It shall be unlawful to hunt all protected animals during nighttime hours except as otherwise provided by law or rule promulgated by the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources. Legal hunting hours for all game animals during the open season for same shall be daylight hours only, with the following exceptions: fox may be hunted during nighttime hours with light and dogs only, and raccoon and opossum may be hunted during nighttime hours with the use of a light and legal arms and ammunition as provided in rule 220-2-.02 when hunter or hunters are accompanied by dog or dogs free of leash; and coyote and feral swine may be hunted during nighttime hours during the applicable special nighttime season.

Author: Christopher M. Blankenship

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§9-11-235, 9-2-7, 9-2-8, 9-2-12.

History: Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: Filed December 17, 1985. January 21, 1986. Amended: Filed July 12, 2016; effective August 26, 2016. Amended (PE): Filed June 16, 2021; effective June 16, 2021.