House Bill 414 Alabama 2026 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Brett EasterbrookRepresentative

Republican

Session

2026 Regular Session

Title

Feral Swine; criminal penalty deleted for transporting swine; conservation department prohibited from restricting transport

Summary

HB414 would decriminalize the transportation of live feral swine and bar the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources from restricting that transport.

What This Bill Does

Under current law, transporting live feral swine can be a Class B misdemeanor with a mandatory minimum fine of $2,500. HB414 would delete the transportation element from those criminal penalties and declare that transporting live feral swine is not a criminal offense. It also prohibits the department from restricting the transportation of live feral swine, and the change would take effect immediately.

Who It Affects

• People who transport or move live feral swine (e.g., hunters, farmers, transporters) would no longer face criminal penalties for transporting feral swine.
• The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources would lose authority to prohibit or restrict the transport of live feral swine.

Key Provisions

• Deletes the element of transporting live feral swine from the criminal penalties in Section 9-11-72 of the Alabama Code (removing the Class B misdemeanor and mandatory minimum $2,500 fine).
• Declares that the transportation of live feral swine is not a criminal offense.
• Prohibits the Department from prohibiting the transportation of live feral swine.
• States that the act becomes effective immediately.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 12, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Conservation & Natural Resources