HB490 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Donnie ChesteenSenator

Republican

Co-Sponsor

Mike Jones

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Conservation and Natural Resources Department, whitetail deer, may be hunted over bait under certain conditions, additional fee, Sec. 9-11-244 am'd.

Summary

HB490 would let people hunt whitetail deer on private property where supplemental feeding is used, under specific conditions, and would add a $24 license fee for those hunts.

What This Bill Does

It amends Alabama Code §9-11-244 to create an exception allowing hunting of whitetail deer on private property with a supplemental feeder, as long as the feeder is outside the hunter’s line of sight. Hunters must be properly licensed and pay an additional $24 fee, with a license stamp or notation issued indicating the authorization. The provision does not apply on public lands, and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may adopt rules to implement it.

Who It Affects

• Private property owners who install and use supplemental feeders, who may enable deer hunting under these conditions
• Hunters who hunt whitetail deer on private property with supplemental feeders and who must pay the additional $24 license fee
• The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, which would enforce the rule and may adopt implementing regulations

Key Provisions

• Allows hunting of whitetail deer on private property with a supplemental feeder located outside the hunter's line of sight
• Requires an additional license fee of $24 for hunting under this provision; a stamp/notation is issued authorizing the activity
• Not applicable to public lands
• The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources may adopt rules to implement this subsection
• "Outside of the line of sight" means hidden from view by natural vegetation or naturally occurring terrain features

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Subjects

Game and Fish