20-1-1
Section 20-1-1 Short title; enforcement of chapter. This chapter may be cited as the "Alabama Safe Foods Act of 2000." The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, through the facilities of the state Department of Agriculture and Industries, shall enforce the provisions of this chapter. The administrative and enforcement provisions of Title 2 of this code shall, unless inapplicable by their nature, apply to the administration and enforcement of this chapter. (Acts 1943, No. 501, p. 475, §4; Acts 1947, No. 134, p. 42, §8; Acts 1953, No. 91, p. 134, §8; Acts 1953, No. 475, p. 591, §8; Acts 1965, No. 857, p. 1600, §5; Act 2000-320, p. 505, §1.)...
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8-16-7
Section 8-16-7 Powers of commissioner and local sealers in supervising weights and measures. (a) When not otherwise provided by law, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries within the state, the county sealer within the county and the city sealer within the city shall have the power and it shall be their duty to inspect, test, try, and ascertain if they are correct all weights, measures, and weighing or measuring devices kept, offered, or exposed for sale, sold, used, or employed in proving the size, quantity, extent, area, or measurement of quantities, things, produce, or articles for distribution or consumption purchased or offered or submitted for sale, hire, or reward, in computing any charge for services rendered on the basis of weight or measure or in determining weight or measure when a charge is made for such determination. (b) They shall have the power to, and shall from time to time, weigh or measure and inspect packages or amounts of commodities of whatsoever kind...
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2-17A-3
Section 2-17A-3 Contracts for inspection services by Department of Agriculture and Industries; fees for inspection services. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, is authorized and empowered to enter into agreements of contract with any person, firm, corporation or association on terms mutually agreeable with the parties thereto whereby the Department of Agriculture and Industries shall provide qualified personnel to perform rabbit meat and rabbit meat food products inspection in accordance with such rules and regulations as may be adopted under authority of this chapter. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, under authority of contracts for inspection work as authorized in this section, is empowered to charge and collect fees for inspection services to be performed, which fees shall be in the nature of a contribution to defray the cost of such services. All amounts collected as inspection fees shall be...
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2-2-11
Section 2-2-11 Organization of department; unclassified service. The commissioner shall, with the advice and approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, organize the Department of Agriculture and Industries into such divisions as deemed necessary to properly segregate and conduct the work of the department. The commissioner may assign to each of the employees of the department such powers, duties, and labors as the commissioner may see fit. At the discretion of the commissioner, one additional person for each division may be employed in the unclassified service. Provided, however, the total number of additional persons who may be employed in the unclassified service under the provisions of the preceding sentence shall not exceed three additional persons. (Ag. Code 1927, §16; Code 1940, T. 2, §22; Act 99-673, 2nd Sp. Sess., p. 175, §1.)...
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2-5A-35
Section 2-5A-35 Refunding bonds. (a) Any bonds issued by the Department of Agriculture and Industries pursuant to this article may from time to time thereafter be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds of the Department of Agriculture and Industries; provided, however, that no refunding bonds shall be issued unless the present value of all debt service on the refunding bonds, computed with a discount rate equal to the true interest rate of the refunding bonds and taking into account all underwriting discount and issuance expenses, shall not be greater than 97 percent of the present value of all debt service on the bonds to be refunded, computed using the same discount rate and taking into account the underwriting discount and other issuance expenses originally applicable to such bonds, determined as if such bonds to be refunded were paid and retired in accordance with the schedule of maturities, considering mandatory redemption as a scheduled maturity, provided at the time of...
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2-9-22
Section 2-9-22 Insurance for employees of Department of Agriculture and Industries at shipping points, etc. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, subject to approval by the Governor, is hereby authorized and empowered and may enter into a contract by bond or policy with an insurance company authorized to do business in this state whereby employees of the Department of Agriculture and Industries who are engaged in work involving inspection, grading, classifying, weighing or otherwise handling agricultural commodities at shipping points, terminal markets, receiving centers or elsewhere will be insured against personal injury or death caused by accidental means while discharging their duties as such employees. The amount of insurance protection to be paid to any employee as authorized under this section on account of death, injury or disability shall not exceed the amount or amounts as provided by the workmen's compensation laws of the State of Alabama if such employees were...
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8-16-51
Section 8-16-51 Rules and regulations; fees. (a) The term of appointment for weighmasters shall be for one year. (b) A fee established by the Board of Agriculture and Industries not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100), which shall accrue to the Agricultural Fund, shall be paid to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries by each person appointed or designated as weighmaster. (c) Provided, however, any weighmaster whose term of appointment has not expired on or after July 30, 1979, shall not be required to pay the increased permit fee during such term. (Ag. Code 1927, §274; Code 1940, T. 2, §630; Acts 1979, No. 79-612, p. 1083; Act 2004-516, p. 996, §1.)...
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8-17-23
Section 8-17-23 Enforcement of article; approval and registration of brands and labels; rules and regulations. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall enforce the provisions of this article as in the case of other provisions of Chapter 1 of Title 20, and may approve and register such brands and labels intended for use under the provisions of this article as may be submitted for that purpose and as may, in his or her judgment, conform to the requirements of this article; provided, that in any prosecution under this article the fact that any brand or label involved in such prosecution has not been submitted to the commissioner for approval or, if submitted, has not been approved by him or her shall be immaterial. In addition, the commissioner may make and adopt rules and regulations pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act as he or she deems necessary to carry out this article and may establish a filing fee to accompany each application for approval and registration of a...
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2-2-13
Section 2-2-13 Appointment of assistants and employees; employees' bonds. The commissioner shall, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries and as otherwise provided by law, appoint such chiefs, assistants, deputies, agents, experts and other employees as are necessary for the successful administration of the affairs of the department and prescribe their duties. The chief clerk of the commissioner shall, before entering upon the duties of his office, execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in the amount of $10,000.00, for the faithful performance of his duties. Other employees shall execute to the state such official bonds as the commissioner may determine and require, unless otherwise expressly provided by law. (Ag. Code 1927, §18; Code 1940, T. 2, §23; Code 1940, T. 41, §115; Acts 1943, No. 122, p. 123; Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 208, p. 2190.)...
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2-2-8
Section 2-2-8 Commissioner's powers and duties generally; assistance from other state agencies. (a) The commissioner shall execute the agricultural and industrial policies of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries. It shall be his duty: (1) To investigate and ascertain the industrial possibilities of the State of Alabama and to seek to secure the development of the same; (2) To collect statistics in regard to industrial development in the State of Alabama; (3) To make investigations as to any matter relative to industrial development and possibilities; (4) To cooperate in the fostering and development of the industrial interests of the state; (5) To cooperate especially in the promotion, establishment and location of industries in the smaller municipalities and rural communities of the state which use as a raw material farm products of any character; (6) To cooperate with the state chamber of commerce, local chambers of commerce and all local industrial boards to promote the...
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