Alabama § 9-11-151 Seizure, Confiscation and Disposition of Fishing Gear Used in Violation of Article

Alabama Statutes

§ 9-11-151 — Seizure, Confiscation and Disposition of Fishing Gear Used in Violation of Article

Alabama § 9-11-151

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 § 9-11-151 (2026).

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Should any law enforcement officer of this state or employee of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources of the State of Alabama discover commercial fishing gear being used in violation of the terms of this article, he shall seize and hold the same; and, in the event no one within a reasonable time claims seized commercial fishing gear and the owner thereof is unknown to the person finding the same, it shall be confiscated and shall become the property of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and shall be disposed of as ordered by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources.

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Should any law enforcement officer of this state or employee of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources of the State of Alabama discover commercial fishing gear being used in violation of the terms of this article, he shall seize and hold the same; and, in the event no one within a reasonable time claims seized commercial fishing gear and the owner thereof is unknown to the person finding the same, it shall be confiscated and shall become the property of the Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and shall be disposed of as ordered by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources.