HB302 Summary

• Amends Alabama Code sections governing commercial bird hunting preserves to require operators to obtain a bird hunting preserve license and comply with Department of Conservation and Natural Resources regulations.

• Authorizes an alternative license for commercial bird hunting preserves priced at $500 plus a $2 issuance fee, which exempts patrons from state hunting license requirements under Section 9-11-417.

• Establishes a seven-day commercial fowl bird hunting preserve license for $8 plus a $2 issuance fee, available to both residents and non-residents as an alternative to regular hunting licenses on licensed preserves.

• Requires preserve operators to be agents/vendors for selling resident and non-resident hunting licenses, with issuance fees remitted to the county judge of probate.

• Repeals Sections 9-11-411, 9-11-415, and 9-11-416 of the Alabama Code and becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval.