Live Bait
ALABAMA SALTWATER COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL LICENSES, AND FEES
Live Bait
| License |
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| Sell live shrimp for bait and operate one boat and one truck |
$51.00 |
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Sell live shrimp for bait and operate two boats and two trucks
(Limit two boats or trucks per dealer) |
$101.00 |
Shore Facility Permanently erected building from which fishing bait and fishing supplies and tackle are routinely sold to the public.
Season No closed season. Prohibited in permanently closed areas. Designated exclusive bait areas are open to live bait dealers year around from 4:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m.
Gear One trawl per boat. Trawl shall not exceed 16' as measured across main top line. No mesh restrictions. Boats shall display the words "LIVE BAIT" in letters no smaller than 6" high on each side of the boat and shall have a tank with a spray system operated by a pump or commercial fish aerator or a live well with forced water exchange. Trucks must have a wooden or fabricated transport tank with recirculating water or commercial fish aerator.
Legal Size No restrictions.
Pounds Allowed Possession of no more than one standard shrimp basket of shrimp live or dead per boat or truck. Possession of no more than three standard shrimp baskets of shrimp live or dead per place of business.
Restrictions Drags shall not exceed 20 consecutive minutes before retrieving trawl and sorting bait shrimp into the live tank. Shrimp can be sold alive or dead. Dead shrimp must have heads attached and be packaged and sold in lots no greater than one pound
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