HB427 Alabama 2022 Session

This bill would establish a commercial deer hunting preserve licensing program for artificially propagated deer on area bound by enclosures which effectively restrict the ingress and egress of deer, and impose a licensing fee

This bill would do all of the following for commercial deer hunting preserve: Extend the hunting season; allow for deer to be hunted by any weapon lawfully used for any deer hunting; and exempt from a person's bag limit deer harvested from a commercial deer hunting preserve

This bill would require any person hunting on a commercial deer hunting preserve to have the proper hunting licenses

This bill would also authorize certain public officers to enter the property, to enforce game and fish laws, and revoke a commercial hunting preserve license for violations, and authorize the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to adopt rules

Relating to deer hunting; to establish a commercial deer hunting preserve licensing program; to provide for issuance of licenses and licensing fees; to provide for enforcement by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources; and to authorize the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to adopt rules.