Saturday, May 03, 2008
By RYAN DEZEMBER
Staff Reporter
Aiming to protect beachgoers, state regulators say they expect by the middle of this month to enact a ban on chumming for sharks and other within 300 feet of the beach.
The law, which was drafted by the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural resources with input from Orange Beach officials, generally prohibits anyone from targeting sharks by chumming or bloodbaiting, whether it's with fish parts or synthetic attractant.
Doing so would be a misdemeanor game violation that could carry a fine of up to $500, said Conservation Department Commissioner Barnett Lawley.
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