SB316 Alabama 2015 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tom Whatley

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2015

Title

Hunting and fishing, waterfowl stamps, fee raised, periodic adjustment by Conservation and Natural Resources, Sec. 9-11-433 am'd.

Summary

This bill would raise the waterfowl hunting stamp price and add automatic inflation-based price adjustments.

What This Bill Does

The bill increases the waterfowl stamp fee from $5 to $10 and allows periodic adjustments of the stamp fee by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources based on the Consumer Price Index, like other hunting and fishing licenses. The stamp would remain valid for the duration of one hunting season and would be available for sale before the waterfowl season begins. It also maintains a $1 issuing fee for license agents and expands authorization for other agents to issue migratory waterfowl stamps, with a process for pre-purchased sheets and refunds for unsold stamps.

Who It Affects

• Waterfowl hunters who must purchase a stamp (cost increases from $5 to $10 and remains season-long).
• License agents and judges of probate who issue stamps (they collect the $1 issuing fee and follow county-specific handling of that fee).

Key Provisions

• Raise waterfowl stamp fee from $5 to $10.
• Authorize periodic adjustments of the stamp fee based on the Consumer Price Index by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
• Stamp remains valid for the duration of one hunting season and is available for sale before the season.
• Maintain a $1 issuing fee per license; distribution rules vary by county (retained by issuer in fee-system counties, deposited to county treasury in salary counties).
• Allow other authorized license agents to issue migratory waterfowl stamps with pre-purchased sheets and refunds for unsold stamps.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 24, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Hunters and Hunting