Ala. Code § 9-11-155 (2026)

The provisions of this article licensing the use of setlines, trotlines or snaglines shall not apply to resident fishermen and shall not apply to state or federal agencies conducting research on freshwater fish, nor shall it apply to nonresident fishermen who have acquired a sport fishing license of this state.

(Acts 1953, No. 784, p. 1069, §14; Acts 1955, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 36, p. 59.)