STATE OF ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF GONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (& NORTH UNION STREET MONTGOMERY. ALABAMA 96130-1901 DIVISION OF CAKE AND Fis: January 27, 1993 CHARLES D xetiey JAMES D-MAETIN ceai3 ‘Comuissionen SAM specen rw. cvantt-coorssY ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER ‘TO: All Officers Tim D. Cosby, Chief Zix LA Law enforcement Section ‘SUBJECT: Bunting License Requirement for Residents Bunting Deer Over Salt Lick There appears to be some confusion about hunting license requirements for residents or members of their inmediate family hunting on land they ow but éo not reside. This is due to conflicting statutes in the code, Section 9-11-51 requires residency on the land by the landomer and inmediate family vhile paragraph four (4) of 9-11-44 does not require residency on the land. Since Section 9-11-44 is the most recent law passed by the legislature, it takes prece- dence over Section 9-11-51 and residency upon the property by the landowner is not required for the license exenption to epply. This only applies to residents of Alabama whether they are the landowner or members of the immediate family. Questions continue to arise about hunting deer over salt licks. In 1975, the legislature amended vhat is now Section 9-11-245 to allow hunting deer over salt licks. The word "salt" vas inadvertently left in Section 9-11-244 without an exclusion alloving the hunting of deer over a salt lick. The legislative intent of allowing the hunting of deer over salt licks has been honored by the Division. A copy of the amended law is enclosed for your review. I appreciate the effort each of you is putting forth during a busy hunting season. The limitation of the forty-hour work week requires that each work ey is planned carefully to provide maximm service to the public and protection for our wildlife resources. ‘T0C/ss 4-14