SB284 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

George M. “Marc” Keahey

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2013

Title

Conservation and Natural Resources Department, wild animal or birds or bird eggs, permits and fees to collect for scientific or educational purposes, law to apply to wild invertebrate or vertebrate species, fines, Sec. 9-11-231 am'd.

Summary

SB284 would expand and tighten the permit system for collecting wild animals, birds, or eggs for scientific or educational purposes by covering all wild invertebrate and vertebrate species, creating new permit types, and raising fines.

What This Bill Does

It expands the permit requirements to cover any wild invertebrate or vertebrate species, or their eggs, for propagation or scientific purposes, under the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. It creates three permit types: general ($50), educational ($10 for professors/teachers and their students), and master collecting ($100). It makes violations a misdemeanor with fines equal to three times the cost of the applicable permit. It takes effect on the first day of the third month after passage and notes it is exempt from certain local-funding approval rules due to constitutional exceptions.

Who It Affects

• Prospective permit applicants (individuals, educators, and institutions) who collect wild invertebrates or vertebrates or their eggs for propagation or scientific purposes: must obtain one of the new permits and pay the higher fees, with fines tied to permit cost if they violate the rules.
• The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and related enforcement entities: would issue permits, regulate collection, collect fees, and enforce penalties.

Key Provisions

• Expands applicability to all wild invertebrate or vertebrate species, or their eggs, for propagation or scientific purposes.
• Establishes three permit types with specified fees: general $50, educational $10, master collecting $100.
• Violations become misdemeanors with fines set at three times the applicable permit cost.
• Effective date is the first day of the third month following passage, and the bill is stated to be exempt from certain local expenditure requirements under Amendment 621 due to specified exceptions.

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Subjects

Conservation and Natural Resources Department