Ala. Code § 9-12-95 (1975) Commercial Party Boat License; Fee; Requirements; Expiration; Penalty

• Library: Alabama Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions.

(a) Any person, firm, or corporation who engages in the business of carrying one or more persons fishing in salt and brackish waters of ...

(b) Any person who is entitled to purchase a commercial party boat license may procure the license by applying to any judge of probate, license commissioner, or any other authorized officer, stating his or her name, age, and post office box address, and paying to the issuing officer the required fee for the license.

(c) Any license issued pursuant to this section shall not be transferable, and it shall be unlawful to borrow, lend, or alter any license. No license-issuing officer may back date any license. All licenses shall expire on September 30 of each year.

(d) Any violation of this section shall be a Class C misdemeanor punishable as provided by law and with an additional mandatory fine of twice the amount of the required license.

(e) The net revenues derived from the sale of licenses pursuant to this section, shall be remitted to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources on the first day of each month by the issuing officer and shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the Marine Resource Fund. Those revenues shall be used solely for the development, protection, and propagation of saltwater sport fisheries in this state.