Ala. Code § 9-12-113 (1975) Licenses Or Permits For Commercial Fishing; Net Or Seine Permits

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

(a) Each license or permit issued by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources or his or her authorized agent shall state the name of the applicant.

(1) If the applicant is a resident of the State of Alabama, the applicant shall pay the following fees:

a. One hundred dollars ($100) for commercial fishing.

b. Three hundred dollars ($300) on each net or seine permit, plus an additional five hundred dollars ($500) per permit for the taking of Roe Mullet and Spanish Mackerel, as defined by regulation of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

c. One thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for each purse seine license.

(2) Nonresidents shall pay the following fees:

a. Two hundred dollars ($200) for commercial fishing.

b. One thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) for each net or seine permit, plus an additional two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per permit for the taking of Roe Mullet and Spanish Mackerel, as defined by regulation of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.

c. Three thousand dollars ($3,000) for each purse seine license except where the nonresident of the State of Alabama is a resident of a state which has a reciprocal fishing agreement with the State of Alabama, in which case the fee shall be the same as the fee for an Alabama resident in that state.

(3) A commercial fishing license shall be required for any person to do any of the following:

a. Sell or attempt to sell finfish or take or attempt to take, by the use of hook and line, rod and reel, cast net, gig, trot line, spear gun, or bow and arrow, or other gear as defined by regulation or to possess or transport for commercial purposes finfish from those waters under the jurisdiction of the Marine Resources Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, as provided in Rule 220-2-.42, Alabama Administrative Code.

b. Possess finfish for commercial purposes on board a boat in those waters under the jurisdiction of the Marine Resources Division of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, as provided in Rule 220-2-.42, Alabama Administrative Code.

c. Off-load or land a catch of finfish to a resident or nonresident seafood dealer, regardless of where the fish were taken.

(4) A commercial fishing license shall not be required for a commercial gill net license holder validly licensed under this section, in order for the licensee to take, possess, or sell his or her catch taken with a gill net, seine, or other entangling net, nor shall it be required for the taking, possession, and sale of finfish taken with a licensed commercial shrimp boat.