HB235 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Chad Fincher

Republican

Co-Sponsor

April Weaver

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Trapping of fur-bearing animals, licensing, use of plastic tags on traps and the requirement that the license number of the owner of a trap be contained on any tag, deleted, Sec. 9-11-59 am'd.

Summary

The bill changes how fur-trapping traps are tagged by removing plastic tags and the requirement to display the owner's license number on tags, while keeping trapping licenses and penalties in place.

What This Bill Does

Deletes the use of plastic tags on traps and removes the requirement that the owner's license number be on any trap tag. Beaver traps would still require identification tags, but those tags would only show the owner's name and address (no license number). Maintains the existing trapping license system, including license fees, season-based validity, and penalties for violations; traps can be confiscated by law enforcement or the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources if the law is violated.

Who It Affects

• Trappers (both residents and nonresidents): tagging requirements become less burdensome since plastic tags and license numbers on tags are removed; beaver trapping remains subject to tag requirements, but without license numbers.
• Law enforcement and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: retain authority to confiscate trapping devices that violate the statute and enforce penalties.

Key Provisions

• Eliminates plastic tags on traps and removes the requirement that a trap owner's license number appear on any tag.
• For beaver traps, tags must bear only the name and address of the owner (no license number).
• Keeps the trapping license system: resident and nonresident license fees, beaver-only license exemptions, and season-based validity unchanged.
• Maintains penalties for violations (misdemeanor; $250 to $2,000 fine per offense) and empowers confiscation of traps by law enforcement or the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month after passage and approval.

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Subjects

Conservation and Natural Resources Department