Alabama Administrative Code › Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES › Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION › Section 220-2-.26 - Restrictions On Possession, Sale, Importation And/Or Release Of Certain Animals And Fish

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) No person,
			 firm, corporation, partnership, or association shall possess, sell, offer for
			 sale, import, bring, release, or cause to be brought or imported into the State
			 of Alabama any of the following live fish or animals:
Any Walking Catfish or any other fish of the genus
Clarias
;
Any Piranha or any fish of the genera
Serrasalmus,
				Pristobrycon, Pygocentrus, Catorprion, or Pygopristus
;
Any Nile Perch, Asian Seabass, Barramundi, or any fish from the
				genus Lates or Macquaria;
Any Giant African Snail or Giant African Land Snail
				(Lissachtina fulica or Achatina fulica);
Any Black Carp of the genus
Mylopharyngodon
;
Any species of sturgeon not native to Alabama;
Any species of Chinese perch (
Siniperca
				spp
.);
Any species of Snakehead fish from the family Channidae (Chamui
				spp);
Any species of Mud carp (
Cirrhinus
				spp
.);
Any species of fish "rudd" (
Scardinius
				erythrophthalmus
) or "roach" (
Rutilus
				rutilus
) or any hybrids of either species;
Zander (Sander lucioperca);
European Perch (Perca fluviatilis)
Eurasian Minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus)
Wels Catfish(Silurus glanis);
Prussian Carp (Carassius gibelio);
Crucian Carp (Carassius carassisus);
Any species of eel from the family of Anguillidae not native to
				Alabama;
Amur Sleeper (Perccottus glenii);
Any species of venomous reptile which has never naturally
				existed in the wild in Alabama including but not limited to venomous snakes of
				the families
Viperidae, Atractaspididae, Elapidae,
				Hydrophiidae
and
Colubridae,
except for hognose
				snakes (genus
Heterodon
);
Any species of bird, mammal, reptile, or amphibian listed as
				injurious wildlife under the Lacey Act (18
				U.S.C. 42) from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
				Service;
Any species of Tegus (
Salvator sp.
);
Any species of Mongoose;
San Juan Rabbits, Jack Rabbits or any other species of wild
				rabbit or hare; or Any of the following from any area outside the state of
				Alabama; any member of the family Cervidae (to include but not be limited to
				deer, elk, moose, caribou), species of coyote, species of fox, species of
				raccoon, species of skunk, wild rodent, or strain of wild turkey, black bear
				(
Ursus americanus
), mountain lion (
Felis
				concolor
), bobcat (
Felis rufus
), Pronghorn Antelope
				(
Antelocapridae
), any nondomestic member of the families
Suidae
(pigs),
Tayassuidae
(peccaries), or
Bovidae
(except bison).
No person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association,
				shall transport within the state, any member of the above-stated species
				(whether such member originated within or without the state), except for
				properly licensed game-breeders pursuant to Section
				9-11-31,
Code of Ala.
				1975
, or persons engaged in the interstate transport of any of the
				above-stated species through the state who are otherwise specifically
				authorized by permit of the Director of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater
				Fisheries or his designee.
(2) It shall be unlawful to release any tame
			 turkey, or any other turkey, whether wild or tame, into any of the wild areas
			 of this State.
The provisions of this regulation shall not apply to any
				turkeys kept by any farmer or landowner of this State for normal agricultural
				purposes or for personal consumption.
(3) Except as authorized by permit issued by
			 the Department prior to the date of this amendment, it shall be unlawful for
			 any person to have in possession any live, protected wild bird or wild animal
			 or live embryo or eggs of these protected wild birds or animals. "Possession"
			 in this section does not include deer restricted by natural or man-made
			 barriers as long as the deer remain wild and are not subject to management
			 practices of domesticated animals.
(4) It shall be unlawful for any person to
			 release any form of mammal, reptile, or amphibian which did not originate from
			 this state, or any captive raised mammal, reptile, or amphibian other than
			 those species raised under a license or permit from the Commissioner.
(5) It shall be unlawful to release any
			 non-indigenous seafoods, as defined by Section
			 9-2-80,
Code of Ala.
			 1975
, into any public waters of the state.
(6) The provisions of this regulation shall
			 not apply to the exceptions provided for in Section
			 9-2-13(b),
Code of Ala. 1975
. Accredited educational, research,
			 and rehabilitation facilities shall be exempt from this regulation through the
			 written permission of the Commissioner or his designee.
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.