2-11-75
Section 2-11-75 Compulsory inspection and labeling in certain areas. When the State Board of Agriculture and Industries determines that a better grade and quality of fresh fruits and vegetables will be produced in any area in the State of Alabama by requiring that such fresh fruits and vegetables be inspected in order that an official grade may be marked upon containers, labels or tags of containers in which fresh fruits and vegetables are packed, the State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall have authority to require that fresh fruits and vegetables moved or transported from such area in containers shall be inspected prior to movement or shipment and the grade thereof properly marked or imprinted upon such containers. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized to require inspection, grading and labeling of any of the agricultural products defined in this article as fresh fruits and vegetables prior to shipment from the area in the State of Alabama...
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2-11-72
Section 2-11-72 Official grades; issuance of certificates of inspection. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, shall have authority to adopt and promulgate official grades for the purpose of determining the grade, quality, classification or condition of fresh fruits and vegetables grown in the State of Alabama, and the commissioner, with the approval of the Board of Agriculture and Industries, is authorized to adopt as official grades for fresh fruits and vegetables such grades as have been promulgated by the United States Department of Agriculture. The grades for fresh fruits and vegetables adopted under this section shall be official grades therefor. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, through agents duly designated by him, is authorized to issue certificates of inspection certifying as to the grade of fresh fruits and vegetables inspected by such agents. Certificates of inspection issued by the...
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2-11-76
Section 2-11-76 Administration and enforcement; powers of commissioner; fees. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, through any designated division of the state Department of Agriculture and Industries, shall be charged with the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this article, and for that purpose he shall have the power and authority to: (1) Enter and inspect personally, or through any authorized agent, inspector or employee, every place within the State of Alabama where fresh fruits and vegetables are produced, packed, stored, shipped, sold or offered for sale, and it shall be unlawful for any person to resist, prevent or refuse to allow such entrance or inspection; (2) Issue to growers, packers, shippers and others certificates of inspection certifying the grade, quality, classification or condition of fruits and vegetables as provided in this article; (3) Charge reasonable fees designed to cover the cost of these services, which fees, together with all...
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2-3-24
Section 2-3-24 State Farmers' Market Committee - Creation; composition. To assist and advise the Board of Agriculture and Industries in carrying out its responsibilities prescribed in this article, there is hereby created the State Farmers' Market Committee, which shall consist of seven members as follows: (1) The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, or at his discretion, a full-time employee of the state Department of Agriculture and Industries. (2) The Director of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, or at his discretion, a full-time employee of the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service. (3) The President of the Alabama Farmers Federation or at his discretion, a full-time employee of the federation. (4) One member to be appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Alabama. (5) One member to be appointed by the Lieutenant Governor of the State of Alabama. (6) Two members to be appointed by the Governor of Alabama. One member's primary...
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2-17A-2
Section 2-17A-2 Promulgation of rules and regulations by Board of Agriculture and Industries; minimum standards for rules and regulations. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations providing for inspection for wholesomeness of domestically raised rabbits, rabbit meat and rabbit meat food products at any adequately equipped meat or meat food products slaughtering or processing plant or establishment where domesticated rabbits are killed, dressed or processed for human food to the end that domesticated rabbit meat and rabbit meat food products may be sold commercially for human food and that consumers thereof will be supplied with a wholesome and healthful product. Such rules and regulations shall provide for the inspection of rabbit carcasses and parts thereof, as well as any rabbit food products offered for sale and distribution in this state and for the seizure, condemnation and destruction of rabbits, rabbit...
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2-11-70
Section 2-11-70 Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section: (1) PERSON. Any individual, partnership, corporation or association. (2) CONTAINER. Any bag, sack, crate, carton, package, box, hamper, basket or other receptacle in which fresh fruits and vegetables are packed for shipment, movement, transportation, or sale. (3) FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Green corn, tomatoes, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, peaches, strawberries, cucumbers (sold for slicing purposes) or cabbages. (4) OFFICIAL GRADES. The grade or grades adopted by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, as provided in Section 2-11-72 for determining the grade, quality, classification or condition of fresh fruits and vegetables. (Acts 1953, No. 887, p. 1192, ยง2.)...
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2-25-6
Section 2-25-6 Inspection certificate required for nurserymen and dealers in nursery stock; fees. (a)(1) Before any nurseryman or dealer in nursery stock may sell, offer, or expose for sale or distribution in this state any nursery stock, he or she shall apply for and obtain from the commissioner an inspection certificate indicating compliance with the provisions of this article and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The inspection certificate shall, among other requirements, be based upon an inspection conducted by the commissioner of the nursery stock and the area where it is kept, stored or grown. The inspection certificate issued by the commissioner shall expire on September 30 and shall be renewable on or before October 1 for the succeeding fiscal year. (2) Where nursery stock is grown at more than one location by one nurseryman, fees shall be based upon the previous year's volume of sales, and established by rule of the Board of Agriculture and Industries, and the...
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2-26-10
Section 2-26-10 Maintenance, inspection, etc., of records as to receipt, sale and delivery of seeds generally; maintenance of sales records by retail sellers; maintenance of bills of lading, waybills, etc., by trucks, etc., transporting seed for sale, etc.; auditing of records of receipts, sales and deliveries of seeds. (a) Records of receipts, sale and delivery of all seed, other than retail sales and deliveries by a dealer, except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, shall be kept readily accessible for examination by an authorized agent of the Department of Agriculture and Industries. These records shall include invoices, bills of lading or transportation records and a copy of the labeling information, and these records must show the lot numbers. Such records must be made available to the inspectors within 10 days after receipt of seeds which said records cover. Such records as are surrendered shall be duplicated and a copy left with the owner or party in question. Records...
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2-3-20
Section 2-3-20 Acquisition of sites and erection of facilities; storage; charges for space; services and facilities; disposition of funds collected. The Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized to acquire by purchase, donation, lease or condemnation, for and in the name of the State of Alabama a suitable site or sites accessible to highways and railroad and air terminal facilities and to erect and install thereon such structures, facilities and equipment as may be necessary for the inspection, grading, standardization, classification, refrigeration, dehydration (for both food and feed), canning, packing, processing, cold storage and marketing of agricultural products, including all staple food crops, fruits, vegetables, poultry, dairy products, fish and kindred products and to let or lease space and facilities in such markets for the storage of such products pending inspection, grading, packing, canning, processing, classification, refrigeration, dehydration (for both...
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2-5A-1
Section 2-5A-1 Establishment; powers and duties. (a) The Farmers' Market Authority is established in the Department of Agriculture and Industries. The authority shall have the powers and duties to establish agricultural markets to prevent waste and to provide marketing facilities where farm products, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, truck crops, and other agricultural commodities, and fish products, including, but not limited to, farm-raised fish, shellfish, and wild fish, may be processed, graded, packaged, displayed, or exhibited in order to encourage the buying and selling of the commodities, and to encourage the public interest, thus promoting good will between the rural and urban sectors of the State of Alabama. The Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Industries, with approval of the Board of Agriculture and Industries, may procure by purchase, lease, rent, gift, or otherwise, necessary market sites in this state on which to conduct farmers' markets. (b)...
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