Section 9-12-43

Taking of oysters for replanting on private reefs.

Owners of private reefs, beds or bottoms and lessees from the State of Alabama of public reefs, beds or bottoms may take and catch by oyster dredge or otherwise from the public reefs, beds or bottoms unculled oysters to be used as seeds for the purpose of establishing or enlarging private reefs, beds or bottoms, which said unculled oysters must thereupon be replanted by such person, firm, corporation or association taking or catching same. Such seed oysters may be taken at any time of the year designated by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and shall be taken only under the supervision of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources after written notice shall have been given the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources by the person, firm, corporation or association desiring to take such oysters. Any person, firm or corporation taking, catching or removing oysters for the purpose of replanting such oysters from any of the reefs, beds or bottoms in the waters of this state, shall replant such oysters in the waters of this state only.

(Acts 1923, No. 504, p. 672; Code 1923, §2769; Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 169, p. 192; Code 1940, T. 8, §139; Acts 1943, No. 422, p. 388, § 1; Acts 1945, No. 308, p. 501, § 1; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 108, p. 2028, § 1.)