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AL HB235
Bill
Status
3/10/2011
Primary Sponsor
Chad Fincher
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AI Summary
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Amends Section 9-11-59 of the Alabama Code to eliminate the use of plastic tags on traps used for fur-bearing animals.
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Removes the requirement that trap tags contain the license number of the owner, requiring only the owner's name and address on all traps.
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Maintains existing trapping license fees: $7.65 for resident licenses and $500.15 for nonresident licenses, with beaver-only trapping remaining license-free.
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Preserves penalties for violations, including confiscation of illegal trapping devices and fines ranging from $250 to $2,000 per offense.
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Becomes effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Trapping of fur-bearing animals, licensing, use of plastic tags on traps and the requirement that the license number of the owner of a trap be contained on any tag, deleted, Sec. 9-11-59 am'd.
Conservation and Natural Resources Department
Last Action
Indefinitely Postponed
6/1/2011