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Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.37 - Commercial Shark Regulation

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1)
Season on Sharks for Commercial Purposes
: During such
			 period of time that the federal waters adjacent to Alabama waters are open to
			 the commercial harvest of a shark species as defined by federal law or
			 regulation, the Alabama waters of Mobile Bay, Bon Secour Bay, Mississippi
			 Sound, and the Gulf of Mexico south of the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway and west
			 of Little Lagoon Pass( 87° 44.4' W longitude) shall be open to the harvest
			 of such sharks for commercial purposes from 12:01 AM each Monday through 11:59
			 PM each Friday (no weekends), except that commercial harvesting of sharks shall
			 be prohibited from 12:01 AM through 11:59 PM on each of the following holidays:
			 Memorial Day, Independence Day, and Labor Day. When federal waters adjacent to
			 Alabama waters are closed to the commercial harvest of a shark species, it
			 shall be unlawful to take, harvest, or possess, or attempt to take, harvest, or
			 possess, for commercial purposes, such sharks from the waters of the state of
			 Alabama.
(2)
Closed
			 Season and Zero Possession Limit on Certain Species for Commercial
			 Purposes:
No person shall take, possess, or attempt to take or
			 possess, from the waters of the state of Alabama, for commercial purposes, any
			 of the following species:
(a) Basking shark -
			 Cetorhinus maximus
(b) White shark
			 - Carcharodon carcharias
(c) Bigeye
			 sand tiger - Odontaspis noronhai
(d) Bigeye sixgill shark - Hexanchus
			 nakamurai
(e) Bigeye thresher shark
			 - Alopias superciliosus
(f) Sand
			 tiger - Odontaspis taurus
(g) Whale
			 shark - Rhincodon typus
(h) Dusky
			 shark - Carcharhinus obscurus
(i)
			 Smalltooth sawfish - Pristis pectinata
(j) Largetooth sawfish - Pristis
(k) Atlantic angel shark - Squatina dumerili
(l) Bignose shark - Carcharhinus
			 altimus
(m) Caribbean reef shark -
			 Carcharhinus perezii
(n) Caribbean
			 sharpnose shark - Rhizoprionodon porosus
(o) Galapagos shark - Carcharinus
			 galapagensis
(p) Longfin mako shark
			 - Isurus paucus
(q) Narrowtooth
			 shark - Carcharhinus brachyurus
(r)
			 Night shark - Carcharhinus signatus
(s) Smalltail shark - Carcharhinus
			 porosus
(t) Sixgill shark-
			 Hexanchus griseus
(u) Sevengill
			 shark - Heptranchias perlo
(v)
			 Silky Shark- Carcharhinus falciformis
(w) Sandbar shark - Carcharhinus plumbeus
			 (unless the fisherman possess a NOAA Fisheries sandbar shark research permit).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.38 - Transfer System For Net And Seine Permits (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Author:
Christopher M. Blankenship
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										9-12-113.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.39 - Oyster Season Closure

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed).
Author:
James D. Martin
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.40 - Oyster Culling And Sacking Regulation

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(a) All oysters taken from the public oyster
			 bottoms shall be culled and sacked by the time of public water bottom closure
			 each day. Any unculled or unsacked oysters on board a boat at the time of
			 public water bottom closure, shall be immediately replaced and scattered upon
			 the reef from which they have been taken and the boat shall then immediately
			 leave the public reefs and proceed to a landing.
(b) All oysters shall be culled upon the reef
			 from which they were taken. No oysters shall be culled or sacked on board a
			 boat in waters closed to the harvesting of oysters. No oysters from a public
			 reef shall be culled upon a private reef.
(c) It shall be unlawful to possess oysters
			 taken from a private lease and oysters taken from a public reef on board a boat
			 at the same time.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.42 - Closed Fishing Season For The Taking Of Mullet

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
From 12:01 a.m., October 24, 1998 until 12:00 noon, November 1,
				1998, there is hereby establishing a closed fishing season for the taking or
				attempting to take mullet by the use of any entangling net, seine, cast net, or
				any other means, in the waters of Mobile Bay north of a line running from the
				south bank at the mouth of Theodore Industrial Canal southeastwardly along the
				south side of the Theodore Ship Channel to its intersection with the Mobile
				Ship Channel and then eastwardly to Great Point Clear. Any person using, or
				attempting to use, any entangling net, seine, cast net, or any other means, to
				take or attempt to take mullet in the areas of the closed season shall be in
				violation of this regulation.
Author:
James D. Martin
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.43 - Closed Fishing Season For Recreational Red Snapper Fishing

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Effective November 1, 1998, through December 31, 1998, all
				state waters will be closed to recreational red snapper fishing.
Author:
James D. Martin
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.44 - Special Oyster Dredge Season And Sack Limit

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) A special oyster dredge season and sack
			 limit is hereby established for persons licensed under Section
			 9-12-87,
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, and permitted under Rule
			 220-3-.02(5), in
			 accordance with the following times, places, manners and means:
(a) That area described as the "Mobile Bay
			 Special Dredging Area" and those times, manners and means, as described and
			 provided for on the attached Exhibit A incorporated herein and made a part
			 hereof and titled "Oyster Dredging Permit for Mobile Bay Special Dredging
			 Area".
(b) There shall be a limit
			 of 16 sacks of oysters per boat per day (1/4 Alabama barrel per
			 sack).
(c) Failure to comply with
			 the provisions of this regulation shall result in the revocation of the oyster
			 dredging permit and punishment as provided by law.
See Images at
				http://www.alabamaadministrativecode.state.al.us/docs/con_/McWord3con.pdf
Author:
Riley Boykin Smith
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.45 - Closed Fishing Season For Recreational Red Snapper Fishing

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Effective 12:01 a.m. November 1, 1999, until such time as the
				adjacent Federal waters are reopened, all state waters will be closed to
				recreational red snapper fishing.
Author:
Riley Boykin Smith
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.46 - Open Season For Gulf Reef Fish Species

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) During such period of time that the
			 federal waters (adjoining Alabama waters) are open to the recreational harvest
			 of a Gulf Reef Fish species, the recreational harvest of that Gulf Reef Fish
			 species shall also be open in Alabama waters. Otherwise, when the federal
			 waters are closed to the harvest of a Gulf Reef Fish species Alabama waters
			 will also be closed to harvest of that species.
(2) Gulf Reef Fish shall be defined as the
			 fish listed in 50 CFR Part 622 Table 3 of Appendix A and include, but are not
			 limited to, the following species: Grey Triggerfish, Greater Amberjack, Almaco
			 Jack, Lesser Amberjack, Banded Rudderfish, Hogfish Red Snapper, Grey Snapper,
			 Lane Snapper, Vermillion Snapper, Cubera Snapper, Dog Snapper, Mahogany
			 Snapper, Silk Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Schoolmaster, Yellowtail Snapper, Queen
			 Snapper, Blackfin Snapper, Goldface Tilefish, Blackline Tilefish, Anchor
			 Tilefish, Blueline Tilefish, Tilefish, Rock Hind, Speckled Hind, Yellowedge
			 Grouper, Red Hind, Red Grouper, Misty Grouper, Warsaw Grouper, Snowy Grouper,
			 Black Grouper, Yellowmouth Grouper, Gag Grouper, Scamp and Yellowfin
			 Grouper.
Author:
Riley Boykin Smith
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.47 - Photo I.D. Requirement For Section9-12-113 Net Or Seine Permit Holders

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Holders of net or seine permits issued pursuant to §
								9-12-113,
Code of Ala.
				1975
, shall obtain at no cost a photo identification at the Marine
				Resources Division office at Dauphin Island. The photo identification shall be
				utilized by the Marine Resources Division for identification of holders of the
				net or seine permits. It shall be a violation of this regulation to fail to
				obtain the photo identification or to utilize a net or seine issued under
				§
								9-12-113 without obtaining the
				photo identification. The penalty for the violation of this regulation shall be
				as provided by law.
Author:
Riley Boykin Smith
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.49 - Closed Season For The Taking Of Live Saltwater Bait

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) During such period of time that all or
			 any portion of the area in Mobile Bay north of a line beginning at the northern
			 shore of East Fowl River running along the northern edge of the Fowl River
			 Channel to Marker #2 in the Fowl River Channel, then southeasterly to Middle
			 Bay Light and then northeasterly to Great Point Clear is closed to commercial
			 shrimping, that closed area shall also be closed to the taking of live
			 saltwater bait by licensed live saltwater bait catchers, unless otherwise
			 provided by law; provided that, when the closed area is opened to commercial
			 shrimping, that area shall also be open to licensed live saltwater bait
			 catchers; except portions of the area defined above may be opened to the taking
			 of live saltwater bait by licensed live saltwater bait catchers who possess a
			 special permit issued by the Marine Resources Division.
(2) The Marine Resources Division may issue a
			 written permit to licensed live saltwater bait catchers allowing the taking of
			 live saltwater bait in areas closed to commercial shrimping; provided such
			 permit defines the area to be opened to such activity and allows no more than
			 one permit per licensed year per vessel allowed under Section
			 9-12-54.1 Permit must be onboard
			 the vessel and in the operators possession whenever taking or attempting to
			 take live saltwater bait as allowed by the permit. Permits shall be revoked for
			 failure to comply with the terms thereof.
(3) "Live saltwater bait" is defined as any
			 aquatic animal which is used or may be used as bait for any fishery within the
			 jurisdiction of the Marine Resources Division as defined by Rule
			 220-2-.42. This includes but is
			 not limited to fish, shrimp, and crabs.
(4) The penalty for the violation of this
			 regulation shall be as provided for in §
								9-12-54.6,
Code of Ala.
			 1975
.
Author:
Riley Boykin Smith
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-12-54.1,
				  9-12-54.4,
				  9-12-54.6.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.50 - Open Season/Area For The Taking Of Live Saltwater Bait

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Effective
			 November 2, 2000 through February 28, 2001, during the hours of 4:00 a.m. until
			 10:00 p.m. the following waters shall be open to the commercial and
			 recreational taking of live saltwater bait:
Those waters north of a line from a point on the northeast end
				of Plash Island running northwest through Markers #7 and #8 and south of a line
				from the northernmost point of Plash Island through Markers #9 and #10, then to
				the north shore of Billy's Bend.
(2) "Live saltwater bait" is defined as any
			 aquatic animal which is used or may be used as bait for any fishery within the
			 jurisdiction of the Marine Resources Division as defined by Rule
			 220-2-.42. This includes but is
			 not limited to fish, shrimp, and crabs.
(3) The penalty for the violation of this
			 regulation shall be as provided for in §
								9-12-54.7,
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, as amended by Act No. 2000-737, Acts of Alabama.
Author:
Riley Boykin Smith
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-12-54.6, as amended by Act No.
				  2000-737, Acts of Alabama.
PENALTY:
As provided by in §
										9-12-54.7,
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, as amended by Act No. 2000-737, Acts of
				  Alabama.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.51 - Use Of Airboats In Certain Areas

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) In addition to the provisions of
			 220-2-.60, it shall be unlawful
			 for any person to use an airboat on any of the public waters of this State
			 subject to an ebb and flow of the tide of at least 2 inches, south of a line
			 beginning at the Mississippi state line following the eastbound lane of
			 Interstate Highway 10 to the Florida state line (except that when Interstate
			 Highway 10 lies north of U.S. Highway 90 Battleship Parkway, the line follows
			 the eastbound lane of U.S. Highway 90).
(2) The prohibition prescribed in Paragraph
			 (1) above shall not apply to the use of airboats by State and Federal law
			 enforcement officers, State aquatic plant management personnel acting in their
			 official capacity, nor to oil and gas exploration crews.
(3) Any person violating any of the
			 provisions of this regulation shall be punished as provided by §
								9-2-15,
Code of Ala.
			 1975
.
Author:
Advisory Board of Conservation and Natural
				Resources
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-14,
				  9-2-15,
				  9-2-15.1.
PENALTY:
As provided by § 9-2-15.01,
Code of Ala.
				  1975
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.52 - Temporary Closed Crab Fishing Season In Certain Areas

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(a) There is hereby established a one day
			 closed fishing season for the taking or harvesting of crabs by the use of crab
			 traps (recreational or commercial) in any inside waters of the State of Alabama
			 under the jurisdiction of the Marine Resources Division within 500 yards of the
			 shoreline on Saturday, March 11, 2006, and in the future, such closure dates
			 and areas as shall be established utilizing a public notice by the Commissioner
			 of Conservation and Natural Resources.
(b) During the closure defined in (a) of this
			 regulation no crab traps (recreational or commercial) shall be allowed in any
			 waters closed by this regulation to the taking or harvesting of crabs by the
			 use of crab traps (recreational or commercial) and any traps in the closed
			 areas shall be considered marine litter and may be removed by any individual
			 from these closed waters. Any individual who removes crab traps (recreational
			 or commercial) that are considered to be marine litter must remove the marine
			 litter from the waters of the State of Alabama under the jurisdiction of the
			 Marine Resources Division and properly dispose of such by placing such marine
			 litter in an approved waste container or facility and it shall be unlawful to
			 use any such marine litter for any personal purpose.
(c) It shall be lawful for those assisting
			 with the removal of derelict crab traps to use an airboat on any of the public
			 waters of this state subject to an ebb and flow of the tide of at least two
			 inches, south of a line beginning at the Mississippi state line following the
			 eastbound lane of the Interstate Highway 10 to the Florida state line (except
			 when Interstate Highway 10 lies north of U.S. Highway 90 Battleship Parkway,
			 the line follows the eastbound lane of U.S. Highway 90) on Saturday, March 11,
			 2006. Any individual who uses an airboat must register such vessel with the
			 Marine Resources Division on later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, March 9, 2006.
			 During the closure defined in (a) utilizing a public notice by the
			 Commissioner, such public notice shall state if airboats shall be lawful and
			 establish a date and time that airboats must register with the Marine Resources
			 Division.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.53 - Open Season/Area For The Taking Of Live Saltwater Bait - Point Clear Area

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) During such
			 times that these and adjacent waters are closed to the recreational and
			 commercial taking of shrimp. the following waters shall be open exclusively to
			 the commercial and recreational taking of live saltwater bait:
Beginning at a point on land at the southern entrance to the
				marina at Great Point Clear (30-29.195N,087-56.072W) then southwestwardly to
				the charted position of Point Clear light #4, then running southeastwardly to a
				point on land at the end of Zundel Road (30-28.416N, 087-55.263W).
(2) "Live saltwater bait" is
			 defined as any aquatic animal which is used or may be used as bait for any
			 fishery within the jurisdiction of the Marine Resources Division as defined by
			 Rule 220-2-.42. This includes but is
			 not limited to fish, shrimp, and crabs.
(3) The penalty for the violation of this
			 regulation shall be as provided for in §
								9-12-54.7,
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, as amended by Act No. 2000-737, Acts of Alabama.
Author:
M. Barnett Lawley
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-12-54.6, as amended by Act No.
				  2000-737, Acts of Alabama.
PENALTY:
As provided by in §
										9-12-54.7,
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, as amended by Act No. 2000-737, Acts of
				  Alabama.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.54 - Temporary Closed Seasons To Oystering - West Fowl River Area

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed).
Author:
Riley Boykin Smith
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.56 - Open Season For The Taking Of Live Saltwater Bait - Aloe Bay Area

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Effective 6:00
			 a.m., Saturday, June 30, 2001, the following waters, temporarily closed to
			 commercial shriming, shall be open to the taking of live saltwater bait by
			 licensed live saltwater bait catchers only:
(a) All waters in Mississippi Sound east of a
			 line from Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) Marker #19 running southward to
			 Tall Range D, thence to the western edge of the mouth of Heron Bayou on Dauphin
			 Island, and west of the Dauphin Island bridge and south of the GIWW, locally
			 referred to as Aloe Bay; provided that, when the closed area is opened to
			 commercial shrimping, that area shall also be open to licensed saltwater bait
			 catchers.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.59 - Temporary Closed Season To Oystering - Heron Bayou Area

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed 6/9/04)
Author:
Riley Boykin Smith
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§ 9-2-4.1,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.60 - Closed Net Fishing Season For The Taking Of Florida Pompano

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
From January 1 through Labor Day of each year, there is hereby
				established a closed fishing season for the taking or attempting to take
				Florida pompano by the used of any gill net, entangling net, seine, or cast
				net, in the waters of Alabama under the jurisdiction of the Marine Resources
				Division as provided by Rule
				220-2-.42; provided, however,
				that gill net fisherman targeting other fish, in waters open to netting as
				provided by Rule
				220-3-.03, shall be allowed to
				keep an incidental bycatch of Florida pompano totaling no more than five
				percent (5%) by weight of other fishes taken.
Author:
Riley Boykin Smith
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.61 - Open Season/Area For The Taking Of Live Saltwater Bait - Mullet Point Ball Area

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) During such
			 times that these and adjacent waters are closed to the recreational and
			 commercial taking of shrimp, the following waters shall be open exclusively to
			 the commercial and recreational taking of live saltwater bait:
Beginning at Mullet Point Park ramp, herein defined as
				30°24.98'N and 87°54.52'W, then running southwesterly to Tall Range
				'2', then southwardly to 30°23.72'N and 87°55.33'W, then running due
				east to terminate on shore.
(2) "Live saltwater bait" is defined as any
			 aquatic animal which is used or may be used as bait for any fishery within the
			 jurisdiction of the Marine Resources Division as defined by Rule
			 220-2-.42. This includes but is
			 not limited to fish, shrimp, and crabs.
(3) The penalty for the violation of this
			 regulation shall be as provided for in §
								9-12-54.7,
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, as amended by Act No. 2000-737, Acts of Alabama.
Author:
Riley Boykin Smith
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										9-12-54.6.
PENALTY:
As provided for in §
										9-12-54.7,
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, as amended by Act No. 2000-737, Acts of
				  Alabama.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.62 - Temporary Closed Fishing Seasons - Mobile Ship Channel And Certain Other Areas

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(a) There is
			 hereby established a one day closed shrimping season for the taking or
			 harvesting of shrimp in the Mobile Ship Channel and within a one half (1/2)
			 mile buffer zone on each side of the channel in Mobile Bay from 12:01 a.m. to
			 12:00 midnight on July 4, 2002.
(b)
			 There is hereby established a one day closed fishing season for the taking or
			 harvesting of crabs with crab traps (recreational or commercial) within a one
			 half (1/2) mile buffer zone on each side of the Mobile Ship Channel in Mobile
			 Bay from 12:01 a.m. to 12:00 midnight on July 4, 2002. All crab traps
			 (recreational and commercial) shall be removed from the closed area prior to
			 the closure.
(c) There is hereby
			 established a six day closed fishing season for the taking or harvesting of
			 crabs by the use of crab traps (recreational or commercial) in any waters of
			 the state of Alabama under the jurisdiction of the Marine Resources Division
			 North and West of a line running eastwardly along the southern edge of the
			 Arlington Channel of Mobile Ship Channel Marker #78 then northeastwardly to the
			 southeast point of Little Sand Island then northeastwardly to the intersection
			 of the Interstate Highway 10 with State Highway 90 Battleship Parkway. This
			 closure shall begin at 12:01 a.m. on July 2, 2002 and end at 12:00 midnight on
			 July 7, 2002. All crab traps (recreational and commercial) shall be removed
			 from the area prior to the closure.
(d) There is hereby established a two day
			 closed fishing season for the taking or harvesting of crabs by the use of crab
			 traps (recreational or commercial) in any waters of the state of Alabama under
			 the jurisdiction of the Marine Resources Division inside a line running from
			 the East end of Dauphin Island at Fort Gaines southwest to the southeast tip of
			 Pelican Island then northward along the contour of the South side of Pelican
			 Island to the northern most point of Pelican Island then North to the end of
			 the Dauphin Island Park and Beach Board Fishing Pier Island then following the
			 East side of the pier to its intersection with Dauphin then eastward along the
			 contour of Dauphin Island to the East end of Dauphin Island at Fort Gaines.
			 This closure shall begin at 12:01 a.m. on July 3, 2002 and end at 12:00
			 midnight on July 4, 2002. All crab traps (recreational and commercial) shall be
			 removed from the area prior to the closure.
Author:
Richard C. Liles
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.63 - Closed Season For The Taking Of Live Saltwater Bait - Grand Bay/Bayou La Batre Area

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Effective
			 6:00 a.m., Monday, September 23, 2002, the following waters, temporarily closed
			 to commercial shrimping, shall be closed to the taking of live saltwater bait
			 by licensed live saltwater bait catchers:
All waters in Mississippi Sound north of a line beginning at
				the Mississippi State Line running east to the eastern tip of the South
				Rigolets (30°21.120'N, 88°23.490'W) then northeast to the southern tip
				of Point aux Pins (30°22.271'N, 88°18.888'W) then southeast to the
				charted position of Marker #19 in the Bayou La Batre Ship Channel and then
				southeast to the southern tip of Coffee Island (30°19.423'N,
				88°15.331'W). Waters will reopen to bait catchers when they open to
				commercial shrimping.
(2)
			 The penalty for the violation of this regulation shall be as provided for in
			 §
								9-12-54.6,
Code of Ala.
			 1975
.
Author:
Richard C. Liles
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§ 9-21-54.1,
				  9-12-54.4,
				  9-12-54.6.
PENALTY:
As provided for in §
										9-12-54.6,
Code of Ala.
				  1975
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.64 - Closed Fishing Season/Area - Little Lagoon

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) There is hereby established a closed
			 fishing season/area in Little Lagoon to the taking or attempted taking of any
			 saltwater fish, shrimp, or other seafood species, by the use of a commercial
			 gill net, or by the use of a trawl that exceeds sixteen feet as measured across
			 the cork line or main top line.
(2)
			 It shall be illegal in Little Lagoon to use a recreational gill net from sunset
			 to sunrise, to use a recreational gill net with a mesh size of less than one
			 and one-half (1 1/2 inches knot to knot, or to use a recreational gill net from
			 October 1 through April 30th. All persons utilizing
			 a recreational gill net in Little Lagoon shall, in addition to any license
			 required by law, be required to obtain and possess a special use permit from
			 the Director of the Marine Resources Division or his designee, which permit
			 shall expire seven (7) days from the date of issuance. The said permit shall be
			 obtained during regular business hours.
(3) Gill and trammel nets operated in the
			 waters of Alabama under the jurisdiction of the Marine Resources Division as
			 provided by Rule
			 220-2-.42 must be constantly
			 attended by the person licensed or permitted to operate the net.
Author:
M. Burnett Lawley
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.65 - Temporary Closed Season To Oystering - New Reef In Portersville Bay

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(Repealed).
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.66 - Open Season/Area For The Taking Of Live Saltwater Bail - Certain Areas Off Of Dauphin Island Bay

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Effective 12:01 a.m., June 1, 2003, the following waters shall
				be open exclusively to the commercial and recreational taking of live saltwater
				bait:
Buchanan Bay, Confederate Pass, British Bay, Columbia Bay,
				Colony Bay (Colony Cove), Spanish Bay, Barcelona Bay
"Live saltwater bait" is defined as any aquatic animal which is
				used or may be used as bait for any fishery within the jurisdiction of the
				Marine Resources Division as fined by Rule
				220-2-.42. This includes but is
				not limited to fish, shrimp, and crabs.
The penalty for the violation of this regulation shall be as
				provided for in §
								9-12-54.7,
Code of Ala.
				1975
, as amended by Act No. 2000-737, Acts of Alabama.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§ 9-21-54.6, as amended by Act No. 2000-737, Acts
				  of Alabama
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.68 - Special Oyster Dredge Season And Sack Limit

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) A special oyster dredge season and sack
			 limit is hereby established for persons licensed under Section
			 9-12-87,
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, and permitted under Rule
			 220-3-.02(5), in
			 accordance with the following times, places, manners and means:
(a) That area in Portersville Bay open by the
			 Alabama Department of Public Health described as a "Portersville Bay Special
			 Dredging Area" and defined in the written permit allowing oyster dredges
			 required by Rule
			 220-3-.02(5).
(b) That area in Mobile Bay East of the
			 Dauphin Island Bridge and open by the Alabama Department of Public Health
			 described as a "Mobile Bay Special Dredging Area" and defined in the written
			 permit allowing oyster dredges required by Rule
			 220-3-.02(5).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.71 - Temporary Closed Season To Oystering - New Reef And Hard Reef In Portersville Bay

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) There is hereby
			 established a closed season to the taking of oysters by any means, except such
			 season shall be open to the taking of oysters by any legal means when opened to
			 the use of a dredge in accordance with Rule
			 220-3-.68 and the permit issued
			 under Rule
			 220-3-.02(5), in
			 the following areas:
(2) The area
			 described as the New Reef and the Hard Reef in Portersville Bay within the
			 following Boundaries:
The New Reef located east of Coffee Island (Isle Aux Herbes) in
				Portersville Bay delineated by corner pilings at (1) 30°21.674 -
				88°15.113, (2) 30°21.670 - 88°15.202, (3) 30°21.236 -
				88°15.206, (4) 30°21.236 - 88°15.102.
The Hard Reef located east of Coffee Island (Isle Aux Herbes)
				and southeast of Coden Bayou in Portersville Bay delineated by corner pilings
				at (1) 30°21.068 - 88°14.022, (2) 30°21.152 - 88°13.897, (3)
				30°21.120 - 88°13.763, (4) 30°21.032 - 88°13.738, (5)
				30°20.942 - 88°13.707.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.75 - Emergency Closed Recreational And Commercial Fishing Season

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Until further official notification by the Commissioner of
				Conservation and Natural Resources on
www.outdooralabama.com
, all recreational
				and commercial fishing activities in below-listed public waters are hereby
				closed.
(a) All waters in the Gulf of
			 Mexico including Pelican Bay and the waters of Mobile Bay east of the Mobile
			 Ship Channel and south of a line from Mobile Ship Channel Marker Number 22 to
			 Little Point Clear on the North side of Fort Morgan Peninsula.
This closure shall be effective at 6 p.m. Central Time, June 4,
				2010.
All inside waters west of Dauphin Island Bridge. This closure
				shall be effective at 6 p.m. Central Time, June 4, 2010.
The penalty for the violation of this regulation shall be as
				provided by law.
Author:
M. Barnett Lawley
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.76 - Closed Fishing Season - Portion Of Gulf Waters Adjacent To Gulf State Park Pier. (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Author:
M. Barnett Lawley
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12.
PENALTY:
As provided by law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.77 - Shark Fishing

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) It shall be
			 unlawful within three hundred feet of the shoreline, or on a public pier, or on
			 a private pier where an unsafe condition is created, on or in the waters of
			 Alabama under the jurisdiction of the Marine Resources Division as provided by
			 Rule 220-2-.42, to fish for or target
			 sharks of any species by those methods commonly known as "chumming" or
			 "bloodbaiting".
(a) For purposes of this
			 regulation, "chumming" shall be defined as the throwing of bait or fish parts
			 into the water to attract fish
(b)
			 For purposes of this regulation, "bloodbaiting" shall be defined as the use of
			 blood, chemical or synthetic attractants, fish parts, chicken parts or other
			 animal parts to attract fish or sharks.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.78 - Fisheries Enforcement In Federal Waters

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) No person who, pursuant to state or
			 federal law, is subject to the jurisdiction of the State of Alabama, shall
			 violate any federal law, rule or regulation, including but not limited to those
			 rules and regulations enacted pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
			 Conservation Act and published in the Code of Federal Regulations as amended
			 Title 50 and 15, for reef fishes, while fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone
			 (EEZ).
(2) It shall be unlawful for
			 any person, firm or corporation to possess, purchase, sell, barter, trade,
			 exchange, take or attempt to take reef fishes or other marine aquatic species
			 within or without the territorial boundaries of Alabama in violation of any
			 state or federal law, rule, or regulation, including but not limited to those
			 rules and regulations enacted pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
			 Conservation Act and published in the Code of Federal Regulations as amended
			 Title 50 and 15.
(3) Registration
			 of a vessel pursuant to the requirements of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery
			 Conservation Act shall include any vessel that embarks from Alabama territorial
			 waters, that docks in the state waters of Alabama, is licensed in Alabama or
			 possesses an Alabama Marine Police registration certificate and such vessel
			 shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the State of Alabama within or without
			 the territorial boundaries of Alabama and any violations detected upon such
			 vessel shall be prosecuted in the appropriate district court as provided for by
			 §
								9-12-4.
Author:
M. Barnett Lawley
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12.
PENALTY:
As provided by law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.79 - Saltwater Fishing License Surcharge (Repealed)

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Author:
Christopher M. Blankenship
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12; and Act No. 2008-467,
Acts of Alabama
(2008 Reg. Session).
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.80 - Oyster Shell Management Fee Regulation

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) All oysters taken from the public reefs
			 of Alabama under a commercial oyster license shall be sold to a Certified
			 Shellfish Dealer. The oyster harvester shall declare at the Oyster Management
			 Station each day which Certified Shellfish Dealer to whom he shall sell his
			 shellstock. If he sells to other than the dealer he declares, he shall notify
			 the Marine Resources Division Office at Dauphin Island, Alabama, by the close
			 of business on the day of harvest. Pursuant to Section
			 9-12-42,
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, the Marine Resources Division hereby establishes a shell fee
			 of two (2) dollars per sack or container of oysters harvested from the public
			 reefs of Alabama. The fee shall be paid by the seafood dealer who purchased the
			 oysters directly from the harvester. The fee shall be calculated from both
			 oyster harvest records and Alabama Trip Tickets and shall be paid on a
			 quarterly basis. The payment will be due no later than one month after the end
			 of the previous quarter.
(2) Any
			 person, firm, corporation, or association obligated to pay the shell fee who
			 fails to remit the fees to the Marine Resources Division by the prescribed
			 date, will be subject to the civil and criminal penalty provisions as
			 prescribed in Section
			 9-12-42.
Author:
N. Gunter Guy, Jr.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										9-12-42.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.81 - Special Dredge And Tonging Oyster Relay Season Regulation

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) A special
			 dredge and tonging oyster relay season is hereby established for persons
			 licensed under Section
			 9-12-82 for oyster tonging, or
			 under Sections
			 9-12-82 and
			 9-12-87,
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, and permitted under Rule
			 220-3-.02(5),
			 for oyster dredging, in accordance with the following times, places, manners
			 and means:
That area in Mobile Bay West of the Mobile Ship Channel and
				North of the Theodore Ship Channel and South of a line from the southeast
				corner of the Brookley Field Airstrip to Mobile Ship Channel Marker Number 73
				and described as the "Upper Mobile Bay Special Relay Area" and those manners
				and means as described in the written permit attached to this regulation and
				incorporated herein and made a part hereof and titled "Oyster Dredging Permit
				for Upper Mobile Bay Oyster Relay."
(2) All oysters taken from stated special
			 dredge or tonging relay area must be sacked in 1/4 Alabama barrel sacks and the
			 oysters must be deposited on the designated oyster relay site in Mobile Bay
			 south of the Fowl River Channel. Oysters taken from the Upper Mobile Bay
			 Special Relay Area shall not be landed and no oysters shall remain on the
			 vessels after the vessel exits the designated oyster relay site.
(3) The special oyster dredge relay season
			 shall begin on March 15, 2010, and shall be closed utilizing a public notice by
			 the Director of the marine Resources Division at such time that it is
			 determined by biological surveys and relay data that the oyster resources in
			 the Special Dredge Area are in decline.
(4) It shall be unlawful not to comply with
			 all stated requirements on the written permit allowing oyster dredges required
			 by Rule 220-3-.02(5).
			 The written permit allowing oyster dredges shall state the times and places
			 where using a dredge is allowed.
Author:
M. Barnett Lawley
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-4,
				  9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12; and 9-12-87
PENALTY:
As provided by law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.82 - Saltwater Angler Registry Regulation

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Any Alabama resident 16 years of age or older fishing in,
				attempting to fish in, or possessing fish taken from, those waters under the
				jurisdiction of the Marine Resources Division jurisdiction, as defined by Rule
				220-2-.42(1) of
				the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as published in the
				Administrative Code, shall be requested, between the dates of September 1
				through August 31 of each year, to register in an annual Saltwater Angler
				Registry. This shall be a no cost registry. Registration in this registry shall
				expire on August 31 of each year. This registration shall not be required by a
				person possessing a valid license issued under
Code of Ala.
				1975
, §§
								9-11-53.1,
				9-11-53.5,
				9-11-54 or
				9-11-56.3(b). This
				registration shall also not be required by persons fishing on a vessel that is
				licensed under 9-12-25, (Commercial Party Boat License).
Informational Note:
In accordance with Section
				9-1-4,
Code of Ala.
				1975
, a violation of this regulation shall be a Class C
				misdemeanor.
Author:
N. Gunter Guy, Jr.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
,9-2-4, 9-2-7, 9-2-8, 9-2-12.
PENALTY:
As provided by Section
				  9-1-4,
Code of Ala.
				  1975
.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION › Section 220-3-.83 - Recreational Reporting Of Certain Gulf Reef Fish

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Persons landing red snapper, greater
			 amberjack, or gray triggerfish in the State of Alabama must report the harvest
			 of said fish to the State of Alabama, Department of Conservation and Natural
			 Resources, Marine Resources Division, prior to landing the red snapper, greater
			 amberjack, or gray triggerfish.
(a) For the
			 purposes of this regulation, landing shall be defined as the removal of the
			 fish from the vessel or the removal of the vessel from the water with the fish
			 still onboard the vessel. Fish caught from the shoreline or piers are
			 considered landed once those fish have left the harvest location.
(b) The captain/owner of each recreational or
			 charter vessel possessing red snapper, greater amberjack, or gray triggerfish
			 shall provide the vessel identification number provided or specified by the
			 Marine Resources Division, the total number of fishermen onboard the vessel,
			 whether fishermen were required to be licensed or not, the total number of red
			 snapper, greater amberjack, or gray triggerfish onboard and the total number of
			 red snapper, greater amberjack, or gray triggerfish that were dead or floating
			 when discarded. Persons fishing from the shoreline, piers, or vessels not
			 required to be registered shall report using their Alabama Conservation
			 Identification Number (CID).
(c)
			 Reports may be submitted via online web page, smart phone application or by
			 other methods approved by the Marine Resources Division Director.