Alabama Administrative Code
Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION
Section 220-2-.115 - Snagging Fish

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 220-2-.115

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

(1) For the purpose of this regulation, "snagging" shall be defined as the taking or attempted taking of fish by pulling either a single or group of hooks through the water in any manner which increases the likelihood of impaling fish in body regions other than the mouth.

(2) It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take fish by snagging on all waters of the Tennessee River or its impoundments.

(3) It shall be unlawful to take or attempt to take fish by snagging within 800 feet of any dam on the Coosa River or its impoundments.

Author: N. Gunter Guy, Jr.

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

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