Below is the code 2Dogs referenced.
Interesting that this code groups all birds and animals protected by law or regulation together.
I remember years back a story of guys using rocksalt to get doves to go to a pond for water and supposidly getting a ticket for using it. (I don't know how or why I just remember the story) If that is true I can see where it would be and should be illegal, but I agree that putting out a salt lick for deer is much different since it is not an attractant during the legal hunting season and it sounds like at least by some comments that it is veiwed as such. It sounds to me like the code below was written more for the birds.

What a confusing mess!


Alabama code 9-11-244
No person at any time shall take, catch, kill or attempt to take, catch or kill any bird or animal protected by law or regulation of the State of Alabama by means, aid or use, directly or indirectly, of any bait such as shelled, shucked or unshucked corn or of wheat or other grain, salt or any other feed whatsoever that has been so deposited, placed, distributed or scattered as to constitute for such birds or animals a lure, attraction or enticement to, on or over the area where such hunter or hunters are attempting to kill or take them; provided, that such birds or animals may be taken under properly shocked corn and standing crops of corn, wheat or other grain or feed and grains scattered solely as a result of normal agricultural harvesting and provided further, migratory birds may be hunted under the most recent provisions established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service or regulations promulgated by the Commissioner of the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources within the limits of the federal regulations.