March 2008

Minutes of the March 8, 2008 Advisory Board Meeting

Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources

Advisory Board Meeting

DATE: March 8, 2008

TIME: 9:00 AM

LOCATION: Lake Guntersville State Park, Guntersville, AL

REGISTRATION: 8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

AGENDA:

1. CALL TO ORDER - Chairman Dan Moultrie

2. INVOCATION – Johnny Johnson

3. INTRODUCTION OF BOARD MEMBERS - Commissioner M. Barnett Lawley

4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF LAST MEETING

5. PUBLIC HEARING

6. OLD BUSINESS

A.      Hunt Turkeys From March 15^th Until April 30^th With a Crossbow

B.     Youth Hunts to Have Guidelines of the Same Regulations as are Present for Hunting in Archery Season

C.     Dog Hunting in Coffee County , Butler County and Pike County

D.     Marine Resources Division

Violations That Occur in Federal Waters to be Prosecuted in the District Courts in Mobile and Baldwin Counties.

220-3-.33 Marine Turtles and Marine Mammals

220-3-.30 Saltwater Fish Creel, Bag Possession, and Size Limits

220-3-.15 Oyster Season and Sack Limit Regulations

E.     Support of Fines Being Increased on Hunting From the Road Violations

F.      Marine Police Division

220-6-.59 –Closure to Vessels and Watercraft- Portions of Gulf Waters Adjacent to Gulf State Park Pier

G.     Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries

220-2-.28 Repeal Metal Wing Tag Affixed to all Commercial Pen Raised Quail Carcasses Before Sale

220-2-.41 Repeal Prohibition of Trolling of Certain Bays of Mobile Delta During Duck Season

Proposed 2008-09 Season and Bag Limits

7. NEW BUSINESS

A.      Marine Police Division

220-6-.60 One Hundred Foot Restriction

8. SELECTION OF DATE AND LOCATION OF 2008 SUMMER ADVISORY BOARD MEETING (May 17, 2008)

9. ADJOURN

Lake Guntersville State Park Information