Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.36 - State-Owned Public Fishing Lakes

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Definition of State-Owned Public Fishing
			 Lakes -The words "state-owned public fishing lakes" shall include and embrace
			 all land and water under the direct supervision of the Fisheries Section of the
			 Game and Fish Division. The lakes are as follows:
Barbour County Public Lake
Bibb County Public Lake
Chambers County Public Lake
Clay County Public Lake
Coffee County Public Lake
Crenshaw County Public Lake
Dallas County Public Lake
Dale County Public Lake
DeKalb County Public Lake
Fayette County Public Lake
Geneva County Public Lake
Leon Brooks Hines Public Lake (Escambia County)
Lamar County Public Lake
Lee County Public Lake
Madison County Public Lake
Marion County Public Lake
Monroe County Public Lake
Pike County Public Lake
Walker County Public Lake
Washington County Public Lake (J. Emmett Wood)
(2) Permit Required to Fish in
			 State-Owned Public Fishing Lakes - Any person 12 years old or older who fishes,
			 takes, catches, or attempts to fish, take, or catch fish in or from any
			 state-owned or state-operated public fishing lake must have a valid permit in
			 possession.
(3) It shall be a
			 violation of this regulation for any person to leave a child under 12 years of
			 age unaccompanied by an adult at any state-owned public fishing lake, and it
			 shall also be a violation of this regulation for any child under 12 years of
			 age to be at any state owned public fishing lake unaccompanied by an
			 adult.
(4) Daily Creel, Possession
			 Limits and Size Limits for Game Fish in State-Owned Public Lakes - The daily
			 creel, possession and size limits for game fish and catfish in state-owned
			 public fishing lakes shall be as posted at each lake. Creel, possession and
			 size limits for fish not posted shall be the same as provided for all public
			 waters of this State.
(5) Time to
			 Fish - Fishing in state-owned fishing lakes shall be limited to daylight hours,
			 unless additional hours are posted, or as specified by an agent of the
			 Commissioner, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(6) Fishing in State-Owned Public Fishing
			 Lakes Regulated.
(a) No method other than hook
			 and line with natural or artificial bait may be used to take or attempt to take
			 fish from state-owned public fishing lakes except by special written permission
			 of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources. Nothing in the
			 regulation permits the taking of fish by "snagging," "snatching, " trot lines,
			 set hooks or jug fishing in the above mentioned areas.
(b) A person fishing shall upon demand
			 exhibit his catch, fishing permit and fishing license to any Conservation
			 Officer, concessionaire, or other agent or employee of the Department of
			 Conservation and Natural Resources for inspection.
(c) All fish taken from the lake must be
			 counted and weighed by the concessionaire unless the concessionaire is
			 absent.
(d) No species of fish
			 shall be stocked in the state-owned public fishing lakes unless introduced by
			 the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.