Section 9-11-55.2

Nonresident saltwater fishing license; cost; disposition of fees; penalty for violation.

(a) A nonresident of this state who is age 16 or older, shall not take, catch, kill, or attempt to take, catch, or kill any fish in any of the waters of this state except those waters for which a license is required by Section 9-11-53, below that line defined in Rule 220-2-.42(1) of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources as published in the Alabama Administrative Code, by angling with rod and reel or by use of any artificial bait, fly, or lure, without first procuring a nonresident saltwater fishing license. A saltwater fishing license shall not be required of a person fishing with ordinary hook and line. The cost of nonresident saltwater fishing licenses shall be as follows:

(1) A nonresident annual saltwater fishing license shall cost $30, plus a $1 issuance fee which shall be in addition to the cost of the license. A nonresident annual saltwater fishing license shall expire on July 31.

(2) A nonresident seven-day trip saltwater fishing license shall cost $10 plus a $1 issuance fee which shall be in addition to the cost of the license. A nonresident seven-day trip fishing license shall authorize a nonresident to fish for a one-time period of seven consecutive days.

(b) The license fee for nonresidents who are residents of the States of Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Tennessee, or Mississippi shall be the same as the license fee charged Alabama residents for a similar license in one of those states in the event the state charges Alabama residents more than the State of Alabama charges residents from that state.

(c) The revenue derived from the sale of the licenses provided for in this section shall be remitted to the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources on the first day of each month by the issuing officer and shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the Marine Resources Fund and shall be used in the research, management, and development of saltwater fisheries.

(d) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor punishable as provided by law except that the minimum fine shall not be less than $50.

(Acts 1993, No. 93-322, p. 486, §6.)