2-8-193
Section 2-8-193 Application for certification and approval to conduct referendum - Generally.
(a) Any commission, established by the mutual agreement of any two or more nonprofit associations
of cotton producers, fairly and substantially representative of the producers of cotton throughout
the state, may at any time after May 5, 1981, make application to the State Board of Agriculture
and Industries for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among
cotton producers of the state, upon the question of levying an assessment, collecting, expending
and utilizing the same for the purpose or purposes authorized under this article and as stated
in such referendum. For the purpose of determining whether the cotton producers are fairly
represented by such applicant, the nonprofit associations establishing the commission or the
commission shall submit to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for approval or disapproval
a plan or system for dividing the state...
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9-13-126
Section 9-13-126 Control of Forest Tree Insects and Diseases Fund. There is hereby created
in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the "Control of Forest Tree Insects
and Diseases Fund." Such fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated thereto by the
Legislature; all revenues collected under the provisions of this article; and any moneys paid
into the State Forestry Commission by the federal government or any agency thereof to be used
for the purpose of this article. All such funds are hereby appropriated to the State Forestry
Commission to be used to carry out the purposes of this article. No portion of such fund shall
revert to the General Fund of the State at the end of any fiscal year, and any surplus shall
be allowed to accumulate from year to year and be disbursed as exigencies of the state's insect
infestation or disease infection programs may require. (Acts 1967, No. 723, p. 1558, §7.)...

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9-13-272
Section 9-13-272 Definitions. As used in this article, the following words shall have the following
meanings: (1) CERTIFIED PRESCRIBED BURN MANAGER. An individual who successfully completes
a certification program approved by the Alabama Forestry Commission. (2) PRESCRIBED BURNING.
The controlled application of fire to naturally occurring vegetative fuels for ecological,
silvicultural, agricultural and wildlife management purposes under specified environmental
conditions and the following of appropriate precautionary measures which cause the fire to
be confined to a predetermined area and accomplishes the planned land management objectives.
(3) PRESCRIPTION. A written plan for starting and controlling a prescribed burn to accomplish
the ecological, silvicultural, and wildlife management objectives. (Acts 1995, No. 95-609,
p. 1304, §3.)...
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9-13-47
Section 9-13-47 Appraisal of timber upon withdrawal of lands as state harvests, etc.; privilege
tax. Upon withdrawal of said lands or any part thereof as auxiliary state forests or harvesting
or other use of parts of timber on said land without withdrawing the land, the value of the
timber thereon shall be appraised separately in each county where such timber is located by
the Department of Revenue and the State Forestry Commission as of the date of such withdrawal
or harvesting, whereupon the owner of such timber shall pay as a privilege tax for the entry
and withdrawal of such lands as auxiliary state forests or for the harvesting of the timber
on such lands a sum of money equal to eight percent of the appraised value of the timber.
(Acts 1923, No. 486, p. 638, §1; Code 1923, §995; Acts 1935, No. 23, p. 38, §1; Acts 1935,
No. 500, p. 1078, §1; Code 1940, T. 8, §192; Acts 1945, No. 131, p. 132, §1.)...
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9-13-81
Section 9-13-81 Levy of severance tax; lien upon forest products, etc., for payment of tax.
To provide further for conservation of the natural resources of the state by protection of
the state's forests and development of the forestry program, there is levied and shall be
collected as provided in this article a privilege tax on every person who owns timber prior
to severance and engages or continues to engage in the state in the business of severing timber
or any other forest products from the soil for sale, profit, or commercial use whether as
owner, lessee, concessionaire, or contractor. The privilege tax imposed by this article is
in addition to other taxes now levied and shall be known as the forest products severance
tax. The tax, together with interest and penalties imposed by this article, shall be a lien
upon the forest products so severed and upon the product or products manufactured therefrom
until the tax imposed by this article with respect to such forest products shall...
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11-44A-1
Section 11-44A-1 Referendum to determine continuation of commission or adoption of mayor-council
form of government. Within three months of the approval of this section, the governing body
of any Class 7 municipality with a commission form of government organized pursuant to Article
1, Chapter 44, Title 11, by a majority vote of the members of that governing body, may call
for a referendum to be held at public expense within 90 days after such call at which the
following question shall be submitted to the voters of any such municipality: "Shall
the city of ___ adopt a mayor-council form of government with the mayor elected at large and
a five-member council elected from single member districts? YES _____ NO ______" (Acts
1984, No. 84-397, §1; Acts 1984, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-45, p. 68.)...
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2-19-132
Section 2-19-132 Cotton growers assessment referendum authorized; assessments generally. (a)
At the request of the certified organization, the board shall authorize a referendum among
cotton growers upon the question of whether an assessment shall be levied upon cotton growers
in the state to offset, in whole or in part, the cost of boll weevil or other cotton pest
suppression or eradication programs authorized by this article or by any other law of this
state. (b) The assessment levied under this article shall be based upon the number of acres
of cotton planted. The amount of the assessment, the period of time for which it shall be
levied, and the geographical area to be covered by the assessment shall be determined by the
board. In no event shall the amount of the assessment exceed $50 per acre for any growing
season. (c) All affected cotton growers shall be entitled to vote in any such referendum and
the board shall determine any questions of eligibility to vote. (d) If at least...
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2-8-160
Section 2-8-160 Subsequent referendums. In the event any referendum conducted as provided in
this article shall fail to receive the required number of affirmative votes from egg producers
eligible for participation and voting therein, then the certified association conducting the
referendum shall be authorized to call another referendum for the purposes set forth in this
article in the next succeeding year, on the question of an assessment and promotional program
for the period authorized by this article, but no such referendum shall be held within a period
of 12 months following the date on which the last referendum was held. In the event such referendum
is carried or favored by the required number of eligible voters participating therein, and
assessments in pursuance thereof are levied for the period set forth in the call for the referendum,
then the organization conducting such referendum shall have power and authority to call and
conduct during or after the last year of such period...
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2-8-11
Section 2-8-11 Subsequent referendums. In the event any referendum conducted as provided in
this article shall fail to receive the required number of affirmative votes from cattle owners
eligible for participation and voting therein, then the certified association conducting the
said referendum shall be authorized to call another referendum, for the purposes set forth
in this article, in the next succeeding year, on the question of an assessment and promotional
program for the period authorized by this article; provided, that no such referendum shall
be held within a period of 12 months from the date on which the last referendum was held.
In the event such referendum is carried or favored by the required number of eligible cattle
owners participating therein and assessments in pursuance thereof are levied for the period
set forth in the call for such referendum, then the association conducting such referendum
shall have full power and authority to call and conduct during or after the...
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2-8-123
Section 2-8-123 Application for certification and approval to conduct referendum - Generally.
Any commission, council, board or other agency or any nonprofit association of producers,
fairly representative of the growers or producers of any agricultural commodity referred to
in this article may make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of the
State of Alabama for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum
among the growers or producers of such particular agricultural commodity for commercial purposes
upon the question of levying an assessment under the provisions of this article and collecting
and utilizing the same for the purposes stated in such referendum. (Acts 1957, No. 108, p.
142, §4.)...
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