Alabama may adopt $15 deer baiting license

This is way overdue here in Michigan. The added money can go to more surveillance...
http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com...l-could-change-deer-hunting-alabama/98599098/

Current law allows hunters to use supplemental feed, called bait by most folks, if the feed source is at least 100 yards away from the hunter and out of direct line of sight. Williams’ bill does away with the distance and view requirement, but adds a twist. Each hunter who wants to hunt over bait will be required to buy a $15 yearly license for the privilege. The bait license will be in addition to buying a hunting license. Anyone exempt from buying a hunting license is not exempt from buying the bait license, the bill reads.

Of the bait license fee, $14 will be returned to the conservation department with $1 being an administrative fee for issuing the license.

“We calculated that the annual license will raise between $1.2 and $1.5 million for the conservation department,” Williams said. “Like every other state agency, the conservation department needs more money.”

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Alabama may adopt $15 deer baiting license