Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION

(1) There is hereby established a closed fishing season/area in Little Lagoon to the taking or attempted taking of any saltwater fish, shrimp, or other seafood species, by the use of a commercial gill net, or by the use of a trawl that exceeds sixteen feet as measured across the …

(Repealed). Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-3-.65 New Rule (PE): Filed April 24, 2003; effective April 24, 2003. Repealed (PE): Filed May 13, 2004; effective May 13, 2004. Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-2-4, 9-2-7, 9-2-8. PENALTY: As provided by law.

Effective 12:01 a.m., June 1, 2003, the following waters shall be open exclusively to the commercial and recreational taking of live saltwater bait: Buchanan Bay, Confederate Pass, British Bay, Columbia Bay, Colony Bay (Colony Cove), Spanish Bay, Barcelona Bay "Live saltwater bai…

(1) A special oyster dredge season and sack limit is hereby established for persons licensed under Section 9-12-87, Code of Ala. 1975, and permitted under Rule 220-3-.02(5), in accordance with the following times, places, manners and means: (a) That area in Portersville Bay open …

(1) There is hereby established a closed season to the taking of oysters by any means, except such season shall be open to the taking of oysters by any legal means when opened to the use of a dredge in accordance with Rule 220-3-.68 and the permit issued under Rule 220-3-.02(5), …

Until further official notification by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources on www.outdooralabama.com, all recreational and commercial fishing activities in below-listed public waters are hereby closed. (a) All waters in the Gulf of Mexico including Pelican Bay …

Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-3-.76 New Rule (PE): Filed December 18, 2007; effective December 18, 2007. Repealed (PE): Filed July 17, 2009; effective July 17, 2009. Author: M. Barnett Lawley Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-2-4, 9-2-7, 9-2-8, 9-2-12. PENALTY: As prov…

(1) It shall be unlawful within three hundred feet of the shoreline, or on a public pier, or on a private pier where an unsafe condition is created, on or in the waters of Alabama under the jurisdiction of the Marine Resources Division as provided by Rule 220-2-.42, to fish for o…

(1) No person who, pursuant to state or federal law, is subject to the jurisdiction of the State of Alabama, shall violate any federal law, rule or regulation, including but not limited to those rules and regulations enacted pursuant to the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation A…

Notes Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-3-.79 New Rule: Filed September 9, 2008; effective October 14, 2008. Amended: Filed July 23, 2009; effective August 27, 2009. Repealed by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVI, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2018, eff. 9/22/2018. Author: Christopher …

(1) All oysters taken from the public reefs of Alabama under a commercial oyster license shall be sold to a Certified Shellfish Dealer. The oyster harvester shall declare at the Oyster Management Station each day which Certified Shellfish Dealer to whom he shall sell his shellsto…

(1) A special dredge and tonging oyster relay season is hereby established for persons licensed under Section 9-12-82 for oyster tonging, or under Sections 9-12-82 and 9-12-87, Code of Ala. 1975, and permitted under Rule 220-3-.02(5), for oyster dredging, in accordance with the f…

Any Alabama resident 16 years of age or older fishing in, attempting to fish in, or possessing fish taken from, those waters under the jurisdiction of the Marine Resources Division jurisdiction, as defined by Rule 220-2-.42(1) of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resourc…

(1) Persons landing red snapper, greater amberjack, or gray triggerfish in the State of Alabama must report the harvest of said fish to the State of Alabama, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, Marine Resources Division, prior to landing the red snapper, greater amb…

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 Marine Resources Division ha…

(1) No person, firm, corporation, or entity shall engage in seafood aquaculture without first obtaining a permit from the Marine Resources Division, in addition to any other permits required by state and federal agencies. The standards for the issuance of the permit shall include…

(1) Except as otherwise provided in this rule, pursuant to the authority of Section 9-12-9 of the Code of Ala. 1975, any person possessing, taking, or attempting to take species or groups of species of gulf reef fish (as defined in Rule 220-3-.46) shall purchase an Alabama Gulf R…