, p. 351, §1; Act 2019-308, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-23 - Alabama Marine Resources Endowment Fund.

Section 9-11-23
Alabama Marine Resources Endowment Fund.
(a) There is created within the Marine Resources Fund, a special account to be known as the Alabama Marine Resources Endowment Fund. The assets of the fund shall consist of all of the following:
(1) The proceeds from the sale of the lifetime resident saltwater fishing license and two hundred fifty dollars ($250) of the proceeds from the sale of the combination lifetime freshwater and saltwater fishing, combination lifetime saltwater fishing and hunting, and combination lifetime freshwater and saltwater fishing and hunting licenses, provided in subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of Section 9-11-65.2.
(2) The proceeds of any gifts, grants, and contributions to the state which are specifically designated for inclusion in the fund.
(3) Any other sources as may be specified by law.
(b) The fund shall be administered by the Alabama Marine Resources Endowment Fund Board of Trustees, which shall consist 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. The 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 Marine Resources Endowment Fund is declared to be a special trust derived from a contractual relationship between the state and the members of the public whose license fees or other contributions accrue to the fund. The following limitations and restrictions are placed on expenditures from the fund:
(1) 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) Expenditures or disbursements shall not be made from the principal of the fund except as otherwise provided by law.
(d) The income derived annually from the Alabama Marine Resources Endowment Fund shall be credited to the Marine Resources Fund regular accounts and expended as provided by law.
(Act 99-660, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 117, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-24 - Violation of Fish and Game Laws - Assessment of Court Costs.

Section 9-11-24
Violation of fish and game laws - Assessment of court costs.
(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), the total court costs assessed against a defendant convicted of a game and fish violation pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed the amount of any fine assessed against the defendant.
(b) This section shall not apply to a conviction for hunting at night in violation of Section 9-11-235, or for hunting on the lands of another without permission pursuant to Section 9-11-241.
(c) This section shall not apply to or take into account any court costs specifically levied by constitutional amendment or to any court costs which are specifically pledged to the repayment of a bond issue.
(d) Any court cost reduction provided by this section shall be remitted on a proportional basis in the same manner as total court costs otherwise provided except for court costs excepted pursuant to subsection (c) which shall be remitted in full as otherwise provided.
(Act 2000-746, p. 1667, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-25 - Licenses and Permits Not Transferable; Penalties.

Section 9-11-25
Licenses and permits not transferable; penalties.
(a) Licenses and permits issued by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources pursuant to this chapter are not transferable, and it is unlawful for any person to borrow, lend, or alter the licenses or permits or for any issuing officer to backdate any license or permit.
(b) A person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than two hundred fifty dollars ($250).
(Act 2004-449, p. 794, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 1 - General Provisions. › Section 9-11-26 - Penalty for Offering to Sell Shellfish, Wild Fish, or Farm-Raised Fish Processed With Certain Banned Drugs.

Section 9-11-26
Penalty for offering to sell shellfish, wild fish, or farm-raised fish processed with certain banned drugs.
Any person, including a processor, distributor, retailer, or food service establishment, who knowingly offers for direct retail sale for human consumption any shellfish, wild fish, or farm-raised fish that has been processed with chloramphenicol, nitrofurans, or similar veterinary drugs, which are used in processing some imported seafood and banned by the United States Food and Drug Administration, shall be punished, on conviction, by a fine of not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or a sentence of not more than one year, or both.
(Act 2004-526, p. 1104, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-30 - Game Breeder's License - Issuance; Renewal; Expiration; Fees.

Section 9-11-30
Game breeder's license - Issuance; renewal; expiration; fees.
(a) For the purposes of this section, Section 9-11-31, and Section 9-11-31.1, the term "protected game animals and game birds" means any species of bird or animal designated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources by regulation pursuant to Section 9-2-7, species of the family Cervidae documented by the department to exist in the wild in this state prior to May 1, 2006, which are whitetail deer, elk, and fallow deer, or species of nonindigenous animals lawfully brought into this state prior to May 1, 2006, and their offspring.
(b)(1) Pursuant to the requirements and restrictions of subdivisions (2) and (3), the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall issue an annual game breeder's license to any properly accredited person, firm, corporation, or association authorizing a game breeder to engage in the business of raising protected game birds, game animals, or fur-bearing animals, for propagating purposes in this state.
(2) Before a license is issued, the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall make or cause to be made a thorough investigation and determine the qualifications, responsibility, and equipment of the applicant for entering upon the business of breeding, raising, and handling of game birds and game or fur-bearing animals.
(3) No license shall be issued or renewed for any person, firm, corporation, or association or any principal officer or partner in a firm, corporation, or association which is convicted of violating subsection (c) of Section 9-2-13 after May 1, 2006, or for the premises of any person, firm, corporation, or association whose license privileges are revoked after May 1, 2006.
(4) A game breeder's license shall expire on September 30 of the year in which issued, unless renewed, except that any license issued pursuant to this section between May 1, 2006, and September 30, 2006, shall expire on September 30, 2006.
(5) The commissioner shall promulgate rules for engaging in the business of breeding, raising, producing, and handling of protected game birds and game animals or fur-bearing animals or their eggs, embryos, or semen.
(c)(1) The fees for issuance of licenses pursuant to this section shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for all species, except members of the family Cervidae.
(2) The license fee for breeding members of the family Cervidae shall be two hundred fifty dollars ($250) for the first 50 animals, five hundred dollars ($500) for 51 to 100 animals, and one thousand dollars ($1,000) for any number of animals in excess of 100.
(3) License fees under this section shall be based on the number of animals on hand as of the immediately preceding April 1 of each year.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, §21; Code 1940, T. 8, §23; Act 2006-109, p. 159, §7; Act 2018-162, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-31 - Game Breeder's License - Sales by Licensee; Nonindigenous Game Breeder Option.

Section 9-11-31
Game breeder's license - Sales by licensee; nonindigenous game breeder option.
(a) Any person, firm, corporation, or association holding a game breeder's license as provided in Section 9-11-30 may sell live protected game animals and game birds, or the eggs, embryos, or semen of the birds and animals for propagating purposes to any person within or without this state. The purchaser or purchasers of protected game animals or game birds, or eggs, embryos, or semen of the birds or animals, shall be reported to the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources before the sale or shipment of same. The serial number of the license of the game breeder making the sale or shipment shall appear or be attached in a conspicuous place on the crate or other container in which the game animals or game birds, or eggs, embryos, or semen of the birds or animals are being shipped. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may cancel or declare void any game breeder's license when it is not being used in strict compliance with this section and Section 9-11-30. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, licensees under Section 9-11-342 shall not be required to obtain the license provided for in this section in order to engage in those activities licensed under Section 9-11-342.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any person, firm, corporation, or association who, prior to May 1, 2006, is in lawful possession of nonindigenous game animals in this state may certify that status in writing to the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources for a period of six months from May 1, 2006, and may apply for an annual nonindigenous game breeder option to the game breeder license. This license shall cost an additional fifty dollars ($50) and shall run concurrently with the annual game breeder license. This license shall permit the holder thereof to engage in those activities permitted under the game breeder license for those nonindigenous animals which were lawfully in this state prior to May 1, 2006, or their offspring only. The holder of the license may only buy or sell these animals from or to other holders of the nonindigenous game breeder option license or sell to lawful buyers outside of this state. If an applicant for the nonindigenous game breeder option license restricts its activities to less than all of the possible permitted activities under the game breeder license, as long as the applicant meets the requirements for the restricted activities, the applicant may be licensed for the restricted activities only by obtaining the game breeder license and nonindigenous game breeder option on a restricted basis.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, §22; Code 1940, T. 8, §24; Act 2006-109, p. 159, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-31.1 - Game Breeder's License - Violations.

Section 9-11-31.1
Game breeder's license - Violations.
(a) Any person, firm, corporation, or association who knowingly violates Section 9-11-30 or 9-11-31, or any rules promulgated pursuant to Section 9-11-30 or 9-11-31, including, but not limited to, willfully failing to obtain a license or falsifying records, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined no less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each offense and in addition, may have all game breeder's license privileges revoked for a period of up to two years from the date of conviction.
(b) Any second offense within five years shall be punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each offense and shall have all game breeder's license privileges revoked for a period of up to two years from the date of conviction.
(c) Any third or subsequent offense within five years shall be punishable, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) for each offense and shall have all game breeder's license privileges revoked permanently and all stock be disposed of as directed by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, and, in addition, the principal officers or partners of the firm, corporation, or association shall not be eligible for licensing pursuant to Section 9-11-30 or eligible to serve as an officer of any firm, corporation, or association licensed pursuant to Section 9-11-30.
(Act 2006-109, p. 159, §8; Act 2018-162, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-32 - Duration and Scope of Licenses.

Section 9-11-32
Duration and scope of licenses.
Unless specifically provided otherwise by law, all annual wildlife heritage, hunting, and fishing licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be dated when issued and shall authorize the person named on the license to participate in the licensed activities from September 1 or the date of issuance to the next August 31, and then only within the regulations and restrictions provided by law.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, §27; Code 1940, T. 8, §28; Acts 1989, No. 89-156, p. 138, §1; Acts 1994, No. 94-655, p. 1269, §1; Act 2000-742, p. 1647, §1; Act 2007-418, p. 874, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-33 - Hunting and Fishing Licenses Generally - Numbering; Delivery of Blank Licenses to Issuing Authorities; Return of Unused Licenses and Stubs.

Section 9-11-33
Hunting and fishing licenses generally - Numbering; delivery of blank licenses to issuing authorities; return of unused licenses and stubs.
All hunting and fishing licenses, both resident and nonresident, shall be numbered consecutively at the time they are printed. Blank licenses shall be furnished by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to the judges of probate of the several counties of the state or the license commissioner and to such other person or persons not residing at the county seat as may be designated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to issue hunting and fishing licenses, and the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall deliver not less than 15 days before October 1 of each year to the judges of probate of this state and to such other person or persons so designated as many such licenses as may be required and shall charge with same all those to whom licenses have been so issued. On October 1 of each year or within 10 days thereafter each officer or person to whom licenses have been so issued shall return to the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources all unused licenses and all stubs of licenses issued during the preceding fiscal year.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, §28; Code 1940, T. 8, §29.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-34 - Hunting and Fishing Licenses Generally - License Cards.

Section 9-11-34
Hunting and fishing licenses generally - License cards.
Repealed by Act 99-661, 2nd Sp. Sess., § 1, effective February 1, 2000.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632; Code 1940, T. 8, § 44.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-35 - Hunting or Fishing License Not Required of Member of Armed Forces During War.

Section 9-11-35
Hunting or fishing license not required of member of armed forces during war.
No person serving as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States of America shall be required to procure a hunting license or a fishing license to hunt or fish within the State of Alabama during any period of time in which the United States of America is engaged in a war.
(Acts 1945, No. 502, p. 727, § 1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-35.1 - Licensing Exception for Residents on Active Military Duty.

Section 9-11-35.1
Licensing exception for residents on active military duty.
A resident of this state on active military duty, who is in this state on leave and who has proof of that status in his or her possession, may hunt and fish without a license required by Sections 9-11-44, 9-11-53, or 9-11-53.1.
(Act 2004-449, p. 794, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-36 - Issuance of Licenses Generally - Persons Authorized; Record.

Section 9-11-36
Issuance of licenses generally - Persons authorized; record.
The judge of probate, the license commissioner or such person or persons not residing at the county seat in which the county courthouse is located and duly appointed by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and so authorized by him shall have authority to issue all licenses, resident or nonresident, to all persons 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 person or persons issuing said license 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.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, §41; Code 1940, T. 8, §42.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-37 - Issuance of Licenses Generally - Issuance Fee; Reports.

Section 9-11-37
Issuance of licenses generally - Issuance fee; reports.
(a) There shall be a $1.00 issuance fee for all licenses sold by the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, which shall be in addition to the prescribed cost of such licenses. In counties where the probate judge or issuing officer is on the fee system, the issuing fee shall be retained by the probate judge or issuing officer, and in counties where the probate judge or issuing officer is on a salary basis, the fee shall be paid by him into the county treasury to the credit of the appropriate fund. It shall be unlawful to charge any amount that is in excess of the fee provided herein; and, if any probate judge, license commissioner, special agent or other person authorized to issue such licenses does so, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished, upon conviction, by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $25.00 for each offense.
(b) The balance of such fees shall be remitted to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources on the first of each month, which balance shall be covered into the Treasury to the credit of the Game and Fish Fund of the department.
(c) Said judges of probate and all other duly authorized and designated persons shall report to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources on the first day of each month the number and kind of licenses issued 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.
(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, § 42; Code 1940, T. 8, §43; Acts 1943, No. 304, p. 262; Acts 1975, No. 1209, p. 2523, §1; Acts 1984, No. 84-446, p. 1040, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-38 - Special Agents for Issuing Hunting and Fishing Licenses - Application for Appointment; Authority.

Section 9-11-38
Special agents for issuing hunting and fishing licenses — Application for appointment; authority.
Any person, firm or corporation who or which resides at the county seat in which the county courthouse is located and who or which is engaged in the business of selling hunting and fishing equipment may make application in writing to the judge of probate or license commissioner of said county for the purpose of acting as special agent for issuing hunting and fishing licenses. Such agents shall have authority to issue all such licenses, resident or nonresident, to all persons complying with the provisions of the laws pertaining to the issuance of such licenses.
(Acts 1951, No. 628, p. 1082, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-39 - Special Agents for Issuing Hunting and Fishing Licenses - Bond Generally; Appointment.

Section 9-11-39
Special agents for issuing hunting and fishing licenses - Bond generally; appointment.
Such person, firm or corporation who or which applies to the judge of probate or license commissioner for the purpose of acting as special agent for the sale of hunting and fishing licenses shall submit with his or its application an indemnity bond in the amount of $1,000.00, which bond shall be issued by a responsible bonding company authorized to do business in the State of Alabama. Upon receipt of such application and bond, the judge of probate or license commissioner shall forthwith designate and appoint such person, firm or corporation as a special agent to sell hunting and fishing licenses as provided for in Sections 9-11-38 through 9-11-43.
(Acts 1951, No. 628, p. 1082, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-40 - Special Agents for Issuing Hunting and Fishing Licenses - Bond of Agents to Be Payable to Judge of Probate or License Commissioner.

Section 9-11-40
Special agents for issuing hunting and fishing licenses - Bond of agents to be payable to judge of probate or license commissioner.
The indemnity bond referred to in Section 9-11-39 shall be made payable to the judge of probate or license commissioner to protect him for the licenses he issues to the special agent. The principal of said bond shall be the special agent.
(Acts 1951, No. 628, p. 1082, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-41 - Special Agents for Issuing Hunting and Fishing Licenses - Furnishing of Blank Licenses to Agents.

Section 9-11-41
Special agents for issuing hunting and fishing licenses - Furnishing of blank licenses to agents.
Upon the designation or appointment of such person, firm or corporation to act as special agent, as provided for in Section 9-11-39, the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county in which the appointment is made shall immediately furnish to such special agent blank hunting and fishing licenses, retaining a record of the serial numbers of such licenses. In no instance shall the judge of probate or license commissioner furnish blank licenses the value of which exceeds the amount of the bond of such special agent. The person, firm or corporation so designated or appointed by the judge of probate or license commissioner shall be responsible to the judge of probate or license commissioner for all licenses entrusted to them.
(Acts 1951, No. 628, p. 1082, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-42 - Special Agents for Issuing Hunting and Fishing Licenses - Duties Generally; Remittance of Fees Collected, etc., to Probate Judge or License Commissioner.

Section 9-11-42
Special agents for issuing hunting and fishing licenses - Duties generally; remittance of fees collected, etc., to probate judge or license commissioner.
The special agents shall keep an accurate record of the persons to whom the licenses are sold and shall, on or before the fifth day of each month, report to the judge of probate or license commissioner from whom the license books were supplied a statement of the number and kind of licenses sold and shall remit all moneys collected for the sale of such licenses, together with copies of the licenses so sold. The fees provided by law for the sale of such licenses shall be retained by the judge of probate or license commissioner who designated or appointed the agents.
(Acts 1951, No. 628, p. 1082, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-43 - Responsibility of Judge of Probate or License Commissioner as to Licenses; Disposition of Fees From Sale of Licenses.

Section 9-11-43
Responsibility of judge of probate or license commissioner as to licenses; disposition of fees from sale of licenses.
The judge of probate or license commissioner shall be responsible to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the licenses which said Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued to them, and disposition of the issuance fees from the sale of such licenses shall be made by the judge of probate or license commissioner as provided by law.
(Acts 1951, No. 628, p. 1082, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-45 - License to Hunt on Wildlife Management Areas; Fee; Violations.

Section 9-11-45
License to hunt on wildlife management areas; fee; violations.
(a) Unless a person is properly licensed for a particular activity under the wildlife heritage license, any person who hunts on state operated wildlife management areas in this state shall pay a special annual license fee of fifteen dollars ($15) in addition to the amount of the resident or nonresident's licenses specified in Sections 9-11-44 to 9-11-49, inclusive, payment of which shall be evidenced by a stamp, license, big game tag system, or other appropriate method as the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may prescribe.
(b) The issuing officer or authority shall be allowed a fee of one dollar ($1) for each special license issued by him or her, which issuing fee shall be in addition to the cost of the special license. In counties where the judge of probate or issuing officer is on the fee system, the issuing fee shall be retained by the judge of probate or issuing officer, and in counties where the issuing officer or judge of probate is on a salary basis, the fee shall be paid to the county treasury; provided, that the license established by this section shall not be required of any Alabama resident who is 65 years of age or older or who is less than 16 years of age. The license fees and issuance fees provided for in this section shall be subject to adjustment as provided for in Section 9-11-68.
(c) All license fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Game and Fish Fund and shall be expended in the operation of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries program, including the acquiring of additional conservation officers and the expansion of public hunting areas.
(d) Whoever uses a Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries shooting range and who is age 16 years through 64 years shall hold a valid license issued pursuant to this section, the wildlife heritage license issued pursuant to Section 9-11-71, or a valid license issued pursuant to Sections 9-11-44 to 9-11-49, inclusive.
(e) Whoever hunts on state-operated wildlife management areas without first obtaining the proper hunting license and the special license required in this section or the wildlife heritage license issued pursuant to Section 9-11-71, if applicable, or whoever utilizes a Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries shooting range in this state in violation of this section, is guilty of a misdemeanor, punishable as prescribed in Section 9-11-51.
(Acts 1965, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 121, p. 169; Act 2000-742, p. 169, §§1-3; Act 2007-418, p. 874, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 2 - Hunting, Fishing and Trapping Licenses Generally. › Section 9-11-45.1 - Use of Crossbows for Hunting.

Section 9-11-45.1
Use of crossbows for hunting.
The Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may by regulation authorize the use of crossbows for hunting.
(Acts 1991, No. 91-210, p. 392, §§1, 2; Act 2001-1102, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1166, §1.)