§9-12-46. Minimum weight of shrimp taken, etc., for commercial purposes; possession, sale, etc., of nonconforming shrimp.

The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall set by regulation the minimum weight requirement of shrimp which are caught or taken from the territorial waters of Alabama for commercial purposes or which are brought into Alabama from waters beyond the territorial jurisdiction of Alabama for commercial purposes; provided, however, that such minimum weight requirement as set by regulation of said Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall require not more than 68 shrimp with heads attached to weigh one pound and shall require not more than 114 headless shrimp to the pound.

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association to sell, offer for sale or have in possession for sale for commercial purposes any shrimp which require more in number to weigh one pound than the number per pound as set by regulation of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Any person, firm, corporation or association who or which violates any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $25.00 nor more than $100.00 for each offense.

Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to shrimp which are used solely as bait.

(Acts 1939, No. 565, p. 891, § 1; Code 1940, T. 8, § 161; Acts 1947, No. 49, p. 16, § 1; Acts 1951, No. 931, p. 1599, § 1; Acts 1967, No. 569, p. 1322, § 1.)