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AL SB61
Bill
AI Summary
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Amends Sections 9-11-244 and 9-11-245 of the Code of Alabama 1975 to allow baiting for whitetail deer and feral swine, exempting these species from the general prohibition on using bait to hunt protected birds and animals.
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Permits landowners or persons authorized in writing by landowners to lawfully bait property for whitetail deer or feral swine.
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Requires that bait must be placed in a container, tub, trough-type feeder, or timed mechanical feeder and may not be scattered on the ground.
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Removes whitetail deer and feral swine from provisions in Section 9-11-245 that prohibit the use of baited fields, cages, traps, and other devices for hunting.
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Becomes effective immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor.
Legislative Description
Hunting, authorize the taking of whitetail deer or feral swine by means of bait, Secs. 9-11-244, 9-11-245 am'd.
Hunters and Hunting
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation, and Forestry
1/9/2018