Alabama § 9-11-147 - Marking Location of and Identifying Fishing Gear.
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§ 9-11-147. Marking Location of and Identifying Fishing Gear.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use any of the fishing gear mentioned in Section 9-11-141, except slat boxes, in the public impounded waters and navigable streams of this state without marking their location by buoys or floats and identifying such nets and lines by showing the license number in plain figures upon the buoys or floats. The license number must be attached to all seines and nets, and at least one such buoy shall bear the name and address of the owner. It shall be unlawful to use slat boxes in said waters without permanently affixing thereto a metal tag stating thereon the name, address and license number of the licensee operating and using each slat box.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 9-11-147 cover?
Section 9-11-147 ("Marking Location of and Identifying Fishing Gear.") 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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