2-19-132
Section 2-19-132 Cotton growers assessment referendum authorized; assessments generally. (a) At the request of the certified organization, the board shall authorize a referendum among cotton growers upon the question of whether an assessment shall be levied upon cotton growers in the state to offset, in whole or in part, the cost of boll weevil or other cotton pest suppression or eradication programs authorized by this article or by any other law of this state. (b) The assessment levied under this article shall be based upon the number of acres of cotton planted. The amount of the assessment, the period of time for which it shall be levied, and the geographical area to be covered by the assessment shall be determined by the board. In no event shall the amount of the assessment exceed $50 per acre for any growing season. (c) All affected cotton growers shall be entitled to vote in any such referendum and the board shall determine any questions of eligibility to vote. (d) If at least...
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2-6-1
Section 2-6-1 Creation; composition; duties; compensation; rules and regulations. There is hereby created and established an Agricultural Center Board, to consist of the Director of Finance, Governor, Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, Chair of the Montgomery County Commission, President of the Montgomery City Council, Mayor of Montgomery, and four members who shall be qualified electors of the State of Alabama and who shall be appointed by the Governor to hold office concurrently with the Governor and until their successors are appointed and qualified. Board members appointed after June 9, 2011, shall be inclusive and reflect the racial, gender, urban/rural, and economic diversity of the state. The board shall be charged with the management, development, operation, promotion, improvement, and control of any structure, facility or coliseum constructed by the Alabama Building Commission as an agricultural center for the purpose of housing livestock shows, agricultural and...
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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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2-8-283
Section 2-8-283 Refund of assessment to purchaser of catfish feed. Any purchaser of catfish feed against which any assessment is made under authority of this article, if dissatisfied with said assessment, shall have the right to demand and receive from the treasurer of the certified association a refund of the amount of the assessment collected from such purchaser of catfish feed, if such demand for refund is made in writing within 30 days from the date on which such assessment was made on the sale price of catfish feed. Applications for refunds of amounts deducted from the sale price of any catfish feed sold must give the name and address of the distributor of catfish feed who sold the feed, date of purchase, invoice number, if any and the number of tons purchased from him for which the assessment was made. Within 30 days after the first quarterly receipt of funds from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, and thereafter within 30 days after receipt of such application, the...
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9-2-14
Section 9-2-14 Advisory Board of Conservation and Natural Resources - Created; composition; qualifications, appointment, terms of office, and compensation of members; residency requirements; meetings; record of meetings and proceedings; transitional members. (a) There shall be an Advisory Board of Conservation and Natural Resources. The board shall consist of the Governor, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the Director of the Agricultural Extension System ex officio, and 10 other members to be appointed by the Governor, one of whom the Governor shall designate as chair of the Advisory Board of Conservation and Natural Resources. The appointed members of the board shall be selected with special reference to training and experience along one or more of the principal lines of activity vested in the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. The term of office of each appointed member of the board shall be six years. Of members first appointed, however, two members...
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22-22-7
Section 22-22-7 Technical and other advisory committees. (a) In order to make available to the commission the services of an advisory body on such technical matters as the commission shall require, there is hereby created the Technical Advisory Committee to the commission which shall consist of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, the Director of the Alabama Development Office and the State Geologist, each of whom shall be members of said advisory committee throughout his respective term and until the appointment of his successor. The Technical Advisory Committee shall meet on call of the chairman of the commission and shall advise the chairman and the commission on any technical matters referred to it by the chairman of the commission. From time to time, as circumstances may require, a member of the Technical Advisory Committee may designate a representative of his department or agency to perform the duties of 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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2-11-97
Section 2-11-97 Appeal from grading. (a) Any person aggrieved by the grading by any employee of the commissioner of any grain for which federal standards have been adopted by the state may appeal such grading in accordance with the provisions of the United States Grain Standards Act and regulations promulgated thereunder. (b) Any person aggrieved by the grading by any employee of the commissioner of any grain for which federal standards have not been fixed but for which state grades have been established under the provisions of this article may appeal the question to the commissioner. The commissioner shall make such tests as shall be deemed necessary to determine the correct grade of the grain in question and, after making such tests, shall issue or cause to be issued an appeal grade certificate to all interested parties. Said certificate shall take such form as is prescribed by the commissioner in the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries....
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8-17-80
Section 8-17-80 Definitions. (a) The following words and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (1) AVIATION GASOLINE. Motor fuel designed for use in the operation of aircraft other than jet aircraft, and sold or used for that purpose. (2) BIODIESEL FUEL. Any motor fuel or mixture of motor fuels that is derived, in whole or in part, from agricultural products or animal fats, or the wastes of such products or fats, and is advertised as, offered for sale as, suitable for use as, or used as motor fuel in a diesel engine. (3) BLENDED FUEL. A mixture composed of gasoline or diesel fuel and any other liquid that can be used as a motor fuel in a highway vehicle. (4) BOARD. The Alabama Board of Agriculture and Industries. (5) BRAND. The trade name or other designation under which a particular petroleum product is sold, offered for sale, or otherwise identified. (6) BULK...
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2-3A-54
Section 2-3A-54 Expenses; disposition of proceeds. Upon order of the board of directors of said authority, all expenses incurred in connection with the authorization, preparation, sale, and issuance of bonds authorized herein and by Amendment 619 shall be paid out of the proceeds thereof. The proceeds thereof remaining after payment of such expenses, together with the income derived from the investment and reinvestment of such proceeds (including income derived from the investment and reinvestment of previously derived income) shall be disbursed from time to time on the order of said authority for payment of costs incurred in carrying out the purposes authorized in said amendment, as follows: The sum of five million seven hundred thousand dollars ($5,700,000) shall be used for the purpose of providing and the equipping of a center for cotton, cotton products technology, and for its use as an educational, applied research, and promotional facility in the field of textile and apparel...
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