SB229 Alabama 2014 Session

Updated Feb 27, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: Gerald H. AllenSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2014
Title: Trapping of fur-bearing animals, licensing by Conservation and Natural Resources Department, fees, 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: SB229 updates trapping licenses and trap tagging rules in Alabama, including license fees, beaver exemptions, tagging requirements, penalties, and when the law takes effect.
What This Bill Does
It changes license fees for resident and nonresident trappers and adds a beaver-only exemption from fees. Licenses are valid only during the fur-bearing season. It requires traps to be tagged with the owner's license number, name, and address (beaver traps require only name and address on the tag). It authorizes confiscation of traps used in violation and imposes misdemeanor penalties with fines of $250 to $2,000 per offense. The act takes effect on the first day of the third month after governor approval, and license fees may be adjusted later as allowed by law.

Who It Affects
Trappers (residents and nonresidents) who trap fur-bearing animals; they must obtain a license, pay the set fees, and tag each trap (with beaver traps exempt from license fees but still tagged).
Law enforcement and the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, which enforce tagging and licensing, confiscate untagged or improperly tagged traps, and enforce fines.

Key Provisions
License fees: sets resident and nonresident trapping license fees (nonresident fees at least 10 times the resident fee) with beaver-only trapping exempt from license fees; licenses valid only during the legal fur-bearing season; fees subject to adjustment as provided by law.
Trap tagging: requires each trap to have a tag showing the owner's license number, name, and address; beaver traps require tags showing only name and address.
Enforcement and confiscation: law enforcement or DCNR may confiscate traps used in violations; confiscated devices become DCNR property and are disposed of as ordered.
Penalties: violations are a misdemeanor with fines ranging from $250 to $2,000 per offense.
Effective date: becomes law on the first day of the third month after governor approval.

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Subjects: Conservation and Natural Resources Department