Alabama § 9-2-64 Appointment, Oath, Bond, and Compensation of Game and Fish Wardens

Alabama Statutes

§ 9-2-64 — Appointment, Oath, Bond, and Compensation of Game and Fish Wardens

Alabama § 9-2-64

Title 9Conservation and Natural Resources

Ch. 2Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Art. 3Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

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Ala. Code § 9-2-64 (2026).

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The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall have power to appoint as many game and fish wardens as he or she shall deem necessary for the proper enforcement of the game and fish laws of the state. All game and fish wardens, before entering upon their duties as such, shall take the oath of office as required by law for sheriffs in this state. Before entering upon the duties of their offices, all game and fish wardens shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000), for the faithful performance of their duties. The employees provided for in this section shall be reimbursed for their meals, lodging, and transportation when absent from their headquarters in the performance of their duties.

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The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources shall have power to appoint as many game and fish wardens as he or she shall deem necessary for the proper enforcement of the game and fish laws of the state. All game and fish wardens, before entering upon their duties as such, shall take the oath of office as required by law for sheriffs in this state. Before entering upon the duties of their offices, all game and fish wardens shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in the amount of one thousand dollars ($1,000), for the faithful performance of their duties. The employees provided for in this section shall be reimbursed for their meals, lodging, and transportation when absent from their headquarters in the performance of their duties.

Legislative History

(Acts 1935, No. 240, p. 632, §12; Code 1940, T. 8, §18; Acts 1943, No. 122, p. 123, §1; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 208, p. 2190, §1; Act 2018-201, §1.)