Title 9 — Title 9

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 into consideration the five percent allowance as p…

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association, by himself or itself or through his or its agent, to mutilate, destroy or remove any buoy or other marker placed, set or stationed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or its duly authorized…

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to take or catch or attempt to take or catch any oysters or shrimp by the use of any boat, barge or watercraft which has not been duly licensed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. History: …

Tongers, Boats, Etc. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to sell or offer for sale or to buy or offer to buy any oysters or shrimp which have been taken or caught by any unlicensed tonger or by an unlicensed dredge or by an unlicensed boat, barge…

Provisions of Article. It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, barter, exchange, give or deliver to any person, firm or corporation doing business in Alabama any saltwater shrimp or oysters after having been notified in writing by the Department of Conservation and Natural R…

Prosecutions for Violations of Laws as to Taking, Canning or Shipment of Oysters. The district attorney of any county bordering on salt or brackish water or within whose boundary there is a body of salt or brackish water shall institute in the name of the State of Alabama any nec…

(a) All oysters taken from public oyster bottoms of the State of Alabama for commercial purposes shall be sacked or placed in containers, in accordance with the most current National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish, as adopted by the stat…

Condemned Boats, Etc., Pending Appeal. The sale of the boat or vessel is not stayed by an appeal unless the appellant enters into a bond in a penalty of twice the value of the boat or vessel, her tackle, etc., the value to be determined by the judge of the district court, with su…

Condemned Boats, Etc.; Disposition of Proceeds. If the judgment is not stayed by the execution of bond as aforesaid, the sheriff must, after the expiration of 10 days, advertise and sell the boat or vessel, her tackle, etc., in the same manner as the sales under execution and, af…

Those who are not bona fide residents of the State of Alabama and boats owned or operated by persons who are not bona fide residents of this state and boats of foreign corporations or boats taking oysters out of the state shall pay the same fee as that charged Alabama residents o…

Penalty; Aquaculture License; Disposition of Funds. (a) Before any person engages in the taking or catching of oysters from the waters or bottoms of the State of Alabama, the person shall first purchase an annual oyster catcher license. The license shall expire annually on Septem…

(a) For purposes of this section, the term “product tasting” means providing oysters at no cost to the consumer for sampling to determine the qualities of the oysters, such as taste and texture. (b) Notwithstanding any law or rule to the contrary, including a permit or licensure …

Penalty; Disposition of Proceeds from Sale of Licenses - Disposition of Proceeds from Sale. All moneys accruing from the sale of such licenses shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Seafoods Fund. History: (Acts 1953, No. 796, p. 1089, §2.)

When application is made for a license for any boat or vessel which is not enrolled in the customhouse of the United States, other than skiffs or vessels of one ton burden or less, the applicant for such license shall make an affidavit as to the tonnage of said boat or vessel bef…

Every dredge authorized to be used in catching or removing oysters from the public reefs, beds or bottoms of this state shall be licensed by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. Before such license is issued, the applicant shall pay to the department of conservat…

Species Groups of Marine Resources; Fees. (a) The Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may require the possession of an endorsement or stamp in order to harvest or attempt to harvest specific species or species groups of marine resources. The commi…

It shall be unlawful for any person to use any boat for the purpose of drawing a seine or trawl used in catching shrimp or hauling or carrying shrimp without first having secured an annual license due and payable on or before the opening date of the season as set by the Commissio…

All persons to whom a license is issued to catch oysters or shrimp must have the same constantly in their possession while taking oysters or shrimp, and it shall be unlawful to take oysters or shrimp unless a properly issued license to do so is in the possession of the person ope…

Penalty. (a) Any person, firm, or corporation who engages in the business of carrying one or more persons fishing in salt and brackish waters of the State of Alabama for a fee shall purchase a commercial party boat license. The fee for a commercial party boat license shall be $20…