SB49 Alabama 2011 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Clay Scofield

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2011

Title

Game and fish, yellow perch raised in farm ponds, excluded from sale prohibition, Sec. 9-11-84 am'd.

Summary

SB49 allows yellow perch raised in farm ponds to be sold, exempting them from the general game fish sale ban, with a required permit.

What This Bill Does

It amends the game fish sale prohibition to add yellow perch raised in farm ponds to the exemptions. Sellers must obtain a sale permit from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources before selling. The bill also maintains exemptions for other farm-pond raised species and for hatchery and nonnative fish under certain conditions, and keeps penalties for violations as misdemeanors with fines.

Who It Affects

• Farm pond operators/sellers who raise yellow perch (and the other listed species) and want to sell them; they may sell legally if they obtain a sale permit.
• The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; they will issue the sale permits and enforce the new exemption.

Key Provisions

• Exempts yellow perch raised in farm ponds from the sale prohibition on game fish.
• Requires sellers to obtain a sale permit from the Commissioner, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources before selling these fish.
• Keeps existing exemptions for game fish raised in hatcheries for stocking ponds and lakes, and for nonnative game fish raised for human consumption.
• Specifies that violations are misdemeanors with fines of $500 to $1,000 per offense, and sets the act's effective date as the first day of the third month after approval.

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Subjects

Game and Fish