Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title9 CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES. |
Chapter12. MARINE RESOURCES. |
Article2. Seafoods. |
Division1. General Provisions. |
§ 9-12-20. Ownership and control of seafoods. |
§ 9-12-21. "Natural oyster reef" defined. |
§ 9-12-22. Right of owners of land fronting public waters to plant and gather oysters. |
§ 9-12-23. Cancellation of leases of riparian bottoms; appeals. |
§ 9-12-24. Authority and procedure for leasing of bottoms in natural oyster reefs; cancellation and forfeiture of leases; disposition of proceeds from leases. |
§ 9-12-25. Removal of oysters by lessees upon forfeiture of lease; regulations for protection of rights of lessees. |
§ 9-12-26. Dragging of seines over public reefs or private oyster grounds. |
§ 9-12-27. Standard measures for oysters and shrimp; possession, use for purchase or sale, etc., of nonstandard measures for oysters or shrimp; inspections. |
§ 9-12-28. Oysters management stations; harvest records. |
§ 9-12-29. Patrol boats. |
§ 9-12-30. Patrolling of private oyster reefs. |
§ 9-12-31. Boarding of boats, etc., and entrance into places of business to investigate compliance with laws. |
§ 9-12-32. Surveys and marking of private reefs; filing of plats and lists of agents and permittees; agents and permittees to carry permits. |
§ 9-12-33. Culling and sacking of oysters. |
§ 9-12-34. Taking of seed oysters from public reefs; designation of seed oyster fishing areas, etc. |
§ 9-12-35. Cultivation, transplantation, or replanting of public reefs. |
§ 9-12-36. Taking of oysters by use of mechanical devices at night. |
§ 9-12-37. Use of mechanical rake dredges, etc., dredge license. |
§ 9-12-38. Laws and regulations governing operators of private reefs utilizing seed oysters from public reefs; notice of location and disposition of seed oysters on private reefs. |
§ 9-12-39. Purchase of seed oysters from public reefs by private individuals, etc. |
§ 9-12-40. Supervision of taking of oysters by rake dredges; notice of use of rake dredges. |
§ 9-12-41. Harvesting of undersized oysters. |
§ 9-12-42. Duty to replant oysters and oyster shells on public reefs; option to pay replanting costs, etc.; penalties. |
§ 9-12-43. Taking of oysters for replanting on private reefs. |
§ 9-12-44. Tax on oysters harvested from private reefs for commercial purposes. |
§ 9-12-45. Tax on terrapins caught, etc., for commercial purposes; minimum legal size; possession of undersized terrapins. |
§ 9-12-46. Minimum weight of shrimp taken, etc., for commercial purposes; possession, sale, etc., of nonconforming shrimp. |
§ 9-12-47. Condemnation, disposition, etc., of shrimp not fit for human consumption. |
§ 9-12-49. Importation of shrimp into state. |
§ 9-12-50. Regulation of transportation of raw oysters and shrimp beyond boundaries of state. |
§ 9-12-51. Tax on shrimp taken for canning, drying or shipping within state. |
§ 9-12-52. Tax on shrimp taken for transportation to other states. |
§ 9-12-53. Tax on shrimp not to be exported. |
§ 9-12-54. Payment of taxes. |
§ 9-12-54.1. Live saltwater bait dealers license. |
§ 9-12-54.2. Expiration date and purchase of license; nonresident license fee. |
§ 9-12-54.3. Duties of licensees. |
§ 9-12-54.4. Catching, etc., of bait; restrictions. |
§ 9-12-54.5. Catching, etc. of shrimp by persons with recreational boat shrimping license. |
§ 9-12-54.6. Exclusive saltwater bait areas. |
§ 9-12-54.7. Penalty for violations. |
§ 9-12-61. Taking, sale, etc., of oysters under three inches long. |
§ 9-12-62. Mutilation, etc., of buoys or markers. |
§ 9-12-63. Use of unlicensed boats, etc., to take, etc., oysters or shrimp. |
§ 9-12-64. Sale, purchase, etc., of shrimp or oysters taken by unlicensed tongers, boats, etc. |
§ 9-12-65. Sale, etc., of shrimp or oysters to persons, etc., failing to comply with provisions of article. |
§ 9-12-66. Collection of fees, taxes, penalties, etc., under article, etc.; prosecutions for violations of laws as to taking, canning or shipment of oysters. |
§ 9-12-67. Sacking and tagging oysters; penalties. |