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13A-11-243
Section 13A-11-243 Powers if agents, officers; liability. (a) Any law enforcement officer and
any agent of the county or the municipality appointed pursuant to Section 13A-11-242, having
reasonable belief, evidence of, or having found a dog or cat to be neglected or cruelly treated
may perform either of the following: (1) Remove the dog or cat from its present location.
(2) Order the owner of the dog or cat to provide certain care to the dog or cat at the owner's
expense without the removal of the dog or cat from its present location. (b) Neither the county
or municipality, nor any employee or agent of the county or municipality, acting in good faith,
shall be liable for any actions taken under this section, regardless of whether or not the
dog or cat is returned to its owner after impoundment. (Act 2000-615, p. 1252, ยง4.)...
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13A-11-245
Section 13A-11-245 Disposition of animal. (a) The law enforcement officer or agent of the county
or municipality may provide for the dog or cat until either the dog or cat is returned to
the owner by the court, or the court refuses to return the dog or cat to the owner and implements
one of the procedures pursuant to subsection (c). (b) If the owner is adjudged by the court,
with certification from a licensed veterinarian, to be able to provide adequately for and
have custody of the dog or cat, the dog or cat shall be returned to the owner. (c) If the
court determines that the owner of the dog or cat is unable, unwilling, or unfit to adequately
provide for, protect, and have custody of the dog or cat, the court may implement the following
by court order: (1) Upon the testimony of the person taking custody, a licensed veterinarian,
or another qualified witness that the dog or cat requires destruction or other disposition
for humane reasons or is of no commercial value, order the dog or...
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13A-11-244
Section 13A-11-244 Hearing. (a) The law enforcement officer or any agent of the county or of
the municipality, without the requirement of any fee or charge for court costs, shall immediately
petition the municipal court if the violation involves a municipal ordinance or the district
court in the county in which the dog or cat is found for a hearing to be set within 20 days
of seizure of the dog or cat or issuance of the order to provide care. The hearing shall be
held not more than 10 days after the setting of the date to determine whether the owner, if
known, is able to provide adequately and protectively for the dog or cat and is fit to have
custody of the dog or cat. The hearing shall be concluded and the court order entered within
30 days after the date the hearing is commenced. (b) The owner, at least five days prior to
holding such a hearing, shall be notified of the date of the hearing to determine if the owner
is able to provide adequately and protectively for the dog or cat...
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3-7A-1
Section 3-7A-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall
have the following meanings respectively ascribed to them unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise: (1) CANINE CORPS DOGS. Those members of the canine family maintained by governmental
agencies for exclusive use in official duties assigned to those agencies. Seeing eye dogs
shall be included within the meaning of this definition. (2) CAT. All members of the domesticated
feline (Felis catus) family. (3) DOG. All members of the domesticated canine (Canis familiaris)
family. (4) FERRET. All members of the ferret (Mustela putorius furo) family. (5) HAS BEEN
EXPOSED. Suspected or confirmed contact of saliva with a break or abrasion of the skin or
with any mucous membrane, as determined by the health officer or medical or law enforcement
personnel. (6) HEALTH OFFICER. The State Health Officer or any county health officer as defined
in Section 22-3-2, or his or her designee. (7) IMMUNIZATION...
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32-8-87
Section 32-8-87 Dismantling, destroying, changing identity of vehicle; certificate requirements;
insurance claims; "total loss"; removal of identification numbers, plates, etc.;
transfer of salvage vehicles; inspections; "component parts"; rebuilt vehicles;
flood vehicles; online verifications. (a) Each owner of a motor vehicle and each person mentioned
as owner in the last certificate of title who scraps, dismantles, destroys, or changes the
motor vehicle in such a manner that it is not the same motor vehicle described in the certificate
of origin or certificate of title shall as soon as practicable cause the certificate of origin
or certificate of title, if any, and any other documents or information required by the department
to be mailed or delivered to the department for processing. The department shall, with the
consent of any holder of liens noted on the surrendered certificate, enter a cancellation
upon its records. Upon cancellation of a certificate of origin or certificate of...
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3-6A-4
Section 3-6A-4 Sworn statement; dangerous dog investigation; hearing; procedures. (a)(1) When
a person claims that a dog is dangerous, the person shall make a sworn statement before a
city magistrate or sheriff setting forth the name of the dog owner, if known, the location
where the dog is being kept in the city or county, and the reason he or she believes the dog
to be dangerous. (2) The sworn statement shall be delivered to an animal control officer who
shall complete a dangerous dog investigation.When the sworn statement claims that a dog has
caused serious physical injury or death to a person, the duties of the animal control officer,
including but not limited to the dangerous dog investigation, shall be carried out by a law
enforcement officer. (b) An animal control officer may initiate a dangerous dog investigation
in cases where a complaint has been made pursuant to subsection (a) and a person has been
bitten, received physical injury or serious physical injury, or has died....
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3-7A-9
Section 3-7A-9 Quarantine of dog, cat, or ferret which bites human being; destruction and examination
of animal; violations; instructions for quarantine; report of results; exemptions. (a) Whenever
the rabies officer or the health officer receives information that a human being has been
bitten or exposed by a dog, cat, or ferret required by this chapter to be immunized against
rabies, the officer or his or her authorized agent shall cause the dog, cat, or ferret to
be placed in quarantine under the direct supervision of a duly licensed veterinarian for rabies
observation as prescribed in Section 3-7A-1. It shall be unlawful for any person having knowledge
that a human being has been bitten or exposed by a dog, cat, or ferret to fail to notify one
or more of the aforementioned officers. Vaccinated dogs, cats, and ferrets may be authorized
to be quarantined in the home of the owner of the animal by the appropriate health officer.
(b) When a dog, cat, or ferret has no owner as determined...
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11-65-2
Section 11-65-2 Definitions. (a) The following words and phrases used in this chapter, and
others evidently intended as the equivalent thereof, shall, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise, have the following respective meanings: (1) ALABAMA-BRED. When this term is used
with reference to a horse, it means a horse which is registered in the registry designated
and administered by a commission in accordance with such rules concerning domicile and registration
requirements as may be established by such commission and which is either (i) foaled from
a mare domiciled in the state during the 10-year period beginning with January 1, 1991, or
(ii) sired by an Alabama stallion and foaled from a mare domiciled in the state at any time
after the expiration of such 10-year period. (2) ALABAMA STALLION. A stallion which is standing
in the state at the time he is bred to the dam of an Alabama-bred horse, which is registered
with a commission, and which is owned or leased by a resident of...
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45-32-150.05
Section 45-32-150.05 Duties of commission. It shall be the duty of the county racing commission
to carry out this part; and it shall have the following specific duties: (1) To fix and set
dates upon which race meetings may be held or operated. (2) To make an annual report to the
county commission of its operation, showing its own actions and rulings, and receipts derived
under this part, and such suggestions as it may deem proper for the more effective accomplishment
of the purpose of this part. (3) To require each applicant, who shall have been a resident
of the State of Alabama for at least five years immediately preceding the date the license
is issued, to set forth on his or her application for a license to operate a race meeting
the following information: a. The full name of the person, association, or corporation and
if a corporation, the name of the state under which the same is incorporated, and the name
of the corporation's agents for service of process within the State of...
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45-42A-24.02
Section 45-42A-24.02 Notice ordering abatement; hearing; appeal. (a) For purposes of this part,
the enforcing official shall mean either the mayor or such other city official or employee
as the mayor from time to time may designate. Whenever, in the opinion of the enforcing official,
a public nuisance exists as described in Section 45-42A-24.01, the enforcing official may
serve written notice upon the owner of the property on which the nuisance is located ordering
the abatement of the nuisance. (b) The notice shall require the owner to complete abatement
of the nuisance within 14 days from the date of the notice, provided that the enforcing official
may allow for additional time when it is reasonably required due to the difficulty of the
abatement or other unusual factors tending to necessitate additional time, but in no case
more than 28 days from the date of the notice. (c) The written notice shall require the owner
to abate the condition within the time stated in the notice or to...
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