HB489 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Donnie ChesteenSenator

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Mike Jones

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Conservation and Natural Resources Department, male whitetail deer, hunting season extended after close of regular gun deer season, additional fees

Summary

HB489 would extend the whitetail deer primitive weapon and archery hunting season by two weeks after the regular gun season ends and add a $342 nonresident license fee for hunting during that extended period.

What This Bill Does

It extends the primitive weapon and archery hunting season for whitetail deer through the first two weeks after the close of the regular gun season, but does not allow hunting with dogs during that extension. Nonresident hunters would have to pay an additional $342 fee on their whitetail deer license to hunt during the extended period, and a notation would be added to the license; resident licenses would not incur an extra fee. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources would issue the rules needed to implement the act, and the act would take effect on the first day of the third month after it becomes law.

Who It Affects

• Nonresident whitetail deer hunters: must pay an extra $342 and obtain license notation to hunt during the extended extension.
• Resident whitetail deer hunters: may hunt during the extended period without paying the additional fee.
• Department of Conservation and Natural Resources: responsible for extending the hunting season, collecting the fee process, and promulgating rules to implement the act.

Key Provisions

• Extend the primitive weapon and archery season for whitetail deer through the first two weeks after the close of the regular gun season, excluding hunting with dogs.
• Impose an additional $342 nonresident hunting license fee for whitetail deer to hunt during the extended period; include license notation; no extra fee for residents.
• The Department shall promulgate rules to implement the act, and the act becomes effective on the first day of the third month after passage and governor's approval.

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Subjects

Game and Fish