Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.30 - Fur-Bearing Animals Designated/Trap Specifications/And Prohibited Devices/Tagging Requirement

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
The following shall be named and designated as fur-bearing
				animals in Alabama:
Beaver, Bobcat, Fox, Mink, Muskrat, Nutria, Opossum, Otter,
				Raccoon, Striped Skunk, Coyote, and Feral Swine.
(1) Trap Specifications - It shall be
			 unlawful for any person to set or use a leg hold trap on land that has an
			 inside diameter jaw spread greater than six (6) inches as measured at the
			 widest point perpendicular to the frame and parallel to the trap dog and for
			 those traps without a dog, at the widest point parallel with the pan shank. Leg
			 hold trap having teeth or serrated edges along the inside of one or both jaws
			 are prohibited. All body gripping traps with jaw width exceeding 5 inches as
			 measured from the inside of the main jaw at the trigger assembly to the inside
			 of the opposing jaw across the entrance window, and snares (except powered foot
			 snare with a maximum loop of 5 1/2 inches) are prohibited for use in trapping
			 fur-bearing animals on land. It shall be unlawful for any person to trap in the
			 State of Alabama without identifying each trap with a metal tag bearing the
			 name and address or Conservation Identification Number (CID) of the owner.
			 Instructions for obtaining a CID are available at
www.outdooralabama.com
.
(2) Any person trapping fur-bearing animals,
			 except for feral swine, in the State of Alabama must carry a choke stick while
			 running traps. When trapped fur-bearing animals are dispatched with a firearm,
			 only standard .22 caliber rimfire firearms may be used. However, feral swine
			 may be dispatched by any firearm or sharpened blade.
(3) Tagging Bobcat/Otter Pelts - Persons
			 taking bobcat and otter must have the fur or pelts tagged by representatives of
			 the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater within 14 days of taking and before the
			 fur or pelt is sold or otherwise disposed of.
(a) However, a licensed fur catcher may sell
			 untagged bobcat and otter to an authorized resident fur dealer and leave a
			 completed signed fur tag report with said dealer. The dealer must then have the
			 bobcat and otter tagged by a representative of the Division of Wildlife and
			 Freshwater Fisheries within 14 days of purchasing bobcat or otter
			 pelts.
(b) Legally acquired bobcat
			 and otter pelts or carcasses may be delivered untagged to a resident
			 taxidermist for mounting if the owner leaves a completed, signed fur tag report
			 with said taxidermist. The taxidermist must then have the bobcat and otter
			 tagged by a representative of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries
			 within 14 days of taking delivery of said pelts and transmit the completed fur
			 tag report to Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries representative at
			 the time the pelt or carcass is tagged.
(c) Tags may be removed from bobcat and otter
			 pelts when processed by a taxidermist for mounting. However, the removed tag
			 must remain with the mounted specimen when it is returned to its owner and
			 until the mount and pelt are destroyed.
(d) It shall be unlawful for anyone to ship,
			 transport, or export bobcat and otter pelts from this state unless said bobcat
			 and otter pelts are tagged by a representative of the Division of Wildlife and
			 Freshwater Fisheries.
(e) All
			 bobcat and otter pelts shipped or imported into this state must be officially
			 tagged by the state of origin.