(a) Except in case of emergency, no person shall moor or fasten a vessel to a lawfully placed aid-to-navigation marker, sign, or buoy, regulatory marker, sign, or buoy, or area boundary marker, sign, or buoy, placed or executed by any governmental agency.

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7

Terms Used In Alabama Code 33-5-74

(b) No person shall willfully damage, alter, or move a lawfully placed aid-to-navigation marker, sign, or buoy, regulatory marker, sign, or buoy, or area boundary marker, sign, or buoy.
(c) Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a boating violation and shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100).