2-8-45
Section 2-8-45 Authority of certified association to conduct referendum on assessment. Upon
being certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries as provided in Section 2-8-44,
such association shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on
the part of the Alabama swine 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 1973, No. 463, p. 653, §6.)...
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2-8-85
Section 2-8-85 Authority of certified association to conduct referendum on assessment. Upon
being certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries as provided in Section 2-8-84,
such association shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on
the part of the Alabama soybean 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 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §6.)...
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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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2-8-135
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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2-8-201
Section 2-8-201 Collection of assessment; "ginner" defined; remittance of assessments
by ginner; inspection of books and records by commissioner; deductions for expenses. (a) In
the event the required number of cotton producers approve, by a referendum as provided hereunder,
the levying of an assessment upon the ginning of cotton for a promotional program, the Commissioner
of Agriculture and Industries shall, within 30 days, notify in writing every person engaged
in the business of ginning cotton in Alabama 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, the amount of the assessment levied pursuant
to the referendum shall be collected by all ginners of cotton when such cotton is ginned within
the state. (b) For the purposes of this article, the word "ginner" shall mean any
person, partnership, corporation or cooperative association, public or...
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2-8-193
Section 2-8-193 Application for certification and approval to conduct referendum - Generally.
(a) Any commission, established by the mutual agreement of any two or more nonprofit associations
of cotton producers, fairly and substantially representative of the producers of cotton throughout
the state, may at any time after May 5, 1981, make application to the State Board of Agriculture
and Industries for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among
cotton producers of the state, upon the question of levying an assessment, collecting, expending
and utilizing the same for the purpose or purposes authorized under this article and as stated
in such referendum. For the purpose of determining whether the cotton producers are fairly
represented by such applicant, the nonprofit associations establishing the commission or the
commission shall submit to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for approval or disapproval
a plan or system for dividing the state...
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2-8-158
Section 2-8-158 Eligibility to vote in referendum; question to be voted on; period during which
assessments levied. Any referendum conducted under this article may be held on an area or
statewide basis, as may be determined by the certified association, pursuant to and in accordance
with the rules and regulations adopted for holding of such referendum. All owners of hens
engaged in the production of eggs who shall be subject to any assessment levied under this
article shall be entitled to vote in the referendum. In such referendum, individuals so eligible
for participation therein shall vote upon the question of whether there shall be levied an
assessment for a period, as provided in this article, in an amount set forth in the call for
such referendum, which amount shall not exceed the limitations prescribed by this article.
In the event the required number of owners of hens engaged in the production of eggs vote
in favor of levying and collecting assessments as authorized in this...
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2-8-278
Section 2-8-278 Eligibility to vote in referendum; question to be voted on. Any referendum
conducted under the provisions of this article may be held on a statewide basis pursuant to
rules and regulations adopted for the holding of such referendum. All producers of catfish
who shall be subject to any assessments levied under the provisions of this article shall
be entitled to vote in the referendum; provided, that only catfish producers who purchase
catfish feed in this state in the year immediately preceding and not less than 30 days prior
to this referendum shall be eligible to participate in this referendum. However, the certified
association may request of the catfish producer such additional information as may be required
to verify the eligibility of the producer to vote. Such data or information may include a
certification from the county extension agent's office or the United States Soil Conservation
Service office. In such referendum, individuals so eligible for participation...
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25-4-134
Section 25-4-134 Procedures for collection of delinquent contribution payments. (a) Generally.
The contributions, interest, and penalties required to be paid under this chapter shall be
a first and prior lien upon all property and rights to property, real or personal, of any
employer subject to this chapter. The lien shall arise at the time the contribution report,
or the payment of the contributions, as the case may be, was due to have been filed with or
made to the Department of Labor. The secretary may file in the office of the judge of probate
of any county in this state a certificate which shall show the name of the department for
which it is filed, the amount and nature of the contributions, interest, and penalties for
which a lien is claimed together with any costs that may have accrued, the name of the employer
against whose property a lien for such contributions, interest, and penalties is claimed and
the date thereof. An error in the certificate of the amount shall not...
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11-65-1
Section 11-65-1 Legislative declarations and findings. The Legislature hereby finds and declares
as follows: (1) As the basis for enacting Act No. 84-131, the Legislature found and determined
that the conduct within Class 1 municipalities in the state of horse racing events and pari-mutuel
wagering thereon will generate additional revenues for governmental and charitable purposes,
provide additional jobs for the residents of the state and benefit the businesses related
to tourism and recreation within any such municipality and throughout the surrounding areas
of the state; it is desirable to permit the qualified voters of any Class 1 municipality to
determine through referendum whether horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon will be
permitted in such municipality; and for each Class 1 municipality in which horse racing is
approved by the voters thereof, it is necessary and desirable to provide for the establishment
of a racing commission to regulate horse racing and pari-mutuel...
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