Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION

(1) Definitions: (a) "Division" - Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (b) "Director" - The Director of the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Reso…

(1) A hunting season for American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is hereby established in five areas of Alabama, as provided for below. These areas hereafter are referred to as Alligator Management Areas (AMAs) and are hereby established as, and shall constitute special "…

(1) The following special Deer Season on the following specific area, in accordance with the below-stated times, places, manners, and means, is hereby established: (a) Dreamwood Property, Bigbee, Alabama, Washington County, is hereby opened to the following hunting: October 21 an…

(1) For the purpose of this regulation: (a) "Deer" shall be defined as a white-tailed deer. (b) "Antlered Deer" shall be defined as a white-tailed deer with antlers visible above the natural hairline. (c) "Unantlered Deer" shall be defined as all other white-tailed deer. (2) DEER…

(1) The season for hunting all species of deer shall be closed within any enclosure capable of confining deer, where: (1) there exists or has existed any man-made point of access that allows deer to enter the enclosure but restricts their ability to exit the enclosure, including,…

Effective Friday, September 14, 2007, it shall be illegal to possess any largemouth bass less than 16 inches in total length from Tuskegee City Lake, Macon County, Alabama. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-2-.148 New Rule (PE): Filed September 4, 2007; effective September 14, 2007. …

It is hereby made unlawful for any person who kills, captures, or possesses a deer or wild turkey, in order to evade or attempt to evade any law or regulation, to destroy or attempt to destroy the evidence of sex, or to mutilate the carcass of such deer or wild turkey so as to ma…

The following 2008 hunting season, in accordance with the below-stated times, places, manner, and means, is hereby established: ALLIGATOR: By Special Permit Only Must register on-line at www.outdooralabama.com between June 2 (8:00 a.m.) and July 14 (8:00 a.m.). Mobile Delta Augus…

(1) It shall be unlawful to shoot any type of bow or crossbow on any archery range operated now or in the future by, or in partnership with, the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, except in accordance with the following regulations. All range users shall abide by the …

Pursuant to Sections 9-11-321 and 9-11-323 Code of Ala. 1975, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation permitted under Section 9-11-324 Code of Ala. 1975, to possess wildlife for public exhibition purposes except in accordance with this regulation. (1) For the pur…

Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-2-.155 New Rule: Filed November 22, 2013; effective December 27, 2013. Adopted by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIII, Issue No. 06, March 31, 2015, eff. 4/2/2015. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVI, Issue No. 02, Novembe…

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation licensed under 9-11-30 or 9-11-261, or any buyer or recipient from any of such persons, to knowingly or intentionally release any captive raised member of the family Cervidae into the wild except those areas bounded by encl…

For the purposes of Section 9-11-244, Code of Ala. 1975, and Rule 220-2-.11, Alabama Administrative Code, as it applies to the hunting of deer and feral swine, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that any bait or feed (as defined in Section 9-11-244) located beyond 100 yards …

(1) An experimental one-year commercial fishing season for paddlefish (Polyodon spathula) is hereby established for one area in Guntersville Reservoir, Alabama, in 2017, as provided for below. This area is hereafter referred to as a Paddlefish Management Area (PMA), and is hereby…

(1) Any licensed dog trainer may train bird dogs and any licensed hunter may train his/her own bird dog during the closed hunting season. Any licensed dog trainer and any licensed hunter may train his/her bird dogs with the aid of a recovery pen to recover the pen raised quail us…

For purposes of 9-11-44(d), Code of Ala. 1975, "immediate family" is defined as: a landowner's spouse, children, parents, brothers, and sisters. Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-2-.160 Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVII, Issue No. 01, October 31, 2018, eff. 11/2…

Within the jurisdiction of the Alabama Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries, it shall be unlawful to transport any live baitfish, having been caught or harvested from streams, rivers, public lakes or reservoirs in Alabama, away from the waters in which they are caught. F…

No person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association shall possess, sell, offer for sale, release, or cause to be distributed within the State of Alabama any live fish of the genus Hypophthalmichthys spp. (silver carp, bighead carp, largescale silver carp) except for holders…

(1) In addition to 220-2-.55, it shall be unlawful on Crow Creek, Mud Creek and Raccoon Creek Wildlife Management Areas (WMA): (a) For any person to leave any vehicle parked at the established launching sites. Hunters must use the designated parking areas. However, physically dis…

(1) In addition to 220-2-.55, it shall be unlawful on Swan Creek and Mallard-Fox Creek Wildlife Management Areas (WMA): (a) For any person to leave any vehicle parked at the established launching sites. Hunters must use the designated parking areas. However, physically disabled p…

(1) Hunters SHALL submit samples for chronic wasting disease (CWD) testing from all deer harvested on any Wildlife Management Area (WMA), Special Opportunity Area (SOA), Community Hunting Area (CHA), State Waterfowl Refuges, or Physically Disabled Hunting Area (PHDA) located with…

Act 2015-441 authorizes any state agency that statutorily levies or assesses fees to fund its operations and programs to increase those fees by means provided in the Act. Pursuant to the authority of Act 2015-441, certain statutory fees related to the Wildlife and Freshwater Fish…

(1) Any person, firm, corporation, or association that operates an enclosure for a game animal of the species of the family Cervidae defined in Ala. Code Section 9-11-500(1) and that complies with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations may apply for registration of each encl…

It shall be unlawful for any resident or nonresident of this State to participate in any organized field trial without a hunting license unless approved in writing by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and conducted pursuant to a valid permit from the Department…

It shall be unlawful to sell, offer for sale, or trade anything of value for any Skipjack Herring (Alosa chrysochloris) taken from the public waters of the Tennessee River and its Impoundments and Tributaries within the State of Alabama. This regulation shall expire on December 3…

It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take or have in possession more than the daily bag limit of any game bird, game or furbearing animals except as listed in numbers (1) and (2) of this rule. (1) Possession limit does not apply on deer and/or turkey provided not more than …

Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-2-.19 Filed September 30, 1982. Repealed: Filed August 15, 2012; effective September 19, 2012. Author: n. Gunter Guy, Jr. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-2-7, 9-2-12.

The hunting, taking, killing, capturing or having in possession of any wild bird or animal in any state park, state forest, forest fire tower area, or any state or federal game sanctuary, except Geneva State Forest Choccolocco Corridor, Lawrence Fire Tower area and Wheeler Wildli…

No person shall take, carry, or possess any firearms or bow of any description whatsoever (except handguns possessed by lawfully authorized persons for personal protection) in any state sanctuaries established as a sanctuary by Rule 220-2-.22; provided, however, that this rule sh…

(1) The areas and refuges described in paragraph (2) hereof are hereby established as "wildlife management areas." The boundary lines of these areas and refuges shall be as they are described on the revised maps attached hereto and made a part hereof as though set out herein in f…

Every person hunting, trapping or fishing in the State, who is required by law to have a hunting, fishing or trapping license and migratory bird hunting stamp, must have said license or licenses in his or her possession at all times. When hunting, fishing or trapping, and such li…

It shall be a violation of this regulation to have in possession the carcass, untanned hide, or skin of any bird or animal, or any part of said bird or animal if it has been taken, caught or killed in violation of the laws and regulations of this State. It shall be unlawful to ha…

(1) All wildlife game or fur-bearing animals, game birds, or the dead bodies or parts thereof transported into the State of Alabama from any other state, territory or foreign country for use, consumption, sale or storage in the State of Alabama shall, upon arrival, be subject to …

(1) No person, firm, corporation, partnership, or association shall possess, sell, offer for sale, import, bring, release, or cause to be brought or imported into the State of Alabama any of the following live fish or animals: Any Walking Catfish or any other fish of the genus Cl…

Protected wildlife causing crop damage, property damage, or a reasonable concern for human safety, may be taken at times and by means otherwise unlawful by first procuring a permit from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Permits for the removal of protected wil…

Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-2-.28 Filed September 30, 1982. Repealed: Filed September 9, 2009; effective October 14, 2009. Author: Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-2-7, 9-2-12.

The open seasons during which fur-bearing animals may be trapped in Alabama during 2024-2025, are hereby established: BOBCAT, FOX, MINK, MUSKRAT, OTTER, and STRIPED SKUNK: October 28 - February 29 NOTE: See tagging requirements for Bobcat and Otter under Rule 220-2-.30. NOTE: Per…

The following shall be named and designated as fur-bearing animals in Alabama: Beaver, Bobcat, Fox, Mink, Muskrat, Nutria, Opossum, Otter, Raccoon, Striped Skunk, Coyote, and Feral Swine. (1) Trap Specifications - It shall be unlawful for any person to set or use a leg hold trap …

It shall be unlawful to hang or suspend bait over or within 25 feet of a steel trap. Author: Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-2-.31 Filed September 30, 1982. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-2-7, 9-2-12.

Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-2-.32 Filed September 30, 1982. Repealed: Filed May 20, 2014; effective June 24, 2014. Author: Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-2-7, 9-2-12.

All persons, firms, associations, or corporations dealing in storing, buying or transporting or otherwise shipping furs, skins or pelts of fur-bearing animals shall provide and keep for regular inspection: (a) The name and address of each person from whom furs, skins and pelts of…

The following shall be named and designated as game fish: All members of the sunfish family (Centrarchidae) to include: Black Bass - largemouth, smallmouth, spotted, Alabama, shoal, and those species formerly known as "redeye" bass, which are now known separately as Coosa, Warrio…

(1) The following seasons for taking fish in accordance with the below stated times, places, manners and restrictions are hereby established. Unless noted below, the seasons for all designated game and commercial fish are open continuously. (2) It shall be unlawful for any person…

(1) Definition of State-Owned Public Fishing Lakes -The words "state-owned public fishing lakes" shall include and embrace all land and water under the direct supervision of the Fisheries Section of the Game and Fish Division. The lakes are as follows: Barbour County Public Lake …

(1) Definition: Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, in this regulation, the term "public access area" shall include any state-owned, leased, and/or operated boat launching and/or landing access area, parking lot, ramp, pier, and any real or personal property within th…

It shall be legal for sport fishermen holding a valid sport fishing license to take all species of suckers during any hour of the day or night by the use of gill or trammel nets with a mesh of one inch (1") or more measured from knot to knot (stretch of two inches) in the public …

It is hereby made lawful to take minnows, shad, the following species of suckers: spotted sucker, Minytrema melanos; black redhorse, Moxostoma duquesnei; golden redhorse, Moxostoma erythrurum; and the blacktail redhorse, Moxostoma poecilurum; by the use of a cast net, minnow jug,…

(1) Whenever the Director of the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division (WFF) of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall announce in writing that a waterfowl feeding pond or lake located on any wildlife management area or a State Lake operated by the Depart…

Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-2-.41 September 30, 1982. Repealed: Filed September 9, 2009; effective October 14, 2009. Author: Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-2-7, 9-2-12.

(1) For the purposes of the freshwater fishing licensing requirements of Sections 9-11-53, 53.4, 55, and 56, Code of Ala. 1975, said licenses shall be applicable to such activities as provided for therein which occur north of the below-described line, as well as below said line i…