Alabama 2022 Regular Session

Alabama House Bill HB503 Compare Versions

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1	1	1 HB503
2	2	2 217659-6
3	3	3 By Representative Sorrells
4	4	4 RFD: Agriculture and Forestry
5	5	5 First Read: 15-MAR-22
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14	14	8 SYNOPSIS: This bill would allow certain owners and
15	15	9 operators of deer enclosures to register with the
16	16	10 Department of Conservation and Natural Resources,
17	17	11 to pay a registration fee, and begin gun deer stalk
18	18	12 hunting earlier than other privately owned or
19	19	13 leased lands.
20	20	14 This bill would also authorize certain
21	21	15 public officers to enter the property, to enforce
22	22	16 game and fish laws, and revoke a future
23	23	17 registration for violations; and authorize the
24	24	18 Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to
25	25	19 adopt rules.
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27	27	21 A BILL
28	28	22 TO BE ENTITLED
29	29	23 AN ACT
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31	31	25 Relating to deer hunting; to allow certain land
32	32	26 owners to register and pay a fee for an earlier deer season
33	33	27 start date; to authorize certain public officers to enter the
34	34	Page 1 1 property of certain registered deer enclosures to enforce game
35	35	2 and fish laws and revoke future registrations for violations;
36	36	3 and to authorize the Department of Conservation and Natural
37	37	4 Resources to adopt rules.
38	38	5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA:
39	39	6 Section 1. (a) Any person, firm, corporation, or
40	40	7 association operating an enclosure for any game animal of the
41	41	8 species of the family cervidae, as defined in Section
42	42	9 9-11-500(1), that complies with Chapter 11 of Title 9, Code of
43	43	10 Alabama 1975, and all applicable rules promulgated by the
44	44	11 Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources thereunder,
45	45	12 including, but not limited to, the rules governing the release
46	46	13 of captive raised cervidae, rules governing deer enclosures,
47	47	14 and rules related to restrictions on possession, sale,
48	48	15 importation, and/or release of certain animals, may register
49	49	16 such enclosure annually with the Department of Conservation
50	50	17 and Natural Resources.
51	51	18 (b) The registration fee shall be two thousand five
52	52	19 hundred dollars ($2,500) per year and shall be subject to
53	53	20 adjustment as provided for in Section 9-11-68, Code of Alabama
54	54	21 1975. The registration form shall be prescribed by the
55	55	22 Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources. All
56	56	23 registration forms and fees must be submitted on or before
57	57	24 July 1 of each year. All registration fees collected by the
58	58	25 Department shall be paid into the Game and Fish Fund of the
59	59	26 Department of Conservation and Natural Resources.
60	60	Page 2 1 Section 2. (a) The period during which deer may be
61	61	2 hunted by gun deer stalk hunting methods, as those are defined
62	62	3 by rules adopted by the Department of Conservation and Natural
63	63	4 Resources, for registered enclosures shall be established by
64	64	5 the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources
65	65	6 pursuant to Section 9-2-7, Code of Alabama 1975, and shall be
66	66	7 equal to the minimum number of consecutive calendar days set
67	67	8 by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources for
68	68	9 any gun deer stalk hunting on privately owned or leased lands.
69	69	10 (b) The hunting period may begin on the earliest
70	70	11 date set by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural
71	71	12 Resources for any deer season and shall not extend past the
72	72	13 last date set for any gun deer stalk hunting on privately
73	73	14 owned or leased lands.
74	74	15 Section 3. Duly authorized agents of the Department
75	75	16 of Conservation and Natural Resources, game wardens, and other
76	76	17 law enforcement officers authorized to enforce game and fish
77	77	18 laws shall have authority to enforce all game and fish laws
78	78	19 and regulations on all registered deer enclosures and are
79	79	20 authorized to enter and inspect registered enclosures.
80	80	21 Section 4. (a) Any person, firm, corporation, or
81	81	22 association violating any provision of this act shall be
82	82	23 guilty of a Class C misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof,
83	83	24 shall be punished as provided by law.
84	84	25 (b) In addition to the penalties in subsection (a),
85	85	26 any person, firm, corporation, or association who violates
86	86	27 this act, or any rules promulgated pursuant to this act, shall
87	87	Page 3 1 not be eligible for registration pursuant to this act or
88	88	2 eligible to service as an officer of any firm, corporation, or
89	89	3 association registered pursuant to this act.
90	90	4 Section 5. The Commissioner of the Department of
91	91	5 Conservation and Natural Resources may adopt rules to
92	92	6 implement and enforce this act.
93	93	7 Section 6. This act shall become effective
94	94	8 immediately following its passage and approval by the
95	95	9 Governor, or its otherwise becoming law.
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