It is illegal to use or possess a gill net,
trammel, or other entangling net that do not
have a two inch (2”) cork every five feet (5’)
or a six inch (6”) buoy every fifty feet (50’) on
the top line.
SEAFOOD DEALER LICENSE
License expires September 30 of each year.
Required of any person, firm, or corporation
selling, brokering, trading, bartering, or
processing any fresh or frozen seafood.
To obtain a seafood dealer license, tax
identification, proof of business license, and
appropriate health permit are required (if
applicable). License required for each place
of business (“place of business” means a
permanent structure on land or a vehicle
from which seafood is sold or purchased if
owner/operator does not have a licensed
permanent structure.)
• Resident seafood dealer -
$240.00
• Nonresident seafood dealer - $480.00 or
the same fee that is charged an Alabama
resident in their state if Alabama residents
are charged more than $480.00
SEAFOOD DEALER VEHICLE LICENSE
Only holders of a valid Alabama seafood dealer
license may purchase a seafood dealer vehicle
license.
• Resident and nonresident - $101.00 per
vehicle
SEAFOOD REPORTING AND LANDING
REGULATION
Alabama Code requires that each and every
person, firm, or corporation holding a seafood
dealer’s license issued by the Commissioner of
Conservation and Natural Resources or his or
her authorized agent shall under oath make a
monthly report to the MRD Director, on blanks
provided for that purpose.
All saltwater finfish commercially harvested in
the state of Alabama, except those lawfully
taken by purse seine, shall be landed in this state
and reported through a properly licensed
Alabama seafood dealer. Persons who are
transporting commercially harvested saltwater
finfish out of the state of Alabama must have in
their possession proof that said finfish were first
landed and reported to a licensed Alabama
seafood dealer.
Commercially harvested living marine products
other than saltwater finfish taken from Alabama
waters including, but not limited to oysters,
crabs, shrimp, other marine invertebrates and
live rock may be landed outside the state of
Alabama provided the dealer to which products
are sold provides to the MRD Director at
monthly intervals the fisherman’s name; license
or permit number; species purchased; volume
and price paid for the product; date and area of
harvest; trip and fishing time; proper vessel
identification; type, quality, and size of gear
used; applicable mesh size of gear used; and
date of purchase – provided that if the dealer
outside the state of Alabama to which produce
was sold fails to report as required, it will be the
responsibility of the fisherman who sold the
product to provide to the MRD Director at
monthly intervals the above
required
information.
All motor vehicles, trailers, or semi-trailers
transporting aquatic products for commercial
purposes are required to exhibit the inscription
“FISH” on the rear of the vehicle.
The
inscription shall read from left to right, be
attached or painted on the vehicle in block
Arabic letters of good proportion in contrasting
color, and be at least six inches (6”) in height.
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trammel, or other entangling net that do not
have a two inch (2”) cork every five feet (5’)
or a six inch (6”) buoy every fifty feet (50’) on
the top line.
SEAFOOD DEALER LICENSE
License expires September 30 of each year.
Required of any person, firm, or corporation
selling, brokering, trading, bartering, or
processing any fresh or frozen seafood.
To obtain a seafood dealer license, tax
identification, proof of business license, and
appropriate health permit are required (if
applicable). License required for each place
of business (“place of business” means a
permanent structure on land or a vehicle
from which seafood is sold or purchased if
owner/operator does not have a licensed
permanent structure.)
• Resident seafood dealer -
$240.00
• Nonresident seafood dealer - $480.00 or
the same fee that is charged an Alabama
resident in their state if Alabama residents
are charged more than $480.00
SEAFOOD DEALER VEHICLE LICENSE
Only holders of a valid Alabama seafood dealer
license may purchase a seafood dealer vehicle
license.
• Resident and nonresident - $101.00 per
vehicle
SEAFOOD REPORTING AND LANDING
REGULATION
Alabama Code requires that each and every
person, firm, or corporation holding a seafood
dealer’s license issued by the Commissioner of
Conservation and Natural Resources or his or
her authorized agent shall under oath make a
monthly report to the MRD Director, on blanks
provided for that purpose.
All saltwater finfish commercially harvested in
the state of Alabama, except those lawfully
taken by purse seine, shall be landed in this state
and reported through a properly licensed
Alabama seafood dealer. Persons who are
transporting commercially harvested saltwater
finfish out of the state of Alabama must have in
their possession proof that said finfish were first
landed and reported to a licensed Alabama
seafood dealer.
Commercially harvested living marine products
other than saltwater finfish taken from Alabama
waters including, but not limited to oysters,
crabs, shrimp, other marine invertebrates and
live rock may be landed outside the state of
Alabama provided the dealer to which products
are sold provides to the MRD Director at
monthly intervals the fisherman’s name; license
or permit number; species purchased; volume
and price paid for the product; date and area of
harvest; trip and fishing time; proper vessel
identification; type, quality, and size of gear
used; applicable mesh size of gear used; and
date of purchase – provided that if the dealer
outside the state of Alabama to which produce
was sold fails to report as required, it will be the
responsibility of the fisherman who sold the
product to provide to the MRD Director at
monthly intervals the above
required
information.
All motor vehicles, trailers, or semi-trailers
transporting aquatic products for commercial
purposes are required to exhibit the inscription
“FISH” on the rear of the vehicle.
The
inscription shall read from left to right, be
attached or painted on the vehicle in block
Arabic letters of good proportion in contrasting
color, and be at least six inches (6”) in height.
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