Code of Alabama
Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.
Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.

Section 9-11-230 - Title to Wild Birds and Animals Vested in State. - The title and ownership to all wild birds and wild...

Section 9-11-230.1 - Definitions. - For purposes of this article, the words "nighttime hours," "night,"...

Section 9-11-231 - Permits for Collection of Invertebrate or Vertebrate Species, or Their Eggs, for Certain Purposes, Etc. - (a) No person shall at any time collect any protected...

Section 9-11-232 - Possession, Sale, Purchase, etc., of Protected Wild Birds, Etc. - Any person, firm, association, or corporation who takes, catches, kills,...

Section 9-11-233 - Enumeration of Birds Not Protected. - English sparrows, crows and starlings are not protected by the...

Section 9-11-234 - Hunting, etc., of Protected Birds or Animals on State or Federal Game Sanctuaries or Refuges. - It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt, take,...

Section 9-11-235 - Taking, etc., of Protected Birds or Animals by Means of Bait; Bait Privilege License. - (a) It shall be unlawful, except as otherwise provided by...

Section 9-11-235.1 - Taking, etc., Raccoons or Opossums at Night; Weapons Used. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.

Section 9-11-236 - Hunting, etc., or Possession of Protected Birds or Animals During Closed Season. - Any person who hunts, takes, catches, captures, kills, or has...

Section 9-11-237 - Sale and Purchase of Game Birds and Animals Including the Meat or Other Product Thereof. - Any person, firm, or corporation who sells, offers, or exposes...

Section 9-11-238 - Hunting, etc., of Wild Turkeys With Dogs. - Any person who hunts, pursues, captures or kills a wild...

Section 9-11-240 - Opening of Season for Hunting, etc., of Female Deer and Unantlered Male Deer. - Any law of the State of Alabama to the contrary...

Section 9-11-241 - Hunting, Trapping, etc., of Wild Game During Day on Lands of Another Without Permission. - Any person who hunts, traps, captures, injures, kills, or destroys,...

Section 9-11-242 - Hunting, Trapping, etc., of Wild Game at Night on Lands of Another Without Permission. - Any person who hunts, traps, captures, injures, kills, or destroys,...

Section 9-11-243 - Hunting, Trapping, etc., of Fur-Bearing Animals Within 10 Feet of Banks of Waters on Property of Another Without Permission. - Any person who hunts, traps, captures, injures, kills or destroys...

Section 9-11-244 - Taking, etc., of Protected Birds or Animals by Means of Bait; Bait Privilege License. - THIS SECTION WAS AMENDED BY ACT 2019-103 IN THE 2019...

Section 9-11-245 - Unlawful Methods of Hunting Birds or Animals Protected by Law or Regulation. - No person shall at any time make use of any...

Section 9-11-246 - Penalties for Violations of Provisions of Sections 9-11-244 and 9-11-245. - Any person who violates any of the provisions of Sections...

Section 9-11-247 - Taking, Keeping, etc., of Raccoons for Use in "Coon on the Log" Contests. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.

Section 9-11-248 - Permits for Holding of "Coon on the Log" Contests. - Repealed by Act 2015-70, §1(10), effective April 21, 2015

Section 9-11-249 - Penalty for Violations of Provisions of Sections 9-11-247 and 9-11-248. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.

Section 9-11-250 - Taking, etc., of Deer From Public Waters. - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation...

Section 9-11-251 - Taking, etc., of Deer at Night. - It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation...

Section 9-11-252 - Penalties for Violations of Provisions of Sections 9-11-250 and 9-11-251. - A violation of Sections 9-11-250 or 9-11-251 shall constitute a...

Section 9-11-252.1 - Motor Vehicle, Weapons, etc., Used in Nighttime Deer Hunting Declared Contraband; Seizure Report; Condemnation and Forfeiture; Disposition of Proceeds. - (a) Any motor vehicle, or any gun, rifle, ammunition or...

Section 9-11-253 - Transportation or Shipment of Skins or Hides of Fur-Bearing Animals Without Payment of State Tax; Bonds of Dealers. - It shall be a violation of this article, subject to...

Section 9-11-254 - Limitation as to Number of Traps for Taking, etc., of Fur-Bearing Animals; Penalty. - No person using traps for the purpose of taking or...

Section 9-11-255 - Transportation, Shipment, etc., of Protected Birds or Game. - Any person, firm, association, or corporation who takes, ships, or...

Section 9-11-256 - Liability of Common Carriers, etc., Transporting, Shipping, etc., Protected Birds or Game. - Any person, company, corporation or common carrier who shall ship...

Section 9-11-257 - Hunting or Discharge of Firearm From, Upon, or Across Public Roads, Etc. - Any person, except a duly authorized law enforcement officer acting...

Section 9-11-258 - Persons Hunting Deer at Night Liable for Killing Stock. - If any person hunting deer by fire in the nighttime...

Section 9-11-259 - Game, Birds or Animals to Be Transported Openly; Confiscation, etc., of Game, Birds or Animals Transported or Taken Illegally. - All game, birds or animals taken or killed in this...

Section 9-11-260 - Acquisition of Lands, Expenditure of Revenues, etc., by Commissioner for Propagation of Game Birds, Game and Fur-Bearing Animals. - The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources is hereby authorized...

Section 9-11-261 - Permits for Propagation of Game Birds, and Game or Fur-Bearing Animals for Private Purposes. - (a) The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, upon the...

Section 9-11-262 - Opening or Closing of Season for Killing of Beaver; Payment of Bounty for Killing of Beaver. - Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.

Section 9-11-263 - Consent to Acquisition of Lands, etc., for Establishment of Migratory Bird Reservations. - Consent of the State of Alabama is given to the...

Section 9-11-264 - Liability for Injury or Damage to Persons or Domestic Animals of Persons Using Traps, etc., to Take, Capture, etc., Fur-Bearing Animals; Exemption of Lawrence County. - Any person shall be strictly liable for civil damages who...

Section 9-11-265 - Trapping on or From Right-of-Way of State Highway; Exemption of Lawrence County. - It shall be unlawful for anyone to trap on or...

Section 9-11-265.1 - Sections 9-11-264 and 9-11-265 Inapplicable in Limestone County. - The provisions of Sections 9-11-264 and 9-11-265 shall not apply...

Section 9-11-266 - Checking of Traps; Hanging or Suspending of Bait Over or Within 25 Feet of Steel Trap. - All traps set in or beneath water must be checked...

Section 9-11-267 - Filing of Reports as to Animals Trapped, Purchased, etc., by Persons Licensed to Trap Fur-Bearing Animals and by Fur Dealers. - Any person licensed to trap fur-bearing animals in the State...

Section 9-11-268 - Penalty for Violations of Provisions of Sections 9-11-265, 9-11-266 and 9-11-267. - A violation of the provisions of Sections 9-11-265, 9-11-266 and...

Section 9-11-269 - Protection of Flattened Musk Turtle. - (a) The flattened musk turtle (sternotherus minor depressus) is a...