Code of Alabama
Article 8 - Hunting and Trapping of Birds and Game.
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 causes the injury or damage to any person or domestic animal as a result of using any trap or similar device on public land to take, capture, or kill any of the fur-bearing animals protected by the laws or regulations of this state.
Any person who suffers injury or damage to his person or domestic animal as a result of such activity shall have an action for civil damages and such aggrieved person need not prove negligence.
The provisions of this section shall not apply to Lawrence County.

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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 9-11-231 - Permits for Collection of Invertebrate or Vertebrate Species, or Their Eggs, for Certain Purposes, Etc.

Section 9-11-232 - Possession, Sale, Purchase, etc., of Protected Wild Birds, Etc.

Section 9-11-233 - Enumeration of Birds Not Protected.

Section 9-11-234 - Hunting, etc., of Protected Birds or Animals on State or Federal Game Sanctuaries or Refuges.

Section 9-11-235 - Taking, etc., of Protected Birds or Animals by Means of Bait; Bait Privilege License.

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 9-11-237 - Sale and Purchase of Game Birds and Animals Including the Meat or Other Product Thereof.

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 9-11-241 - Hunting, Trapping, etc., of Wild Game During Day on Lands of Another Without Permission.

Section 9-11-242 - Hunting, Trapping, etc., of Wild Game at Night on Lands of Another Without Permission.

Section 9-11-243 - Hunting, Trapping, etc., of Fur-Bearing Animals Within 10 Feet of Banks of Waters on Property of Another Without Permission.

Section 9-11-244 - Taking, etc., of Protected Birds or Animals by Means of Bait; Bait Privilege License.

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 9-11-252.1 - Motor Vehicle, Weapons, etc., Used in Nighttime Deer Hunting Declared Contraband; Seizure Report; Condemnation and Forfeiture; Disposition of Proceeds.

Section 9-11-253 - Transportation or Shipment of Skins or Hides of Fur-Bearing Animals Without Payment of State Tax; Bonds of Dealers.

Section 9-11-254 - Limitation as to Number of Traps for Taking, etc., of Fur-Bearing Animals; Penalty.

Section 9-11-255 - Transportation, Shipment, etc., of Protected Birds or Game.

Section 9-11-256 - Liability of Common Carriers, etc., Transporting, Shipping, etc., 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 9-11-259 - Game, Birds or Animals to Be Transported Openly; Confiscation, etc., of Game, Birds or Animals Transported or Taken Illegally.

Section 9-11-260 - Acquisition of Lands, Expenditure of Revenues, etc., by Commissioner for Propagation of Game Birds, Game and Fur-Bearing Animals.

Section 9-11-261 - Permits for Propagation of Game Birds, and Game or Fur-Bearing Animals for Private Purposes.

Section 9-11-262 - Opening or Closing of Season for Killing of Beaver; Payment of Bounty for Killing of Beaver.

Section 9-11-263 - Consent to Acquisition of Lands, etc., for Establishment of Migratory Bird Reservations.

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.

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 9-11-266 - Checking of Traps; Hanging or Suspending of Bait Over or Within 25 Feet of Steel Trap.

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.

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

Section 9-11-269 - Protection of Flattened Musk Turtle.