Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-5-.08 - Prohibited Devices

(1) For the purposes of this section, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

(a) "Handgun" is defined as:

1. any firearm which has a short stock and is designed to be held and fired by the use of a single hand; and

2. any combination of parts from which a firearm described above can be assembled.

(b) "Long gun" is defined as a weapon designed or redesigned, made or remade, and intended to be fired from the shoulder, and designed or redesigned and made or remade to use the energy of an explosive to fire:

1. either a number of ball shot or a single projectile through a smooth bore for each single pull of the trigger; or

2. a single projectile through a rifled bore for each single pull of the trigger.

(2) It shall be unlawful for any person other than a duly authorized law enforcement officer, to possess or carry into any State Park any form of firearm except as follows:

(a) Possession of handguns by lawfully authorized persons is permitted for personal protection provided the handguns are not used for any unlawful purpose.

(b) Persons lodging at a State Park may possess along gun, provided that the long gun remains at all times unloaded and secured in either the patron's vehicle or applicable lodging (i.e. camper, cabin, or lodge room).

(c) The Commissioner may designate locations where the possession of a firearm is prohibited.

(3) No person shall possess, discharge, or set off on or within a State Park any firecrackers, torpedoes, rockets, cap pistols, or other fireworks.

(4) No person shall operate or use any audio device, including radio, television, musical instruments, or any other noise producing devices, such as electrical generators, and equipment driven by motor engines, in such a manner and at such times so as to disturb other persons.

(5) No person shall operate or use any public address system, whether fixed, portable, or vehicle mounted, except when such use or operation has been approved by the Park Manager.

(6) It shall be unlawful for any person to use any metal detection device in any State Park without permission from the Park Manager.

Notes

Ala. Admin. Code r. 220-5-.08

Filed September 30, 1982. Amended: November 16, 1989. Amended: Filed April 14, 1998; effective May 19, 1998. Amended by Alabama Administrative Monthly Volume XLI, Issue No. 04, January 31, 2023, eff. 3/17/2023.

Author: Christopher M. Blankenship

Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 9-2-3, 9-2-9, 9-2-12.

PENALTY: As provided by Section 9-2-9, Code of Ala. 1975.