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fees, requirements, Secs. 9-11-410, 9-11-412, 9-11-413, 9-11-414, 9-11-417 am'd.; Secs. 9-11-411, 9-11-415, 9-11-416 repealed

Description

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.

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Subjects

Conservation and Natural Resources Department