Alabama Administrative Code
Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION
Section 220-2-.104 - Legal Species Of Freshwater Mussels To Be Taken For Commercial Purposes

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 220-2-.104

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024

(1) The following species shall be the only species of freshwater mussels permitted to be legally taken for commercial purposes in the State of Alabama:

Washboard (Megalonaias nervosa)

Threeridge (Amblema plicata)

Pistol Grip (Tritogonia verrucosa)

Elephant Ear (Elliptio crassidens)

Mapleleaf (Quadrula quadrula)

Ebony Shell (Fusconaia ebenus)

Pink Heel Splitter (Potamilus alatus)

Three Horn (Obliquaria reflexa)

Southern Mapleleaf (Quadrula apiculata)

Bankclimber (Plectomerus dombeyanus)

Bleufer (Potamilus purpuratus)

(2) It shall be unlawful to take any other species of freshwater mussel for commercial purposes in the State of Alabama.

Author: M. Barnett Lawley

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-2-7, 9-2-8, 9-2-12, 9-11-371.

PENALTY: As provided by law.

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