45-26-140
Section 45-26-140 Protection of forests; costs. (a) The County Commission of Elmore County
is authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Elmore
County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission's fire protection program in the
manner hereinafter specified. (b)(1) After the Elmore County Commission has determined that
such a need does exist in Elmore County, the county commission may, in the manner hereinafter
specified, provide for a financial charge or tax to be paid by the owners of forest lands
located in Elmore County for the use of the land for timber growing purposes amounting to
the whole or any part of the cost of such fire protection program, but not in excess of ten
cents ($.10) per acre, provided such financial charge or tax is not greater than the benefit
accruing to such forest lands due to availability of such fire protection. (2) Forest lands,
as used in this section, shall mean any land which supports a forest growth, or...
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45-3-140.04
Section 45-3-140.04 Fire protection service fee - Collection, administration, and enforcement.
The fire protection service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced in the same
manner, and under the same requirements and laws as are the ad valorem taxes of this state.
In the case of mobile homes, the fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced at the
same time, in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as the annual registration
fee for manufactured homes provided in Section 40-12-255. The proceeds of the fee shall be
paid into a special county fire services fund no later than February 1. Within 30 days of
payment into the special fund, the county commission shall transfer the funds to the Barbour
County volunteer fire departments in the following manner: Ninety-seven percent of the fee
shall be distributed among Barbour County's eligible volunteer fire departments in equal shares,
and three percent of the fee shall be distributed to the Barbour...
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45-5-140
Section 45-5-140 Assessment of tax against owners of forest lands. (a) The County Commission
of Blount County is authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection against forest
fires in Blount County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission's fire protection
program in the manner hereinafter specified. (b)(1) After the Blount County Commission has
determined that such a need does exist in Blount County, the county commission may, in the
manner hereinafter specified, provide for a financial charge or tax to be paid by the owners
of forest lands located in Blount County for the use of the land for timber growing purposes
amounting to the whole or any part of the cost of such fire protection program, but not in
excess of ten cents ($0.10) per acre, provided such financial charge or tax is not greater
than the benefit accruing to such forest lands due to availability of such fire protection.
(2) "Forest lands" as used in this section, shall mean any land which supports a...

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9-3-18
Section 9-3-18 Public governmental entities, political subdivisions, etc., authorized to make
donations to organizations deemed public in nature. (a) It is the intent of the Legislature
that this section provides assistance to organized volunteer fire departments and organized
search, air, and rescue squads including South Alabama Air Rescue, Incorporated, and other
nonprofit organizations which provide search, air, or rescue services to the public. The Legislature
deems these organizations public in nature, as they protect the health, safety, and welfare
of the public. (b) The state and any department, office, or agency of the state, and any county,
any municipality, any fire, water, sewer, garbage, or school district, or any other public
governmental entity or political subdivision may donate money, property, equipment, or other
thing of value to those organizations deemed public in nature as specified in subsection (a).
Unless the donating agency or entity specifies otherwise at the...
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45-18-90.07
Section 45-18-90.07 Exemption from regulation and supervision; use of public roads. The authority
shall be exempt from regulation and supervision by the Public Service Commission and the state
Department of Finance. The authority may use public roads in the state. (Act 2005-118, p.
196, §8.)...
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45-22-140
Section 45-22-140 Forest fire protection. (a) The county governing body of Cullman County is
authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Cullman County
by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission's fire protection program in the manner
hereinafter specified. (b)(l) After the Cullman County governing body has determined that
such a need does exist in Cullman County, the governing body may, in the manner hereinafter
specified, provide for a financial charge or tax to be paid by the owners of forest land located
in Cullman County for the use of land for timber growing purposes amounting to the whole or
any part of the cost of such fire protection program, but not in excess of fifteen cents ($0.15)
per acre, provided such financial charge or tax is not greater than the benefit accruing to
such forest land due to the availability of such fire protection. (2) "Forest lands"
as used in this section, shall mean any land which supports a forest...
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45-23-141.04
Section 45-23-141.04 Fee - Collection, administration, and enforcement. The fire and emergency
medical service fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced at the same manner, and
under the same requirements and laws as are the ad valorem taxes of the state. In the case
of mobile homes, the fee shall be collected, administered, and enforced at the same time,
in the same manner, and under the same requirements and laws as the annual registration fee
for manufactured homes provided in Section 40-12-255. The proceeds of the fee shall be paid
into a special county fire and emergency medical services fund. Within 30 days of payment
into the special fund, the county commission shall transfer the funds to the Dale County Volunteer
Firefighters Association and the Dale County Rescue Squad Association in the following manner:
Twenty percent of the fee shall go the Dale County Rescue Squad Association to be divided
evenly among Dale County's eligible emergency medical service squads; 80...
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45-23-244.05
Section 45-23-244.05 Disposition of funds. (a) The proceeds from the tax hereby authorized,
less the actual cost of collection not to exceed five per centum shall be paid by the State
Department of Revenue to the Dale County Commission, on a monthly basis. Five percent of the
revenue shall be paid into the county general fund. The remaining funds shall be placed by
the Dale County Commission into a special account to be used exclusively for fire protection
purposes in Dale County. The Dale County Commission shall be authorized to enter into service
contracts with individual fire departments or with associations which represent more than
one fire department, or both, to provide fire protection to a part or all of the county. The
compensation for the contracts shall be paid from funds in the special account. The Dale County
Commission shall be authorized to develop certain standards and criteria which shall be met
by all fire departments with which it enters into contract. (b) It is the...
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45-30-245.35
Section 45-30-245.35 Disposition of funds. (a) The proceeds from the tax hereby levied, less
the actual costs of collection not to exceed 10 per centum, shall be paid by the State Department
of Revenue to the Franklin County Commission to be deposited in two separate accounts to the
credit of either the Franklin County Water Coordinating and Fire Prevention Authority or the
Franklin County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association as follows: (1) Sixty percent to the
Franklin County Water Coordinating and Fire Prevention Authority. (2) Forty percent to the
Franklin County Volunteer Fire and Rescue Association, to be divided as follows: a. Twenty-five
percent to the Franklin County Firefighters Association. b. Ten percent to rescue squad associations.
c. Five percent to public licensed ambulance services if such services are authorized and
created by such association. (b) The Franklin County Fire and Rescue Association shall have
authority to promulgate rules and regulations having the...
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45-36-140
Section 45-36-140 Assessment and collection of tax; Fire Marshal; regulations; fire districts.
(a) The Jackson County Commission is hereby authorized to fix a county fire protection tax
at a rate of 2 mills on each one hundred dollars ($100) of the assessed value on all taxable
real estate outside the incorporated municipalities of Jackson County, excluding row crops
and pasture lands. The tax fixed by the Jackson County Commission shall be based on the assessed
value of all taxable real estate outside the incorporated municipalities of Jackson County,
except row crops and pasture lands, as shown by the records of the Tax Assessor of Jackson
County, and shall be assessed and collected as all other ad valorem taxes in the county. The
Tax Assessor and Tax Collector of Jackson County shall not charge to or collect from the fire
protection tax fund any fees or charges for the assessment or collection of the fire protection
tax. The amount collected from assessment and collection of this...
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