Title 9

The proceedings before the district court must be prosecuted in the name of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, §49; Code 1940, T. 8, §48.)

Appeals from the district court to the circuit court shall be governed by the procedure set forth in Chapter 12 of Title 12 of this code. (Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632; Code 1940, T. 8, §56.)

If the judgment is affirmed on appeal, judgment shall be entered against the defendant for the total amount of the fine, together with all the accrued costs in the case. (Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, §50; Code 1940, T. 8, §49.)

(a) It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources or any of his wardens or agents to seize all instruments or devices prohibited by or constructed contrary to law and used unlawfully in trapping, capturing and killing fur-bearing animals in this s…

Game and fish wardens may be furnished with necessary skiffs, outboard motors and other equipment necessary in the performance of their duties as such game and fish wardens, said equipment to be furnished by the director and paid out of the conservation fund; provided, that no eq…

The State of Alabama hereby assents to the provisions of the act of Congress entitled “An act to provide that the United States shall aid the states in fish restoration and management projects, and for other purposes,” approved August 9, 1950 (Public Law 681, 81st Congress), and …

The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may with the consent and approval of the Governor by lease, gift or otherwise acquire title to or control over lands within the state suitable for protection and propagation of game and fish or for public hunting and fishing …

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (2) DEPARTMENT-MANAGED LANDS. Privately owned lands that are leased or managed by the department. (3) DEPARTM…

(a) It shall be unlawful to release any tame turkey, or any other turkey, whether wild or tame, into any of the wild areas of this state. (b) The provisions of this section shall not apply to any turkeys kept by any farmer or homeowner of this state for normal agricultural purpos…

(a) Any hunting accident involving a gun or bow and arrow when such accident results in death and when such death is caused by one person against another, upon the recommendation of the conservation department, shall be investigated by the grand jury of the county in which said d…

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, all commercial fishing equipment used in the waters of this state shall be affixed with a tag which has information adequate to identify the commercial fisherman owning the equipment imprinted on the tag. The Commissioner of Conserv…

(a) There is created within the Marine Resources Fund, a special account to be known as the Alabama Marine Resources Endowment Fund. The assets of the fund shall consist of all of the following: (1) The proceeds from the sale of the lifetime resident saltwater fishing license and…

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (b) and (c), the total court costs assessed against a defendant convicted of a game and fish violation pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed the amount of any fine assessed against the defendant. (b) This section shall not apply…

(a) Licenses and permits issued by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources pursuant to this chapter are not transferable, and it is unlawful for any person to borrow, lend, or alter the licenses or permits or for any issuing officer to backdate any license or permit.…

Any person, including a processor, distributor, retailer, or food service establishment, who knowingly offers for direct retail sale for human consumption any shellfish, wild fish, or farm-raised fish that has been processed with chloramphenicol, nitrofurans, or similar veterinar…

The title to any land acquired by gift or otherwise shall first be approved by the Attorney General, and such title shall vest in the state. The deed to any such lands shall be recorded in the county where such land lies and shall be deposited with the Commissioner of Conservatio…

The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may on approval of the Governor establish and maintain state game refuges or sanctuaries for the protection, preservation or propagation of game birds, animals or fish on all or any portion of lands or waters held in fee or t…

The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, his wardens, agents and employees shall be and are hereby constituted peace officers of the State of Alabama with full and unlimited police power and jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the game and fish laws and the r…

The district courts of Alabama shall be and are hereby given final jurisdiction to try and convict persons, firms or corporations violating any of the provisions of the game and fish laws or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and they shall remit to the Commissione…

The district attorney of any county in which any violation of the provisions of the game and fish laws or the rules and regulations set out therein occurs, or his or her assistant, shall appear on behalf of the state and prosecute the offender. The district attorney’s fee shall b…

All enforcement officers and inspectors employed by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources are clothed with the power and authority of deputy sheriffs and shall arrest without warrant and carry before the district court of the county in which an offense is committ…

In cases of violation of any of the provisions of the game and fish laws or the rules and regulations based thereunder by any person, firm or corporation, the warrant of arrest may be read to the president, secretary or manager of such firm or corporation in this state or to any …

(a) For the purposes of this section, Section 9-11-31, and Section 9-11-31.1, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) CERVID. Any member of the family Cervidae possessed by a licensed game breeder pursuant to this section, Section 9-11-31, and Section 9-11-31.1. (2) …

(a) Any person, firm, corporation, or association holding a game breeder’s license as provided in Section 9-11-30 may sell live protected game animals and game birds, or the eggs, embryos, or semen of the birds and animals for propagating purposes to any person within or without …

(a) Any person, firm, corporation, or association who knowingly violates Section 9-11-30 or 9-11-31, or any rules promulgated pursuant to Section 9-11-30 or 9-11-31, including, but not limited to, willfully failing to obtain a license or falsifying records, shall be guilty of a m…

(a) Unless specifically provided otherwise by law, all annual wildlife heritage, hunting, and fishing licenses issued pursuant to this chapter shall be dated when issued and shall authorize the individual named on the license to participate in the licensed activities from Septemb…

No person serving as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States of America shall be required to procure a hunting license or a fishing license to hunt or fish within the State of Alabama during any period of time in which the United States of America is engaged in a war. (…

A resident of this state on active military duty, who is in this state on leave and who has proof of that status in his or her possession, may hunt and fish without a license required by Sections 9-11-44, 9-11-53, or 9-11-53.1. (Act 2004-449, p. 794, §3.)

The judge of probate, the license commissioner or such person or persons not residing at the county seat in which the county courthouse is located and duly appointed by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and so authorized by him shall have authority to issue a…

(a) There shall be a $1.00 issuance fee for all licenses sold by the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, which shall be in addition to the prescribed cost of such licenses. In counties where the probate judge or i…

Any person, firm or corporation who or which resides at the county seat in which the county courthouse is located and who or which is engaged in the business of selling hunting and fishing equipment may make application in writing to the judge of probate or license commissioner o…

Such person, firm or corporation who or which applies to the judge of probate or license commissioner for the purpose of acting as special agent for the sale of hunting and fishing licenses shall submit with his or its application an indemnity bond in the amount of $1,000.00, whi…

The indemnity bond referred to in Section 9-11-39 shall be made payable to the judge of probate or license commissioner to protect him for the licenses he issues to the special agent. The principal of said bond shall be the special agent. (Acts 1951, No. 628, p. 1082, §6.)

Upon the designation or appointment of such person, firm or corporation to act as special agent, as provided for in Section 9-11-39, the judge of probate or license commissioner of the county in which the appointment is made shall immediately furnish to such special agent blank h…

The special agents shall keep an accurate record of the persons to whom the licenses are sold and shall, on or before the fifth day of each month, report to the judge of probate or license commissioner from whom the license books were supplied a statement of the number and kind o…

The judge of probate or license commissioner shall be responsible to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the licenses which said Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issued to them, and disposition of the issuance fees from the sale of such licens…

(a) Any person who is age 16 years or older, but who has not reached 65 years of age, who has resided in Alabama continuously for a period of not less than 90 days next preceding, and who is not serving as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States of America during any pe…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person born on or after August 1, 1977, and of 16 years of age or older, or his or her agent, to procure any annual, trip, or wildlife heritage hunting license unless the person has been issued and exhibits to the issuing agent at the time of purc…

(a) Unless a person is properly licensed for a particular activity under the wildlife heritage license, any person who hunts on state operated wildlife management areas in this state shall pay a special annual license fee of fifteen dollars ($15) in addition to the amount of the …

The Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may by regulation authorize the use of crossbows for hunting. (Acts 1991, No. 91-210, p. 392, §§1, 2; Act 2001-1102, 4th Sp. Sess., p. 1166, §1.)

Any nonresident of this state who is 16 years old or older shall procure an annual “small game only” hunting license to hunt all legal game in this state except deer and turkey by filing an application with the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources or any judge of pr…

Any nonresident of this state who is 16 years old or older shall procure an annual “all game hunt license” to hunt all legal game in this state by filing an application with the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources or any judge of probate or other person authorized …

Any nonresident of this state who is 16 years old or older shall, in lieu of the small game license provided for in Section 9-11-46, procure one of the following “trip small game” hunting licenses to hunt all legal game in this state except deer and turkey, the procurement of whi…

Any nonresident of this state who is 16 years or older shall, in lieu of the all game license provided for in Section 9-11-47, procure one of the following “trip all game” hunting licenses to hunt all legal game in this state, the procurement of which shall be in the same manner …

Notwithstanding any rule, regulation or law to the contrary, the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources with consent of the conservation advisory board is hereby authorized to establish bag limits, lengths of seasons and license fees for nonresidents…

No person under the age of 16 years will be required to procure a hunting license to hunt within the State of Alabama; provided, that such person or persons shall be required when hunting upon lands other than their own or which they rent or upon which they reside to have a permi…