Division

General Provisions

Ala. Code § 9-12-20— Ownership and Control of Seafoods.
Ala. Code § 9-12-21— “Natural Oyster Reef” Defined.
Ala. Code § 9-12-22— Right of Owners of Land Fronting Public Waters to Plant and Gather Oysters.
Ala. Code § 9-12-23— Cancellation of Leases of Riparian Bottoms; Appeals.
Ala. Code § 9-12-24— Authority and Procedure for Leasing of Bottoms in Natural Oyster Reefs; Cancellation and Forfeiture of Leases; Disposition of Proceeds from Leases.
Ala. Code § 9-12-25— Removal of Oysters by Lessees Upon Forfeiture of Lease; Regulations for Protection of Rights of Lessees.
Ala. Code § 9-12-26— Dragging of Seines Over Public Reefs or Private Oyster Grounds.
Ala. Code § 9-12-27— Standard Measures for Oysters and Shrimp; Possession, Use for Purchase or Sale, Etc., of Nonstandard Measures for Oysters or Shrimp; Inspections.
Ala. Code § 9-12-28— Oysters Management Stations; Harvest Records.
Ala. Code § 9-12-29— Patrol Boats.
Ala. Code § 9-12-30— Patrolling of Private Oyster Reefs.
Ala. Code § 9-12-31— Boarding of Boats, Etc., and Entrance into Places of Business to Investigate Compliance with Laws.
Ala. Code § 9-12-32— Surveys and Marking of Private Reefs; Filing of Plats and Lists of Agents and Permittees; Agents and Permittees to Carry Permits.
Ala. Code § 9-12-33— Culling and Sacking of Oysters.
Ala. Code § 9-12-34— Taking of Seed Oysters from Public Reefs; Designation of Seed Oyster Fishing Areas, Etc.
Ala. Code § 9-12-35— Cultivation, Transplantation, or Replanting of Public Reefs.
Ala. Code § 9-12-36— Taking of Oysters by Use of Mechanical Devices at Night.
Ala. Code § 9-12-37— Use of Mechanical Rake Dredges, Etc., Dredge License.
Ala. Code § 9-12-38— Laws and Regulations Governing Operators of Private Reefs Utilizing Seed Oysters from Public Reefs; Notice of Location and Disposition of Seed Oysters on Private Reefs.
Ala. Code § 9-12-39— Purchase of Seed Oysters from Public Reefs by Private Individuals, Etc.
Ala. Code § 9-12-40— Supervision of Taking of Oysters by Rake Dredges; Notice of Use of Rake Dredges.
Ala. Code § 9-12-41— Harvesting of Undersized Oysters.
Ala. Code § 9-12-42— Duty to Replant Oysters and Oyster Shells on Public Reefs; Option to Pay Replanting Costs, Etc.; Penalties.
Ala. Code § 9-12-43— Taking of Oysters for Replanting on Private Reefs.
Ala. Code § 9-12-44— Tax on Oysters Harvested from Private Reefs for Commercial Purposes.
Ala. Code § 9-12-45— Tax on Terrapins Caught, Etc., for Commercial Purposes; Minimum Legal Size; Possession of Undersized Terrapins.
Ala. Code § 9-12-46— Minimum Weight of Shrimp Taken, Etc., for Commercial Purposes; Possession, Sale, Etc., of Nonconforming Shrimp.
Ala. Code § 9-12-47— Condemnation, Disposition, Etc., of Shrimp Not Fit for Human Consumption.
Ala. Code § 9-12-49— Importation of Shrimp into State.
Ala. Code § 9-12-50— Regulation of Transportation of Raw Oysters and Shrimp Beyond Boundaries of State.
Ala. Code § 9-12-51— Tax on Shrimp Taken for Canning, Drying or Shipping Within State.
Ala. Code § 9-12-52— Tax on Shrimp Taken for Transportation to Other States.
Ala. Code § 9-12-53— Tax on Shrimp Not to Be Exported.
Ala. Code § 9-12-54— Payment of Taxes.
Ala. Code § 9-12-54.1— Live Saltwater Bait Dealers License.
Ala. Code § 9-12-54.2— Expiration Date and Purchase of License; Nonresident License Fee.
Ala. Code § 9-12-54.3— Duties of Licensees.
Ala. Code § 9-12-54.4— Catching, Etc., of Bait; Restrictions.
Ala. Code § 9-12-54.5— Catching, Etc. of Shrimp by Persons with Recreational Boat Shrimping License.
Ala. Code § 9-12-54.6— Exclusive Saltwater Bait Areas.
Ala. Code § 9-12-54.7— Penalty for Violations.
Ala. Code § 9-12-61— Taking, Sale, Etc., of Oysters Under Three Inches Long.
Ala. Code § 9-12-62— Mutilation, Etc., of Buoys or Markers.
Ala. Code § 9-12-63— Use of Unlicensed Boats, Etc., to Take, Etc., Oysters or Shrimp.
Ala. Code § 9-12-64— Sale, Purchase, Etc., of Shrimp or Oysters Taken by Unlicensed Tongers, Boats, Etc.
Ala. Code § 9-12-65— Sale, Etc., of Shrimp or Oysters to Persons, Etc., Failing to Comply with Provisions of Article.
Ala. Code § 9-12-66— Collection of Fees, Taxes, Penalties, Etc., Under Article, Etc.; Prosecutions for Violations of Laws as to Taking, Canning or Shipment of Oysters.
Ala. Code § 9-12-67— Sacking and Tagging Oysters; Penalties.