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AL SB64
Bill
Status
3/5/2019
Primary Sponsor
Jimmy Holley
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AI Summary
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Prohibits the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources and the Advisory Board from prohibiting or limiting the use of rattlesnakes (family Viperidae) in festivals or community events hosted by municipalities with populations under 7,000 residents according to the 2010 federal census.
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Designates the City of Opp as the first "zone of refuge" for rattlesnakes, recognizing its Rattlesnake Rodeo which has operated annually since 1960.
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Exempts qualifying events that feature rattlesnake exhibitions or educational activities, entertainment, arts and crafts, and food vendors from conservation restrictions.
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Overrides the Commissioner's general authority under Section 9-2-7, Code of Alabama 1975, to enforce wildlife preservation and protection laws with respect to rattlesnakes used in these specific municipal events.
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Takes effect immediately upon passage and approval by the Governor, or upon otherwise becoming law.
Legislative Description
Conservation and Natural Resources Dept., provide legislative findings, prohibiting commissioner and Advisory Board of from limiting use of any species of rattlesnake used in certain hosted events by municipalities
Conservation and Natural Resources Department
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
3/5/2019