Section 9-12-43 – Taking of Oysters for Replanting on Private Reefs.
Section 9-12-43 Taking of oysters for replanting on private reefs. Repealed by Act 2010-699, p. 1692, §2, effective July 1, 2010. (Acts 1923, No. 504, p. 672; Code 1923, §2769; Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 169, p. 192; Code 1940, T. 8, §139; Acts 1943, No. 422, p. 388, §1; Acts 1945, No. 308, p. […]
Section 9-12-54.6 – Exclusive Saltwater Bait Areas.
Section 9-12-54.6 Exclusive saltwater bait areas. All rivers, bayous, and creeks of the state are permanently closed to the taking of saltwater shrimp for any purpose. Wolf Bay, that area encompassing the water within the boundary from the south shore of Wolf Bay northward to Beacon #86 on the north side of the Gulf Intracoastal […]
Section 9-12-28 – Oysters Management Stations; Harvest Records.
Section 9-12-28 Oysters management stations; harvest records. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may establish by rule oyster management stations to be used by persons or boats harvesting or landing oysters taken from the public reefs or public water bottoms of this state. The oyster management stations so established in conjunction with other locations […]
Section 9-12-44 – Tax on Oysters Harvested From Private Reefs for Commercial Purposes.
Section 9-12-44 Tax on oysters harvested from private reefs for commercial purposes. Repealed by Act 2010-699, p. 1692, §2, effective July 1, 2010. (Acts 1923, No. 504, p. 672; Code 1923, §2769; Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 169, p. 192; Code 1940, T. 8, §139; Acts 1943, No. 422, p. 388, §1; Acts 1945, No. […]
Section 9-12-54.7 – Penalty for Violations.
Section 9-12-54.7 Penalty for violations. Violation of any of the provisions of Sections 9-12-54.1 through 9-12-54.6, inclusive, or any regulation promulgated pursuant to Sections 9-12-54.1 through 9-12-54.6, inclusive, by any person or persons shall be an offense against the State of Alabama, and violators shall, upon conviction, be fined not less than two hundred fifty […]
Section 9-12-29 – Patrol Boats.
Section 9-12-29 Patrol boats. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall provide the necessary patrol boats and shall appoint a deputy inspector for each patrol boat who shall be a seafaring man, competent to act as captain of the boat on which he may be assigned, and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources […]
Section 9-12-45 – Tax on Terrapins Caught, etc., for Commercial Purposes; Minimum Legal Size; Possession of Undersized Terrapins.
Section 9-12-45 Tax on terrapins caught, etc., for commercial purposes; minimum legal size; possession of undersized terrapins. Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015. (Acts 1923, No. 504, p. 672; Code 1923, §2769; Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 169, p. 192; Code 1940, T. 8, §139; Acts 1943, No. 422, p. 388, §1; Acts […]
Section 9-12-61 – Taking, Sale, etc., of Oysters Under Three Inches Long.
Section 9-12-61 Taking, sale, etc., of oysters under three inches long. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to sell or offer for sale, to take from any reef or have in his possession or to buy or offer to buy any oysters whose length is less than three inches, taking […]
Section 9-12-30 – Patrolling of Private Oyster Reefs.
Section 9-12-30 Patrolling of private oyster reefs. The Director, Marine Resources Division, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby authorized and it shall be his duty to patrol or cause to be patrolled from time to time as he may see fit all those areas in Alabama territorial waters upon which are located private […]
Section 9-12-46 – Minimum Weight of Shrimp Taken, etc., for Commercial Purposes; Possession, Sale, etc., of Nonconforming Shrimp.
Section 9-12-46 Minimum weight of shrimp taken, etc., for commercial purposes; possession, sale, etc., of nonconforming shrimp. (a) The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall set by rule areas that are closed for commercial and recreational shrimping subject to the restrictions provided in subsection (b). (b)(1) All inside waters, as defined by rules adopted […]