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Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.20 - Hunting And Trapping In State Parks, Forests, State Game Farms And Sanctuaries Prohibited

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
The hunting, taking, killing, capturing or having in possession
				of any wild bird or animal in any state park, state forest, forest fire tower
				area, or any state or federal game sanctuary, except Geneva State Forest
				Choccolocco Corridor, Lawrence Fire Tower area and Wheeler Wildlife Refuge, is
				hereby prohibited.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-12.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.21 - Possession Of Firearms Or Bow And Arrow In Any Wildlife Management Area, Refuge Or Sanctuary Prohibited

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No person shall take, carry, or possess any firearms or bow of
				any description whatsoever (except handguns possessed by lawfully authorized
				persons for personal protection) in any state sanctuaries established as a
				sanctuary by Rule
				220-2-.22; provided, however,
				that this rule shall not apply to the possession of firearms by State
				Conservation Officers, state or county enforcement officers, or federal agents,
				when they are on active duty in the performance of their duties in the
				enforcement of the laws of this State.
Author:
N. Gunter Guy, Jr.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-12,
				  9-11-301.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.23 - Licenses And Migratory Bird Hunting Stamp Must Be In Possession

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Every person hunting, trapping or fishing in the State, who is
				required by law to have a hunting, fishing or trapping license and migratory
				bird hunting stamp, must have said license or licenses in his or her possession
				at all times. When hunting, fishing or trapping, and such license or licenses
				must be presented for inspection to any authorized officer of the Department of
				Conservation and Natural Resources upon demand.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-12.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.24 - Possession Of Carcass, Untanned Hides Or Skins

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It shall be a violation of this regulation to have in
				possession the carcass, untanned hide, or skin of any bird or animal, or any
				part of said bird or animal if it has been taken, caught or killed in violation
				of the laws and regulations of this State. It shall be unlawful to have in
				possession any freshly killed bird or animal protected by law or regulation of
				this State except during the open season for the taking of same.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-12.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.25 - Imported Game Birds, Game Animals, Wildlife And Raw Furs Subject To State Laws

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(1) All
			 wildlife game or fur-bearing animals, game birds, or the dead bodies or parts
			 thereof transported into the State of Alabama from any other state, territory
			 or foreign country for use, consumption, sale or storage in the State of
			 Alabama shall, upon arrival, be subject to the operation and effect of the laws
			 and regulations of the State of Alabama enacted in the exercise of its police
			 powers to the same extent and in the same manner as though such animals or
			 birds had been produced or taken in the State of Alabama.
(2) The importation of body parts and/or the
			 possession of imported body parts of any member of the family Cervidae is
			 prohibited from all states, territories, or possessions of the United States of
			 America. Importation of body parts and/or the possession of imported body parts
			 is also prohibited from all foreign countries. The family Cervidae includes but
			 is not limited to white-tailed deer, mule deer, elk, moose, caribou, fallow
			 deer, axis deer, sika deer, red deer, and reindeer.
(3) This regulation shall not apply to
			 importation or possession of: meat from the species listed in (2) above that
			 has been completely deboned; cleaned skull plates with attached bare antlers,
			 if no visible brain or spinal cord tissue is present; unattached bare antlers
			 or sheds; raw capes, if no visible brain or spinal cord tissue is present;
			 upper canine teeth, if no root structure or other soft tissue is present; and
			 finished taxidermy products or tanned hides.
Filed September 30, 1982.
Amended:
Filed
				  September 11, 1986.
Author:
Christopher M. Blankenship
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-12,
				  9-11-410.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.27 - Permit To Take Protected Wildlife Causing Crop Damage, Property Damage, Or Concern For Human Safety

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Protected wildlife causing crop damage, property damage, or a
				reasonable concern for human safety, may be taken at times and by means
				otherwise unlawful by first procuring a permit from the Department of
				Conservation and Natural Resources. Permits for the removal of protected
				wildlife will be issued by the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation
				and Natural Resources or his designee if after investigation it has been
				determined that such protected wildlife should be removed for human safety or
				to protect agricultural crops or other property from excessive damage. Feral
				swine and coyotes are species for which the necessity of demonstrating specific
				damage is not required. Such permits will only be issued to the person owning
				the land or his/ her official agent or to any person who has a lease on such
				lands, provided the lessee has the permission of the landowner to remove
				protected wildlife. Except for feral swine, permits shall not be issued to
				take, capture, or kill protected wildlife causing damage to crops planted for
				wildlife management. All wildlife taken shall be disposed of as directed by the
				issuing agent, and except for feral swine it may not be utilized personally.
				All feral swine taken under permit must be killed on site in accordance with
				220-2-.86.
The means, methods, and times for which a permit is valid may
				be stipulated.
Any person, firm or corporation engaging in the business of
				wildlife damage control shall obtain a permit from the Department prior to
				taking, capturing, or killing wildlife and shall conduct wildlife damage
				control only under terms and conditions as specified by the Commissioner or his
				designee.
A property owner or tenant shall be allowed to take one
				squirrel, rabbit, raccoon, opossum, beaver, otter, or skunk per incident that
				is causing damage to said individual's property without a permit. A property
				owner or his agent may take blackbirds without permit when found causing damage
				or posing a nuisance or health threat.
Persons taking, capturing, or killing wildlife under the
				provisions of this regulation shall abide by all state and local laws and
				ordinances. Live caught animals may not be relocated across a county line or a
				major river drainage.
Author:
Christopher M. Blankenship
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7, 9-2-8,
				  9-2-12.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.28 - Metal Tag Required For Commercial Pen-Raised Quail

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Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-12.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.29 - Open Trapping Seasons On Fur-Bearers

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The open seasons during which fur-bearing animals may be
				trapped in Alabama during 2024-2025, are hereby established:
BOBCAT, FOX, MINK, MUSKRAT, OTTER, and STRIPED
				SKUNK:
October 28 - February 29
NOTE
: See tagging requirements for Bobcat and
				Otter under Rule 220-2-.30.
NOTE
: Permit may be obtained through your local
				District Office for the trapping of nuisance furbearers outside the dates of
				trapping season.
NOTE
: All bobcat and otter, regardless of method
				of harvest, are required to be tagged by a representative of the Wildlife and
				Freshwater Fisheries Division within 14 days of harvest or may be left with a
				taxidermist with a completed tagging form, and the taxidermist is required to
				have the bobcat or otter tagged within 14 days of receipt.
BEAVER, COYOTE, NUTRIA, RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FERAL
				SWINE:
No Closed Seaso
n
Author:
Christopher M. Blankenship
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7, 9-2-8, and 9-2-12.
Penalty:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.31 - Unlawful To Hang Or Suspend Bait

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
It shall be unlawful to hang or suspend bait over or within 25
				feet of a steel trap.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-12.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.32 - Possession Or Sale Of Raw Furs After Close Of Season [REPEALED]

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Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-12.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.33 - Fur Dealers

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All persons, firms, associations, or corporations dealing in
				storing, buying or transporting or otherwise shipping furs, skins or pelts of
				fur-bearing animals shall provide and keep for regular inspection:
(a) The name and address of each person from
			 whom furs, skins and pelts of fur-bearing animals have been received or
			 purchased.
(b) The fur catcher
			 license number of the catcher from whom the furs, skins or pelts of fur-bearing
			 animals have been received or purchased.
(c) The number and classification of furs,
			 skins or pelts of fur-bearing animals with reference to kind of fur, skin or
			 pelt.
(d) And the dates such furs,
			 skins or pelts were sold, the person, firm, association or corporation to whom
			 said furs, skins or pelts were sold and the gross amount in dollars and cents
			 received from said sales.
Author:
Charles D. Kelley
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-12.
Ed. Note:
Filed September 30, 1982.
Amended:
Filed September 11, 1986.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.34 - Game Fish Designated

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The following shall be named and designated as game
				fish:
All members of the sunfish family
				(
Centrarchidae
) to include:
Black Bass -
largemouth, smallmouth, spotted,
				Alabama, shoal, and those species formerly known as "redeye" bass, which are
				now known separately as Coosa, Warrior, Cahaba, Tallapoosa, and Chattahoochee
				bass, based on their respective drainages. The Alabama bass was formerly known
				as spotted bass in the Mobile drainage.
Bream -
rock bass, flier, shadow bass, warmouth,
				redbreast, bluegill, longear, and redear (shellcracker).
Crappie
- black and white crappie.
All members of the temperate bass family
				(
Moronidae
) to include:
Temperate Bass
- saltwater striped, white, and
				yellow bass and any hybrids thereof.
All members of the pike family
				(
Esocidae
) to include:
Pickerel
- chain, redfin, and grass
				pickerel.
The following members of the perch family
				(
Percidae
):
Perch
- sauger (jack), walleye, and yellow
				perch.
The following members of the trout family
				(
Salmonidae
):
Trout
- rainbow trout.
Author:
N. Gunter Guy, Jr.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										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 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.38 - Taking Of Suckers Permitted In Certain Counties

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It shall be legal for sport fishermen holding a valid sport
				fishing license to take all species of suckers during any hour of the day or
				night by the use of gill or trammel nets with a mesh of one inch (1") or more
				measured from knot to knot (stretch of two inches) in the public waters of
				Butler, Coffee, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Geneva, Henry, Houston, and Pike
				Counties during the months of February, March, and April, provided such nets
				are marked with buoys of floats visible above the waterline on which the
				owner's sport fishing license number is listed. Such nets may not be used for
				taking of suckers or any other fish in the following rivers and impoundments
				thereof located in the above counties: Conecuh River, Chattahoochee River,
				Choctawhatchee River; Patsaliga River, Pea River, Sepulga River, and Yellow
				River. Suckers taken under the provisions of this regulation are for personal
				use only and may not be sold, traded or bartered.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-12.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.39 - Legal Methods Of Taking Minnows, Shad, And Suckers For Bait And Mullet In Freshwater

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It is hereby made lawful to take minnows, shad, the following
				species of suckers: spotted sucker, Minytrema melanos; black redhorse,
				Moxostoma duquesnei; golden redhorse, Moxostoma erythrurum; and the blacktail
				redhorse, Moxostoma poecilurum; by the use of a cast net, minnow jug, minnow
				basket, not to exceed 24 inches in length, 12 inches in diameter, with funnel
				entrance not more than one inch in diameter, or dip net or seine, commonly
				known as a minnow seine, the length of which shall not exceed 25 feet and the
				width or depth of which shall not exceed 4 feet for the purpose of taking shad,
				minnows, or the sucker species identified above for the exclusive use as fish
				bait. However, no seines may be used in un-impounded tributary streams and
				creeks. Seines are legal gear only in man-made impoundments and in major rivers
				to include the Alabama, Coosa, Tallapoosa, Tombigbee, Black Warrior, Mobile,
				Tensaw and Tennessee Rivers. It is illegal to transport suckers caught in the
				Tennessee River watershed for bait to waters outside the Tennessee River
				watershed. Further, no suckers caught for bait outside the Tennessee River
				watershed shall be transported for bait into the Tennessee River watershed. The
				use of any seine of larger proportions than herein provided is illegal, and the
				possession of a seine of larger proportions than herein provided in any public
				freshwater or on the bank of any such waters shall be prima facie evidence that
				such net is being used illegally. It is further made lawful to take mullet by
				cast net in freshwater. The daily creel and possession limit for mullet taken
				with a cast net will be the same as permitted under Marine Resources Regulation
				220-3-.03. All game fish and all
				commercial or non-game fish, except mullet, as listed under Rules
				220-2-.34 and
				220-2-.45 taken by nets or seines
				as allowed under this regulation shall be immediately returned to the water
				from whence they came with the least possible injury.
Author:
James D. Martin
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										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 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.40 - Taking Fish In Waterfowl Management Areas And Certain State Lakes

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(1) Whenever the
			 Director of the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division (WFF) of the
			 Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall announce in writing that
			 a waterfowl feeding pond or lake located on any wildlife management area or a
			 State Lake operated by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is
			 to be drained or pumped dry, resulting in the death of fish located in any such
			 pond or lake, such fish of any species may be taken, or attempt to be taken, in
			 any number regardless of creel limits by any holder of a valid fishing license,
			 and in the case of WFF managed state lakes as defined in
			 220-2-.36, possession of a daily
			 permit, by the use of hands, nets, seines, gigs, spears, or snatch hooks. Such
			 fish shall not be taken by the use of explosives, poison, or firearms of any
			 type or description.
(2) Only those
			 holders of a valid commercial fishing license may sell Commercial or non-game
			 fish except catfish. The sale or barter of any game fish or catfish of any
			 species taken by anyone from any area covered under this regulation is hereby
			 prohibited.
(3) Nothing in this
			 regulation shall be construed or interpreted to legalize any type of fishing
			 equipment for the taking of fish under any circumstances other than those
			 outlined in this regulation. Provided, however, that this regulation shall not
			 apply to the Swan Creek Management Area in Limestone County.
(2) It shall be unlawful to take fish for
			 commercial purposes and/or to use commercial fishing gear within any dewatering
			 unit within the state during waterfowl season.
Author:
N, Gunter Guy, Jr.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-12.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.41 - Trolling In Certain Areas Prohibited During Duck Hunting Season

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Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-12.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.43 - Unlawful To Willfully Waste Paddlefish

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No person shall take paddlefish from the public waters of this
				state, remove the roe and willfully waste the remainder of the fish.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-12.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.44 - Prohibited Methods Of Taking Fish

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It shall be unlawful:
(1) to drag any hoop net, fyke net, gill net,
			 trammel net or seine, except a legal minnow seine, through any public waters of
			 this State;
(2) to take or attempt
			 to take, catch or kill any species of fish from public waters by the use of any
			 firearms;
(3) to take or attempt to
			 take, catch or kill any species of fish from the public waters by use of any
			 seine, except minnow seine, wire basket, cast net, or any stationary fish trap
			 except as otherwise provided by law;
(4) to take or attempt to take, catch, or
			 kill any species of fish by means of any trotlines, set lines, snag lines,
			 commercial fishing net, slat box, or wire basket within one-half mile below any
			 lock, dam, or power house on any public water of this State;
(5) to take, attempt to take, catch, or kill
			 any species of fish by grabbling, noodling, or hand fishing by means of hands
			 with the aid of treble hook, multi hook, or any barbed hook;
(6) to remove or attempt to remove fish from
			 any hoop net, gill net, fyke net, trammel net, slat trap or slat basket, or to
			 move, set, or reset any of the said fishing gear listed in this regulation
			 between the hours of sunset and sunrise;
(7) to fish or attempt to fish in any of the
			 public waters of this State on or from the posted lands of another without
			 first obtaining the permission of the landowner or his agent;
(8) to fish a slat box or basket without
			 having a metal tag permanently affixed thereto stating thereon the name,
			 address, and license number or tax identification number of the licensee
			 operating and using each slat box.
(9) to leave any set line or bush hook
			 unattended for more than 48 hours. Further, any set line or bush hook
			 unattended for more than 4 8 hours may be removed by Game and Fish Division
			 personnel and destroyed.
(10) to
			 filet a fish while fishing, or to possess filets or to remove the heads of fish
			 while on public waters except when fish are being prepared for immediate
			 cooking and consumption; provided however, that fish may be drawn or gutted
			 with heads left attached.
(11) to
			 utilize more than three rods and reels or poles or any combination thereof
			 while fishing Weiss Reservoir or Neely Henry Lake.
Author:
Christopher M. Blankenship
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										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 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.45 - Commercial Or Non-Game Fish Designated

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The following shall be designated as commercial or non-game
				fish: Freshwater Drum, Buffalo, Carp, Channel Catfish, all members of the
				Catfish family, Paddlefish (Spoonbill), Spotted Sucker, all members of the
				Sucker family including the species known as Red Horse and Black Horse, Bowfin
				and all members of the Gar family, and mullet taken or attempted to be taken
				north of the line specified in paragraph (1) of
				220-2-.42 subject to the
				exception provided in paragraph (3) thereof.
Author:
Christopher M. Blankenship
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										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 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.46 - Legal Methods And Equipment For The Taking Of Commercial Or Non-Game Fish

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The following are hereby designated as legal fishing equipment
				and methods for the taking of commercial or non-game fish or other unprotected
				fish in the fresh waters of this State. Any other equipment or methods used in
				the taking of commercial or non-game fish or other unprotected fish is a
				violation of this regulation.
(1) By
			 Licensed or License-Exempt Sport Fishermen
(a)
			 Rod and Reel
(b) Hook and
			 Line
(c) Trot Line
(d) Set Line, including limb lines and jug
			 lines
(e) Snag Line or Snare Line
1. It shall be unlawful to fish any trotline,
			 snag or snare line without plastic or metal tag attached containing the owners
			 name and either their address or fishing license number or phone
			 number.
2. It shall be unlawful for
			 any fisherman other than a licensed commercial fisherman to fish one or more
			 trotline, snag or snare line or combination thereof containing more than 100
			 hooks.
(f) Bowfishing
			 with any longbow, recurve bow, compound bow, crossbow equipped with a working
			 safety or sling bow using barbed arrows attached by line to the bow, float,
			 vessel or shooter.
(g) Spear or
			 Similar Instruments (underwater) by Special License
(h) Gigs or Grabbling
1. Grabbling, noodling, or hand fishing by
			 means of hands, stick (reed, pvc pipe, string, or other similar object), or
			 single barbless hook attached to stick (reed, pvc pipe, string, or other
			 similar object).
2. Treble hooks,
			 multi hoods, or any barbed hooks are prohibited.
(i) It shall be unlawful to set and leave
			 unattended in the public waters of the State of Alabama for more than seven
			 consecutive days all fishing gear provided, however, that any set line or bush
			 hook left unattended for 48 hours may be removed by Game and Fish Division
			 personnel and destroyed.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.47 - Commercial Fishing Restrictions

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(1) Boxes- Areas Restricted to Use of Nets
			 and/or Slat
(a) Public Waters: It is hereby
			 made illegal for any person to place any gill net, trammel net, hoop net or
			 fyke net in the public waters of this State, in such a way that it extends more
			 than half way across any river, creek, stream, slough or bayou and no net shall
			 be placed closer than 50 feet to any other net.
(b) Public Impounded Waters: It is hereby
			 made illegal for any person to place any gill net, trammel net, hoop net, fyke
			 net or slat box closer than 25 feet from the water's edge in any public
			 impounded water of this State, and provided further that on the Tennessee
			 River, or its impoundments no person shall place a net closer than 100 feet
			 from the water's edge and no person shall place any net or slat box within 300
			 feet above or below any tributary of the Tennessee River.
(c) It shall be unlawful to use nets of any
			 type for fishing purposes in all impounded public waters and tributaries
			 thereto of Alabama in which Morone saxatilis, commonly known as saltwater
			 striped bass, have been stocked. Nothing in this regulation shall be construed
			 so as to preclude the lawful use of set lines, trot lines, or snag lines for
			 the taking, killing or catching of commercial or non-game fish from said
			 waters. The following lakes have been stocked: Lake Martin, Lake Jordan, Lake
			 Mitchell, Lay Lake, Jones Bluff (name changed to R. E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake),
			 Logan Martin, Neeley Henry and Weiss Lake. (These bodies of water were stocked
			 prior to the original enactment of this regulation dated December 12,
			 1972.)
(d) It shall be unlawful to
			 use nets of any type for commercial fishing purposes in all public impounded
			 waters of Alabama having 3,000 or less surface acres. A list of these lakes is
			 as follows:
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.48 - Legal Methods And Equipment For Taking Of Freshwater Mussels

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The following is hereby designated as legal fishing equipment
				and methods for taking of freshwater mussels or other freshwater bivalved
				mollusca in the freshwaters of this State. Any other equipment or methods used
				in the taking of freshwater mussels or other mollusca is in violation of this
				regulation.
(1) By use of brails with
			 hooks and constructed of wire 14 gauge or larger and with prongs not longer
			 than 2 inches from the tip of point to point where prongs are wrapped or
			 joined.
(2) By hand and/or with the
			 use of diving equipment.
(3) By the
			 use of a shell bar with a limit of six (6) feet in length.
(4) Licensed fishermen may use a rake or dip
			 net no wider than 24 inches to collect Asiatic clam Corbicula for fish bait.
			 Harvest of any other species of freshwater bivalved mollusca with such
			 equipment or sale of Corbicula harvested with such equipment will be a
			 violation of this regulation.
Author:
James D. Martin
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-11-371,
				  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 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.49 - Size Restrictions On Freshwater Mussels Or Their Shells

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It is hereby made illegal for any person or persons to take,
				catch, kill, buy, possess or transport for commercial purposes freshwater
				mussels or any type of freshwater bivalved mollusca listed below or the shells
				of such mussels or bivalved mollusca, less than the following sizes in
				diameter:
Washboard (Megalonaias nervosa)........ 4 inches
Threeridge (Amblema plicata)........... 2 5/8 inches
Pistol Grip (Tritogonia verrucosa) .... 2 5/8 inches
Elephant Ear (Elliptio crassidens)..... 2 5/8 inches
Mapleleaf (Quadrula quadrula).......... 2 5/8 inches
Ebony Shell (Fusconaia ebenus)......... 2 3/8 inches
Pink Heel Splitter (Potamilus alatus).. 4 inches
Three Horn (Obliquaria reflexa)........ 1 3/4 inches
Southern Mapleleaf (Quadrula apiculata) 2 5/8 inches
Bankclimber (Plectomerus dombeyanus) 3 inches
Bleufer (Potamilus purpuratus) 3 inches;
With the exception of Asiatic Clam Corbicula harvested from
				below the full pool elevation of impounded waters. All mussels or their shells
				less than the legal diameter must be immediately released and placed back in
				the waters from whence they came with the least possible injury. Mussels or
				their shells shall be measured from their dorsal to ventral surfaces by passing
				or attempting to pass the mussel or mussel shell by the weight of the mussel or
				mussel shell through a ring of the appropriate inside diameter. There shall be
				no allowance for undersize mussels or their shells.
Author: M. Barnett Lawley
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12,
				  9-11-371.
PENALTY:
As provided by
				  law.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.50 - Harvest Of Freshwater Mussels Restricted To Day-Light Hours Only

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It shall be unlawful to take, catch, kill, or to attempt to
				take, catch or kill mussels from freshwater between the hours of sunset and
				sunrise (nighttime).
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-12,
				  9-11-371.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.51 - Harvest Of Freshwater Mussels For Commercial Purposes In All Open Areas Restricted To Five Days A Week

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Mussel fishing for commercial purposes in the freshwaters of
				this State in all open areas shall be restricted to five days each week (Monday
				through Friday), unless specifically provided otherwise by law or
				regulation.
Author:
James D. Martin
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-11-371,
				  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 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.52 - Restricted Areas For The Taking Of Freshwater Mussels

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It shall be unlawful to take, catch, kill, or attempt to take,
				catch, or kill mussels in the following areas:
(1) Wheeler Lake, an impoundment on the
			 Tennessee River, from Guntersville Dam downstream to the mouth of Shoal Creek
			 (approximately 347 miles above the mouth of the Tennessee River).
(2) Wheeler Lake, an impoundment on the
			 Tennessee River from the upstream end or head of Hobbs Island downstream to
			 Whitesburg Bridge.
(3) Pickwick
			 Lake, an impoundment on the Tennessee River, from Wilson Dam downstream to the
			 upper end or head of Seven Mile Island.
(4) Wilson Lake, an impoundment on the
			 Tennessee River, from Wheeler Dam downstream to the mouth of Town Creek on the
			 South Bank and the mouth of Blue water Creek on the north bank.
(5) The Cahaba River.
(6) The Alabama River from the mouth of
			 Mulberry Creek (RM 220.0) downstream to the Edmund Pettus Bridge (RM
			 205.3).
Author:
M. Barnett Lawley
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-11-371,
				  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 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.53 - Mussel Buyers Required To Report

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(1) Standardized receipts must be completed
			 by all resident and non-resident mussel buyers for all mussels purchased in the
			 state of Alabama, including mussels originating from waters outside of the
			 state of Alabama. The receipts shall be completed at the time of transaction
			 and include the signature of the buyer. A copy of the receipt shall be issued
			 to the mussel catcher at the time of transaction. Each receipt must be complete
			 and legible, and include the following and any other information specified by
			 the Commissioner:
(1) buyer's
			 license number; (2) mussel catcher's license number; (3) mussel catcher's name;
			 (4) date of transaction; (5) body of water from which the mussels originated
			 (in the form of numerical codes provided by the Department); (6) species taken
			 (in the form of alphabetical codes provided by the Department); (7) pounds of
			 each species purchased; (8) total pounds of mussels purchased; and(9) amount
			 paid for the mussels. The same standardized receipts shall be used whether the
			 shells originated from the waters of Alabama or another state.
(2) All mussels imported into the state of
			 Alabama by a person, firm or corporation shall be accompanied by a bill of
			 lading which provides the following information:
(1) name of person, firm or corporation
			 importing the mussels;
(2) name(s)
			 of person, firm or corporation that sold the mussels being imported;
(3) date of shipment of mussels being
			 imported;
(4) weight of mussels by
			 species;
(5) origin of shipment;
			 and
(6) destination of shipment. A
			 copy of the bill of lading shall remain with the importing person, firm or
			 corporation and made available to authorized Department employees at any
			 reasonable time.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.54 - Hunting Dates, Etc. On State Wildlife Management Areas (REPEALED)

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Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-12,
				  9-11-301.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.57 - Daily Creel Limits -U. S. Forest Service Lands

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Effective immediately, the following creel limits shall exist
				for Open, Buck, Ditch and Otter Ponds, located on U.S. Forest Service lands in
				Covington County:
(a) A daily creel
			 limit of 20 bream, 2 bass, 5 catfish per person, the limits representing
			 aggregate totals from any or all of the four ponds.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-8.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.58 - Authorized Guide Hunting Service (Repealed)

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Authors:
Christopher M. Blankenship
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-11-44,
				  9-11-47,
				  9-11-49.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.59 - Proof Of Payment Of Ad Valorem Taxes

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(Repealed).
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-8.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.60 - Airboat Regulation

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(1) It
			 shall be unlawful for any person to use an airboat on any of the public waters
			 of this State in Baldwin or Mobile counties between November 15th of each year
			 and the end of the waterfowl seasons.
(2) The prohibition prescribed in Paragraph
			 (1) above shall not apply to the use of airboats by law enforcement personnel,
			 state aquatic plant management personnel, oil and gas exploration crews, or
			 utility company personnel while operating air boats in their official
			 capacities.
Author:
N Gunter Guy, Jr.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-15.1,
				  9-2-14,
				  9-2-15.
PENALTY:
As provided by
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										9-2-15.1.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.61 - Creel, Possession And Size Limits For Federally Owned And Managed Ponds And Lakes

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The daily creel, possession and size limits for game fish and
				catfish in Federally owned and managed ponds and fishing lakes in the State of
				Alabama shall be as posted at each pond or lake. Creel, possession and size
				limits for fish not posted shall be the same as otherwise provided for all
				public waters of this State.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-8.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.62 - Limited Hunting Season For Deer On Certain Military Installations

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The following special 1984-85 Hunter's Choice Deer Season on
				the following specific area, in accordance with the below-stated time, place,
				manner, and means, is hereby established:
Anniston Army Depot, located in Calhoun County, Alabama, is
				hereby opened to gun hunting of deer, antlered and antlerless, except spotted
				fawns, sunrise to sunset, on December 1, 15, and 29, 1984, and January 6 and
				12, 1985.
Author:
John W. Hodnett
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-11-240.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.64 - Black Bass Size Limit For West Point Reservoir

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(Repealed 7/16/97) [Rule
				220-2-.64, entitled "Black Bass
				Size Limit for West Point Reservoir," is hereby expressly repealed in its
				entirety.]
Author:
James D. Martin
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.68 - Special 1983-84 Hunter's Choice Deer Seasons On Specific Federal Lands

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(a) Anniston
			 Ordinance Depot, located in Calhoun County, Alabama, is hereby opened to gun
			 hunting of deer, antlered and antlerless, except spotted fawns, sunrise to
			 sunset, on December 3, 17, and 31, 1983, and January 8 and 14, 1984.
(b) Redstone Arsenal, located in Madison
			 County, Alabama, is hereby opened to gun hunting of deer, antlered and
			 antlerless, except spotted fawns, sunrise to sunset, on December 17, 18, 26,
			 27, 28, 29 and 30, 1983, and January 7, 8, 9, 14 and 15, 1984, only. This
			 season will terminate with the taking of two hundred (200) antlerless deer if
			 before all dates are hunted.
(c)
			 Effective at sunrise on Thursday, December 17, 1983, Fort McClellan and Pelham
			 Range located in Calhoun County, Alabama, are hereby opened to gun hunting of
			 deer, antlered and antlerless, except spotted fawns. It shall be unlawful to
			 take such deer except between the hours of sunrise and sunset. This hunting
			 season shall terminate as soon as two hundred (200) antlerless deer have been
			 taken, this will be limited to one hundred (100) deer from each area, but in
			 any event no later than sunset on Sunday, January 1, 1984.
(d) Fort Rucker, located in Dale and Coffee
			 Counties, Alabama, is hereby opened to the hunting of deer, antlered and
			 antlerless, except spotted fawns, sunrise to sunset, on December 10 and 11,
			 1983. The hunting will be restricted to black powder, flintlock firearms, .40
			 caliber or larger with open metallic sights only (no scopes).
(e) Wheeler Wildlife Refuge, except Redstone,
			 located in Limestone, Madison and Morgan Counties, Alabama, is hereby opened to
			 the hunting of deer, antlered and antlerless, except spotted fawns, sunrise to
			 sunset from January 16 to January 31, 1984. The hunting will be restricted to
			 black powder, flintlock firearms, .40 caliber or larger with open metallic
			 sights (no scopes) and bow and arrow (no crossbow).
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-11-240.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.70 - Use Of Wire Baskets In Jefferson County

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Any person properly licensed under the provisions of Act No.
				83-482, Acts of Alabama, Regular Session, 1983, is hereby authorized to take,
				catch or kill nongame fish from the public waters of Jefferson County (except
				in municipal parks) by the use of wire baskets having a mesh of one (1) inch or
				larger. Persons are restricted to four (4) such licenses per person and are
				restricted to the use of four (4) wire baskets per person and the use of said
				baskets shall be governed strictly in accordance with the provisions of Act No.
				83-482, Acts of Ala., Regular Session 1983.
Author:
John W. Hodnett
Statutory Authority:
Act No. 83-482, Acts of
				  Ala. 1983.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.71 - Black Bass Size Limit For Harris Reservoir

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Author:
John W. Hodnett
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-8,
				  9-2-12.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.72 - 1985-86 Special Hunter's Choice Deer Seasons, Times, Places, Manners And Means On Specific Federal Lands

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(1) The following special 1985-86 Hunter's
			 Choice Deer Seasons on the following specific areas, in accordance with the
			 below-stated times, places, manners, and means, are hereby established:
(a) Redstone Arsenal, located in Madison
			 County, Alabama, is hereby opened to gun hunting of deer, antlered and
			 antlerless, except spotted fawns, sunrise to sunset, on December 21, 22, 26,
			 27, 28, 29, and 30, 1985, and January 4, 5, 11, 12, 18, and 19, 1986, only.
			 This season will terminate with the taking of two hundred fifty (250)
			 antlerless deer if before all dates are hunted.
(b) Fort Rucker, located in Dale and Coffee
			 Counties, Alabama, is hereby opened to the hunting of deer, antlered or
			 antlerless, except spotted fawns, sunrise to sunset, on November 23 and 24,
			 1985. The hunting will be restricted to black powder, muzzleloading firearms,
			 .40 caliber or larger with open metallic sights only (no scopes).
(c) Wheeler Wildlife Refuge, except Redstone,
			 located in Limestone, Madison, and Morgan Counties, Alabama, is hereby opened
			 to the hunting of deer, antlered or antlerless, except spotted fawns, sunrise
			 to sunset from January 18 to January 31, 1986. The hunting will be restricted
			 to black powder, flintlock firearms, .40 caliber or larger with open metallic
			 sights (no scopes) and bow and arrow (no crossbow).
(d) Anniston Army Depot, located in Calhoun
			 County, Alabama, is hereby opened to gun hunting of deer, antlered and
			 antlerless, except spotted fawns, sunrise to sunset, on November 30, December 7
			 and 21, 1985, and January 4 and 12, 1986.
(e) Effective at sunrise on Wednesday,
			 December 18, 1985, two (2) areas of Fort McClellan, located in Calhoun County,
			 Alabama, shall be opened to the gun hunting of deer, antlered and antlerless,
			 except spotted fawns, between the hours of sunrise and sunset. The two (2)
			 areas opened shall be Main Post and Pelham Range. Each area shall remain open
			 to said hunting until 100 antlerless deer have been taken at that area, but in
			 any event no later than sunset on Wednesday, January 1, 1986.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.80 - Running Of Hunting Dogs Prohibited During Applicable Spring Turkey Seasons

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(1) During the
			 applicable spring turkey season(s) the running of hunting dogs is hereby
			 prohibited on all areas of the State open to the hunting of turkey.
(2) This regulation shall become effective on
			 the 36th day after filing with the Legislative Reference Service.
Author:
John W. Hodnett
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										9-2-7,
				  9-2-12.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.81 - Running Of Hunting Dogs Prohibited During Applicable Turkey Seasons On All State Wildlife Management Areas And Refuges

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(1) During the applicable spring turkey
			 seasons the running of hunting dogs is hereby prohibited on all state wildlife
			 management areas and refuges open to the hunting of turkey.
(2) This regulation shall become effective on
			 the 36th day after filing with the Legislative Reference Service.
Author:
John W. Hodnett
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										9-11-301.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.84 - The Taking, Killing Or Capturing Of Commercial Or Non-Game Fish Prohibited

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(Repealed).
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
,