Any person who violates any of the provisions of Sections 9-11-244 or 9-11-245 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. Any person convicted the second time of violating Sections 9-11-244 or 9-11-245 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50.00 nor more than $250.00 and, at the discretion of the court, may also be imprisoned in the county jail for not longer than six months. Any person convicted of violating Sections 9-11-244 or 9-11-245 the third or subsequent times shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100.00 nor more than $500.00 and, at the discretion of the court, may also be imprisoned in the county jail for not longer than six months. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any person who violates the provisions of Section 9-11-244 with respect to the taking, catching, killing, or attempting to take, catch, or kill, deer or turkey, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than $250.00 nor more than $500.00, and at the discretion of the court may have all hunting privileges revoked for up to one year from the date of conviction. The second and each subsequent offense shall be punished by a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $2,000.00, and the automatic loss of hunting privileges for one year from the date of conviction, and, at the discretion of the trial court judge, imprisonment in the county jail for a period of not less than 10 nor more than 30 days.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.
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.
Section 9-11-230.1 - Definitions.
Section 9-11-232 - Possession, Sale, Purchase, etc., of Protected Wild Birds, Etc.
Section 9-11-233 - Enumeration of Birds Not Protected.
Section 9-11-235.1 - Taking, etc., Raccoons or Opossums at Night; Weapons Used.
Section 9-11-236 - Hunting, etc., or Possession of Protected Birds or Animals During Closed Season.
Section 9-11-238 - Hunting, etc., of Wild Turkeys With Dogs.
Section 9-11-240 - Opening of Season for Hunting, etc., of Female Deer and Unantlered Male Deer.
Section 9-11-245 - Unlawful Methods of Hunting Birds or Animals Protected by Law or Regulation.
Section 9-11-246 - Penalties for Violations of Provisions of Sections 9-11-244 and 9-11-245.
Section 9-11-247 - Taking, Keeping, etc., of Raccoons for Use in "Coon on the Log" Contests.
Section 9-11-248 - Permits for Holding of "Coon on the Log" Contests.
Section 9-11-249 - Penalty for Violations of Provisions of Sections 9-11-247 and 9-11-248.
Section 9-11-250 - Taking, etc., of Deer From Public Waters.
Section 9-11-251 - Taking, etc., of Deer at Night.
Section 9-11-252 - Penalties for Violations of Provisions of Sections 9-11-250 and 9-11-251.
Section 9-11-255 - Transportation, Shipment, etc., of Protected Birds or Game.
Section 9-11-257 - Hunting or Discharge of Firearm From, Upon, or Across Public Roads, Etc.
Section 9-11-258 - Persons Hunting Deer at Night Liable for Killing Stock.
Section 9-11-265 - Trapping on or From Right-of-Way of State Highway; Exemption of Lawrence County.
Section 9-11-265.1 - Sections 9-11-264 and 9-11-265 Inapplicable in Limestone County.
Section 9-11-268 - Penalty for Violations of Provisions of Sections 9-11-265, 9-11-266 and 9-11-267.