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Title 220 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Chapter 220-2 - GAME AND FISH DIVISION
Section 220-2-.03 - Legal Specifications For Bow And Arrow

Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-2-.03

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Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024
Section 220-2-.03 - Legal Specifications For Bow And Arrow
(1) A legal bow for hunting is defined as either a long bow, a recurve bow, a compound bow or a crossbow.
(2) It shall be unlawful, except as otherwise provided by law or regulation, for any person to hunt deer and turkey with bow and arrows that are not in conformance with the following specifications:
(a) Bows must have a minimum peak tension (within the user's normal draw length) of 30 pounds. Crossbows must have a minimum peak tension of 85 pounds at normal draw length.
(b) Arrows shall be equipped with a broadhead which has a minimum cutting diameter of 7/8 inch and 2 sharpened edges.
(3) Crossbows must be equipped with a working safety.
(4) There shall be no electronic or electrically assisted devices attached to the bow, except:
(a) Illuminated sight pins/beads/markings,
(b) sights with magnification on crossbows, or
(c) laser type range finders with computational capabilities.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-2-.03

Filed September 30, 1982. Emergency amendment effective August 18, 1988. Amended: December 3, 1988; November 16, 1990; October 23, 1991; January 18, 1992; May 5, 1993; effective June 15, 1993. Amended: Filed November 10, 1994; effective December 15, 1994. Amended: Filed August 11, 1997; effective September 16, 1997. Amended: Filed July 21, 1998; effective August 26, 1998. Amended: Filed October 12, 1999; effective November 16, 1999. Amended: Filed August 10, 2000; effective September 14, 2000. Amended: Filed October 25, 2001; effective November 29, 2001. Amended: Filed July 16, 2002; effective August 20, 2002. Amended: Filed August 10, 2004; effective September 14, 2004. Amended: Filed July 28, 2010; effective September 1, 2010. Amended: Filed July 21, 2011, effective August 25, 2011.
Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIII, Issue No. 09, June 30, 2015, eff. 7/15/2015.
Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIV, Issue No. 09, June 30, 2016, eff. 7/29/2016.
Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVI, Issue No. 10, July 31, 2018, eff. 8/24/2018.

Author: Christopher M. Blankenship

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-2-7, 9-2-8, 9-2-12.

PENALTY: As provided by law.