2016 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 9-11-231 - 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 wild invertebrate or vertebrate species, or their eggs, in this state for propagation or scientific purposes except under the direction, supervision and regulation of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, who, on the payment of the applicable fee, may issue propagation or scientific permits annually to properly accredited persons or institutions, as follows:
(1) A general permit for individuals.......$50.
(2) An educational permit for professors or teachers, which shall also allow their current students to operate thereunder......$10.
(3) A master collecting permit involving more than one individual acting in the name of a firm, corporation, or agency.......$100.
(b) Any person, firm, association, or corporation being or having in possession at any time a protected wild invertebrate or vertebrate species, or their eggs, without a permit as required in this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction therefor, shall be punished by a fine of three times the amount of the applicable permit.
(c) The permit requirements under this section shall not apply to the Opp Rattlesnake Rodeo.
(Acts 1935, No. 383, p. 813, §3; Code 1940, T. 8, §84; Act 2016-258, §1.)Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Alabama may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
