SB264 Alabama 2021 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Donnie Chesteen Senator

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Will BarfootSam GivhanJimmy HolleyRandy PriceLarry StuttsJack W. Williams

Session

Regular Session 2021

Title

Hunting, feral swine and coyote hunting at night permitted with an appropriate license under certain circumstances, Sec. 9-11-235 am'd.

Description

Existing law provides that it is unlawful to take, capture, or kill, or attempt to take, capture, or kill any bird or animal protected by the laws of this state during nighttime hours, with exceptions.

This bill would provide that existing law prohibiting the taking, capturing, or killing of animals would not apply to feral swine or coyotes hunted on privately owned or leased lands at nighttime during specified nighttime hunting season dates, provided the hunter has purchased an appropriate nighttime hunting license.

Amendment 621 of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, as amended by Amendment 890, now appearing as Section 111.05 of the Official Recompilation of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, prohibits a general law whose purpose or effect would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds from becoming effective with regard to a local governmental entity without enactment by a 2/3 vote unless: it comes within one of a number of specified exceptions; it is approved by the affected entity; or the Legislature appropriates funds, or provides a local source of revenue, to the entity for the purpose.

The purpose or effect of this bill would be to require a new or increased expenditure of local funds within the meaning of the amendment. However, the bill does not require approval of a local governmental entity or enactment by a 2/3 vote to become effective because it comes within one of the specified exceptions contained in the amendment.

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Subjects

Hunters and Hunting