SB285 Alabama 2010 Session

Updated Jul 26, 2021

SB285 Alabama 2010 Session

Senate Bill

In Committee

Current Status

Regular Session 2010

Session

1

Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor: Jim Preuitt
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2010
Title: Commercial Fishermen's Rights and Privileges Act, interference with commercial fishermen, prohibited, civil penalties
Description: Amendment 597 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, now appearing as Section 36.02 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended, specifies that all persons shall have the right to hunt and fish in this state in accordance with law and regulations.
Also, under existing general law, all persons are prohibited from interfering with persons who are legally hunting or fishing.
This bill would provide for the Commercial Fishermen's Rights and Privileges Act, relating to the taking, catching, possessing, or handling of seafood. The bill would prohibit any person from interfering with a commercial fisherman who is legally fishing and would provide civil penalties for violations.
Subjects: Conservation and Natural Resources Department

Bill Actions

Indefinitely Postponed

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

Bill Text

Download Introduced PDF

Documents

Bill Text (Introduced) SB285 Alabama 2010 Session - Introduced

Source: Alabama Legislature