45-41-140.01
Section 45-41-140.01 Financial charge - Authorized; payment. (a) After the Lee County Commission
has determined that such a need does exist in Lee County, the county commission, in the manner
hereinafter specified, may provide for a financial charge to be paid by the owners of forest
lands located in Lee County for the use of the land for timber growing purposes amounting
to the whole or any part of the cost of such forest protection program, but not in excess
of ten cents ($.10) per acre, provided such financial charge is not greater than the benefit
accruing to such forest lands due to availability of such fire protection. (b) Forest lands
as used in this part, shall mean any land which supports a forest growth, or which under prevailing
natural and economic conditions may be expected to support such a growth in the future, or
which is being used or reserved for any forest purpose. Forest lands as used in this part,
shall not include any lands primarily used for residential purposes...
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45-48-141.01
Section 45-48-141.01 Financial charge - Authorized; payment. (a) After the Marshall County
Commission has determined that such a need does exist in Marshall County, the county commission,
in the manner hereinafter specified, may provide for a financial charge to be paid by the
owners of forest lands located in Marshall County for the use of the land for timber growing
purposes amounting to the whole or any part of the cost of such forest protection program,
but not in excess of ten cents ($0.10) per acre, provided such financial charge is not greater
than the benefit accruing to such forest lands due to availability of such fire protection.
(b) Forest lands as used in this part, shall mean any land which supports a forest growth.
Forest lands as used in this part shall not include any lands primarily used for residential
purposes nor shall it include any publicly owned lands. (c) The financial charge fixed as
provided in the above section shall be payable at the same time and in the...
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45-33-140
Section 45-33-140 Protection of timberlands; finance charge. (a)(1) The Alabama Forestry Commission
has notified the County Commission of Hale County that additional funding is necessary to
maintain protection of the timberlands in Hale County. (2) The County Commission of Hale County
is unable to fully fund the work of the Alabama Forestry Commission in Hale County. (3) The
County Commission of Hale County realizes that without this much needed protection the timberlands
of Hale County would be in grave danger of fire, insects, and disease. (b)(1) There is hereby
levied and assessed a finance charge of ten cents ($0.10) per acre to be paid by the owners
of forest lands located in Hale County, Alabama, for the use of land for timber growing purposes.
(2) Forest lands, as used in this section, shall mean any land which is used for timber growing
purposes, or for the production of wood products. Forest lands, as used in this section, shall
not include any publicly owned lands or lands...
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9-13-163
Section 9-13-163 Special annual tax for forest protection - Assessment and levy of tax upon
petition of freeholders in forest protection areas. For the purpose of receiving the financial
and supervisory cooperation of the State Forestry Commission of the State of Alabama in forest
protection, the county commission is required to make, assess and levy a special annual tax
upon all said lands in the county, or any definitely described portion thereof, immediately
upon receipt of a petition so requesting, signed by a majority of the freeholders of the county,
or any definitely described portion thereof, said area to be known as a forest protection
area. (Acts 1939, No. 562, p. 884, §2; Code 1940, T. 12, §201.)...
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9-13-183
Section 9-13-183 Participation by county commissions in fire protection program of State Forestry
Commission - Assessments against owners of forestlands for costs - Determination of need therefor;
determination and establishment of amount. The need for special assessments to provide forest
fire protection within the county shall be determined by the county commission after a public
hearing is held thereon. Such hearing shall be held by such body only after a petition signed
by a majority of the total number of persons owning forestlands within the county has been
presented thereto; provided, that such persons are the owners of more than one half of the
forestland situated within the county. The county commission shall give 10 days' notice of
the time and place at which they shall meet to determine the need for a program in such county
to provide protection against forest fires, the manner of financing a fire protection program,
the part of the cost of such program to be assessed...
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45-14-140.02
Section 45-14-140.02 Determination of affected areas and owners; notice and hearing. The county
governing body of Clay County is authorized to appoint agents and delegate authority to individuals
to search out forest lands in Clay County, to determine the area and owners thereof and report
the same to the Tax Assessor of Clay County who shall be authorized, after notice by mail
to such owners, and hearing before the county governing body if requested by such owners,
to place the finance charge or tax against the forest land as may be determined by the report
of such agents or the determination of the county governing body. It shall be the responsibility
of the Tax Assessor of Clay County to establish such rules and regulations as are necessary
to administer the provisions of this article. (Act 84-573, p. 1194, §3.)...
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45-41-140.02
Section 45-41-140.02 Financial charge - Determination. The county governing body of Lee County
is authorized to appoint agents and delegate authority to individuals to search out forest
lands in Lee County, to determine the area and owners thereof, and report the same to the
Tax Assessor of Lee County who shall be authorized, after notice by mail to such owners, and
hearing before the county governing body, if so requested by such owners, to place the financial
charge against the forest lands as may be determined by the report of such agents or the determination
of the county governing body. It shall be the responsibility of the Tax Assessor of Lee County
to establish such rules and regulations as are necessary to administer this part. (Act 83-505,
p. 713, §3.)...
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45-49-141.02
Section 45-49-141.02 Determination of areas and owners to be charged. The county governing
body of Mobile County is authorized to appoint agents and delegate authority to individuals
to search out forest lands in Mobile County, to determine the area and owners thereof, and
report the same to the Tax Assessor of Mobile County who shall be authorized, after notice
by certified mail to such owners, and hearing before the county governing body is to requested
by such owners, to place the financial charge or tax against the forest land as may be determined
by the report of such agents or the determination of the county governing body. It shall be
the responsibility of the Tax Assessor of Mobile County to establish such rules and regulations
as are necessary to administer this part. (Act 82-311, p. 418, § 3.)...
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9-13-193
Section 9-13-193 Referendum; amount of assessment; payment and remission of assessment; notice
of referendum. (a) The commission shall authorize a referendum among owners or lessees of
forest land to determine whether an assessment shall be levied upon said owners or lessees
to offset, in whole or in part, the cost of forestry and forest fire protection programs.
(b) The assessment levied against each owner or lessee under this article shall be ten cents
per acre of forest land owned. (c) All affected owners or lessees of forest land shall be
entitled to vote in any such referendum. The commission shall determine any questions of eligibility
to vote and shall establish rules and regulations pertaining to the vote. (d) If a majority
of those voting at the referendum vote in favor of the assessment, then the charge, fee or
assessment shall be collected from the owners or lessees of forest land. The finance charge,
fee or assessment levied by this article shall not be effective until a...
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45-48-141.02
Section 45-48-141.02 Financial charge - Determination. The county governing body of Marshall
County is authorized to appoint agents and delegate authority to individuals to search out
forest land in Marshall County, to determine the area and owners thereof, and report the same
to the Tax Assessor of Marshall County who shall be authorized, after notice by mail to such
owners, and hearing before the county governing body, if so requested by such owners, to place
a financial charge against the forest lands as may be determined by the report of such agents
or the determination of the county governing body. It shall be the responsibility of the Tax
Assessor of Marshall County to establish such rules and regulation as are necessary to administer
this part. (Act 83-709, p. 1152, § 3.)...
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