HB599 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Brett EasterbrookRepresentative

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Danny CrawfordTommy HanesGil IsbellCraig LipscombMac McCutcheonEd OliverRodney SullivanRitchie Whorton

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Conservation and Natural Resources Dept., feral swine, rules re transportation and release, penalties, specified penalty for transportation deleted, transportation of feral swine not a criminal offense, Sec. 9-11-72 am'd.

Summary

HB599 would remove criminal penalties for transporting live feral swine and declare that transportation is not a criminal offense.

What This Bill Does

The bill would delete the specified criminal penalties for transporting live feral swine under current Department rules. It would state that transporting live feral swine is not a criminal offense. It would also prevent the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources from prohibiting the transportation of live feral swine. The changes take effect immediately after the bill is passed and approved by the Governor.

Who It Affects

• Individuals or businesses that transport live feral swine (they would no longer face criminal charges for transporting).
• The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (its ability to prohibit transportation of live feral swine would be limited).

Key Provisions

• Section 1 amends Section 9-11-72 to delete the specified criminal penalties for transporting live feral swine.
• Section 2 provides that transporting live feral swine shall not be a criminal offense and the Department may not prohibit it.
• Section 3 states the act becomes effective immediately upon the Governor's approval.

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Subjects

Conservation and Natural Resources Department