Any person who by means of traps or other obstructions other than dams prevents the passage of fish up the waters of any river or creek in this state must, on conviction, be fined not more than $100.00, but it shall not be unlawful to erect or maintain a dam on a nonnavigable stream for the impounding of private waters for the production of fish for food and recreation or for the furtherance of any lawful business without providing or maintaining means for the passage of fish up such stream.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.
Chapter 11 - Fish, Game and Wildlife.
Section 9-11-80 - Public and Private Waters Defined.
Section 9-11-81 - Title to Freshwater Fish Vested in State.
Section 9-11-82 - Game Fish Designated.
Section 9-11-83 - Commercial or Nongame Fish Designated.
Section 9-11-84 - Sale, Transportation, etc., of Game Fish Taken From Public or Private Waters.
Section 9-11-86 - Limitation on Transportation, etc., of Game Fish Beyond Boundaries of State.
Section 9-11-87 - Means of Catching Game Fish Generally.
Section 9-11-88 - Catching Game or Nongame Fish by Use of Gill, Trammel, etc., Nets.
Section 9-11-89 - Use of Game Fish for Bait - Generally.
Section 9-11-90 - Use of Game Fish for Bait - Use of Sunfish.
Section 9-11-91 - Catching, etc., of Fish in Private Ponds, Lakes, Pools, or Reservoirs.
Section 9-11-91.1 - Unauthorized Fishing From or Near Fish Farm.
Section 9-11-92 - Preventing Passage of Fish Up Rivers or Creeks.
Section 9-11-93 - Catching, Killing, etc., of Fish by Use of Poisons or Explosives.
Section 9-11-94 - Catching, Killing, etc., of Game or Nongame Fish by Means Not Expressly Allowed.
Section 9-11-94.1 - Purchase of Tags Required for Each Tarpon Taken, Killed, or Harvested.