Alabama § 33-7-3.1 Obstructing Navigation on Public Waters

Alabama Statutes

§ 33-7-3.1 — Obstructing Navigation on Public Waters

Alabama § 33-7-3.1

Title 33Navigation and Watercourses

Ch. 7Obstructing Navigation and Dams

Art. 1In General

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Ala. Code § 33-7-3.1 (2026).

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(a)Any person who anchors, moors, or abandons a floating pier, barge, or vessel or sunken or submerged pier, barge, or vessel that obstructs navigation on a public water, as defined in subsection (a) of Section 9-11-80, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day.

(b)This section does not apply to public waters used primarily for agricultural, industrial, power generation, public water supply, and sanitation purposes.

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(a) Any person who anchors, moors, or abandons a floating pier, barge, or vessel or sunken or submerged pier, barge, or vessel that obstructs navigation on a public water, as defined in subsection (a) of Section 9-11-80, shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) per day.
(b) This section does not apply to public waters used primarily for agricultural, industrial, power generation, public water supply, and sanitation purposes.