§ 45-39-220 — Nighttime Hunting of Raccoons and Opossums

Alabama § 45-39-220

• Jurisdiction: Alabama
• Title 45: Local Laws
• Ch. 39: Lauderdale County
• Art. 22: Parks, Historic Preservation, Museums, and Recreation
• Part 1: Hunting

Text

In Lauderdale County, the provisions of any law or the provisions of any rule, regulation, or order of the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to the contrary notwithstanding, it shall be lawful to hunt, and to capture or kill raccoons and opossums between sunset and daylight with a light and a dog and if hunting on the lands of another, written permission of the landowner is necessary, and by the use of a shotgun using number 6 shot or a .22 caliber rifle using .22 caliber short cartridges, and the person or persons so hunting may not have in their possession any ammunition, except number 6 shot or short cartridges for a .22 caliber rifle.

Legislative History

(Act 79-321, p. 474, §1.)