Alabama § 9-11-148 Game Fish Taken to Be Returned to Waters; Possession of Game Fish by Commercial Fishermen

Alabama Statutes

§ 9-11-148 — Game Fish Taken to Be Returned to Waters; Possession of Game Fish by Commercial Fishermen

Alabama § 9-11-148

Title 9Conservation and Natural Resources

Ch. 11Fish, Game and Wildlife

Art. 4Commercial Fishing in Public Impounded Waters and Navigable Streams

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Ala. Code § 9-11-148 (2026).

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Should any species of fish designated by the laws or regulations of this state as game fish be taken from the public impounded waters or navigable streams of this state by the use of commercial fishing gear, such fish, without injury, shall be immediately returned to the waters from whence they were taken. The possession by commercial fishermen of any of such fish shall constitute a violation of the provisions of this article, and such possession by such commercial fishermen shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that such fish were taken by the use of commercial fishing gear.

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Should any species of fish designated by the laws or regulations of this state as game fish be taken from the public impounded waters or navigable streams of this state by the use of commercial fishing gear, such fish, without injury, shall be immediately returned to the waters from whence they were taken. The possession by commercial fishermen of any of such fish shall constitute a violation of the provisions of this article, and such possession by such commercial fishermen shall be prima facie evidence of the fact that such fish were taken by the use of commercial fishing gear.