9-12-180
Section 9-12-180 Authorized; form. The Governor of this state is hereby authorized and directed to execute a compact on behalf of the State of Alabama with any one or more of the states of Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, and with such other states as may enter into the compact legally therein in the form substantially as follows: GULF STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMPACT The contracting states solemnly agree: Article I Whereas the Gulf Coast States have the proprietary interest in and jurisdiction over fisheries in the waters within their respective boundaries, it is the purpose of this compact to promote the better utilization of the fisheries, marine, shell and anadromous, of the seaboard of the Gulf of Mexico, by the development of a joint program for the promotion and protection of such fisheries and the prevention of the physical waste of the fisheries from any cause. Article II This compact shall become operative immediately as to those states ratifying it whenever any two...
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27-29-3.1
Section 27-29-3.1 Acquisition involving change in control of insurer authorized to do business in Alabama; pre-acquisition notification; violation of competitive standards. (a) The following definitions shall apply for the purposes of this section only: (1) ACQUISITION. Any agreement or arrangement the consummation of which results in a person acquiring directly or indirectly the control of another person, and includes, but is not limited to, the acquisition of voting securities, the acquisition of assets, bulk reinsurance, and mergers. (2) INVOLVED INSURER. Includes an insurer which either acquires or is acquired, is affiliated with an acquirer or acquired, or is the result of a merger. (b)(1) Except as exempted in subdivision (2), this section applies to any acquisition in which there is a change in control of an insurer authorized to do business in this state. (2) This section shall not apply to the following: a. A purchase of securities solely for investment purposes so long as the...
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9-2-150
Section 9-2-150 Shellfish Aquaculture Review Board; oyster aquaculture leasing program. (a) For purposes of this section, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The Shellfish Aquaculture Review Board. (2) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources. (3) OYSTER AQUACULTURE. The cultivation and harvesting of hatchery-spawned oysters for commercial purposes. (b) There is created the Shellfish Aquaculture Review Board, which shall be responsible for developing a shellfish aquaculture policy and implementing a sustainable program for leasing land in the coastal waters of Alabama for oyster aquaculture. For administrative purposes, the board shall be an administrative unit within the department. (c) The board shall consist of the following members: (1) The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources or his or her designee. (2) The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries or his or her...
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9-12-67
Section 9-12-67 Sacking and tagging oysters; penalties. (a) All oysters taken from public oyster bottoms of the State of Alabama for commercial purposes shall be sacked or placed in containers, in accordance with the most current National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish, as adopted by the state Department of Public Health, containing not more than one-quarter Alabama barrel of oysters. Sacks or containers with oysters shall be tagged and identified in accordance with the requirements of the most current National Shellfish Sanitation Program Guide for the Control of Molluscan Shellfish, as adopted by the state Department of Public Health, prior to leaving the harvest location or oyster management station. The tag shall remain attached to each sack or container until it is emptied or retagged with a certified dealer tag. Sacks or containers shall not be emptied in any proportion prior to reaching the destination where the oysters shall be opened,...
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33-5-53
Section 33-5-53 Boater safety certification; application fee; examinations; exemptions. (a) Every person who applies for a boater safety certification under this article, except as otherwise provided in this subsection, shall pay a five dollar ($5) application fee and be given either a certificate of exemption from examination if applicable, or will be given an examination, either written or oral, before applying to the judge of probate or license commissioner for the issuance of the certification. No person shall be eligible for, or issued, an exemption from examination in the event the person is convicted, on or after April 28, 1994, of violating any crime relating to the operation of a vessel, whether contained in this article or otherwise, for which a person's boater safety certification or vessel operating privileges shall be suspended or revoked pursuant to this article. The person shall first apply to either the officer, state trooper, or duly authorized agent of the Director of...
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33-18-1
Section 33-18-1 Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama hereby agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact: Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact The States of Alabama and Georgia and the United States of America hereby agree to the following compact which shall become effective upon enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state legislature and the Congress of the United States. Short Title This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin Compact" and shall be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACT Compact" or "compact." Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States of Alabama and Georgia and the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes of promoting interstate comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably apportioning the surface waters of the ACT, engaging in water planning,...
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33-19-1
Section 33-19-1 Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact. The State of Alabama hereby agrees to the following interstate compact known as the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact: Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact The States of Alabama, Florida and Georgia and the United States of America hereby agree to the following compact which shall become effective upon enactment of concurrent legislation by each respective state legislature and the Congress of the United States. Short Title This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Compact" and shall be referred to hereafter in this document as the "ACF Compact" or "compact." Article I Compact Purposes This compact among the States of Alabama, Florida and Georgia and the United States of America has been entered into for the purposes of promoting interstate comity, removing causes of present and future controversies, equitably apportioning the...
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22-22-9
Section 22-22-9 Powers and duties; enforcement of orders; permits; civil penalties for violations. (a) It shall be the duty of the commission to control pollution in the waters of the state, and it shall specifically have the following powers: (1) To study and investigate all problems concerned with the improvement and conservation of the waters of the state; (2) To conduct, independently and in cooperation with others, studies, investigation and research and to prepare, or in cooperation with others prepare, a program or programs, any or all of which shall pertain to the purity and conservation of the waters of the state or to the treatment and disposal of pollutants or other wastes, which studies, investigations, research and program or programs shall be intended to result in the reduction of pollution of the waters of the state according to the conditions and particular circumstances existing in the various communities throughout the state; and (3) To propose remedial measures...
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41-15B-2.2
Section 41-15B-2.2 Allocation of trust fund revenues. (a) For each fiscal year, beginning October 1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues and upon appropriation by the Legislature, an amount of up to and including two hundred twenty-five thousand dollars ($225,000), or equivalent percentage of the total fund, shall be designated for the administration of the fund by the council and the Commissioner of Children's Affairs. (b) For the each fiscal year, beginning October 1, 1999, contingent upon the Children First Trust Fund receiving tobacco revenues, the remainder of the Children First Trust Fund, in the amounts provided for in Section 41-15B-2.1, shall be allocated as follows: (1) Ten percent of the fund shall be allocated to the Department of Public Health for distribution to one or more of the following: a. The Children's Health Insurance Program. b. Programs for tobacco control among children with the purpose being to reduce the consumption...
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9-2-7
Section 9-2-7 Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources - Powers and duties as to game, fish and seafood generally. (a) The Commissioner of Conservation and Natural Resources may enforce and administer all laws providing for the preservation, protection, propagation, and development of wild birds, wild fur-bearing animals, game fish, saltwater fish, shrimp, oysters and other shellfish, crustaceans and all other species of wildlife within the state or within the territorial jurisdiction of the state which have not been reduced to private ownership, except as otherwise provided. (b) The commissioner is empowered to do all of the following: (1) To formulate a state wildlife policy. (2) To fix open seasons during which game birds, game, and fur-bearing animals may be taken. (3) To fix daily and season bag limits on game birds and game animals. (4) To designate by name what species of fish shall be game fish. (5) To fix daily creel limits on game fish. (6) To regulate the manner,...
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