HB44 Alabama 2016 Session

Under existing law, a person is not permitted to collect protected wild animals or birds or bird eggs for scientific purposes unless the person has a permit from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The cost of the permit is $1 and a person who violates this provision is subject to a fine of not less than $10 nor more than $25

This bill would establish three types of permits for the purposes of protection of wild invertebrate or vertebrate species, or their eggs, would increase the fees, and would provide that the applicable fine would be three times the cost of the appropriate permit

To amend Section 9-11-231 of the Code of Alabama 1975, relating to permits issued by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources for the collection of protected wild animals or birds or bird eggs for propagation or scientific purposes; to provide that the law will apply to any wild invertebrate or vertebrate species, or their eggs; to provide for different types of permits and the fees for the permits; and to further provide for the fines for violations.