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23-1-242
Section 23-1-242 Declaration of policy. The regulation of junkyards in areas adjacent to any
state highway included in the national system of interstate and primary highways is hereby
declared to be in the public interest and necessary to promote the public safety, health,
welfare, convenience, and enjoyment of public travel, to protect the public investment in
public highways, to preserve and enhance the scenic beauty of lands bordering on such highways,
and to promote the conservation of our natural mineral resources by encouraging the recycling
of the reusable scrap iron and metals. The Legislature hereby finds and declares that junkyards
which do not conform to the requirements of this division are a public nuisance. (Acts 1967,
No. 643, p. 1455, ยง2.)...
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9-8-21
Section 9-8-21 Legislative findings; declaration of policy. (a) It is hereby declared as a
matter of legislative determination: (1) That the farm, forest and grazing lands of the State
of Alabama are among the basic assets of the state and that the preservation of these lands
is necessary to protect and promote the health, safety and general welfare of its people;
(2) That improper land-use practices have caused and have contributed to, and are now causing
and contributing to, a progressively more serious erosion of the farm, forest and grazing
lands of this state by wind and water; (3) That the consequences of such soil erosion are
the silting and sedimentation of stream channels, reservoirs, dams, ditches and harbors, the
loss of fertile soil material, the reduction in productivity or outright ruin of rich bottom
lands by overwash of poor subsoil material, sand and gravel and the deterioration of soil
and its fertility; and (4) That to conserve soil resources and control and prevent...
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9-8-25
Section 9-8-25 Powers and duties of districts; performance of work on private lands; acquisition,
etc., of land by public bodies; exemption from taxation. (a) A soil and water conservation
district organized under this article shall constitute a governmental subdivision of this
state and a public body, corporate and politic, exercising public powers, and such district
and the supervisors thereof shall have the following powers, in addition to others granted
in other sections of this article: (1) To carry out preventive and control measures within
the district including, but not limited to, engineering operations, methods of cultivation,
the growing of vegetation, changes in use of land, and other erosion control measures on lands
owned or controlled by this state or any of its agencies with the consent and cooperation
of the agency administering and having jurisdiction thereof and on any other lands within
the district upon obtaining the consent of the owner of such lands or the...
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1-1-3
Section 1-1-3 "Blind person" defined; how blindness proved. (a) As used in this Code
or any statute of this state heretofore or hereafter enacted, unless the context requires
a different meaning, the term "blind person" means a natural person who has no vision
or whose vision with correcting glasses is so defective as to prevent the performance of ordinary
activities for which eyesight is essential, or who has central visual acuity of 20/200 or
less in the better eye with correcting glasses, or whose central visual acuity is more than
20/200 in the better eye with correcting glasses but whose peripheral field has contracted
to such an extent that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angular distance
no greater than 20 degrees. (b) The condition of blindness may be proved by a blind person
claiming any rights or benefits provided under any statute of this state by certificate of
a duly licensed ophthalmologist or optometrist. (c) Nothing herein contained shall prevent
the...
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9-2-9
Section 9-2-9 Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources - Powers and duties as to
state parks, etc., generally. The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources, acting
through the Division of Parks, shall have the following powers and authorities: (1) To acquire
in the name of the State of Alabama by purchase, lease, agreement, license, condemnation or
otherwise land deemed necessary or desirable to be preserved, improved, protected and maintained
as a part of the state park system and to accept in his discretion, in fee or otherwise, land
donated, entrusted, conveyed or devised to the state for like purposes and with like discretion
to accept gifts, contributions or bequests of money or other personal property of value to
be used or expended for the benefit of the state park system; (2) To contract and make cooperative
agreements with the federal government and with states, counties, municipalities, corporations,
associations or individuals for the purpose of...
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15-20A-17
Section 15-20A-17 Adult sex offender - Loitering in certain areas; requirements for entering
K-12 school property or attending K-12 school events. (a)(1) No adult sex offender, after
having been convicted of a sex offense involving a minor, shall loiter on or within 500 feet
of the property line of any property on which there is a school, childcare facility, playground,
park, athletic field or facility, school bus stop, college or university, or any other business
or facility having a principal purpose of caring for, educating, or entertaining minors. (2)
Under this subsection, loiter means to enter or remain on property while having no legitimate
purpose or, if a legitimate purpose exists, remaining on that property beyond the time necessary
to fulfill that purpose. An adult sex offender does not violate this subsection unless he
or she has first been asked to leave a prohibited location by a person authorized to exclude
the adult sex offender from the premises. An authorized person...
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22-28-10
Section 22-28-10 Powers of commission generally; advisory committees. In addition to other
powers conferred on it by law, the commission shall have power to: (1) Hold hearings relating
to any aspect of or matter in the administration of this chapter and, in connection therewith,
compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence through subpoena, as provided
in this chapter; (2) Issue such orders as may be necessary to effectuate the purposes of this
chapter and enforce the same by all appropriate administrative and judicial proceedings; (3)
Require access to records relating to emissions which cause or contribute to air contamination;
(4) Secure necessary scientific, technical, administrative and operational services, including
laboratory facilities, by contract or otherwise; (5) Prepare and develop a comprehensive plan
or plans for the prevention, abatement and control of air pollution in this state; (6) Encourage
voluntary cooperation by persons and affected groups to...
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9-7-11
Section 9-7-11 Purpose of chapter; legislative findings. The purpose of this chapter is to
promote, improve and safeguard the lands and waters located in the coastal areas of this state
through a comprehensive and cooperative program designed to preserve, enhance and develop
such valuable resources for the present and future well-being and general welfare of the citizens
of this state. In promulgating such a program, the Legislature of Alabama recognizes and declares
that: (1) The coastal area is rich in a variety of natural, commercial, recreational, industrial
and aesthetic resources of immediate and potential value to the present and future well-being
of the state; (2) There are increasing and competing demands upon the lands and waters of
the coastal area occasioned by population growth and economic development, including requirements
for industry, commerce, residential development, recreation, extraction of mineral resources
and fossil fuels, transportation and navigation, waste...
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22-37A-3
Section 22-37A-3 Scope of chapter; functions of board. (a) With regard to facilities, the scope
of this chapter shall not exceed the requirements of Title IV of the Federal Toxic Substances
Control Act. (b) The board may develop a statewide program to identify and reduce the threat
to human health posed by exposure to lead. In furtherance of this purpose, the board may perform
each of the following functions: (1) Conduct and supervise development programs and studies
to determine the source, effect, and hazards of lead. (2) Conduct research or participate
in research within the state. (3) Collect and disseminate information. (4) Make contracts
and execute instruments that are necessary or convenient to the exercise of its powers or
the performance of its duties under this chapter. (5) Encourage voluntary cooperation by persons
or affected groups to achieve the purposes of this chapter. (6) Assist persons in evaluating
existing or potential health hazards from lead, including, but not...
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36-32-5
Section 36-32-5 Functions and duties. The commission shall have the following functions and
duties together with all powers necessary or convenient for the performance thereof: (1) To
study, obtain data, statistics, and information and make reports concerning the recruitment,
selection, and training of fire-protection personnel in the state; to make recommendations
for improvement in methods of recruitment, selection, and training of such personnel. (2)
To recommend minimum curriculum requirements for schools operated for the specific purpose
of training firefighter recruits or fire-protection personnel. (3) To consider, hold public
hearings on, adopt, and promulgate such standards relating to trainees as fire-protection
personnel as set forth by the commission. (4) To consult and coordinate through memorandum
of agreement or understanding when applicable with any fire-fighting agency, university, college,
community college, the federal government or any branch thereof, or other...
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