SB97 Alabama 2019 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

David SessionsSenator

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2019

Title

Conservation and Natural Resources Dept., wildlife management areas, penalties for violating laws and rules, classification of offense, Sec. 9-11-307 am'd.

Summary

SB 97 updates penalties for violating wildlife management area rules by classifying the offense as a Class C misdemeanor with a fixed $100 fine and sets when the law takes effect.

What This Bill Does

It amends Section 9-11-307 to make violations of wildlife management area laws or rules a Class C misdemeanor. It sets the penalties as a minimum $100 fine and a maximum $100 fine, with imprisonment of 30 days to 12 months, or both. It says the bill is excluded from local-funding requirements under Amendment 621 because it creates or amends a crime. It becomes effective on the first day of the third month after its passage and approval by the Governor.

Who It Affects

• Individuals who violate wildlife management area rules, who would be charged with a Class C misdemeanor and fined at least $100 and possibly jailed.
• State and local government agencies tasked with enforcing these penalties, noting there is no new local-funding requirement due to Amendment 621 exclusion.

Key Provisions

• Violations of any article or rules adopted by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources relating to wildlife management areas become a Class C misdemeanor.
• Punishment includes a fine of at least $100 and at most $100, and imprisonment for 30 days to 12 months, or both.
• The bill is explicitly excluded from Amendment 621 local-funding requirements because it defines a new crime or amends an existing crime.
• Effective date: the act becomes law on the first day of the third month following its passage and approval by the Governor.

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Subjects

Conservation and Natural Resources Department