Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-2-.47

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 220-2-.47 - Commercial Fishing Restrictions

(1) Boxes- Areas Restricted to Use of Nets and/or Slat

(a) Public Waters: It is hereby made illegal for any person to place any gill net, trammel net, hoop net or fyke net in the public waters of this State, in such a way that it extends more than half way across any river, creek, stream, slough or bayou and no net shall be placed closer than 50 feet to any other net.

(b) Public Impounded Waters: It is hereby made illegal for any person to place any gill net, trammel net, hoop net, fyke net or slat box closer than 25 feet from the water's edge in any public impounded water of this State, and provided further that on the Tennessee River, or its impoundments no person shall place a net closer than 100 feet from the water's edge and no person shall place any net or slat box within 300 feet above or below any tributary of the Tennessee River.

(c) It shall be unlawful to use nets of any type for fishing purposes in all impounded public waters and tributaries thereto of Alabama in which Morone saxatilis, commonly known as saltwater striped bass, have been stocked. Nothing in this regulation shall be construed so as to preclude the lawful use of set lines, trot lines, or snag lines for the taking, killing or catching of commercial or non-game fish from said waters. The following lakes have been stocked: Lake Martin, Lake Jordan, Lake Mitchell, Lay Lake, Jones Bluff (name changed to R. E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake), Logan Martin, Neeley Henry and Weiss Lake. (These bodies of water were stocked prior to the original enactment of this regulation dated December 12, 1972.)

(d) It shall be unlawful to use nets of any type for commercial fishing purposes in all public impounded waters of Alabama having 3,000 or less surface acres. A list of these lakes is as follows:

IMPOUNDMENT COUNTY

Gantt Covington

Point A Covington

Oliver Tuscaloosa

Inland Blount

Thurlow Elmore, Tallapoosa

Yates Elmore, Tallapoosa

Opelika City Lake Lee

Purdy Shelby, Jefferson

Thollocco Dale

Oliver Russell

Goat Rock Lee

Columbia Houston

Little Bear Creek Franklin

Upper Bear Creek Marion, Franklin,

Winston

Bear Creek Franklin

(2) It shall be unlawful to set and leave unattended in the public fresh waters of the State of Alabama for more than seven (7) consecutive days all fishing gear, including but not limited to, trot, snag and snare lines, hoop, fyke, gill and trammel nets, and slat traps and/or baskets; provided however, that any set line or bush hook left unattended for 48 hours may be removed by Game and Fish Division personnel and destroyed.

(3) It shall be unlawful to use nets of any type for commercial fishing purposes in the area of Wheeler Wildlife Refuge between Interstate 65 and U.S. Highway 31 and in the area of Limestone Bay, during the period of October 15 through February 15 of each year.

Author: James D. Martin

Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-2-.47

Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: October 18, 1985; October 22, 1992. Amended: Filed August 11, 1997; effective September 16, 1997.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-11-140, 9-2-7, 9-2-8.

PENALTY: As provided by law.