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SB189 Alabama 2017 Session

Updated Jul 24, 2021
SB189 Alabama 2017 Session
Senate Bill
Expired
Current Status
Regular Session 2017
Session
1
Sponsor

Summary

Primary Sponsor
Tom Whatley
Republican
Session
Regular Session 2017
Title
Hunting, authorize the taking of whitetail deer or feral swine by means of bait, Secs. 9-11-244, 9-11-245 am'd.
Description

Under existing law, by regulation of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, as it relates to hunting deer on private lands, there is a rebuttable presumption that any bait or feed located beyond 100 yards from the hunter and not within the line of sight of the hunter is not a lure, attraction or enticement to, on, or over the areas where the hunter is attempting to kill or take the deer.

This bill would allow the taking of whitetail deer or feral swine by means of bait.

Subjects
Hunters and Hunting

Bill Actions

S

Indefinitely Postponed

S

Read for the second time and placed on the calendar

S

Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry

Bill Text

Documents

Source: Alabama Legislature