Alabama Administrative Code
Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 220-3 - MARINE RESOURCES DIVISION
Section 220-3-.63 - Closed Season For The Taking Of Live Saltwater Bait - Grand Bay/Bayou La Batre Area
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 02, November 27, 2024
(1) Effective 6:00 a.m., Monday, September 23, 2002, the following waters, temporarily closed to commercial shrimping, shall be closed to the taking of live saltwater bait by licensed live saltwater bait catchers:
All waters in Mississippi Sound north of a line beginning at the Mississippi State Line running east to the eastern tip of the South Rigolets (30°21.120'N, 88°23.490'W) then northeast to the southern tip of Point aux Pins (30°22.271'N, 88°18.888'W) then southeast to the charted position of Marker #19 in the Bayou La Batre Ship Channel and then southeast to the southern tip of Coffee Island (30°19.423'N, 88°15.331'W). Waters will reopen to bait catchers when they open to commercial shrimping.
(2) The penalty for the violation of this regulation shall be as provided for in § 9-12-54.6, Code of Ala. 1975.
Author: Richard C. Liles
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-21-54.1, 9-12-54.4, 9-12-54.6.
PENALTY: As provided for in § 9-12-54.6, Code of Ala. 1975.