Section 9-12-113.1 – Selling, Buying, Trading, or Bartering Certain Saltwater Game Fish Prohibited.
Section 9-12-113.1 Selling, buying, trading, or bartering certain saltwater game fish prohibited. No person shall do, or attempt to do, any of the following: sell, trade, or barter, or buy, trade for, or barter for, any saltwater game fish specified in Section 9-12-113 or by regulation of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The […]
Section 9-12-115 – Reports of Seafood Dealers.
Section 9-12-115 Reports of seafood dealers. Each and every person, firm, or corporation holding a seafood dealer’s license issued by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources or his or her authorized agent shall under oath make a monthly report to the Director of the Marine Resources Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural […]
Section 9-12-115.1 – Landing and Reporting Requirements for Certain Saltwater Finfish and Other Seafood Products.
Section 9-12-115.1 Landing and reporting requirements for certain saltwater finfish and other seafood products. All saltwater finfish commercially harvested in the State of Alabama, except those lawfully taken by purse seine, shall be landed in this state and reported through a properly licensed Alabama seafood dealer. Other seafood products commercially harvested in this state shall […]
Section 9-12-67 – Sacking and Tagging Oysters; Penalties.
Section 9-12-67 Sacking and tagging oysters; penalties. (a) All oysters taken from public oyster bottoms of the State of Alabama for commercial purposes shall be sacked or placed in containers, in accordance with the most current National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish, as adopted by the state Department of Public […]
Section 9-12-116 – Refusal to Open Place of Business or Boat for Inspection; Agreement, Conspiracy, etc., to Evade Provisions of Article, Etc.
Section 9-12-116 Refusal to open place of business or boat for inspection; agreement, conspiracy, etc., to evade provisions of article, etc. It shall be unlawful for any packer, commissionman, dealer, shipper or boatman to refuse to open his place of business or boat where fish, oysters or other seafoods may be dumped, kept or stored, […]
Section 9-12-80 – License Fees for Nonresidents.
Section 9-12-80 License fees for nonresidents. Those who are not bona fide residents of the State of Alabama and boats owned or operated by persons who are not bona fide residents of this state and boats of foreign corporations or boats taking oysters out of the state shall pay the same fee as that charged […]
Section 9-12-117 – Possession, Operation or Use of Illegal Tackle, Illegal Fishing Devices or Unlicensed Boats or Vessels.
Section 9-12-117 Possession, operation or use of illegal tackle, illegal fishing devices or unlicensed boats or vessels. Possession or operation of any illegal tackle or any illegal fishing devices or use of any boat or vessel that is not licensed as required by this article shall be considered prima facie evidence that it is kept […]
Section 9-12-82 – License Required for Taking of Oysters for Commercial Purposes; Penalty; Aquaculture License; Disposition of Funds.
Section 9-12-82 License required for taking of oysters for commercial purposes; penalty; aquaculture license; disposition of funds. (a) Before any person engages in the taking or catching of oysters from the waters or bottoms of the State of Alabama, the person shall first purchase an annual oyster catcher license. The license shall expire annually on […]
Section 9-12-118 – Issuance of Licenses – Persons Authorized; Record.
Section 9-12-118 Issuance of licenses – Persons authorized; record. The judge of probate, the commissioner of licenses or such person not residing at the county seat in which the county courthouse is located and duly appointed by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and so authorized by him shall have authority to issue all […]
Section 9-12-83 – License Required for Taking of Oysters for Commercial Purposes; Penalty; Disposition of Proceeds From Sale of Licenses – Disposition of Proceeds From Sale.
Section 9-12-83 License required for taking of oysters for commercial purposes; penalty; disposition of proceeds from sale of licenses – Disposition of proceeds from sale. All moneys accruing from the sale of such licenses shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Seafoods Fund. (Acts 1953, No. 796, p. 1089, §2.)