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2-8-89
Section 2-8-89 Majority vote required for approval of assessment; canvass of results; limitation
on assessment. If in any referendum held under the provisions of this article a majority or
more of the soybean producers who are eligible to participate and who actually vote therein
shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment
proposed in such referendum, then such assessment shall be levied and collected in the manner
provided in this article. Following the referendum and within 10 days thereafter, the certified
association shall canvass, tabulate and publicly declare and announce the results thereof.
The amount of the assessment levied upon the sale of soybeans shall not exceed two cents per
net bushel after deductions for foreign material on any soybeans sold by the producers thereof.
(Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §10; Acts 1973, No. 1073, p. 1827; Acts 1984, No. 84-274, p.
460.)...
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2-8-153
Section 2-8-153 Application for certification and approval to conduct referendum - Generally.
Any nonprofit association of producers of eggs and egg products or any nonprofit association
organized for the benefit and betterment of the poultry industry of the State of Alabama may
make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for certification and approval
for the purpose of conducting a referendum among owners or others in possession of hens who
are engaged in egg production in the State of Alabama, upon the question of levying an assessment
and collecting, expending and utilizing the same for the purpose or purposes authorized under
this article and as stated in such referendum. Any nonprofit association approved or certified
under this article by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall be authorized to
execute or carry out such a promotional program within the limits prescribed by this article.
(Acts 1963, No. 351, p. 844, §4.)...
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2-8-159
Section 2-8-159 Two thirds vote required for approval of assessment; canvass of results; amount
of assessment. If in any referendum held under the provisions of this article two thirds or
more of the egg producers in the area in which the referendum is conducted, eligible to participate
and voting therein, shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection
of the assessment proposed in such referendum, then such assessment shall be levied and collected
in the manner provided in this article. Two thirds or more of the eligible voters who actually
vote in the referendum shall be the number required for the levying of assessments for a promotional
program as authorized under this article. Following the referendum and within 10 days thereafter,
the certified association shall canvass, tabulate and publicly declare and announce the results
thereof. The amount of the assessment levied under this article shall not exceed the amount
authorized to be assessed for promotion...
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2-8-239
Section 2-8-239 Majority vote required for approval of assessment; canvass of results; limitations
on assessment. If in such referendum a majority or more of the wheat, corn, grain sorghum,
and oats producers who are eligible to participate and actually vote therein, shall vote in
the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment proposed on such
referendum, then such assessment shall be levied and collected in the manner hereinafter provided.
All wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats producers who produce wheat, corn, grain sorghum,
or oats in the crop year immediately preceding the referendum shall be eligible to participate
in said referendum. Following the referendum and within 10 days thereafter the certified association
shall canvass, tabulate and publicly declare and announce the results thereof. The amount
of the assessment levied upon the sale of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats shall not exceed
$.02 per net bushel after deductions for foreign...
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2-8-126
Section 2-8-126 Notice of referendum; maximum assessment. When a referendum has been authorized
as provided in Section 2-8-125, the certified organization 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 growers and the general purposes to which said amount
so collected shall be applied. Such notice shall be published by the certified association
through the medium of an established farm publication, and written notice thereof shall be
given to each county extension chairman in the area covered by the referendum. Provided, however,
any referendum called under the provisions of this article for the assessment of peanuts,
notice shall also be published once a week in a...
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2-8-22
Section 2-8-22 Penalty for failure to deduct and pay over assessment. Any dealer, handler,
processor, sales market or other purchaser of cattle who willfully fails or refuses to deduct
and pay to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries any assessment required to be so
deducted and remitted to the commissioner shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction
thereof, shall be fined in an amount equal to three times the amount of the assessment he
failed or refused to collect and remit as required under this article. The amount of any fine
under this section shall be remitted to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and
shall be forthwith transferred by the commissioner to the account of the certified association
entitled thereto. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 280, p. 2320, §22.)...
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2-32-5
Section 2-32-5 Nonprofit association. (a) Any Alabama nonprofit association of ratite producers
organized for the promotion and betterment of the ratite industry may apply to the board for
certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among ratite producers
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 chapter and as stated in
the referendum. Any nonprofit association approved or certified by the board may execute or
carry out a promotional program pursuant to this chapter. (b) Upon any nonprofit association
of ratite producers filing an application with the board, the board shall within 30 days thereafter
meet and consider the application. If the board is satisfied that the applicant is fairly
representative of the ratite producers of the state, and the board finds and determines that
the application is in conformity with the provisions and...
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2-8-241
Section 2-8-241 Collection of assessments; deductions by first purchaser; remittance to commissioner;
inspection of books and records; commissioner to deduct percent for expenses. In the event
the required number of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats producers approve, by a referendum
as provided hereunder, the levy of an assessment upon the sale of wheat, corn, grain sorghum,
and oats for a promotional program, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall,
within 30 days, notify in writing every person engaged in the business of buying wheat, corn,
grain sorghum, and oats whether said buyers are located within the State of Alabama or not,
that on or after the date designated in such notice, which shall not be less than 30 nor more
than 60 days after the mailing of such notice by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries,
that the amount of the assessment levied pursuant to the referendum shall be deducted by all
purchasers of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats from...
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2-8-314
Section 2-8-314 Nonprofit association. (a) Any Alabama nonprofit association of sheep and goat
producers organized for the promotion and betterment of the sheep and goat industry may apply
to the board for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among
sheep and goat producers 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 approved or certified by
the board may execute or carry out a promotional program pursuant to this article. (b) Upon
any nonprofit association of sheep and goat producers filing an application with the board,
the board shall, within 30 days thereafter, meet and consider the application. If the board
is satisfied that the applicant is fairly representative of the sheep and goat producers of
the state, and the board finds and determines that the application is in...
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2-8-357
Section 2-8-357 Referendum - Levy of assessment. In the event a referendum levying an assessment
is passed, the commissioner, within 30 days, shall notify in writing all businesses where
shrimp and seafood are sold to the public at the first point of sale by commercial shrimp
boat owners and commercial seafood fishermen licensed and authorized to do business in the
state that, on or after the date designated in the notice, which may not be less than 30 nor
more than 60 days after the mailing of the notice by the commissioner, the amount of the assessment
which shall not exceed two cents ($.02) per pound of shrimp or other seafood as established
by joint resolution of the Legislature and shall be deducted from all sales, or shall not
exceed five cents ($.05) per gallon of diesel fuel purchased for use in any commercial shrimp
boat licensed to do business in this state. On or before the tenth day of each calendar month,
all assessments so deducted by sellers shall be remitted to the...
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