Alabama § 9-15-2 - Jurisdiction and Control of Unused Lands; Recommendations as to Policy Generally.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 9-15-2 — Jurisdiction and Control of Unused Lands; Recommendations as to Policy Generally., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 9-15-2. Jurisdiction and Control of Unused Lands; Recommendations as to Policy Generally.
The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shall have jurisdiction over and control of all unused lands, so long as they remain such, and shall look after and protect such lands from depredation so far as may be possible and shall recommend to the Governor or to the department or institution to which the use of said lands is devoted, from time to time, the policy to be adopted in regard to said lands, which in its opinion will be most conducive to the interests of the state or of the department or institution to which said lands belong or pertain.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 9-15-2 ("Jurisdiction and Control of Unused Lands; Recommendations as to Policy Generally.") 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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