Under existing law, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issues annual licenses for commercial hunting preserves where released birds may be hunted. The annual license fee is $25 for the first 100 acres and $5 for each additional 100 acres. Also, the preserve is required to be inspected prior to licensure by the department.
This bill would provide for an alternate commercial bird hunting license for a license fee of $500 per year which would authorize a hunter to hunt on the preserve without a regular hunting license. The bill would also delete the requirements that the preserve be inspected prior to licensure.
Also, under existing law, commercial bird hunting preserves are required to meet certain minimum requirements as to acreage, fencing, set backs, signage, and numbers of artificially propagated birds to be released; may not harvest more than 80 percent of each species of birds released onto the preserve; are required to tag any birds that are released; and are required to maintain certain records.
This bill would repeal the above provisions.
Delivered to Governor at 3:20 p.m. on April 22, 2010.
Assigned Act No. 2010-697 on 04/29/2010.
Clerk of the House Certification
Signature Requested
Enrolled
Passed Second House
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 1208
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
Motion to Read a Third Time and Pass adopted Roll Call 160
Third Reading Passed
Read for the second time and placed on the calendar
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Agriculture and Forestry
Source: Alabama Legislature