Section 9-12-93 – License for Boat Used for Taking or Carrying Shrimp.
Section 9-12-93 License for boat used for taking or carrying shrimp. It shall be unlawful for any person to use any boat for the purpose of drawing a seine or trawl used in catching shrimp or hauling or carrying shrimp without first having secured an annual license due and payable on or before the opening […]
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 […]
Section 9-12-183 – Payment of Expenses Incident to Membership in Commission.
Section 9-12-183 Payment of expenses incident to membership in commission. All necessary expenses incident to the membership of the State of Alabama in the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission shall be payable out of the Seafoods Fund upon the requisition of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources. Such expenses shall include travel cost and […]
Section 9-12-214 – Violations; Forfeiture of Property and License; Eligibility for New License.
Section 9-12-214 Violations; forfeiture of property and license; eligibility for new license. Any person licensed as an alligator farmer under Section 9-12-202 convicted of violating any of the provisions of this article shall have his license cancelled and all alligators, alligator parts, and alligator skins in his possession shall be forfeited to the Department of […]
Section 9-12-94 – Persons Taking Oysters or Shrimp to Have Licenses in Possession.
Section 9-12-94 Persons taking oysters or shrimp to have licenses in possession. All persons to whom a license is issued to catch oysters or shrimp must have the same constantly in their possession while taking oysters or shrimp, and it shall be unlawful to take oysters or shrimp unless a properly issued license to do […]
Section 9-12-123 – License for Use of Gill Net.
Section 9-12-123 License for use of gill net. A recreational gill net license may be issued to anyone wishing to utilize a 300-foot or less gill net for noncommercial purposes for a fee of $50.00. Persons taking fish from Alabama waters under the auspices of the recreational gill net license may not sell, barter, or […]
Section 9-12-184 – Annual Appropriation for Operating Expenses of Commission.
Section 9-12-184 Annual appropriation for operating expenses of commission. There is hereby appropriated annually out of the Seafood Fund of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources the sum of $3,500.00 to the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission as the State of Alabama’s prorated share of said commission’s annual operating expenses as provided in the […]
Section 9-12-230 – Definitions.
Section 9-12-230 Definitions. For purposes of this article, the words Alabama salt and brackish waters means the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and any other salt and brackish bodies of water under the jurisdiction of the State of Alabama, whether coastal, intercoastal, or inland, and any part thereof. (Act 2008-467, p. 1022, §1.)
Section 9-12-95 – Commercial Party Boat License; Fee; Requirements; Expiration; Penalty.
Section 9-12-95 Commercial party boat license; fee; requirements; expiration; penalty. (a) Any person, firm, or corporation who engages in the business of carrying one or more persons fishing in salt and brackish waters of the State of Alabama for a fee shall purchase a commercial party boat license. The fee for a commercial party boat […]
Section 9-12-123.1 – Hardship Gill Net Licenses; Renewal and Transfer.
Section 9-12-123.1 Hardship gill net licenses; renewal and transfer. (a) The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall immediately approve the hardship licenses selected on November 17, 1995, pursuant to Executive Order No. 12. (b) An individual approved pursuant to subsection (a) shall be subject to the same renewal qualifications as persons licensed under Act […]