Alabama Administrative Code
Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION
Section 220-2-.29 - Open Trapping Seasons On Fur-Bearers

Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 220-2-.29
Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024

The open seasons during which fur-bearing animals may be trapped in Alabama during 2024-2025, are hereby established:

BOBCAT, FOX, MINK, MUSKRAT, OTTER, and STRIPED SKUNK:

October 28 - February 29

NOTE: See tagging requirements for Bobcat and Otter under Rule 220-2-.30.

NOTE: Permit may be obtained through your local District Office for the trapping of nuisance furbearers outside the dates of trapping season.

NOTE: All bobcat and otter, regardless of method of harvest, are required to be tagged by a representative of the Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries Division within 14 days of harvest or may be left with a taxidermist with a completed tagging form, and the taxidermist is required to have the bobcat or otter tagged within 14 days of receipt.

BEAVER, COYOTE, NUTRIA, RACCOON, OPOSSUM & FERAL SWINE:

No Closed Season

Author: Christopher M. Blankenship

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

Penalty: As provided by law.

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