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Section 9-2-65
Powers and duties of game and fish wardens; powers and duties of director with respect to game and fish wardens. (a) Game and fish wardens shall have power:
(1) To enforce all laws of this state relating to birds, animals and fish;
(2) To execute all warrants and search warrants for the violation of the game, fish and fur laws of the state;
(3) To serve subpoenas issued for examination, investigation and trial of all offenses against the law relating to game, fur bearers, birds and fish;
(4) To carry firearms as provided by law for enforcement officers when in the discharge of their official duties;
(5) To confiscate all game, birds, animals or fish or parts thereof which have been caught, taken, killed or held at a time in any manner or for any purpose or had in possession or under control or have been shipped, carried or transported contrary to the laws of this state, and game, fur bearers, birds, fish or parts thereof so confiscated shall be held as evidence in the court in which the defendant is held for trial; and, upon conviction of the defendant, said game, fur bearers, birds, fish or parts thereof shall be disposed of by written order of the court;
(6) To enter upon any land or water in the performance of their duty;
Section 9-11-5
Commissioner, wardens, etc., constituted peace officers. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, his wardens, agents and employees shall be and are hereby constituted peace officers of the State of Alabama with full and unlimited police power and jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the game and fish laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and they may exercise such power in any county of the State of Alabama or in or on any waters of the State of Alabama or within the territorial jurisdiction of the state.
Section 9-11-17
Deputy game and fish wardens; appointment; duties; authority; revocation of appointment; compensation and status.
Section 9-11-257
Hunting or discharge of firearm from, upon, or across public roads, etc. Any person, except a duly authorized law enforcement officer acting in the line of duty or person otherwise authorized by law, who hunts or discharges any firearm from, upon, or across any public road, public highway, or railroad, or the rights-of-way of any public road, public highway, or railroad, or any person, except a landowner or his or her immediate family hunting on land of the landowner, who hunts within 50 yards of a public road, public highway, or railroad, or their rights-of-way, with a centerfire rifle, a shotgun using slug or shot larger in diameter than manufacturer's standard designated number four shot, or a muzzleloading rifle .40 caliber or larger in this state, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), and shall be punished for the second and each subsequent offense by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and shall have all hunting license privileges revoked for one year from the date of conviction.
(Acts 1935, No. 383, p. 813, §23; Code 1940, T. 8, §105; Acts 1982, No. 82-522, p. 870, §1; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-945, p. 566, §1; Act 99-442, p. 1007, §1.)
Section 9-11-304
Carrying or possession of firearms. The carrying or possession of firearms within any wildlife management area, except while in possession of a valid permit allowing this privilege, is prohibited; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any authorized law enforcement officer nor to any officer of the United States forest service, the United States Bureau of Biological Survey, or of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources while in the pursuit of his official duty.
(Acts 1939, No. 668, p. 1061, §5; Code 1940, T. 8, §110(5).)
This post is borne out of a report from a friend. My friend reports that he and another friend were walking across several acres in south Alabama when a Game Warden entered the land and seized both his and his friend's pistols. The game warden refused to return the weapons until the judge ordered him to do so.
Years have passed since this.
Section 9-2-65
Powers and duties of game and fish wardens; powers and duties of director with respect to game and fish wardens. (a) Game and fish wardens shall have power:
(1) To enforce all laws of this state relating to birds, animals and fish;
(2) To execute all warrants and search warrants for the violation of the game, fish and fur laws of the state;
(3) To serve subpoenas issued for examination, investigation and trial of all offenses against the law relating to game, fur bearers, birds and fish;
(4) To carry firearms as provided by law for enforcement officers when in the discharge of their official duties;
(5) To confiscate all game, birds, animals or fish or parts thereof which have been caught, taken, killed or held at a time in any manner or for any purpose or had in possession or under control or have been shipped, carried or transported contrary to the laws of this state, and game, fur bearers, birds, fish or parts thereof so confiscated shall be held as evidence in the court in which the defendant is held for trial; and, upon conviction of the defendant, said game, fur bearers, birds, fish or parts thereof shall be disposed of by written order of the court;
(6) To enter upon any land or water in the performance of their duty;
Section 9-11-5
Commissioner, wardens, etc., constituted peace officers. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, his wardens, agents and employees shall be and are hereby constituted peace officers of the State of Alabama with full and unlimited police power and jurisdiction to enforce the provisions of the game and fish laws and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and they may exercise such power in any county of the State of Alabama or in or on any waters of the State of Alabama or within the territorial jurisdiction of the state.
Section 9-11-17
Deputy game and fish wardens; appointment; duties; authority; revocation of appointment; compensation and status.
Section 9-11-257
Hunting or discharge of firearm from, upon, or across public roads, etc. Any person, except a duly authorized law enforcement officer acting in the line of duty or person otherwise authorized by law, who hunts or discharges any firearm from, upon, or across any public road, public highway, or railroad, or the rights-of-way of any public road, public highway, or railroad, or any person, except a landowner or his or her immediate family hunting on land of the landowner, who hunts within 50 yards of a public road, public highway, or railroad, or their rights-of-way, with a centerfire rifle, a shotgun using slug or shot larger in diameter than manufacturer's standard designated number four shot, or a muzzleloading rifle .40 caliber or larger in this state, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished for the first offense by a fine of not less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250), and shall be punished for the second and each subsequent offense by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) and shall have all hunting license privileges revoked for one year from the date of conviction.
(Acts 1935, No. 383, p. 813, §23; Code 1940, T. 8, §105; Acts 1982, No. 82-522, p. 870, §1; Acts 1988, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 88-945, p. 566, §1; Act 99-442, p. 1007, §1.)
Section 9-11-304
Carrying or possession of firearms. The carrying or possession of firearms within any wildlife management area, except while in possession of a valid permit allowing this privilege, is prohibited; provided, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to any authorized law enforcement officer nor to any officer of the United States forest service, the United States Bureau of Biological Survey, or of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources while in the pursuit of his official duty.
(Acts 1939, No. 668, p. 1061, §5; Code 1940, T. 8, §110(5).)
This post is borne out of a report from a friend. My friend reports that he and another friend were walking across several acres in south Alabama when a Game Warden entered the land and seized both his and his friend's pistols. The game warden refused to return the weapons until the judge ordered him to do so.
Years have passed since this.