Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-3-.51

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 02, November 27, 2024

Section 220-3-.51 - Use Of Airboats In Certain Areas

(1) In addition to the provisions of 220-2-.60, it shall be unlawful for any person to use an airboat on any of the public waters of this State subject to an ebb and flow of the tide of at least 2 inches, south of a line beginning at the Mississippi state line following the eastbound lane of Interstate Highway 10 to the Florida state line (except that when Interstate Highway 10 lies north of U.S. Highway 90 Battleship Parkway, the line follows the eastbound lane of U.S. Highway 90).

(2) The prohibition prescribed in Paragraph (1) above shall not apply to the use of airboats by State and Federal law enforcement officers, State aquatic plant management personnel acting in their official capacity, nor to oil and gas exploration crews.

(3) Any person violating any of the provisions of this regulation shall be punished as provided by § 9-2-15, Code of Ala. 1975.

Author: Advisory Board of Conservation and Natural Resources

Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-3-.51

New Rule: Filed June 8, 2001; effective July 13, 2001.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-2-14, 9-2-15, 9-2-15.1.

PENALTY: As provided by § 9-2-15.01, Code of Ala. 1975.