2-13-122
Section 2-13-122 Vote of cooperative association as roll of members; eligibility of cooperative
association to vote; notification of intent to vote. (a) In conducting any referendum under
this article, the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division shall consider the approval
or disapproval by any cooperative association engaged in a bona fide manner in marketing milk
or the dairy products as the approval or disapproval of the producers who are members of or
under contract with such cooperative association of producers. (b) In order to be eligible
to vote in a referendum, a cooperative association must: (1) Certify to the state ADA and
Alabama Farmers Dairy Division in conjunction with casting its ballot, that the association
is organized under the provisions of the "Capper-Volstead Act" and that it is engaged
in a bona fide manner in marketing its members' milk or dairy products; (2) Certify to the
state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division in conjunction with casting its ballot,...
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2-13-112
Section 2-13-112 Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings unless
the context shall provide otherwise: (1) STATE. The State of Alabama; (2) MILK. Any class
of cow's milk produced in the state; (3) DAIRY PRODUCTS. Products manufactured for human consumption
which are derived from the processing of milk and includes fluid milk products; (4) FLUID
MILK PRODUCTS. Those dairy products normally consumed in liquid form; (5) PERSON. Any individual,
group of individuals, partnership, corporation, association, cooperative association, or any
other entity; (6) PRODUCERS. Any person engaged in the production of milk for commercial use;
(7) PROMOTION. Actions such as paid advertising, sales promotion and publicity to advance
the image and sales of and demand for dairy products; (8) NUTRITION EDUCATION. Those activities
intended to broaden the understanding of sound nutritional principle including the role of
milk and dairy products in a balanced diet; (9) STATE ADA. The...
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2-13-115
Section 2-13-115 Notice of referendum; amount of assessment; mail ballot; proof of eligibility
of bulk tank unit to vote. (a) With respect to any referendum conducted under the provisions
of this article, the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division shall, before calling and
announcing such referendum, fix, determine and publicly announce at least 30 days before the
date determined upon for such referendum, the date, hours and polling places for voting in
such referendum, the amount and basis of the assessment proposed to be collected, the means
by which such assessment shall be collected if authorized by the producers, and the general
purposes to which said amount so collected shall be applied. No annual assessment levied under
the provisions of this article shall exceed the federally mandated $0.15 per hundredweight
of milk produced; however, an amount not to exceed $0.10 per hundredweight of milk produced
shall be credited to the state ADA for dairy product promotion and...
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2-13-121
Section 2-13-121 Ballots; poll holders; declaration of results. The state ADA and Alabama Farmers
Dairy Division shall likewise prepare and distribute in advance of such referendum all necessary
ballots for the purposes thereof, and shall, under rules and regulations promulgated, arrange
for the necessary poll holders for conducting the said referendum; and following such referendum
and within 10 days thereafter shall canvass and publicly declare the result of such referendum.
(Acts 1990, No. 90-584, p. 1013, §12.)...
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2-13-119
Section 2-13-119 Call for another referendum. In the event such referendum to be conducted
as herein provided shall not be supported by a majority of those eligible for participation
and voting therein, then the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division conducting the said
referendum shall have the full power and authority to call another referendum for the purposes
herein set forth in the next succeeding year, on the question of an annual assessment for
five years. (Acts 1990, No. 90-584, p. 1013, §10.)...
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2-13-116
Section 2-13-116 Supervision of referendum; expenses. The arrangements for management and supervision
of any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article shall be under the direction
of the state ADA in cooperation with the Alabama farmers dairy division of each county in
the state, and any and all expenses in connection therewith shall be borne by the state ADA.
(Acts 1990, No. 90-584, p. 1013, §7.)...
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2-13-125
Section 2-13-125 Statement of amounts collected. In the event of the levying and collection
of assessments as herein provided, the treasurer of the state ADA conducting same shall, within
90 days after the end of any calendar year in which such assessments are collected, have available
upon written request by a producer, or Alabama Farmers Dairy Division or other agency of the
state, a statement of the amount or amounts so received and collected by him under the provisions
of this article. (Acts 1990, No. 90-584, p. 1013, §16.)...
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2-13-114
Section 2-13-114 Referendum on assessment of milk producers and handlers. It is hereby further
declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the agricultural economy
of the state that producers and handlers of milk and dairy products shall be permitted by
referendum to be held among producers in the state and subject to the provisions of this article,
to levy upon themselves an assessment on such milk produced in the state, for the purpose
of financing or contributing towards the financing of a program of promotion and nutrition
education designed to strengthen the dairy industry's position in the marketplace and to maintain
and expand domestic and foreign markets and use for fluid milk and dairy products produced
in the state and the United States. It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest
and highly advantageous to the agricultural economy of the state that the state ADA conduct
the referendum in coordination with the Alabama Farmers Dairy Division...
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2-27-30
Section 2-27-30 Establishment and operation; policy committee and executive committee therefor.
The commissioner and state Department of Agriculture and Industries shall have authority to
provide for the establishment and operation of a laboratory to obtain reliable analysis of
raw and processed agricultural products, the materials used in production of agricultural
products for harmful pesticide residues for the protection of public health and interest,
to aid in developing and expanding markets for agricultural products, the protection and production
of fish and wildlife, and the use of recreational areas as related to pesticide residues.
In connection therewith, there shall be established a policy committee to be composed of the
following: (1) The Director, Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, who shall be chairman
of the committee; (2) The Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Industries; (3)
The Director, Alabama Experiment Station System; (4) The State Health...
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2-13-111
Section 2-13-111 Legislative declaration and findings. (a) It is hereby declared and the Legislature
hereby finds that: (1) Dairy products are basic foods that are a valuable part of the human
diet; (2) The production of dairy products plays a significant role in the state's economy,
the milk from which dairy products are manufactured is produced by milk producers and dairy
products are consumed by thousands of people throughout the state and the United States; (3)
Dairy products must be readily available and marketed efficiently to ensure that the people
of the state receive adequate nourishment; (4) The maintenance and expansion of existing markets
for dairy products are vital to the welfare of milk producers and those concerned with marketing,
using and producing dairy products, as well as to the general economy of the state; (5) Dairy
products move in intrastate, interstate and foreign commerce; (6) The Ninety-eighth Congress
of the United States enacted the Dairy Production...
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