Alabama § 45-40-220.01 - Casting Light from Motor Vehicle for Hunting.
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§ 45-40-220.01. Casting Light from Motor Vehicle for Hunting.
(a) In Lawrence County, it shall be unlawful for any person or group of persons to throw or cast, or cause to be thrown or cast, the rays of a spotlight, headlight, or other artificial light from any motor vehicle, with the aid of any motor vehicle, or while on foot, from any highway or road, or in any field, woodland, or forest, in an attempt or with intent to locate deer or other wildlife, or both.
(b) Farmers shall be allowed to check livestock with an artificial light upon lands they own, lease, or rent; legal raccoon and opossum hunters while in the woods accompanied by dogs may use a spotlight only to find treed raccoons or opossums.
(c) It shall be unlawful to have in possession any type of spotlight within the Black Warrior Wildlife Management Area in Lawrence County. Legal hunters, hikers, and campers while on foot may use a flashlight containing no more or larger than two “D” celled flashlight batteries or a spread beam walking light which covers at least 180 degrees such as a Coleman lantern or carbide light.
(d) Any violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor and punishable by a fine of not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300).
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 45-40-220.01 ("Casting Light from Motor Vehicle for Hunting.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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