Nongame Mammals Protected by Alabama Regulations

220-2-.92 Nongame Species Regulation

(1) It shall be unlawful to take, capture, kill, or attempt to take, capture or kill; possess, sell, trade for anything of monetary value, or offer to sell or trade for anything of monetary value, the following nongame wildlife species (or any parts or reproductive products of such species) without a scientific collection permit or written permit from the Commissioner, Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, which shall specifically state what the permittee may do with regard to said species:

(a) FISHES (b) AMPHIBIANS (c) REPTILES (d) BIRDS (e) MAMMALS

Common Name	Scientific Name
Bat, Brazilian Free-tailed	Tadarida brasiliensis
Bat, Eastern Small-footed Myotis	Myotis leibii
Bat, Gray Myotis	Myotis grisescens
Bat, Indiana	Myotis sodalis
Bat, Little Brown	Myotis lucifugus
Bat, Northern Long-eared	Myotis septentrionalis
Bat, Northern Yellow	Lasiurus intermedius
Bat, Rafinesque's Big-eared	Corynorhinus rafinesquii
Bat, Southeastern	Myotis austroriparius
Bat, Tricolored	Perimyotis subflavus
Gopher, Southeastern Pocket	Geomys pinetis
Manatee, West Indian	Trichechus manatus
Mouse, Alabama Beach	Peromyscus polionotus ammobates
Mouse, Meadow Jumping	Zapus hudsonius
Mouse, Perdido Key Beach	Peromyscus polionotus trissylepsis
Shrew, Pygmy	Sorex hoyi
Shrew, Smoky	Sorex fumeus
Cottontail, Appalachian	Sylvilagus obscurus
Rabbit, Marsh	Sylvilagus palustris
Skunk, Spotted	Spilogale putorius
Weasel, Long-tailed	Mustela frenata
Woodrat, Allegheny	Neotoma magister

(f) Other State or Federally protected nongame species.

In addition any required federal permits for federally protected species must be obtained.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person to take, capture, kill, or possess any bullfrog (Lithobates catesbeianus) or pig frog (Lithobates grylio) from the public waters of this state for commercial purposes. Furthermore it shall be unlawful for any person to take, capture, kill, or possess more than twenty (20) bullfrogs and pig frogs in aggregate from the public waters of this state during any twenty four (24) hour period from 12 noon to the following 12 noon.

(3) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale or trade anything of value or possess alive any Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus adamanteus) without a permit from the Commissioner. Nothing herein is intended to prevent the relocation of live Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes to suitable habitat when conducted in the same day as capture and with landowner permission.

Federally Listed Threatened and Endangered Species in Alabama.