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 9-12-116 – 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 9-12-117 – 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 9-12-118 – 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 9-12-119 – Issuance of Licenses – Fees of Issuing Authorities.
Section 9-12-119 Issuance of licenses – Fees of issuing authorities. Judges of probate and other persons authorized and designated to issue licenses shall charge for each license issued under the provisions of this article $1.00 in addition to the prescribed cost for each license issued, which amount shall cover services required by the provisions of […]
Section 9-12-120 – Disposition of Proceeds From Sale of Licenses and Fees.
Section 9-12-120 Disposition of proceeds from sale of licenses and fees. The proceeds from the sale of all licenses and all fees required by any of the provisions of this article shall go to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and shall be used by such department for the administration of its Division of […]
Section 9-12-121 – Violations.
Section 9-12-121 Violations. Unless otherwise provided specifically in this article, a violation of any of the provisions of this article shall be a Class C misdemeanor, punishable as provided by law, except that the minimum fine shall not be less than one hundred dollars ($100). (Acts 1943, No. 587, p. 590, §12; Act 2010-699, p. […]
Section 9-12-122 – Penalty for Commercial Shrimp Trawling in Waters Closed to Commercial Shrimping by Law or Regulation; Confiscation and Forfeiture of Trawls.
Section 9-12-122 Penalty for commercial shrimp trawling in waters closed to commercial shrimping by law or regulation; confiscation and forfeiture of trawls. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to take shrimp by commercial shrimp trawling in waters closed to commercial shrimping by law or regulation. “Commercial shrimp trawling” means the […]