Section 9-11-44

(a) Any person who is age 16 or older, but who has not reached age 65, who has resided in Alabama continuously for a period of not less than 90 days next preceding, and who is not serving as a member of the Armed Forces of the United States of America during any period of time in which the United States of America is in a state of war, as declared by an act of Congress, shall procure an annual state hunting license before the person is entitled to hunt in this state by filing an application with the person in any county of the state duly authorized to issue the license, stating his or her name, age, place of residence, post office address, and after paying to the person issuing the license a license fee of fifteen dollars ($15). The person may procure a county hunting license by filing an application with the person in the county in which he or she permanently resides, duly authorized to issue the license, stating as provided above, and after paying to the person issuing same a license fee of seven dollars fifty cents ($7.50).

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any resident 64 years of age procuring a state or county resident hunting license pursuant to this section shall be issued the license on a lifetime basis. License fees from the sale of a lifetime license pursuant to this subsection to a resident age 64 shall be deposited to the credit of the Alabama Game and Fish Endowment Fund within the Game and Fish Fund.

(c) All persons making application for an annual state hunting license as provided in this section shall present a driver license or in the case of nondrivers, proof of permanent residence. All licenses required by this section shall bear the driver license number of the licensee, except in the case of nondrivers, and all licenses shall bear proof of residence as required by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources.

Every person who obtains an annual state hunting license without presenting a driver license or in the case of nondrivers, proof of permanent residence, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twice the amount of the required license.

(d) The licenses required by this section shall not apply to any person or member of his or her immediate family who hunts on lands owned by him, nor shall it include any tenant or member of his or her immediate family who hunts on lands leased or rented by the tenant and who resides on the lands.

(e) All persons under the age of 16 shall be exempted from the requirement of procuring the licenses. Any resident of this state over 65 years of age shall be exempted from the requirement of procuring a hunting license as provided for in this section, provided that the resident has on his or her person while hunting, proof of age, or, in the case of nondrivers, proof of permanent Alabama residence and age.

(Acts 1971, No. 1515, p. 2629, §1; Acts 1975, No. 1171, p. 2301, §1; Acts 1979, No. 79-804, p. 1482, § 1; Acts 1982, No. 82-407, p. 619, §1; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-805, p. 242, §1; Act 2000-735, p. 1604, §1.)