Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-5-.02

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 220-5-.02 - Swimming, Fishing And Boating

(1) Visitors shall swim only in designated areas and all persons swimming in any of the waters of any State Park shall obey any order of the lifeguard or other Park official in charge.

(2) All persons fishing in any of the State Parks shall abide by the fishing regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources and other fishing laws which are in force in the State of Alabama.

(a) A person so fishing shall, upon demand, exhibit his catch or fishing license to any game warden or other officer of the Department for inspection.

(b) No fish shall be placed in the State Park lakes or waters except with permission of the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources.

(c) The daily creel limits are posted in a conspicuous place at each State Park lake. Any person who catches, takes or has in his or her possession more fish than allowable by the posted creel or possession limits shall be in violation of this regulation.

(d) Fish shall be taken by rod and reel or pole and line only, in State Park lakes or waters. Use of other methods of fishing such as trot lines, set hooks, gigs, nets, seines, spear guns, bow and arrow, etc., is prohibited.

(e) It shall be unlawful to fish for sharks or use any type of shark fishing gear on any Gulf State Park Public Beach or on the Gulf State Park Saltwater Pier, unless specifically provided otherwise by regulation. It shall be unlawful to land or to attempt to land any shark on any line originally cast from said State Park Pier or Beach, unless specifically provided otherwise by regulation.

(f) It shall be unlawful to participate in any water related activity within 100 yards of the Gulf State Park Saltwater Pier. This shall include but not be limited to, wading, swimming, surfing, fishing, boating, and scuba diving.

(3) Motorized vessels are prohibited on any of the waters of the State Parks unless by special written permission from the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, except as otherwise provided for herein. At Oak Mountain, Chewacla and Paul M. Grist State Parks, electric troll motors not to exceed a size that can be operated by a storage battery may be used. At Lake Shelby in Gulf State Park, Lake Lurleen State Park and Frank Jackson State Park, any size motor may be used.

(a) It shall be unlawful to operate a vessel of any kind on the waters within Frank Jackson and Lake Lurleen State Parks to tow a person or persons on water skis, aquaplane or any other recreational device.

(b) It shall be unlawful to operate any personal watercraft on any fresh water lake within Gulf State Park, Lake Lurleen, and Frank Jackson State Park.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-5-.02

Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: November 19, 1983; November 16, 1989. Amended: Filed April 14, 1998; effective May 19, 1998.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXIII, Issue No. 08, May 29, 2015, eff. 6/15/2015.

Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XXXVI, Issue No. 11, August 31, 2018, eff. 9/22/2018.

Author: Christopher M. Blankenship

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-2-3, 9-2-9, 9-2-12.

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