11-3A-2
Section 11-3A-2 Powers for public welfare, health, and safety; authorization; scope. (a) Except where otherwise specifically prohibited or provided for either heretofore or hereafter by general law or the constitution of this state and subject to the procedures and limitations set out in this chapter, the county commission of a county may provide for its property and affairs; and for the public welfare, health, and safety of the citizens throughout the unincorporated areas of the county by exercising certain powers for the protection of the county and public property under its control. The powers granted herein to provide for the public welfare, health, and safety of its citizens shall only include the following: (1) Abatement of weeds as a public nuisance as defined in Section 11-67-60. (2) Subject to the provisions of Section 6-5-127, control of animals and animal nuisances. (3) Control of litter as defined in subsection (b) of Section 13A-7-29, or rubbish as defined in subdivision...
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36-15-1
Section 36-15-1 Duties generally. The Attorney General shall keep his or her office at the capital city and perform the following duties: (1)a. He or she shall give his or her opinion in writing, or otherwise, on any question of law connected with the interests of the state or with the duties of any of the departments, when required by the Governor, Secretary of State, Auditor, Treasurer, Superintendent of Education, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, Director of Finance, Comptroller, State Health Officer, Public Service Commissioners, Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, or the Commissioner of the Department of Revenue or any other officer or department of the state when it is made, by law, his or her duty so to do, and he or she shall also give his or her opinion to the Chairman of the Judiciary Committee of either house, when required, upon any matter under the consideration of the committee. b. The Attorney General shall give his or her opinion, in writing...
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11-3-11
Section 11-3-11 Powers and duties generally. (a) The county commission shall have authority: (1) To direct, control, and maintain the property of the county as it may deem expedient according to law, and in this direction and control it has the sole power to locate the courts in the rooms of the courthouse and to designate the rooms to be occupied by the officers entitled to rooms therein, including the circuit judge if resident in the county, and to change the location of the courts and the designation of the rooms for officers as it may deem best and most expedient, and this shall be done by order of the county commission entered upon the minutes of the county commission at a regular meeting of the county commission. In the event the courthouse is inadequate to supply office rooms for such officers, the county commission may lease such office rooms in a convenient location in the county site and pay the rental from the county fund. (2) To levy a general tax, for general county...
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9-18A-1
Section 9-18A-1 Enactment of Southern States Energy Compact. The Legislature hereby enacts, and the State of Alabama hereby enters into, the Southern States Energy Compact with any and all states legally joining therein in accordance with its terms, in the form substantially as follows: "SOUTHERN STATES ENERGY COMPACT "Article I. Policy and Purpose. "The party states recognize that the proper employment and conservation of energy and employment of energy-related facilities, materials, and products, within the context of a responsible regard for the environment, can assist substantially in the industrialization of the south and the development of a balanced economy for the region. They also recognize that optimum benefit from an acquisition of energy resources and facilities require systematic encouragement, guidance and assistance from the party states on a cooperative basis. It is the policy of the party states to undertake such cooperation on a continuing basis; it is the purpose of...
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33-1-8
Section 33-1-8 Board of directors. (a)(1) The port authority shall be governed by a board of directors, consisting of eight appointed members and one ex officio member. a. The Governor shall appoint eight members subject to confirmation by the Senate as follows: b. Two members from the southern region of this state consisting of the following counties: Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Dallas, Escambia, Hale, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Perry, Washington, and Wilcox. c. Two members from the central region of this state consisting of the following counties: Autauga, Barbour, Bullock, Butler, Chambers, Chilton, Coffee, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Elmore, Geneva, Henry, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Montgomery, Pike, Russell, Randolph, Tallapoosa, and Tuscaloosa. d. Two members from the northern region of this state consisting of the following counties: Winston, Clay, Cullman, Cleburne, Colbert, Pickens, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Etowah, Walker, Morgan, Marion, Marshall,...
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2-8-195
Section 2-8-195 Authority of certified commission to conduct referendum on assessment. Upon being so certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, such commission shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the Alabama cotton producers a referendum wherein they shall be entitled to vote on the question of whether or not they shall levy upon themselves an assessment under and subject to and for the purpose stated in this article. The referendum shall be conducted on a statewide basis. (Acts 1981, No. 81-388, p. 586, §6.)...
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2-13-92
Section 2-13-92 Right of entry of commissioner; investigations and inspections; examination of records; resisting or interfering with commissioner. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and inspectors, employees and agents of the Department of Agriculture and Industries shall have power and authority to enter upon any premises where milk being or having been shipped or transported into the State of Alabama is processed, bottled, collected, cooled or otherwise handled or to stop and inspect any truck or other vehicle transporting milk into this state, except as provided in this article, to be sold or offered for sale in this state and to make such investigations, examinations or inspections as may be necessary to determine whether such milk, cream, milk products or by-products thereof being shipped or transported into this state are produced, distributed, processed or otherwise handled in accordance with the requirements of this article and rules and regulations promulgated...
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31-9A-12
Section 31-9A-12 Homeland Security Task Force. (a) The Homeland Security Task Force shall consist of the following members: (1) The Governor, as chairman. (2) The Director of Homeland Security. (3) The Director of Emergency Management. (4) The Adjutant General. (5) The Attorney General. (6) The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. (7) The State Health Officer. (8) The Secretary of the Alabama State Law Enforcement Agency. (9) The Director of Transportation. (10) The Director of Finance. (11) The Director of the Alabama Port Authority. (12) The State Fire Marshal. (13) A representative of county governments appointed by the Governor. (14) A representative of municipal governments appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (15) A representative of county law enforcement agencies appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. (16) A representative of municipal law enforcement agencies appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate. (17) A...
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2-15-151
Section 2-15-151 When suppression or eradication of infectious, contagious or communicable disease to be commenced within county, etc.; appropriation of funds for same by county commission. The work of suppression or eradication of any infectious, contagious or communicable disease of livestock shall be taken up under the provisions of this article in any county or any part of a county or any part of the State of Alabama when the State Board of Agriculture and Industries deems it best. The county commission of any county in which the state or federal authorities take up the work of the suppression of any infectious, contagious or communicable disease of livestock may appropriate for aiding in such work such sums as the county commission or the State Veterinarian may deem adequate and necessary. (Acts 1947, No. 694, p. 528, §13.)...
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2-17-21
Section 2-17-21 Promulgation, approval, adoption, amendment, etc., of regulations for implementation of chapter generally; issuance, etc., of temporary orders of commissioner. Wherever in this chapter it is provided that regulations may or shall be promulgated by the commissioner or that any activity or procedure may be regulated by order of the commissioner or wherever any words of like import appear, any such regulation so issued and promulgated for the purpose of implementing this chapter must, before the same shall become effective, be approved and adopted by the Board of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama. Any such regulation so issued and promulgated may at any time be altered, amended or rescinded by the said Board of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama; provided, however, that when it is found by the commissioner and such finding is expressed in an official order issued by him, together with his reasons for such finding, that any activity,...
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