- (a) It shall be unlawful to cast, release, or otherwise place, a dog, for the purpose of hunting deer, from, upon, or onto, a public right-of-way, without the permission of the landowners whose land adjoins the right-of-way within 50 feet of the location of such dog.
- (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to utilize a dog for the purpose of deer hunting without the person placing and maintaining on said dog a collar containing the following information clearly stated thereon: the name, address, and telephone number of the person utilizing the dog.
- (c) Within one mile of the Talladega National Forest, it shall be unlawful for any person owning, having the care of, or using any dog, to allow any dog or dogs for the purpose of deer hunting to enter onto, cross, or remain upon the property of another without written permission from the landowner or lessee of the property. Written permission, which may be a paper copy, email, text, or other electronic form, shall be in the possession of each person using such dog(s) on the property of another person, and shall be presented upon the request of any Conservation Enforcement Officer. A first offense of this paragraph shall result in a written warning. Subsequent violations may result in the issuance of a citation.
(d) It shall be unlawful for any person, without permission of the owner, to remove, tamper with, or disable any collar, GPS tracking collar, or training/correction collar on a dog used for the purpose of deer hunting.
Note: While not required by this rule, the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources strongly encourages the use of GPS tracking collars and training/correction collars on dogs used for deer hunting.
Author: Christopher M. Blankenship
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§9-2-7, 9-2-8, 9-2-12.
Penalty: As provided by law.
History: Filed September 19, 1995; effective October 25, 1995. Amended: Published October 31, 2025; effective October 13, 2025.