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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game. › Section 9-11-254 - Limitation as to Number of Traps for Taking, etc., of Fur-Bearing Animals; Penalty.

Section 9-11-254
Limitation as to number of traps for taking, etc., of fur-bearing animals; penalty.
No person using traps for the purpose of taking or catching fur-bearing animals shall be permitted to set or have set in any one day more than 150 traps. A violation of the provisions of this section shall be a misdemeanor, and the person so violating shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $25.00 for each offense.
(Acts 1935, No. 383, p. 813, § 13; Code 1940, T. 8, §96.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game. › Section 9-11-255 - Transportation, Shipment, etc., of Protected Birds or Game.

Section 9-11-255
Transportation, shipment, etc., of protected birds or game.
Any person, firm, association, or corporation who takes, ships, or transports without or within this state any of the birds or game protected by the laws of this state, unless the same are in the personal possession of or are carried openly by the owner thereof or person killing the same, who has in his or her possession a nonresident's license if the game is to be carried without this state or a resident's license if the game is to be transported wholly within this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $50.00; provided, however, that under proper regulations by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, any person may transport as baggage or by express not more than two days' bag limit of any game birds or animals taken legally; and provided further, that the baggage or express is marked or tagged with the shipping tag procured from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and a fee of $.25 paid therefor. Failure or refusal on the part of any person to comply with this section shall be deemed a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500) for each offense.
(Acts 1935, No. 383, p. 813, §20; Code 1940, T. 8, §103; Act 2008-384, p. 714, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game. › Section 9-11-256 - Liability of Common Carriers, etc., Transporting, Shipping, etc., Protected Birds or Game.

Section 9-11-256
Liability of common carriers, etc., transporting, shipping, etc., protected birds or game.
Any person, company, corporation or common carrier who shall ship or transport any game birds or game animals or parts thereof without first ascertaining that the person, firm or corporation offering same for shipment or transportation has in his possession a license authorizing his possession of same and covering the period when such shipment is offered and the license tax required in this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $50.00.
(Acts 1935, No. 383, p. 813, §21; Code 1940, T. 8, §104.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game. › Section 9-11-257 - Hunting or Discharge of Firearm From, Upon, or Across Public Roads, Etc.

Section 9-11-257
Hunting or discharge of firearm from, upon, or across public roads, etc.
Any person, except a duly authorized law enforcement officer acting in the line of duty or person otherwise authorized by law, who hunts or discharges any firearm from, upon, or across any public road, public highway, or railroad, or the rights-of-way of any public road, public highway, or railroad, or any person, except a landowner or his or her immediate family hunting on land of the landowner, who hunts within 50 yards of a public road, public highway, or railroad, or their rights-of-way, with a centerfire rifle, a shotgun using slug or shot larger in diameter than manufacturer's standard designated number four shot, or a muzzleloading rifle .40 caliber or larger in this state, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000), and shall be punished for the second and each subsequent offense by a fine of not less than two thousand dollars ($2,000) and shall have all hunting license privileges revoked for one year from the date of conviction.
(Acts 1935, No. 383, p. 813, §23; Code 1940, T. 8, §105; Acts 1982, No. 82-522, p. 870, §1; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-945, p. 566, §1; Act 99-442, p. 1007, §1; Act 2008-384, p. 714, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game. › Section 9-11-258 - Persons Hunting Deer at Night Liable for Killing Stock.

Section 9-11-258
Persons hunting deer at night liable for killing stock.
If any person hunting deer by fire in the nighttime kills any horse, mare, colt or other domestic animal, he is liable to double damages in a civil action instituted by the owner of the property.
(Code 1852, §1114; Code 1867, §1295; Code 1876, §1600; Code 1886, §1378; Code 1896, §420; Code 1907, §4485; Code 1923, §8260; Code 1940, T. 8, §106.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game. › Section 9-11-259 - Game, Birds or Animals to Be Transported Openly; Confiscation, etc., of Game, Birds or Animals Transported or Taken Illegally.

Section 9-11-259
Game, birds or animals to be transported openly; confiscation, etc., of game, birds or animals transported or taken illegally.
All game, birds or animals taken or killed in this state must at all times be carried or transported openly, and failure to do so shall constitute a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $25.00. All game, birds or animals carried or transported in an illegal manner or taken or killed illegally shall be confiscated and disposed of under regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(Acts 1935, No. 383, p. 813, § 24; Code 1940, T. 8, §107.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game. › Section 9-11-260 - Acquisition of Lands, Expenditure of Revenues, etc., by Commissioner for Propagation of Game Birds, Game and Fur-Bearing Animals.

Section 9-11-260
Acquisition of lands, expenditure of revenues, etc., by commissioner for propagation of game birds, game and fur-bearing animals.
The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby authorized on behalf of the State of Alabama to engage in the propagation of game birds, game and fur-bearing animals, and for this purpose the said Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is authorized and empowered to secure by lease, gift or otherwise lands in the State of Alabama suitable for the propagation of birds or animals, the increase from which shall be planted under proper regulations of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources for brood stock for propagation purposes. He shall be further authorized to expend revenues out of the Game and Fish Fund for the purpose of erecting suitable buildings, the purchase of all necessary equipment and the employment of expert assistance in the breeding and propagation of birds and animals.
(Acts 1933, Ex. Sess., No. 71, p. 65, §1 1/2; Code 1940, T. 8, §108.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game. › Section 9-11-261 - Permits for Propagation of Game Birds, and Game or Fur-Bearing Animals for Private Purposes.

Section 9-11-261
Permits for propagation of game birds, and game or fur-bearing animals for private purposes.
(a) The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, upon the payment of a fee of $1.00, may issue an annual permit to any individual, association, partnership, firm, or corporation owning property in the State of Alabama permitting the permit holder to engage in the business of raising game birds and game or fur-bearing animals for propagation purposes in the State of Alabama under the rules and methods as may be prescribed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, for the exclusive purpose of stocking private or protected lands under the ownership, supervision, or control of the holder of the permit. The holder of the permit shall not be authorized to dispose of any game or fur-bearing animals propagated under the permit authorized by this section.
(b) Any permittee having game birds or game or fur-bearing animals in his or her possession at the time of the expiration of the permit so issued and held and who fails or refuses to renew the permit on or before the beginning of the new fiscal year shall immediately make such disposition of the game birds or game or fur-bearing animals as may be provided in regulations issued and promulgated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(c) Any individual, association, partnership, firm, or corporation violating this section or any regulations based thereunder shall forfeit the permit held at the time of the violation and in addition therefor shall be adjudged guilty of the violation and upon conviction shall be fined not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).
(Acts 1935, No. 383, p. 813, §3; Code 1940, T. 8, §109; Act 2008-384, p. 714, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game. › Section 9-11-262 - Opening or Closing of Season for Killing of Beaver; Payment of Bounty for Killing of Beaver.

Section 9-11-262
Opening or closing of season for killing of beaver; payment of bounty for killing of beaver.
Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
(Acts 1971, No. 242, p. 559, §§ 1-3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game. › Section 9-11-263 - Consent to Acquisition of Lands, etc., for Establishment of Migratory Bird Reservations.

Section 9-11-263
Consent to acquisition of lands, etc., for establishment of migratory bird reservations.
Consent of the State of Alabama is given to the acquisition by the United States by purchase, gift, devise or lease of such areas of land or water or of land and water in the State of Alabama as the United States may deem necessary for the establishment of migratory bird reservations in accordance with the act of Congress approved February 18, 1929, entitled "An Act to more effectively meet the obligations of the United States under the Migratory Bird Treaty with Great Britain by lessening the dangers threatening migratory game birds from drainage and other causes by the acquisition of areas of land and of water to furnish in perpetuity reservations for the adequate protection of such birds; and authorizing appropriations for the establishment of such areas, their maintenance and improvement and for other purposes," reserving, however, to the State of Alabama full and complete jurisdiction and authority over all such areas not incompatible with the administration, maintenance, protection and control thereof by the United States under the terms of said act of Congress.
(Acts 1931, No. 119, p. 188, §1; Code 1940, T. 8, §110.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game. › Section 9-11-264 - Liability for Injury or Damage to Persons or Domestic Animals of Persons Using Traps, etc., to Take, Capture, etc., Fur-Bearing Animals; Exemption of Lawrence County.

Section 9-11-264
Liability for injury or damage to persons or domestic animals of persons using traps, etc., to take, capture, etc., fur-bearing animals; exemption of Lawrence County.
Any person shall be strictly liable for civil damages who causes the injury or damage to any person or domestic animal as a result of using any trap or similar device on public land to take, capture, or kill any of the fur-bearing animals protected by the laws or regulations of this state.
Any person who suffers injury or damage to his person or domestic animal as a result of such activity shall have an action for civil damages and such aggrieved person need not prove negligence.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to Lawrence County.
(Acts 1977, No. 801, p. 1381, §2; Acts 1979, No. 79-123, p. 154, §1; Act 2015-485, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game. › Section 9-11-265 - Trapping on or From Right-of-Way of State Highway; Exemption of Lawrence County.

Section 9-11-265
Trapping on or from right-of-way of state highway; exemption of Lawrence County.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to trap on or from a state highway right-of-way unless the trapper has the permission of adjoining landowners.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to Lawrence County.
(Acts 1977, No. 801, p. 1381, §3; Acts 1979, No. 79-123, p. 154, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game. › Section 9-11-265.1 - Sections 9-11-264 and 9-11-265 Inapplicable in Limestone County.

Section 9-11-265.1
Sections 9-11-264 and 9-11-265 inapplicable in Limestone County.
The provisions of Sections 9-11-264 and 9-11-265 shall not apply to Limestone County.
(Acts 1978, No. 432, p. 440, § 1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game. › Section 9-11-266 - Checking of Traps; Hanging or Suspending of Bait Over or Within 25 Feet of Steel Trap.

Section 9-11-266
Checking of traps; hanging or suspending of bait over or within 25 feet of steel trap.
All traps set in or beneath water must be checked at least once every 72 hours. All traps other than water sets must be checked at least once every 24 hours.
It shall be unlawful for anyone to hang or suspend bait over or within 25 feet of a steel trap.
(Acts 1977, No. 801, p. 1381, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game. › Section 9-11-267 - Filing of Reports as to Animals Trapped, Purchased, etc., by Persons Licensed to Trap Fur-Bearing Animals and by Fur Dealers.

Section 9-11-267
Filing of reports as to animals trapped, purchased, etc., by persons licensed to trap fur-bearing animals and by fur dealers.
Any person licensed to trap fur-bearing animals in the State of Alabama shall file with the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries office in Montgomery a report listing by county the number and type of animals trapped during the preceding season and the names and addresses of the persons or companies to whom the furs were sold.
Any person, firm or corporation licensed as a fur dealer pursuant to the laws of Alabama shall file a report with the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries office in Montgomery listing the names and addresses of each trapper from whom furs were purchased and describing the number and type of furs purchased from each trapper.
All reports required by this section must be submitted no later than 45 days after the close of each trapping season.
(Acts 1977, No. 801, p. 1381, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game. › Section 9-11-268 - Penalty for Violations of Provisions of Sections 9-11-265, 9-11-266 and 9-11-267.

Section 9-11-268
Penalty for violations of provisions of Sections 9-11-265, 9-11-266 and 9-11-267.
A violation of the provisions of Sections 9-11-265, 9-11-266 and 9-11-267 or failure to fully comply therewith shall constitute a misdemeanor and the person violating same or failing to comply therewith shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50.00 nor more than $200.00 for each offense.
(Acts 1977, No. 801, p. 1381, §6; Acts 1978, No. 432, p. 440, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game. › Section 9-11-269 - Protection of Flattened Musk Turtle.

Section 9-11-269
Protection of flattened musk turtle.
(a) The flattened musk turtle (sternotherus minor depressus) is a reptile unique to the State of Alabama. The Legislature finds the protection of this unique specie is required for its survival.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, it is unlawful for any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, association, or any other entity to:
(1) Hunt, wound, injure, kill, trap, collect or capture a flattened musk turtle (sternotherus minor depressus), or to attempt to engage in such conduct; or
(2) Sell, offer for sale, purchase, offer to purchase, deliver, transport, carry or ship, in intrastate, interstate, or foreign commerce a flattened musk turtle (sternotherus minor depressus), whether alive or dead, or any of its parts or products, or to attempt to engage in such conduct.
(c) The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall permit, under such reasonable terms and conditions as it may prescribe consistent with this section, any act otherwise prohibited by subsection (b) of this section for one of the following purposes: scientific or survival research, zoological exhibition, or education; provided that, the prohibitions of subsection (b)(2) of this section shall not be effective until 30 calendar days after passage of this section; and provided further, that the prohibitions of subsection (b)(1) of this section regarding the killing and injuring of a flattened musk turtle (sternotherus minor depressus) shall not apply to activities where such killing or injuring is incidental to, and not the purpose of, such activities which are otherwise lawful; provided further, that the prohibitions of subsection (b) and the permitting process of subsection (c) shall not apply to any flattened musk turtle captured prior to the passage of this section, or to any offspring of such previously captured flattened musk turtle.
(d) Any individual, corporation, partnership, trust, association or other entity who violates the provisions of subsection (b) of this section shall, upon conviction be fined not more than $5,000.00, or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both.
(Acts 1984, No. 84-621, p. 1259.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8A - Interference With Legal Hunting or Fishing. › Section 9-11-270 - Interference With Persons Legally Hunting or Fishing.

Section 9-11-270
Interference with persons legally hunting or fishing.
No person shall willfully and knowingly prevent, obstruct, impede, disturb, or interfere with, or attempt to prevent, obstruct, impede, disturb, or interfere with any person in legally hunting or fishing pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the law of the State of Alabama.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-321, p. 561, §1; Acts 1996, No. 96-668, p. 1131, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8A - Interference With Legal Hunting or Fishing. › Section 9-11-271 - Activities Prohibited.

Section 9-11-271
Activities prohibited.
Activities prohibited by this article shall include, but not be limited to the following:
(a) Creating a visual, aural, olfactory, or physical stimulus intended to affect the natural behavior of the wild animal being hunted or fish for the purpose of fishing.
(b) Affecting the condition or location of personal property intended for use in the hunting or fishing.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-321, p. 561, §2; Acts 1996, No. 96-668, p. 1131, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8A - Interference With Legal Hunting or Fishing. › Section 9-11-272 - Obeying Order of Peace Officer.

Section 9-11-272
Obeying order of peace officer.
No person shall fail to obey the order of a peace officer to desist from conduct which violates this article.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-321, p. 561, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8A - Interference With Legal Hunting or Fishing. › Section 9-11-273 - Limited Application.

Section 9-11-273
Limited application.
This article applies only to activities on lands or waters upon which hunting or fishing may legally occur. This article does not apply to acts of a peace officer, owner of the lands or waters, or the tenant or other person acting under authority of the owner of the lands or waters; provided, however, that the provisions of this article shall apply to wildlife and game management areas operated by the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. This article shall not be construed to prohibit conduct protected under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-321, p. 561, §4; Acts 1996, No. 96-668, p. 1131, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8A - Interference With Legal Hunting or Fishing. › Section 9-11-274 - Penalties.

Section 9-11-274
Penalties.
Any person violating this article is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-321, p. 561, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 8A - Interference With Legal Hunting or Fishing. › Section 9-11-275 - Construction of Article.

Section 9-11-275
Construction of article.
This article is supplemental to all laws relating to hunting and fishing and shall be construed in pari materia with Chapter 15 of Title 35.
(Acts 1994, No. 94-321, p. 561, §7; Acts 1996, No. 96-668, p. 1131, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 9 - Reciprocal Agreements as to Waterfowl Hunting. › Section 9-11-280 - Agreements as to Hunting and Taking of Waterfowl From Waters of Alabama and of Bordering States.

Section 9-11-280
Agreements as to hunting and taking of waterfowl from waters of Alabama and of bordering states.
The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources with approval of the governor shall have authority to enter into agreements of reciprocity with conservation commissioners or directors or other proper officials of states bordering Alabama who have jurisdiction over waterfowl hunting laws and regulations of such states whereby the citizens of the State of Alabama may be permitted to hunt and take waterfowl from the waters under the jurisdiction of such other states upon similar agreements whereby such nonresidents are allowed to take or catch waterfowl from the waters within the State of Alabama regardless of residence.
(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 240, p. 2252, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 9 - Reciprocal Agreements as to Waterfowl Hunting. › Section 9-11-281 - Agreements as to Hunting and Taking of Waterfowl From Waters Lying Between Alabama and Adjoining States or Partly in Alabama and Partly in Adjoining States.

Section 9-11-281
Agreements as to hunting and taking of waterfowl from waters lying between Alabama and adjoining states or partly in Alabama and partly in adjoining states.
The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources with approval of the Governor is hereby authorized and empowered to make and enter into agreements from time to time with the proper authorities of the states of Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Mississippi whereby a valid hunting license issued by the State of Alabama will be accepted and honored as and in lieu of a hunting license for the respective state so agreeing for waterfowl hunting, and waterfowl only, on the lakes, rivers and streams lying between the State of Alabama and such adjoining states or partly within the borders of the State of Alabama and the adjoining state, and valid licenses issued by the resident state so agreeing shall be accepted and honored in lieu of an Alabama hunting license for hunting waterfowl upon said lakes, rivers and streams.
(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 240, p. 2252, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 9 - Reciprocal Agreements as to Waterfowl Hunting. › Section 9-11-282 - Agreements to Apply Separately to Waters Lying Between Alabama and Each Agreeing Bordering State; Hunting Privileges Limited to Waterfowl.

Section 9-11-282
Agreements to apply separately to waters lying between Alabama and each agreeing bordering state; hunting privileges limited to waterfowl.
The purpose of this article is to authorize the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources upon approval of the Governor to enter into such agreements with all states bordering on the State of Alabama, but is not intended that the benefits of such agreements should extend to licenses of all bordering states on all lakes, rivers and streams lying upon the border of Georgia, Florida, Tennessee and Mississippi, but are to apply separately to those lakes, rivers and streams lying between the State of Alabama and each respective state so agreeing. Such hunting privileges shall apply only to the killing and taking of waterfowl.
(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 240, p. 2252, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 9 - Reciprocal Agreements as to Waterfowl Hunting. › Section 9-11-283 - Rights and Privileges Granted to Be Exercised in Accordance With Alabama Laws, Etc.

Section 9-11-283
Rights and privileges granted to be exercised in accordance with Alabama laws, etc.
The waterfowl hunting rights and privileges which may be granted by or through such reciprocal agreements shall be exercised by all nonresidents of the State of Alabama in accordance with the laws of Alabama and the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources of the State of Alabama which pertain to the hunting and taking of waterfowl of all species.
(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 240, p. 2252, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 10 - Wildlife Management Areas. › Section 9-11-300 - Establishment.

Section 9-11-300
Establishment.
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, through the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, is hereby authorized and directed to establish by proclamation such wildlife management areas as may be in the public interest and to enter into agreements with the United States Forest Service, the United States Bureau of Biological Survey, the Tennessee Valley Authority or other owners, lessees or administrators of such lands as may be necessary and suitable for the purpose of establishing wildlife management areas. Such agreements shall provide for the fixing and demarcation of the boundaries of said area or areas, define the responsibilities of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and the cooperating party or parties for restocking of wildlife species, the planting and cultivation of game and fish foods, the protection of such areas from predatory animals and unauthorized hunting or fishing and any other work necessary for the management of wildlife on such areas, shall include provision for the harvesting of game and fish crops in accordance with special rules and regulations approved by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and provide for the collection by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources of special fees for the privilege of hunting on or fishing on such wildlife management areas and may provide that a portion not to exceed 50 percent of the gross receipts collected by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources from any such wildlife management area be paid to the cooperating party or parties.
(Acts 1939, No. 668, p. 1061, §1; Code 1940, T. 8, §110(1).)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 10 - Wildlife Management Areas. › Section 9-11-301 - Fixing of Boundaries; Promulgation of Special Rules and Regulations for Management and Protection of Areas.

Section 9-11-301
Fixing of boundaries; promulgation of special rules and regulations for management and protection of areas.
The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is authorized to fix such boundaries and promulgate such special rules and regulations for the management and protection of wildlife management areas as may be necessary or desirable. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, he is specifically authorized to set up for any wildlife management area special open and closed seasons on game animals, game birds and fish, to establish the amount of the fees to be collected for the privilege of hunting and fishing during any open season, to collect such fees and to authorize their collection by designated employees of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, to require the possession of a special permit when hunting or fishing within wildlife management areas, and to limit the number of permits to be issued during any open season to such members as he may direct.
(Acts 1939, No. 668, p. 1061, §2; Code 1940, T. 8, §110(2).)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 10 - Wildlife Management Areas. › Section 9-11-302 - Closing of Land or Water in Areas to Hunting and Fishing.

Section 9-11-302
Closing of land or water in areas to hunting and fishing.
The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is authorized to close to all hunting and fishing any land or water within the boundary of a wildlife management area which is not under a cooperative wildlife management agreement with the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; provided, that at least 90 percent of the said wildlife management area is under such agreement.
(Acts 1939, No. 668, p. 1061, §3; Code 1940, T. 8, §110(3).)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 10 - Wildlife Management Areas. › Section 9-11-303 - Searches and Seizures.

Section 9-11-303
Searches and seizures.
The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and his designated agents or employees are authorized to search without warrant any automobile, wagon, truck or other vehicle or any hunting sack or hunting coat within any wildlife management area and to confiscate any protected bird, animal or fish found killed or held in violation of the game laws or the regulations of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources; provided, that this section shall not be operative against persons traveling on state and federal highways within any wildlife management areas.
(Acts 1939, No. 668, p. 1061, §4; Code 1940, T. 8, §110(4).)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 10 - Wildlife Management Areas. › Section 9-11-304 - Carrying or Possession of Firearms.

Section 9-11-304
Carrying or possession of firearms.
The carrying or possession of firearms within any wildlife management area, except while in possession of a valid permit allowing this privilege, is prohibited; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any authorized law enforcement officer nor to any officer of the United States Forest Service, the United States Bureau of Biological Survey, or of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources while in the pursuit of his official duty.
(Acts 1939, No. 668, p. 1061, §5; Code 1940, T. 8, §110(5).)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 10 - Wildlife Management Areas. › Section 9-11-305 - When Dogs Permitted in Areas; Liability of Owners of Dogs at Large in Areas.

Section 9-11-305
When dogs permitted in areas; liability of owners of dogs at large in areas.
No dog shall be permitted except on leash within any wildlife management area except in accordance with the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, and whoever shall be the owner of any dog at large within any wildlife management area shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Acts 1939, No. 668, p. 1061, §6; Code 1940, T. 8, §110(6).)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 10 - Wildlife Management Areas. › Section 9-11-306 - Impoundment of Dogs; Redemption or Destruction of Impounded Dogs.

Section 9-11-306
Impoundment of dogs; redemption or destruction of impounded dogs.
Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
(Acts 1939, No. 668, p. 1061, §7; Code 1940, T. 8, §110(7).)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 10 - Wildlife Management Areas. › Section 9-11-307 - Penalties for Violations of Provisions of Article, Etc.

Section 9-11-307
Penalties for violations of provisions of article, etc.
Any person violating this article or any rule adopted by the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources under the authority of this article shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, punishable as provided by law, except that the minimum fine shall not be less than one hundred dollars ($100).
(Acts 1939, No. 668, p. 1061, §8; Code 1940, T. 8, §110(8); Act 2019-369, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 11 - Possession of Wildlife for Public Exhibition Purposes. › Section 9-11-320 - Definitions.

Section 9-11-320
Definitions.
For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) WILDLIFE. Any wild mammal, wild bird, reptile or amphibian; and
(2) PERSON. Such term includes an individual, firm, corporation, association or partnership.
(Acts 1971, No. 2246, p. 3602, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 11 - Possession of Wildlife for Public Exhibition Purposes. › Section 9-11-321 - Possession of Wildlife in Captivity for Public Exhibition Purposes.

Section 9-11-321
Possession of wildlife in captivity for public exhibition purposes.
No person shall possess any wildlife in captivity for public exhibition purposes, except as provided in this article or any rule or regulation promulgated by the commissioner.
(Acts 1971, No. 2246, p. 3602, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 11 - Possession of Wildlife for Public Exhibition Purposes. › Section 9-11-322 - Appointment of Committee to Study and Recommend Standards for Care and Treatment of Captive Wildlife.

Section 9-11-322
Appointment of committee to study and recommend standards for care and treatment of captive wildlife.
The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall appoint a committee, not to exceed five in number, of recognized experts in the exhibition, conservation, preservation and humane care of public wildlife to study and recommend to him reasonable standards for the care and treatment of captive wildlife for public display purposes, including standards of sanitation.
(Acts 1971, No. 2246, p. 3602, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 11 - Possession of Wildlife for Public Exhibition Purposes. › Section 9-11-323 - Promulgation of Regulations Prescribing Standards for Care and Treatment of Captive Wildlife.

Section 9-11-323
Promulgation of regulations prescribing standards for care and treatment of captive wildlife.
The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall give due consideration to the recommendations of the committee appointed under Section 9-11-322 and shall issue regulations prescribing reasonable standards for the care and treatment of captive wildlife for public display purposes, including standards of sanitation.
(Acts 1971, No. 2246, p. 3602, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 11 - Possession of Wildlife for Public Exhibition Purposes. › Section 9-11-324 - Permits to Possess Wildlife for Public Exhibition Purposes; Contents of Applications for Permits.

Section 9-11-324
Permits to possess wildlife for public exhibition purposes; contents of applications for permits.
(a) The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, upon application of any person qualified by education or experience in the care and treatment of wildlife, may issue an annual permit to such person at a cost of $25.00, under such terms and conditions as he prescribes, to possess wildlife for public exhibition purposes in accordance with this article and regulations adopted pursuant thereto.
(b) Each application for a permit shall include:
(1) A statement regarding such person's education or experience in the care and treatment of wildlife and that of any individual employed by such person for such purpose;
(2) A description of the facilities used to keep the wildlife in captivity;
(3) A statement of the number of species or subspecies of wildlife to be covered by the permit and a statement relative to where or from whom such wildlife was acquired;
(4) A signed agreement that recommended standards for wildlife exhibitors as promulgated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources will be adopted and adhered to; and
(5) Such other information as the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources deems appropriate.
(Acts 1971, No. 2246, p. 3602, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 11 - Possession of Wildlife for Public Exhibition Purposes. › Section 9-11-325 - Condition in Permits to Allow Inspections; Notice of and Abatement of Violations.

Section 9-11-325
Condition in permits to allow inspections; notice of and abatement of violations.
Each permit issued under this article shall include a condition authorizing anyone designated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to enforce this article to enter upon and inspect the facilities where the wildlife covered by such permit is held in captivity. If the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources or his designee uncovers a violation, the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall give reasonable time and adequate notice, as he so determines, to the permittee to allow him to abate the violation. If, upon the expiration of such time, the violation has not been abated, the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may cause an action to be brought in the appropriate court to abate such violation.
(Acts 1971, No. 2246, p. 3602, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 11 - Possession of Wildlife for Public Exhibition Purposes. › Section 9-11-326 - Enforcement of Article, Standards and Provisions of Permits.

Section 9-11-326
Enforcement of article, standards and provisions of permits.
Anyone authorized by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources to enforce this article may, with or without a warrant, arrest any person who violates such provisions or standards in his presence or view and may execute any warrant or other process issued by any officer or court of competent jurisdiction and may, with a search warrant or as incident to a lawful arrest, search for and seize any wildlife possessed in violation of this article or the standards issued thereunder or the provisions of any permit.
(Acts 1971, No. 2246, p. 3602, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 11 - Possession of Wildlife for Public Exhibition Purposes. › Section 9-11-327 - Penalties for Violations of Article, Standards or Provisions of Permits.

Section 9-11-327
Penalties for violations of article, standards or provisions of permits.
Anyone who knowingly violates any provision of this article or the standards adopted thereunder or the provisions of any permit shall, upon conviction, be fined not more than $500.00 or imprisoned for not more than three months, or both.
(Acts 1971, No. 2246, p. 3602, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 11 - Possession of Wildlife for Public Exhibition Purposes. › Section 9-11-328 - Applicability of Article; Importation of Cervidae Species.

Section 9-11-328
Applicability of article; importation of Cervidae species.
(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), this article shall not apply to a municipal, county, state, or other publicly owned zoo or wildlife exhibit or a privately owned traveling zoo, circus, or pet shop.
(b) A municipal, county, state, or other publicly owned zoo or wildlife exhibit or a privately owned traveling zoo, circus, or pet shop shall not import or cause to be imported into the state any species of the family Cervidae.
(Acts 1971, No. 2246, p. 3602, §7; Act 2019-371, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 12 - Commercial Quail Breeding. › Section 9-11-340 - "Pen-Raised Quail" Defined.

Section 9-11-340
"Pen-raised quail" defined.
A pen-raised quail is a quail which has been hatched from an egg laid by a quail confined in a pen or coop and has itself been wholly raised in a pen or coop by a duly licensed quail breeder holding a permit as provided by this article from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(Acts 1959, No. 408, p. 1040, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 12 - Commercial Quail Breeding. › Section 9-11-341 - Persons, etc., Authorized to Engage in Propagation, etc., of Pen-Raised Quail.

Section 9-11-341
Persons, etc., authorized to engage in propagation, etc., of pen-raised quail.
Any person, firm or corporation may engage in the business of propagating pen-raised quail, commonly known as bobwhite quail, for restocking, propagation and other commercial purposes by complying with the provisions of this article and may thereafter sell either live quail or the carcasses of such pen-raised quail for any purpose, including sale for food, either within or without this state.
(Acts 1959, No. 408, p. 1040, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 12 - Commercial Quail Breeding. › Section 9-11-342 - Commercial Quail Breeder's License.

Section 9-11-342
Commercial quail breeder's license.
A commercial quail breeder's license must first be obtained from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or its agents upon payment of $25.00 for each such license. Said license shall be valid from October 1 to September 30 next following. Such license must bear a number as designated by the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and shall be conspicuously exhibited at all times at the place where said quail are bred.
(Acts 1959, No. 408, p. 1040, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 12 - Commercial Quail Breeding. › Section 9-11-343 - Licensees to Obtain Markers or Marking Devices.

Section 9-11-343
Licensees to obtain markers or marking devices.
Before any sale may be made of the carcass of any bobwhite quail, the holder of a commercial quail breeder's license shall obtain a proper marker or marking device as prescribed by a regulation promulgated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(Acts 1959, No. 408, p. 1040, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 12 - Commercial Quail Breeding. › Section 9-11-344 - Carcasses to Be Marked Before Sale; Quail to Be Killed Otherwise Than by Shooting.

Section 9-11-344
Carcasses to be marked before sale; quail to be killed otherwise than by shooting.
(a) Before the carcass of a dead pen-raised quail shall be sold, the holder of the commercial quail breeder's license shall plainly mark each such carcass sold with an authorized mark or marker. Any person selling or purchasing the carcass of a pen-raised quail not so marked shall be guilty of a violation of this law.
(b) All pen-raised quail offered for sale or sold for commercial purposes must be killed otherwise than by shooting with firearms.
(Acts 1959, No. 408, p. 1040, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 12 - Commercial Quail Breeding. › Section 9-11-345 - Invoices to Be Attached to Packages of Carcasses.

Section 9-11-345
Invoices to be attached to packages of carcasses.
Such pen-raised quail, when dressed and marked as provided in this article, when delivered into the hands and possession of the purchaser, his agent or common carrier or into the hands of a donee and prior to leaving the place of the licensed breeder by whatever method employed, shall have firmly and substantially attached to the package an invoice signed by such licensed breeder or his agent stating the number of the license, the number of quail contained in said package and the name and address of the purchaser, consignee or donee. Such invoice shall authorize transportation within this state, possession and use for 30 days after its date and shall be substantially in the following form:
Name of licensed breeder. Number
of breeder's license, Date _____
of _______ 2___
Kind and number of quail ______
Name of consignee ______
Address of consignee ______
This authorizes transportation within
this state, possession and sale
for 30 days after date if
attached to package.
By: _____ (Breeder)
______ (Agent)
(Acts 1959, No. 408, p. 1040, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources. › Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife. › Article 12 - Commercial Quail Breeding. › Section 9-11-346 - Packages of Carcasses to Be Shipped With Invoices Attached.

Section 9-11-346
Packages of carcasses to be shipped with invoices attached.
When any such package containing a shipment of quail carcasses for which an invoice is required is to be shipped by rail, express or other carrier, public or private, the invoice shall be securely attached thereto or to the package containing the same in plain sight, and the same may then be lawfully carried and delivered within this state to the consignee named in such invoice.
(Acts 1959, No. 408, p. 1040, §6.)