SB355 Summary

• Amends Section 9-11-59 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to eliminate the use of plastic tags on traps used for trapping fur-bearing animals.

• Removes the requirement that trap tags bear the license number of the owner, allowing tags to contain only the owner's name and address.

• Maintains existing licensing requirements: resident trapping licenses cost $7.65, nonresident licenses cost $500.15, and beaver-only trapping requires no license fee.

• Preserves enforcement provisions allowing law enforcement officers and Department of Conservation and Natural Resources employees to confiscate traps used in violation of this section.

• Establishes penalties of $250 to $2,000 in fines for violations, with the act becoming effective on the first day of the third month following passage and approval.