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 |
Lizard, Eastern Slender Glass | Ophisaurus attenuatus longicaudus |
Ophisaurus mimicus |
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Eumeces anthracinus spp |
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Eumeces inexpectatus |
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Snake, Pine: |
Pituophis melanoleucus spp |
Drymarchon couperi |
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Lampropeltis getula |
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Micrurus fulvius |
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Nerodia fasciata clarkii |
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Lampropeltis calligaster calligaster |
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Farancia erytrogramma |
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Lampropeltis nigra |
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Heterodon simus |
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Malaclemys spp |
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Gopherus polyphemus |
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Pseudemys alabamensis |
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All Map Turtles: Turtle, Barbour's Map |
Graptemys spp. Graptemys barbouri |
Turtle, Flattened Musk |
Sternotherus depressus |
Turtle, Alligator Snapping | Macrochelys temminckii |
Turtle, Razor-backed Musk | Sternotherus carinatus |
(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.