HB302 Alabama 2010 Session

Under existing law, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources issues annual licenses for commercial hunting preserves where released birds may be hunted. The annual license fee is $25 for the first 100 acres and $5 for each additional 100 acres. Also, the preserve is required to be inspected prior to licensure by the department

This bill would provide for an alternate commercial bird hunting license for a license fee of $500 per year which would authorize a hunter to hunt on the preserve without a regular hunting license. The bill would also delete the requirements that the preserve be inspected prior to licensure

Also, under existing law, commercial bird hunting preserves are required to meet certain minimum requirements as to acreage, fencing, set backs, signage, and numbers of artificially propagated birds to be released; may not harvest more than 80 percent of each species of birds released onto the preserve; are required to tag any birds that are released; and are required to maintain certain records

This bill would repeal the above provisions

Relating to commercial bird hunting preserves; to amend Sections 9-11-410, 9-11-412, 9-11-413, 9-11-414, and 9-11-417 of the Code of Alabama 1975, to further provide for the licensure and regulation of the preserves; to authorize an additional form of license and fee for preserves where hunters would not be required to be licensed to hunt on the preserve; and to repeal Sections 9-11-411, 9-11-415, and 9-11-416 of the Code of Alabama 1975, providing additional requirements for the operation of the preserves.