Alabama Administrative Code
Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION
Section 220-2-.03 - Legal Specifications For Bow And Arrow
Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 220-2-.03
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) A legal bow for hunting is defined as either a long bow, a recurve bow, a compound bow or a crossbow.
(2) It shall be unlawful, except as otherwise provided by law or regulation, for any person to hunt deer and turkey with bow and arrows that are not in conformance with the following specifications:
(a) Bows must have a minimum peak tension
(within the user's normal draw length) of 30 pounds. Crossbows must have a
minimum peak tension of 85 pounds at normal draw length.
(b) Arrows shall be equipped with a broadhead
which has a minimum cutting diameter of 7/8 inch and 2 sharpened
edges.
(3) Crossbows must be equipped with a working safety.
(4) There shall be no electronic or electrically assisted devices attached to the bow, except:
(a) Illuminated sight
pins/beads/markings,
(b) sights
with magnification on crossbows, or
(c) laser type range finders with
computational capabilities.
Author: Christopher M. Blankenship
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-2-7, 9-2-8, 9-2-12.
PENALTY: As provided by law.
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