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2-8-354
Section 2-8-354 Nonprofit association. (a) Any Alabama nonprofit association of shrimpers and
seafood fishermen organized for the promotion and betterment of the shrimp and seafood industry
may apply to the board for certification and approval, for the purpose of conducting a referendum
among shrimpers and seafood fishermen of the state, on the question of levying an assessment
and collecting, expending, and utilizing the assessment for the purpose or purposes authorized
under this article and as stated in the referendum. Any nonprofit association who substantially
or fairly represents shrimpers and seafood fishermen and who is approved or certified by the
board may execute or carry out a promotional program pursuant to this article. (b) Upon any
nonprofit association of shrimpers and seafood fishermen filing an application with the board,
the board, within 30 days thereafter, shall meet and consider the application. If the board
is satisfied that the applicant is fairly representative...
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16-1-46
Section 16-1-46 Farm-to-school procurement processes and procedures. (a) This section shall
be known and may be cited as the Farm-To-School Procurement Act. (b) For the purposes of this
section, unprocessed agricultural products means only those agricultural products that retain
their inherent character. The effects of any of the following handling and preservation techniques
shall not be considered as changing an agricultural product into a product of a different
inherent character: Cooling, refrigerating, freezing; size adjustment through size reduction
made by peeling, slicing, dicing, cutting, chopping, shucking, and grinding; drying or dehydration,
or both; washing; the application of high water pressure or cold pasteurization; packaging,
such as placing eggs in cartons, and vacuum packing and bagging, such as placing vegetables
in bags; butchering livestock, fish, and poultry; and the pasteurization of milk. (c)(1) The
Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries and the...
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2-8-122
Section 2-8-122 Referendum to levy assessment declared to be in public interest. It is hereby
further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the agricultural
economy of the state that farmers, producers and growers commercially producing the commodities
referred to in this article shall be permitted by referendum to be held among the respective
groups and subject to the provisions of this article to levy upon themselves an assessment
on such respective commodities or upon the acreage used in the production of the same and
provide for the collection of the same for the purpose of financing or contributing toward
the financing of a program of research, education, advertising and other methods designed
to increase the consumption of and the domestic as well as foreign markets for such agricultural
products. (Acts 1957, No. 108, p. 142, ยง3.)...
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2-8-135
Section 2-8-135 Subsequent referendum after affirmative vote. In the event a referendum conducted
as provided in this article is carried by the vote of a majority of the eligible producers
participating therein and assessments in pursuance thereof are levied annually for three years
as set forth in the call for the referendum, then the organization conducting the referendum
shall, in its discretion, have full power and authority to call and conduct, during the third
year of the period, another referendum in which the producers of such agricultural commodity
shall vote upon the question of whether or not assessments shall be continued for the next
ensuing three years. The certified organization shall have the full power and authority to
hold subsequent referendums it deems necessary to alter or modify the terms of the existing
assessment. Intermediary referendums shall comply with the terms and conditions of the original
request. In the event the intermediary referendum fails to receive...
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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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2-8-133
Section 2-8-133 Collection of assessment; disposition. In the event a majority of the producers
eligible for participation in a referendum conducted under the provisions of this article
and voting therein, shall vote in favor of the assessment, then the assessment shall be collected
annually for three years, as set forth in the call for the referendum, and the collection
of the assessment shall be under such method, rules, and regulations as may be determined
by the organization conducting the referendum. The assessment collected shall be paid into
the treasury of the organization conducting the referendum, to be used together with other
funds from other sources, including donations from individuals, concerns, or corporations
and grants from state or governmental agencies, for the purpose of promoting and stimulating,
by research, education, advertising, and other methods, the increased use and sale, domestic
and foreign, of the agricultural commodity covered by the referendum. Upon...
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9-17-174
Section 9-17-174 referendum for assessment. (a) The qualified industry organization shall conduct
at its own expense a referendum among wholesalers and retail marketers doing business in the
State of Alabama on the question of whether to levy upon themselves an assessment. The referendum
shall be conducted on a statewide basis as determined by the qualified industry organization.
The council, if established, shall reimburse the qualified industry organization for the cost
of the referendum, accounting, and documentation. The referendum shall be conducted by an
independent auditing firm as determined and selected by the qualified industry organization.
The results, as certified by the independent auditing firm, shall be submitted to the Secretary
of State within 30 days of certification. Voting rights in the referendum shall be based on
the volume of odorized propane sold by retail marketers and wholesalers in the previous calendar
year in the State of Alabama. Upon approval of those...
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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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2-24-3
Section 2-24-3 Promulgation of rules and regulations as to procedures, methods, standards,
etc., for soil-testing laboratories. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby
authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations which shall set forth and require
uniform methods, procedures and standards to be followed by soil-testing laboratories in determining
the fertilizer and lime needed for agricultural crop, pasture and garden production where
the results of such tests will be used for the sale, use and application of commercial fertilizers
and limes. Such rules and regulations may provide for the qualifications and training of laboratory
personnel, chemical and other procedures to be followed, soil extraction methods, use of calibration
data, laboratory reports, method and manner of making recommendations for the fertilizer and
lime needs of soils, procedure for check samples and other procedures, requirements and standards
deemed necessary for the operation of an...
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38-13-2
Section 38-13-2 Definitions. When used in this chapter, the following words shall have the
following meanings: (1) ADULT. An individual 19 years of age and older. (2) ADULT CARE FACILITY.
A person or entity holding a Department of Human Resources license or approval or certification
to provide care, including foster care, for adults. (3) APPLICANT. A person or entity who
submits an application for license as a child care or adult care facility to the Department
of Human Resources or a child placing agency, or an application for employment or for a volunteer
position to a Department of Human Resources licensed child care or adult care facility. With
regard to child care and adult care facilities in a home setting, the term includes an adult
household member whose residence is in the home. The term also includes an individual who
submits an application for a volunteer position or for employment with the Department of Human
Resources in a position in which the person has unsupervised...
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