Section 9-2-80 “Seafoods” defined. As used in this title, the term “seafoods” shall include and mean all oysters, saltwater fish, saltwater shrimp, diamond back terrapin, sea turtle, crabs and all other species of marine or saltwater animal life existing or living in the water within the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1951, […]
Section 9-2-81 Created; powers and duties generally. There is hereby created within the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources a division to be known as the Division of Marine Resources. The Division of Marine Resources shall have the personnel, duties, powers, functions and properties of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources which pertain to […]
Section 9-2-82 Director – Appointment. The Division of Marine Resources shall be headed by and be under the direction, supervision and control of an officer who shall be designated “Director of the Marine Resources Division.” The Director of the Marine Resources Division shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources with the […]
Section 9-2-83 Director – Oath and compensation; full-time position. Before entering upon the discharge of his duties, the Director of the Marine Resources Division shall take the constitutional oath of office. His salary shall be fixed by the State Personnel Board as it may deem appropriate or as otherwise fixed by law. He shall devote […]
Section 9-2-84 Director – Bond. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the Director of the Marine Resources Division shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in an amount to be fixed by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, for the faithful performance of his […]
Section 9-2-85 Duties of employees of division generally; seizure, etc., of seafoods illegally taken, etc. The employees of the Division of Marine Resources shall diligently enforce all laws and regulations of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources now existing or which may hereafter be enacted or promulgated for the protection, propagation, preservation or conservation […]
Section 9-2-86 Director and employees constituted peace officers; inspection, etc., of factories, barrel measures, nets, trawls, etc. The Director of the Division of Marine Resources and other employees of said division are hereby constituted peace officers of the State of Alabama with full police power and jurisdiction to enforce all laws with reference to the […]
Section 9-2-87 Seafoods Fund – Created; composition. There is hereby created and there shall be a fund which shall be known as the “Seafoods Fund.” This fund shall consist of: (1) All moneys received from all occupational and privilege licenses or taxes imposed by the state on any person, firm or corporation for engaging in […]
Section 9-2-88 Seafoods Fund – Remittance of collections to State Treasurer to credit of fund. Each officer or employee of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or other person charged with the duty of collecting any of the funds or moneys mentioned in Section 9-2-87 shall remit all such collections on the first day […]
Section 9-2-89 Seafoods Fund – Disbursement. The said Seafoods Fund hereby created shall be used and expended by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources in furtherance of the preservation, protection, propagation and development of saltwater fish, shrimp, oysters and other shellfish and crustaceans and the development of the seafoods industry and saltwater sports fishing. […]
