SB76 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Roger Bedford, Jr.

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Conservation and Natural Resources Department, commercial bird hunting preserve license, alternate license provided where regular hunting license not required, fees, requirements, Secs. 9-11-410, 9-11-412, 9-11-413, 9-11-414, 9-11-417 am'd.; Secs. 9-11-411, 9-11-415, 9-11-416 repealed

Summary

SB76 updates Alabama's commercial bird hunting preserves by adding license options, setting fees, clarifying allowed birds, and repealing some old requirements.

What This Bill Does

It requires commercial bird hunting preserves to obtain a preserve license and follow rules. It clarifies which birds may be hunted on preserves (artificially propagated or pen-raised quail, pheasants, chukar partridge, and other designated species) and sets licensing options. It creates two license paths for operators (a standard acreage-based license and a $500 exemption license) plus a seven-day license for individuals, and lets preserves act as license vendors. It also sets no daily limit on pen-raised birds, establishes an Oct 1–Mar 31 hunting season, and repeals several older license provisions.

Who It Affects

• Commercial bird hunting preserve operators: must obtain a preserve license to operate and may choose between a standard license or the $500 exemption license; can act as agent vendors for licenses; must remit fees to the Game and Fish Fund.
• Hunters (residents and non-residents) visiting preserves: may hunt only designated birds and must have applicable licenses unless using the seven-day preserve license or the $500 exemption license; non-residents need a regular non-resident license or the seven-day preserve license; seven-day license is valid for seven days and covers only pen-raised/artificial birds.
• Probate judges: issue preserve licenses, collect the required fees, and remit them to the Game and Fish Fund.
• General public/revenue: no daily limit on released pen-raised birds; hunting season runs from October 1 to March 31; license fees support the Game and Fish Fund.

Key Provisions

• Amends sections 9-11-410, 9-11-412, 9-11-413, 9-11-414, and 9-11-417 and repeals 9-11-411, 9-11-415, 9-11-416.
• Requires operators to obtain a bird hunting preserve license to operate commercially and to comply with article rules and Conservation Department regulations; defines eligible birds as artificially propagated or pen-raised species designated by the Commissioner.
• Standard privilege license: $25 per year for the first 100 acres plus $5 per year for each additional 100 acres (or part); issued by the probate judge with a $2 issuance fee; funds go into the Game and Fish Fund.
• Alternative operator license: $500 plus $2 issuance fee, exempts patrons from the 9-11-417 license requirement; license or copy must be in possession of at least one person in each hunting party.
• Seven-day commercial bird hunting preserve license: $8 plus $2 issuance fee; valid for seven consecutive days and allows hunting only designated artificial/pen-raised birds; may be used by either resident or non-resident.
• Hunting licenses: patrons must have regular licenses unless hunting under the seven-day license or the exempt operator license; operators act as vendor for licenses and remit fees to the probate judge.
• No daily limit on pen-raised birds; hunting season runs October 1 through March 31; provisions designed to protect revenue and standardize licensing for out-of-state visitors.

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Subjects

Conservation and Natural Resources Department