Ala. Code § 11-53B-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 53B / Section 11-53B-9
Section 11-53B-9 Sale of Property Upon Default
Status: in_force

(a) Any property owner, notwithstanding his or her default, may pay the assessment lien with interest and all costs if tendered before a sale of the property.

(b) The cost of any notice and sale resulting from a default on paying an assessment shall constitute a charge against the property to be sold and shall be retained out of the proceeds of the sale.

(c) The officer making the sale shall execute a deed to the purchaser, which shall convey all the rights, title, and interest which the party against whose property the assessment was made had or held in the property at the date of making the assessment or on the date of making the sale. Any surplus arising from the sale shall be paid to the city or municipal treasurer to be kept as a separate fund by the treasurer for the owner upon the responsibility of his or her official bond. The municipality may, by its agents, purchase real estate sold as provided under this chapter and, in the event of the purchase, the deed for the same shall be made to the municipality.

(d) No mistake in the notice of sale in the description of the property or in the name of the owner shall vitiate the assessment or the lien and if for any reason, the sale made by the municipality is ineffectual to pass title, it shall operate as an assignment of the lien, and, upon the request of the purchaser, supplementary proceedings of the same general character as required in this chapter may be had to correct the errors in the proceedings for his or her benefit or the lien so assigned to him or her may be enforced by civil action.
Ala. Code § 11-40-3.1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-3.1
Section 11-40-3.1 Incorporation and Actions of Certain Municipalities Ratified, Validated, and Confirmed
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any provision of law, any municipal corporation that was organized pursuant to the Code of Alabama of 1896, Chapter 94, Article 1, commencing with §2937, prior to the adoption of the Constitution of Alabama of 1901, that is currently functioning as an active municipality and has been continuously functioning as an active municipality, is hereby ratified, validated, and confirmed as a municipality without regard to any possible irregularity in its incorporation and without regard to any attempt to abolish the municipality. Any action of the municipality since its incorporation is ratified, validated, and confirmed.
Ala. Code § 11-43-85 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-85
Section 11-43-85 Municipal Audits and Reports. (Amended by Act 2026-509)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-509, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Municipal Audit Clarification Act.

(b)(1) In a municipality with annual expenditures of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000) or more, the mayor or city manager shall provide for and cause to be made an annual audit of the financial affairs and transactions of all funds and activities of the municipality by an independent public accountant for each fiscal year of the municipality.

(2) Except as provided in subdivision (3), in a municipality with annual expenditures of less than three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000), the mayor or city manager shall provide for and cause to be made a biennial audit of the financial affairs and transactions of all funds and activities of the municipality by an independent public accountant for each fiscal year of the municipality. The audit conducted pursuant to this subdivision shall include each fiscal year since the preceding audit.

(3) In a municipality with annual expenditures of less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), the city council may elect to provide for and direct the mayor or city manager to cause to be made, in lieu of the biennial audit required under subdivision (b)(2), an annual report that complies with procedures established by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts. The annual report shall be provided to the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts and shall constitute an annual audit report. The report shall include all of the following:

a. Proof and reconciliation of cash.

b. Confirmation of cash balances.

c. A list of all bank balances.

d. A statement of cash receipts and cash disbursements.

e. A statement of compliance with state law.

f. A report of agreed upon procedures.

g. A report of motor fuel excise taxes collected and the distribution and use of those proceeds.

(c) A municipal audit under this section shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards in a format prescribed by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts.

(d)(1) A municipal audit or annual report under this section shall be provided to the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts in accordance with Section 41-5A-12.1.

(2) In addition to the requirements of subdivision (1), a municipal audit report under subdivision (b)(3) shall be submitted to the city council at its first meeting after completion of the report and shall be spread upon the minutes of the council.
Ala. Code § 11-70A-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 70A / Section 11-70A-4
Section 11-70A-4 Hearing Scheduled
Status: in_force

The circuit court petition under Section 11-70A-3 shall set the date, time, and place for a hearing on the petition within 90 days. The court, on the request of a party, may extend the 90-day period for good cause shown.
Ala. Code § 11-50-398 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-398
Section 11-50-398 Acquisition, Construction, Operation, Etc., of Gas Distribution Systems Outside Territory of Municipalities by Which Incorporated
Status: in_force

Any such gas district may, if its certificate of incorporation shall so provide, acquire, construct, own, and operate gas distribution systems and any other facilities suitable to provide for the distribution and sale of gas outside of the territory of the municipalities which are members of such gas district and outside of the territory surrounding such municipalities.
Ala. Code § 2-30-43 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 30 / Section 2-30-43
Section 2-30-43 Researches and Experiments Under Supervision of Director; Annual Report
Status: in_force

All research work and experiments contemplated by the spirit and purpose of this chapter shall be carried out under the supervision of the director of the Alabama Experiment Station System of Auburn University, who shall make a report to the President of Auburn University at the end of each fiscal year.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-8
Section 11-43C-8 Mayor - Majority Vote Requirements; Runoff Election
Status: in_force

The candidate for mayor receiving the largest number of votes for the office shall be elected thereto, provided such candidate receives a majority of all votes cast for such office. If at the first election no candidate received a majority of the votes cast for the office, then another election shall be held upon the same day of the week three weeks thereafter to be called and held in the same mode and manner and under the same rules and regulations. In the second election there shall be two candidates for the office of mayor; and these candidates shall be the two who received the highest number of votes for said office at the first election.
Ala. Code § 2-10-104 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-104
Section 2-10-104 Certain Civil Actions Authorized
Status: in_force

An association incorporated under this article may institute and defend civil actions and may collect, institute civil actions for and realize on claims for the purchase money of products sold by it for its members or nonmembers, and on claims for freight overcharges on and for loss and damage to shipments made by it for its members or nonmembers for the use and benefit of such persons.
Ala. Code § 11-50-505 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-505
Section 11-50-505 Bond or Securities of Depository
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2000-748, p. 1669, §3, effective January 1, 2001.
Ala. Code § 2-8-96 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-96
Section 2-8-96 Bond of Treasurer of Association
Status: in_force

Before any money is remitted by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to the treasurer of an organization or association as authorized under the provisions of this article, the treasurer of said organization shall furnish the commissioner a bond approved by the commissioner in the amount of not less than the estimated annual total amount of the assessments handled by such officer. The surety on said bond shall be a corporate surety company duly qualified and licensed to do business in Alabama, and said bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful handling, proper accounting and properly authorized expenditure of all funds received and disbursed by the principal named in said bond.
Ala. Code § 2-6-106 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2-6-106
Section 2-6-106 Deed to Coliseum
Status: in_force

Commencing June 9, 2011, the Governor is authorized and directed to execute and deliver, in the name of the State of Alabama, an appropriate deed conveying to the corporation the coliseum together with the lands in the Alabama Agricultural Center in the City of Montgomery. Upon delivery of the deed to the corporation, the corporation shall be vested with all title and rights which the State of Alabama has in the property conveyed, subject to a right of reverter to the state upon dissolution of the corporation.
Ala. Code § 2-15-210 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-210
Section 2-15-210 Establishment, Conduct, and Maintenance of Swine Disease Diagnostic Laboratory
Status: in_force

(a) The Department of Agriculture and Industries may establish, conduct and maintain a swine disease diagnostic laboratory for the purpose of diagnosing contagious, infectious and communicable diseases of swine owned by producers of such livestock in Alabama, and the amount appropriated and made available for such purpose in the general appropriations act shall be used and expended by the Department of Agriculture and Industries to establish, operate and conduct such a laboratory.

(b) Testing for swine disease may be performed at a swine disease diagnostic laboratory at a location in the State of Alabama to be designated by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries or as otherwise provided in Section 2-2-33.
Ala. Code § 11-65-12 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 65 / Section 11-65-12
Section 11-65-12 Review of Commission Action
Status: in_force

Any person aggrieved by the refusal of a commission to issue any license or permit, or the suspension or revocation of a license or permit, the imposition of a fine, the disapproval of a contract, or any other action or failure of action by the commission, may, within 60 days of such action or failure of action, appeal to the circuit court of the host county. If such court finds that the action of such commission, or its failure to take action, was arbitrary, unreasonable, or contrary to the provisions of this chapter, it shall order the issuance or reinstatement of such license or permit, the abatement of such fine, the approval of such contract, or such other remedial action as it deems appropriate in the circumstances. The decision of such court shall be subject to appeal as in other cases at law.
Ala. Code § 11-50-300.06 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-300.06
Section 11-50-300.06 Duties of Board; Enforcement
Status: in_force

(a) A regional board shall assure that the rates for water and other services are reasonable and that industry best practices are followed. A regional board shall assure that the regional board operates its system or systems efficiently, in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, including this division, and exclusively for the benefit of the customers of the regional board.

(b) In assessing compliance with industry best practices, a regional board shall reference the standards published by the American Water Works Association or any successor thereto and standards followed by highly rated water systems.

(c)(1) A regional board may not make payments to any municipality, county, or other entity except for reasonable consideration in payment for goods or services required in the operation or management of the systems operated by the regional board.

(2) The Attorney General shall enforce this subsection by filing a complaint seeking to prevent or to recoup amounts paid by the regional board in violation of this subsection and to obtain other remedies as may be appropriate under the circumstances, in the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, which shall have exclusive jurisdiction of the matter.
Ala. Code § 11-50-314 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-314
Section 11-50-314 Powers of Corporation Generally; Provisions in Mortgages, Deeds of Trust, or Pledge Agreements Executed by Corporation as to Rights of Parties Thereto, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) Each corporation formed or the certificate of incorporation of which is amended under this article shall have the following powers together with all powers incidental thereto or necessary to the discharge thereof in corporate form:

(1) To have succession by its corporate name for the duration of time (which may be in perpetuity) specified in its certificate of incorporation or until dissolved as provided in this article;

(2) To sue and be sued and to defend civil actions against it;

(3) To make use of a corporate seal and to alter the same at pleasure;

(4) To acquire, purchase, construct, operate, maintain, enlarge, extend, and improve any system or systems, the operation of which is provided for in the certificate of incorporation of such corporation or in any amendment thereto (whether or not such system or systems were in existence and whether or not such system or systems were privately owned prior to acquisition by such corporation and whether such system or systems are located within or without or partly within and partly without the limits of the municipality which authorized the organization of such corporation or within the limits of another municipality) and to receive, acquire, take, and hold, whether by purchase, gift, lease, devise, or otherwise, real, personal, and mixed property of any nature whatsoever that its board of directors may deem a necessary or convenient part of such system or systems;

(5) To borrow money for any corporate function, use, or purpose and to issue in evidence of the borrowing interest-bearing bonds payable solely from the revenues derived from the operation of any one or more of its systems (regardless of the system or systems for the benefit of or with respect to which such borrowing may be made);

(6) To pledge for payment of its bonds any revenues from which such bonds are made payable and to mortgage, pledge, or otherwise convey as security for such bonds the system or systems the revenues from which are so pledged;

(7) To transport and to sell at wholesale all or any part of its water, gas, or electric supply to any other corporation organized or the articles of incorporation of which are amended under the provisions of this article or under the provisions of Sections 11-50-230 through 11-50-241, or to any municipality for distribution to the inhabitants thereof and the surrounding territory;

(8) To transfer and to distribute and to sell to any one or more customers water, gas, and electricity and to furnish services from any system the operation of which is provided for in its certificate of incorporation or in any amendment thereto, and to establish and collect and alter charges for water, gas, electric, and sewer services and all services of any kind sold or furnished by it; provided, that charges for services from any sewer system shall be established in such manner that there shall be no charge with respect to any portion of such sewer system that may have been paid for wholly or in part by assessments against the property specially benefitted thereby, but any person whose property is served in part by a portion of a sewer system so paid for and in part by a portion of a sewer system not so paid for may be charged an appropriate rate for the service rendered such property by a sewer disposal plant, a sewage treatment plant, or any other portion of a sewer system which has not to any extent been paid for by such assessments;

(9) To adopt a schedule of rates:

a. Providing that the corporation may render combined statements or bills for services furnished from its systems and that it may decline to accept payment of charges for services from any of its systems without payment of charges for services from any one or more of its other systems, and

b. Providing for discontinuance of service from a system or systems to any customer who shall be delinquent in payment of charges for service from any system owned by such corporation;

(10) To lease, exchange, sell, convey, and otherwise dispose of its real, personal, or mixed property by any form of legal conveyance or transfer; provided, however, that the governing body of the municipality in which such system authorized under this article is incorporated shall consent to the lease, exchange, sale, conveyance, or other disposition and such consent shall be evidenced by a duly adopted ordinance of the said governing body, which ordinance shall be adopted within 30 days of such lease, exchange, sale, conveyance, or other disposition;

(11) To exercise all powers of eminent domain now or hereafter conferred on municipalities in this state;

(12) To appoint and employ such officers and agents, including attorneys, as its business may require; and

(13) To provide for such insurance as its board of directors may deem advisable.

(b) Any mortgage, deed of trust, or pledge agreement made by such corporation may contain such agreement as the board of directors may deem advisable respecting the operation and maintenance of the property and the use of the revenues subject to such mortgage, deed of trust, or pledge agreement and respecting the rights or duties of the parties to such instrument or the parties for the benefit of whom such instrument is made; provided, that no such mortgage or deed of trust shall be subject to foreclosure.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-96 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-96
Section 11-43A-96 Payment and Deposit of Municipal Funds
Status: in_force

The council shall prescribe, by ordinance, the method of paying out funds of the municipality. Checks and warrants shall be signed by at least two officers of the municipality who shall be designated by the council by ordinance. All funds of the municipality shall be deposited in such depositories as may be designated by resolution of the council.
Ala. Code § 2-15-111 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-111
Section 2-15-111 Conveyances Used to Transport Livestock to Proceed to Destination Without Delay; Notice to Owner of Livestock of Breakdown
Status: in_force

(a) All trucks, vans or other conveyances used for the transportation of cattle, sheep, swine or other animals along public roads, streets or highways of Alabama shall, prior to the loading of such animals, be prepared to proceed to their destination without delay and, upon loading, shall proceed by the most direct and usually traveled route.

(b) In the event of a breakdown that would cause a delay of the arrival of the livestock at their destination for more than one hour, the owner of such livestock shall be notified as soon as possible of such breakdown.
Ala. Code § 2-28-11 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 28 / Section 2-28-11
Section 2-28-11 Penalties for Violations of Provisions of Chapter or Rules or Regulations Promulgated Hereunder; Injunctive Proceedings to Restrain Performance, Etc., of Professional Work or Services Without Permit
Status: in_force

(a) Penalties. Any person who engages in professional work or services as defined in this chapter or any person who solicits such work through advertising or in any other manner without having a permit as required by said chapter or any person who violates any of the provisions or requirements of this chapter or any rules and regulations adopted and promulgated as authorized under said chapter by failure to comply with any of the requirements or rules and regulations of said chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $25.00 nor more than $500.00 and, within the discretion of the court, may also be imprisoned for a period not to exceed six months. Fines paid for such violations shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund.

(b) Injunctive relief. In addition to the penalty provided hereunder, the circuit court or any judge thereof shall have jurisdiction, for cause shown to grant a temporary restraining order or a permanent injunction or both restraining and enjoining any person from performing any professional work or services as defined in this chapter or from soliciting such work without having a valid permit as required by said chapter or after such a permit has been revoked. Petitions for injunctive relief as authorized under this subsection shall be filed in the circuit court of the county of residence of the person who performs work or services in violation of this chapter or in the county where such unauthorized work is performed. Any temporary restraining order or permanent injunction issued under this subsection shall be issued without a bond. Any action commenced under this subsection based upon facts furnished by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or others having knowledge thereof may be brought in the name of the State of Alabama; provided, that such action shall be brought upon the relation of the Attorney General and with his approval and such officer shall upon his request be assisted by the district attorney or deputy district attorney of the judicial circuit in which injunctive proceedings are filed.
Ala. Code § 2-2-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-2-9
Section 2-2-9 Delegation of Powers and Duties
Status: in_force

The commissioner may delegate any of his powers to or direct any of his duties to be performed by the chief of a division and, except where it is otherwise provided by statute or the context otherwise requires, may delegate any of such powers to any agent or employee of the department.
Ala. Code § 11-47-118 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-118
Section 11-47-118 Maintenance of Civil Actions to Enjoin and Abate Public Nuisances
Status: in_force

Municipalities may maintain a civil action to enjoin and abate any public nuisance, injurious to the health, morals, comfort, or welfare of the community or any portion thereof.
Ala. Code § 2-10-57 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-57
Section 2-10-57 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation
Status: in_force

The articles of incorporation or charter of any cooperative or mutual association of farmers organized under the provisions of this article may be altered or amended at any regular meeting of the members or at any special meeting called for that purpose; provided that a quorum shall be present as defined in the bylaws or other governing rules. The amendment must first be approved by two thirds of the directors or other governing body and then adopted by vote of two thirds of the members present and voting at the meeting. Amendments to the articles of incorporation, when so adopted, shall be filed in accordance with the provisions of the general corporation laws of the state.
Ala. Code § 11-58-11 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 58 / Section 11-58-11
Section 11-58-11 Investment in Bonds by Savings Banks and Insurance Companies
Status: in_force

Bonds issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be legal investments for savings banks and insurance companies organized under the laws of this state.
Ala. Code § 11-47-12 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-12
Section 11-47-12 Provision of Building for Storage of Gunpowder, Etc
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 11-71-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 71 / Section 11-71-7
Section 11-71-7 Contracts; Funding
Status: in_force

(a) Upon the making of the preliminary assessments, the authority shall prepare contracts and shall contract on a competitively bid basis for the acquisition, construction, or installation of all projects as specified in the petition.

(b) Because authority infrastructure projects are paid from assessments of members of the authority, no public funds may be utilized and projects shall be exempt from state bidding law, but projects should be competitively bid.

(c) The authority may not contract for and commence the acquisition, construction, or installation of one or more projects or a portion of one or more projects in advance of a preliminary or final assessment being collected.
Ala. Code § 11-44B-40 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44B / Section 11-44B-40
Section 11-44B-40 Applicability of Article
Status: in_force

This article shall apply only to Class 4 municipalities organized under Chapter 44B, and electing by ordinance within 30 days of March 15, 2006, to be subject to this article and participate in the personnel system provided for in this article.
Ala. Code § 2-1-12 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 2-1-12
Section 2-1-12 Collection of Farming Information
Status: in_force

In the interest of public health, safety, and welfare, the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Industries may collect information, from time to time, regarding the existence, operation, or business of livestock, milk and dairy products, eggs, cotton, poultry, commercial feed, grain, seed, fertilizer, plants and trees, pesticides, or any other subject regulated by the department pursuant this title. In order to collect the information without revealing the personal information about individual farming operations, the commissioner may make the information collected pursuant to this section confidential except as otherwise provided by law.
Ala. Code § 11-62-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 62 / Section 11-62-5
Section 11-62-5 Board of Directors
Status: in_force

(a) Every authority shall be governed by a board of directors. All powers of the authority shall be exercised by the board or pursuant to its authorization. The board shall consist of three directors elected in the manner hereinafter prescribed, as soon as may be practicable after the organization of the authority, by the governing body of the determining municipality for staggered terms as follows: The first term of one director shall begin immediately upon his election and shall end at noon on the second Monday of November of the next succeeding odd-numbered calendar year following his election; the first term of another director shall begin immediately upon his election and shall end at noon on the second Monday of November of the second succeeding odd-numbered calendar year following his election; and the first term of the remaining director shall begin immediately upon his election and shall end at noon on the second Monday of November of the third succeeding odd-numbered calendar year following his election. Thereafter, the term of office of each director shall be six years, commencing at noon on the second Monday of November when the term of the immediate predecessor director ended. If at any time there should be a vacancy on the board, a successor director to serve for the unexpired term applicable to such vacancy shall be elected by the governing body of the determining municipality. Each election of a director subsequent to the selection of the initial directors, whether for a full six-year term or to complete an unexpired term, shall be made not earlier than 30 days prior to the date on which such director is to take office as such. If the term of office being served by any director shall expire prior to the election of such director for a new term or prior to the election of his successor by the governing body of the determining municipality, such director shall continue to serve until his successor is elected and qualified, and if such director is elected for a new term after the expiration of the immediately preceding term which he has been serving, his new term of office shall be deemed to have commenced as of the expiration of such immediately preceding term.

(b) No officer of the state or of any county or municipality shall, during his tenure as such officer, be eligible to serve as a director. Each director must be a qualified elector and the owner of real property in the determining municipality. Directors shall be eligible for reelection. Each director shall serve without compensation, except that he may be reimbursed for expenses actually incurred by him in and about the performance of his duties. No director shall vote on or participate in the discussion or consideration of any matter coming before the board in which he, his immediate family, or any business enterprise with which he is associated has any direct or indirect pecuniary interest; provided, however, that when any such matter is brought before the board, any director having an interest therein which may be in conflict with his obligations as a director shall immediately make a complete disclosure to the board of any direct or indirect pecuniary interest he may have in such matter prior to removing himself and withdrawing from the board’s deliberations and vote on the matter presented.

(c) A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. No vacancy in the membership of the board or the voluntary disqualification or abstention of any member thereof shall impair the right of a quorum to exercise all of the powers and duties of the authority.

(d) Any director of an authority may be impeached and removed from office in the same manner and on the same grounds provided by Section 175 of the Constitution of Alabama, or successor provision thereof, and the general laws of the state for impeachment and removal of the officers mentioned in said Section 175, or successor provisions thereof.

(e) All proceedings of the board shall be reduced to writing by the secretary of the authority and maintained in the permanent records of the authority. Copies of such proceedings, when certified by the secretary of the authority under the seal of the authority, shall be received in all courts as evidence of the matters therein certified.
Ala. Code § 22-52-56 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 22-52-56
Section 22-52-56 Proceedings for Court Order - Expenses
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 11-67-120 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 67 / Section 11-67-120
Section 11-67-120 Division Applicable Only to Certain Class 6 Municipalities
Status: in_force

This division shall apply only to a Class 6 municipality adopting the form of government provided in Chapter 44D of this title.
Ala. Code § 2-8-201 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-201
Section 2-8-201 Collection of Assessment; “Ginner” Defined; Remittance of Assessments by Ginner; Inspection of Books and Records by Commissioner; Deductions for Expenses
Status: in_force

(a) In the event the required number of cotton producers approve, by a referendum as provided hereunder, the levying of an assessment upon the ginning of cotton for a promotional program, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall, within 30 days, notify in writing every person engaged in the business of ginning cotton in Alabama that on or after the date designated in such notice, which shall not be less than 30 nor more than 60 days after the mailing of such notice by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the amount of the assessment levied pursuant to the referendum shall be collected by all ginners of cotton when such cotton is ginned within the state.

(b) For the purposes of this article, the word “ginner” shall mean any person, partnership, corporation or cooperative association, public or private, which gins cotton, whether for hire or for itself only.

(c) On or before the fifteenth day after the completion of its ginning season, and in no event later than January 15 of each year, every ginner shall remit all assessments collected pursuant to this article during the ginning season to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. If a ginner gins any cotton after January 15 in any year, then the assessment levied hereunder on such cotton shall be remitted to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries not later than fifteen days after such ginning.

(d) The books and records of all such ginners of cotton subject to the collection of assessments levied hereunder shall at all times during regular business hours be open for inspection by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or his duly authorized representatives or agents for the purpose of ascertaining the accuracy of amounts remitted hereunder. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall be entitled to deduct three percent of all sums remitted to the Department of Agriculture and Industries under this article to defray expenses incident to collection and administration thereof. The amount thus deducted by the commissioner for expenses incident to the administration of this article shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund.
Ala. Code § 11-48-40 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-40
Section 11-48-40 Appeals to Circuit Court from Assessments - Authorized - Prima Facie Evidence
Status: in_force

Upon hearing such appeal, the introduction of such transcript and papers shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of such assessment and that said property and persons are justly indebted to the city or town for the amount of said assessment.
Ala. Code § 11-54-211 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-211
Section 11-54-211 Authority of Municipalities to Acquire Real Property for Donation to United States for Defense Purposes; Issuance of Bonds, Etc., to Fund Purchase; Conveyance to “Related Public Corporation.”
Status: in_force

Each municipality in this state is hereby authorized (a) to acquire any real property located within the corporate limits of any such municipality or within 25 miles thereof, and (b) to donate said real property so acquired or any real property heretofore acquired by any such municipality to the United States of America for use by the said United States for national defense and related purposes. Each such municipality is hereby authorized to issue its bonds, warrants, or other securities for the purpose of providing funds to purchase said real property for donation to the United States of America. Each such municipality is hereby further authorized to convey any such real property to a “related public corporation” pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 63 of Title 11 for the purpose of enabling such corporation to donate the land to the United States of America.
Ala. Code § 11-54B-49 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54B / Section 11-54B-49
Section 11-54B-49 Amendment of the Self-Help Business Improvement District Ordinance
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the municipality may amend an ordinance relating to the self-help business improvement district upon the written request of a representative group of the owners of the nonexempt real property located within the geographical area of the district. The request shall specify the desired amendment or amendments which should be made by the governing body of the municipality to the self-help business improvement district ordinance. The request shall also include the signatures of the owners of the nonexempt real property comprising at least 60 percent of the total fair market value of all real property located in the district, or the owners of at least 50 percent of the parcels of property located within the district; or, alternatively with respect to a district funded by assessments against a particular class of businesses, the signatures of the owners of businesses, consistent with the signatures required under subdivision (2) of Section 11-54B-44, determined pursuant to subdivisions (1) and (2) of Section 11-54B-44.

(b) Except for districts funded by assessments against businesses of a particular class, the governing body of the municipality may amend the self-help business improvement district ordinance to reduce or expand the real property comprising the self-help business improvement district in accordance with this subsection as follows:

(1) The ordinance may be amended to reduce the real property comprising the district following the submission of a request for reduction by the board of directors of the district management corporation.

(2) The ordinance may be amended to expand the real property comprising the district following the submission of a request for expansion by both of the following:

a. The owners of real property located within the area that is to be newly included within the district as provided in subdivision (3).

b. The board of directors of the district management corporation.

(3) Where a request for expansion is sought under this subsection, the request shall contain the signatures of the owners of nonexempt real property comprising at least 60 percent of the total fair market value of all nonexempt real property located in the geographical area to be added to the district and the signatures of the owners of at least 50 percent of the parcels of property located in the geographical area to be added to the district. Ownership of real property and the fair market value thereof shall be determined using the records of the tax assessor. When record title to real property is vested in a public corporation or authority under a bond financing plan provided for by statute, the beneficial user of the real property in which title may ultimately be vested by purchase shall be deemed the owner of the real property.

(4) A request for expansion or reduction shall include an accurate description, whether by metes and bounds, by lot and block numbers, or by street addresses, of the geographical area which is the subject of the reduction or expansion, as well as a similar description of the resulting district if such reduction or expansion was approved.

(5) At least 20 days prior to the date set for a public hearing on the proposed self-help business improvement district reduction or expansion, notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing, together with a description of the geographical area which is the subject of the reduction or expansion, shall be mailed to all known owners of nonexempt real property located within the geographical area which is the subject of the reduction or expansion, as ownership shown on the records of the tax assessor. In addition, a copy of the notice shall be posted in at least three places located within the geographical area which is the subject of the reduction or expansion. A property owner’s failure to receive a copy of the notice shall not constitute grounds upon which the owner may contest the validity of a self-help business improvement district amendment.

(6) The municipality, upon review of the request for the reduction or expansion of the self-help business improvement district and after public hearing, may adopt an ordinance reducing or expanding the self-help business improvement district. The ordinance shall provide for an effective date which is 60 days from the date of adoption of the ordinance by the municipality and shall provide that, if the owners of real property which represent 50 percent or more by number of all parcels of real property located within the geographical area of the resulting district file written objections to the establishment of the district with the clerk of the municipality, the provisions of such ordinance shall be null and void and no reduction or expansion shall occur. The ordinance shall provide that the contract between the municipality and the district management corporation setting out the services to be provided by the district and the municipality shall be amended to provide that the same level of services provided by the municipality shall continue as before the reduction or expansion of the real property comprising the self-help business improvement district.

(c) There shall be no requirement that the real property located within the geographical area of the self-help business improvement district be contiguous.
Ala. Code § 2-19-81 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 2-19-81
Section 2-19-81 Grade of Cotton to Be Indicated by Names, Designations, Etc., Used in Official Standards
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful in or in connection with any transaction or transactions in commerce subject to the jurisdiction of this state or in any publication in this state for any person to indicate the grade of any cotton which is of or within the grades of the said official cotton standards by any name, description or designation or any system of names, descriptions or designations not used in said standards, but nothing in this section shall prevent the selling of cotton on types or samples.
Ala. Code § 11-44-94 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-94
Section 11-44-94 Conflicts of Interest of Municipal Officers and Employees
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-44-121 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-121
Section 11-44-121 Adoption by Ordinance; Powers, Designation, Election, Etc., of Commissioners Generally; Continuation in Office of Members of Governing Body
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-75-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 75 / Section 11-75-5
Section 11-75-5 Status of Authority as Governmental Entity; Participation in Employees’ Retirement System
Status: in_force

(a) The regional law enforcement training facility authority is a governmental entity, as defined in Section 11-93-1, and the services the authority performs are declared to be governmental functions.

(b) The employees of the authority may participate in the Employees’ Retirement System of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-51 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-51
Section 11-43A-51 Change from Council-Manager Form of Government; When Election Thereon Authorized
Status: in_force

No municipality may change from the council-manager form of government within three years after the adoption thereof. At the end of such period, or at any time thereafter, the municipality may change its form of municipal government in the manner provided by law, provided that no election on the abandonment of the council-manager form of government shall be held within four years after any other election thereon.
Ala. Code § 22-56-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 56 / Section 22-56-3
Section 22-56-3 Legislative Declarations
Status: in_force

The Legislature declares that mental health services shall be individualized, empowering, culturally relevant and diverse, flexible, and include natural supports. Mental health services shall also be provided in a way which is normalizing as well as respectful of the rights, responsibilities, and feelings of each consumer. Mental health services shall also focus on enabling individuals to maintain responsibility to the greatest extent possible for setting their own goals, directing their own lives, and acting responsibly as members of their community.
Ala. Code § 2-10-107 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-107
Section 2-10-107 Fees for Filing Articles of Incorporation
Status: in_force

For filing articles of incorporation, an association organized under this article shall pay $5.00 to the probate judge in whose office the same is filed. The Secretary of State for the use of the state shall be paid $5.00 for filing the certificate of incorporation forwarded by the probate judge as provided by law. For filing an amendment to the articles an association shall pay $2.50.
Ala. Code § 2-3A-32 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / Section 2-3A-32
Section 2-3A-32 Execution
Status: in_force

The bonds of each series thereof issued pursuant to this article shall be sold by said authority at public sale as provided in Amendment 618. Said bonds shall be executed in the name of the state by the Governor and countersigned by the chairman of the authority, and the Great Seal of the State shall be impressed thereon and attested by the Secretary of State. A facsimile of the signature of each such official may be imprinted on any of said bonds in lieu of being manually inscribed thereon, and a facsimile of the Great Seal of the State may be printed on said bonds in lieu of such seal being manually impressed thereon. Each such facsimile signature shall be valid in all respects as if the officials whose facsimile signatures are so used had signed said bonds in person, and any facsimile of the Great Seal of the State so used shall be valid in all respects as if such seal had been manually impressed on said bonds. In the event any official who shall sign any of said bonds or whose facsimile signature shall appear thereon shall thereafter cease to hold office before such bonds are delivered and paid for, such bonds shall nevertheless be valid for all purposes to the same extent as if the official who signed such or whose facsimile signature appears thereon had remained in office until all of the bonds bearing such signature or facsimile thereof shall have been delivered and paid for.
Ala. Code § 22-50-10 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 22-50-10
Section 22-50-10 Department - Termination of Alabama Mental Health Board; Transfer of Authority to Department
Status: in_force

Upon May 1, 1984, the Alabama Mental Health Board shall cease to exist and the powers and responsibilities shall be vested in the Department of Mental Health through its commissioner.
Ala. Code § 2-8-56 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-56
Section 2-8-56 Bond of Treasurer of Association
Status: in_force

Before any money is remitted by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to the treasurer of an organization or association as authorized under the provisions of this article, the treasurer of said organization shall furnish to the commissioner a bond approved by the commissioner in an amount not less than the estimated quarterly receipts but not more than the estimated annual total amount of the assessment handled by such officer. The surety on said bond shall be a corporate surety company duly qualified and licensed to do business in Alabama, and said bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful handling, proper accounting and properly authorized expenditure of all funds received and disbursed by the principal named in said bond.
Ala. Code § 2-10-106 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-106
Section 2-10-106 Existing Associations May Come Under This Article
Status: in_force

Existing associations may come under this article. Any cooperative association already in existence may by majority vote of the stockholders or its members be brought under the provisions of this article by adopting the restrictions provided in this article and complying with the requirements of this article.
Ala. Code § 11-44A-16 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44A / Section 11-44A-16
Section 11-44A-16 Continuation of Ordinances and Resolutions
Status: reserved

All ordinances and resolutions of the municipality in effect at the time of adoption of the mayor-council form of government herein set up shall continue in effect unless and until changed or repealed by the council.
Ala. Code § 11-46-67 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-67
Section 11-46-67 Offenses of Electors
Status: in_force

(a) Any elector who takes or removes or attempts to take or remove any ballot from the polling place at a municipal election before the close of the polls or who remains longer than the time allowed by law in the booth or compartment after being notified his or her time has expired must, on conviction, be fined not less than ten dollars ($10) nor more than one hundred dollars ($100).

(b) Any person who willfully makes to the inspectors of a municipal election a false declaration asserting an inability to prepare his or her ballot without assistance must, on conviction, be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500).

(c) Any qualified elector at any municipal election who takes or receives any money or other valuable thing upon the condition that the same shall be paid at any future time in exchange for the vote of such elector for any particular candidate or the promise to vote for any particular candidate shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). No witnesses shall be prosecuted for any offense under this subsection as to which the witness testifies before the grand jury.

(d) Any person who falsely impersonates another and thereby or otherwise fraudulently casts a vote in a municipal election or, having voted at such election votes a second time, whether in the same ward or another, shall, on conviction, be punished by hard labor for the county for not more than 12 months or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or by both fine and sentence to hard labor.

(e) Any absentee voter who shall willfully make or subscribe to an oath falsely in order to qualify to vote at a municipal election shall, on conviction, be punished by hard labor for the county for not more than 12 months or by a fine of not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than two thousand dollars ($2,000) or by both fine and sentence to hard labor.

(f) Any person voting at any municipal election who has not registered and taken and subscribed to the registration oath must, on conviction, be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000) and may also be imprisoned in the county jail or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not less than one nor more than six months.
Ala. Code § 11-42-81 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-81
Section 11-42-81 Licensing of Dance Halls, Poolrooms, Etc., in Territory Exempt from Taxation
Status: in_force

The council or governing body of the city shall have no authority or power to license or permit any dance halls or billiard or poolrooms or business or occupation of any kindred or like kind or character to be operated or carried on at another place in the territory which is exempt from taxation under the provisions of this article so long as the same is exempt from taxation under the provisions of this article.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-87 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-87
Section 11-43A-87 Times for Meeting of Council; Open to Public
Status: in_force

The council shall meet regularly at such times as may be prescribed by its rules, but not less frequently than twice each month. All meetings of the council shall be open to the public to the extent required by law.
Ala. Code § 11-40-25 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-25
Section 11-40-25 Municipal Officers Removed by Operation of Law
Status: in_force

(a) For purposes of this section, the term elected municipal official means any mayor, council member, or commission member elected or appointed to municipal office whose presence at council or commission meetings is counted towards establishing a quorum.

(b) Any elected municipal official who misses all regular and special called council or commission meetings for 90 consecutive days, beginning on the date of any absence, shall be removed from office by operation of law.

(c) For the purpose of applying subsection (b), on the date and time of any regular or special called council or commission meeting of a municipality, the clerk shall make a record of all elected municipal officials present or absent regardless of whether or not a quorum is present.

(d) At the next council or commission meeting following the date an elected municipal official has been removed from office pursuant to this section, the council or commission may vote to reinstate the elected municipal official removed from office as provided herein for any mitigating or extenuating circumstances as determined by a majority vote of the remaining voting members of the council or commission, including the mayor if the mayor is a voting member of the council as provided by law.

(e) If the council or commission does not reinstate the removed elected municipal official pursuant to subsection (d), the council or commission shall fill the vacancy as provided by law.

(f) This section shall not apply to any elected municipal official whose absence from any council or commission meeting is a result of military service.
Ala. Code § 11-50-494 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-494
Section 11-50-494 Chairman; Secretary
Status: in_force

At the first meeting of the board, the members shall elect one of their number as chairman and one of their number as secretary; thereafter, the board shall annually elect from among their number a chairman and a secretary. Vacancies in the offices of chairman and secretary shall be filled by the board, if and when the same may occur.
Ala. Code § 11-46-136 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-136
Section 11-46-136 Drinking of Intoxicating Liquors by Watcher
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 2-8-381 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-381
Section 2-8-381 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this article the following words shall have the following meanings:

(1) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Agriculture and Industries.

(2) GROWER. Any person, business entity, or cooperative licensed to grow industrial hemp by the department or an institution of higher education pursuant to this article.

(3) HEMP PRODUCTS. Any and all products made from industrial hemp, including, but not limited to, cloth, cordage, fiber, food, fuel, paint, paper, particleboard, plastics, seed, seed meal and seed oil for consumption, and seed for cultivation if the seeds originate from industrial hemp varieties.

(4) INDUSTRIAL HEMP or HEMP. The plant Cannabis sativa L. and any part of that plant, including the seeds thereof and all derivatives, extracts, cannabinoids, isomers, acids, salts, and salts of isomers, cultivated or possessed by a licensed grower or otherwise in accordance with the state’s USDA-approved regulatory plan, whether growing or not, with a delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol concentration of not more than 0.3 percent on a dry weight basis. Industrial hemp shall be considered an agricultural crop or an agricultural commodity, or both, in all respects under state law. The term excludes marijuana as defined in subdivision (14) of Section 20-2-2.

(5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION. A postsecondary institution, as defined in 20 U.S.C.S. 1001(a), that offers a major course of study in agriculture issues.
Ala. Code § 11-65-43 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 65 / Section 11-65-43
Section 11-65-43 Racing Under Unregistered Name Prohibited
Status: in_force

No person shall knowingly enter or race any horse in any running or harness race under any name or designation other than the name or designation assigned to such horse by and registered with the Jockey Club, the United States Harness Association or other applicable association or knowingly instigate, engage in, or in any way further any act by which any horse is entered or raced in any running or harness race under any name or designation other than the name or designation duly assigned by and registered with the Jockey Club, the United States Harness Association or other applicable association.
Ala. Code § 11-50-413 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-413
Section 11-50-413 Taxation - Levy and Collection of Privilege License Tax by Certain Municipalities
Status: in_force

(a) The term “taxpaying gas district” as used in this section means any gas district organized under the provisions of this article that has, during any one calendar year, paid to at least one half of its member municipalities license taxes, including interest and penalties, in an aggregate amount in the case of each such municipality at least equal to two percent of the gross receipts from business done by such district in such municipality during the eight calendar years next preceding the calendar year during which such taxes were paid.

(b) Any provision of law including, without limitation, Section 11-50-412, as amended, to the contrary notwithstanding, any municipality in this state that is a member of a taxpaying gas district may levy and collect for the calendar year next succeeding that during which the aggregate taxes referred to in subsection (a) of this section were paid, a privilege license tax on such taxpaying gas district in an amount not to exceed the sum of:

(1) The amount by which

a. Two percent of the gross receipts of such taxpaying gas district from business done in such municipality during the eight calendar year period referred to in subsection (a) of this section exceeds

b. The total amount of license taxes, including interest and penalties, theretofore collected by such municipality from such taxpaying gas district with respect to such eight calendar year period, plus

(2) Ten percent of the amount obtained as a result of the application of subdivision (1) of this subsection.

(c) The provisions of subsection (b) of this section to the contrary notwithstanding, no municipality that is a member of a taxpaying gas district may levy or collect any such privilege license tax upon such district if it had theretofore collected from such district, during the aforesaid eight calendar year period, rentals aggregating as much as two percent of the gross receipts from business done by such district in such municipality during such eight calendar year period.
Ala. Code § 11-44-39 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-39
Section 11-44-39 Elections for Office of Commissioner - Ballots Generally
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 2-7-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 2-7-6
Section 2-7-6 Grants to Alabama State Fair Authority - Report of Fair Authority to Commission; Return of Unexpended Funds
Status: in_force

Each year, within 30 days from the date specified for the closing of the fair as provided in Section 2-7-3, the Alabama State Fair Authority shall forward to the chairman of the commission, in quintuplicate, a report showing in detail the distribution of the prize or premium money, and within said 30 days the Alabama State Fair Authority shall return to the Treasurer of the State of Alabama any funds not expended by the Alabama State Fair Authority in accordance with the applicable plan of distribution.
Ala. Code § 2-8-358 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-358
Section 2-8-358 Assessment Moneys Collected - Generally
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall remit to the treasurer of the certified association, on a quarterly basis between the first and fifteenth day of January, April, July, and October of each year, all assessment moneys collected by the commissioner, less an amount not to exceed two percent of the total amount collected, which amount shall be deposited into the Agricultural Fund of the State Treasury. The assessment moneys remitted to the treasurer of the certified association shall be used and expended by the association for a promotional program in the manner provided by this article and the rules and regulations of the association.
Ala. Code § 11-54B-97 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54B / Section 11-54B-97
Section 11-54B-97 Hearing on Continuation, Modification, or Termination of District
Status: in_force

(a)(1) The board of directors of the district management corporation shall set a hearing when one of the following occurs:

a. Within 60 days after the adoption and approval of the fifth annual budget for the district, to determine continuation, modification, or termination of the district.

b. Whenever a petition is presented to the board of directors requesting termination of the district signed by district members who paid more than 50 percent of the special assessment in the last fiscal year for which the assessment was collected.

(2) At least 20 days before the hearing, notice of the date, time, and place of the hearing shall be posted in at least three public places within the district, on the websites of the municipality and the district, and mailed to each district member.

(3) At or immediately after the hearing, the board of directors shall adopt a resolution requesting the governing body of the municipality to adopt an ordinance providing for one of the following:

a. Continuation of the district as described in the self-help business improvement plan for an additional five years if the hearing was held pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)a.

b. Continuation of the district with modification for an additional five years if the hearing was held pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)a., as reflected by modifying the self-help business improvement district plan consistent with Section 11-54B-88, including enlargement or reduction of the district.

c. Termination of the district if one of the following occurs:

1. At a hearing held pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)a., it is demonstrated that district members who paid more than 50 percent of the special assessment in the last fiscal year for which the special assessment was collected object to the continuation of the district.

2. At a hearing in response to a petition received pursuant to paragraph (a)(1)b., at which no signatures are withdrawn reducing support for termination of the district to fewer than 50 percent of the district members who paid the special assessment in the last fiscal year for which the assessment was collected.

(b) The governing body of the municipality shall adopt an ordinance ratifying the board of directors’ resolution pursuant to subdivision (a)(3), to take effect at the end of the current fiscal year, to continue, modify, or terminate the district.

(c) In the event of termination of the district, any remaining revenues, after all outstanding debts are paid, derived from the collection of the special assessment or derived from the sale of district assets acquired with the revenues shall be spent as near as possible in accordance with the district plan or shall be refunded to district members who paid the special assessment by applying the same method that was used to calculate the assessment in the last fiscal year for which the special assessment was collected.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-93 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-93
Section 11-43A-93 Monthly Statement and Summary; Annual Examination of Books and Accounts; Publication of Results
Status: in_force

The city manager shall each month make available to the council a detailed statement of all receipts and expenses of the municipality, and the council shall make available to the city manager a summary of its proceedings during the preceding month and at the end of each year. At the end of each fiscal year, the council shall cause a full and complete examination of all books and accounts of the municipality to be made by a qualified public accountant and shall cause the results of such examination to be published in pamphlet form, copies of which shall be placed in the office of the city manager, the office of clerk, and in the public library to be open for inspection by all persons.
Ala. Code § 22-50-16 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 22-50-16
Section 22-50-16 Commissioner of Mental Health
Status: in_force

The Governor shall appoint the Mental Health Commissioner and shall fix his term of office and salary, such salary to be established without regard to any limitations now, or hereafter, established by law unless such law specifically refers to such Mental Health Commissioner. The commissioner shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor. The said Mental Health Commissioner so appointed shall appoint all officers and employees of the department or he may authorize any superintendent, division or bureau head, or other administrator to select with his approval all staff members and employees, and shall fix the salaries of the officers and employees of the Mental Health Department, without regard to any limitation established by law, unless such law passed hereafter shall refer to the particular officer or employee of the Mental Health Department. The commissioner may appoint an Associate Commissioner for Mental Illness, an Associate Commissioner for Intellectual Disabilities and an Associate Commissioner for Administration and Personnel. The associate commissioners shall serve at the pleasure of the commissioner. The Mental Health Commissioner shall exercise supervision over all the officers and employees of the Mental Health Department and should any such officer or employee fail to perform faithfully any of the duties which are lawfully prescribed for him, or if he fails or refuses to observe or conform to any rule, regulation, or policy of the Mental Health Department, the Mental Health Commissioner may remove him from office.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-84 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-84
Section 11-44C-84 Ordinances and Resolutions Continued in Effect
Status: reserved

All ordinances and resolutions of the city in effect at the time the form of government herein provided for becomes effective shall continue in effect unless and until changed or repealed by the council.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-11 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-11
Section 11-44C-11 Government Known as “Mayor-Council Form of Government”; Powers of City Vested in Council; Manner in Which Powers Exercised
Status: in_force

The municipal government of any such city proceeding under this chapter shall be known as the “mayor-council form of government.” Pursuant to the provisions and limitations of this chapter and subject to the limitations imposed by the Constitution of Alabama and its laws, all powers of the city shall be vested in the council elected as herein provided and hereinafter referred to as “the council,” which shall enact ordinances, adopt budgets and determine policies. All powers of the city shall be exercised in the manner prescribed by this chapter, or if the manner be not prescribed, then in such manner as may be prescribed by law or by ordinance.
Ala. Code § 2-27-32 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 27 / Section 2-27-32
Section 2-27-32 Director
Status: in_force

The laboratory established under the provisions of this article shall be under the supervision and charge of a director appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the advice and consent of the policy committee, subject to the provisions of the state Merit System law, and his salary shall be fixed by the State Personnel Board, upon recommendation of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the policy committee.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-74 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-74
Section 11-44C-74 Emergency Notes
Status: in_force

In the absence of available revenues to meet emergency appropriations under the provisions of this chapter, the council may by resolution authorize the issuance of notes, each of which shall be designated “emergency note” and may be renewed from time to time, but all such notes and renewals shall be paid not later than the last day of the fiscal year next succeeding the budget year in which the emergency appropriation was made.
Ala. Code § 11-43-82 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-82
Section 11-43-82 Issuance of Proclamation Closing Shops and Forbidding Sale of Arms, Ammunition, Etc., During Riots, Etc
Status: in_force

Whenever any mob, riot, or tumult has occurred or there is reasonable cause to apprehend an occurrence thereof in any city, town, or village or in the vicinity thereof, the mayor shall have power to issue his proclamation ordering the closing of all shops or other places where the business of selling arms, ammunition, dynamite, or other explosives is carried on and forbidding the selling, lending, giving away, bartering, or otherwise disposing of any of such articles until such time as, in his judgment, such occupation may be carried on without danger to the public peace and safety.
Ala. Code § 2-10-95 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-95
Section 2-10-95 Election and Duties of Officers
Status: in_force

The board of directors shall elect from its number a president and one or more vice-presidents. It shall also elect a secretary and a treasurer who need not be directors, and it may combine the two latter offices and designate the combined office as secretary-treasurer. The duties of said officers shall be those usual to like officers in corporations and such other additional duties as may be designated in the bylaws.
Ala. Code § 2-5A-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 5A / Section 2-5A-9
Section 2-5A-9 Ejection of Persons from Markets
Status: in_force

The commissioner, through his or her authorized agents, may eject from any farmers’ market any person, and his or her property, refusing to comply with this article and the rules promulgated hereunder.
Ala. Code § 2-11-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 2-11-8
Section 2-11-8 Rules and Regulations
Status: in_force

The Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized to promulgate all general rules and regulations necessary and practicable to the carrying out of the purposes of this article by the commissioner. The commissioner, with the approval of the board, may form or enter into agreements with other agricultural agencies, state and federal, for promotion and development of agricultural products for the purposes of this article, and to provide for payment of expenses thereof from the Agricultural Fund or other funds available to the department.
Ala. Code § 2-20-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 20 / Section 2-20-1
Section 2-20-1 Size, Marking, Etc., of Sacks, Bags, Etc., in Which Corn, Oats, Rye, Cotton Seed Hulls, Etc., to Be Sold Generally
Status: in_force

Oats, rye, corn, wheat, barley and cotton seed hulls shall be sold in the following prescribed quantities:

(1) Oats in sacks containing two and one-half and five bushels, weighing, respectively, 80 and 160 net pounds;

(2) Rye and corn in two and two and one-half bushel sacks weighing 112 and 140 pounds net, respectively;

(3) Wheat in two and two and one-half bushel sacks weighing, respectively, 120 and 150 pounds;

(4) Barley in two and three bushel sacks weighing, respectively, 96 and 144 pounds; and

(5) Cotton seed hulls in 100 pound sacks or bags.

Such sacks, bags or packages shall have plainly marked or stenciled thereon in large type and figures the net quantities required by this section and the name and address of the manufacturer or other person responsible for placing the product on the market as well as the grade as established by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries or shall be properly tagged as required by the rules and regulations of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries.
Ala. Code § 11-50-401 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-401
Section 11-50-401 Promulgation of Rules and Regulations as to Installation, Maintenance, Etc., of Gas Fixtures, Pipes, Etc., Served by District - Authorized
Status: in_force

Any gas district now or hereafter organized in this state under the provisions of this article is hereby authorized and empowered to promulgate rules and regulations governing and relating to the installation, connection, maintenance, and servicing of gas fixtures, pipes, appliances, and equipment with respect to properties served by it.

Such rules and regulations may require that any person so installing, connecting, maintaining, or servicing any such fixtures, pipes, appliances, and equipment be licensed by the gas district promulgating such rules and regulations.
Ala. Code § 22-50-20 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 22-50-20
Section 22-50-20 Forms
Status: in_force

The Mental Health Department shall prescribe forms for probate judges to use which would give information deemed necessary by the department about prospective patients or clients.
Ala. Code § 11-59-16 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 59 / Section 11-59-16
Section 11-59-16 Exemption from Taxation of Corporations, Facilities, Bonds, Etc
Status: in_force

The corporation and all facilities at any time owned by it and the income therefrom and all bonds issued by it and the income therefrom shall be exempt from all taxation in the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 11-48-21 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-21
Section 11-48-21 Entry of List in Assessment Book for Local Improvements
Status: in_force

Such list shall be entered in a well-bound book or loose-leaf book firmly bound, prepared for that purpose, and shall contain appropriate columns in which payments may be credited and the lien of the assessment satisfied by the proper officers of the municipality. Said book shall be known as the “assessment book for local improvements” and shall be a public record, and no error or mistake in regard to the name of the owner shall be held to invalidate any assessment, and it shall be sufficient if the name of the person in whose name such property was last assessed for taxes for state taxation is shown in said book.
Ala. Code § 2-8-191 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-191
Section 2-8-191 Authorized Activities Not Illegal or in Restraint of Trade
Status: in_force

No association, meeting or activity undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of this article and intended to benefit the Alabama cotton producers and the cotton industry in general shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade.
Ala. Code § 2-15-20 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-20
Section 2-15-20 Definitions
Status: in_force

When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) BOARD. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama.

(2) BRAND. Any recorded identification mark applied to any position on the hide of livestock by means of heat, acid, or a chemical, except numbers used to keep production records or record of age. The word “brand” shall also mean and include tattoo marks on the hide or in the ear of livestock.

(3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama.

(4) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama.

(5) LIVESTOCK. Cattle, swine, sheep, goats, equine or equidae, ratites, and poultry.

(6) LIVESTOCK HIDE DEALER. Any dealer who buys hides of livestock.

(7) LIVESTOCK MARKET. A place where a person assembles livestock for public sale, if the person is required to procure a license or permit from the state Department of Agriculture and Industries to operate the market.

(8) PERSON. Any individual, partnership, corporation, or association.
Ala. Code § 11-46-117 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-117
Section 11-46-117 Delivery of Returns, Etc., to Governing Body; Retention and Destruction of Ballot Boxes Generally; When Ballot Boxes May Be Opened
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-71 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-71
Section 11-44C-71 City Improvements Costing More Than $2,000.00 to Be Executed by Contract; Bidding on Contract; Alteration of Contract
Status: in_force

Any city improvement costing more than $2,000.00 shall be executed by contract except where such improvement is authorized by the council to be executed directly by a city department in conformity with detailed plans, specifications and estimates. All such contracts for more than $2,000.00 shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bidder after such public notice and competition as may be prescribed by resolution or ordinance; provided, however, the mayor shall have the power to reject all bids and advertise again. Alteration in any contract may be made when authorized by the council upon the written recommendation of the mayor. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to supersede or nullify provisions of state law requiring or governing competitive bidding.
Ala. Code § 11-53A-26 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 53A / Section 11-53A-26
Section 11-53A-26 Authority to Assess Against Property Sold to State for Nonpayment of Taxes; Effect of Subsequent Redemption or Sale by State on Lien
Status: in_force

The city shall have the power to assess the costs authorized by this article against any lot or lots or parcel or parcels of land purchased by the State of Alabama at any sale for the nonpayment of taxes. When an assessment has been made against a lot or lots or parcel or parcels of land, a subsequent redemption thereof by any person authorized to redeem, or sale thereof by the state, shall not operate to discharge, or in any manner affect the lien of the city for assessment, but any redemptioner or purchaser at any sale by the state of any lot or lots or parcel or parcels of land upon which an assessment has been levied, whether prior to or subsequent to a sale to the state for the nonpayment of taxes, shall take the same subject to the assessment.
Ala. Code § 11-50-474 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-474
Section 11-50-474 Disposition of Moneys Received from Operation of Gas Distribution System
Status: in_force

All money collected from the sale of gas or received in any way from the use of municipal gas or received in any way from the use of the municipal gas distribution system shall be deposited in the municipal depositories and shall be distributed by the board as required by the governing body of the municipality.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-60 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-60
Section 11-43C-60 Capital Improvement Program
Status: in_force

At the same time that he submits the general fund budget, the mayor shall submit to the council a capital improvement program covering all recommended capital improvement projects for the ensuing fiscal year and for the four fiscal years thereafter, with his recommendation as to the means of financing the improvements proposed for the ensuing fiscal year. The council shall have the power to accept with or without amendments or reject the proposed program and proposed means of financing for the ensuing fiscal year and may from time to time during the fiscal year amend by ordinance adopted by at least four affirmative votes, the program previously adopted by it, or the means of financing the whole or any part thereof, or both, provided that the amendment shall have been recommended by the mayor and further provided such additional funds are available in the general fund or in any other fund of the city.
Ala. Code § 2-3A-33 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / Section 2-3A-33
Section 2-3A-33 Alabama Agricultural, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine Facilities Improvement Fund
Status: in_force

The proceeds derived from the sale of each series of the bonds issued pursuant to Section 2-3A-30 shall be paid into the State Treasury upon receipt thereof, and the State Treasurer shall keep such proceeds, as well as all income received from the investment and reinvestment of such proceeds (including income derived from the investment and reinvestment of previously derived income), in a special fund in the State Treasury, designated “The Alabama Agricultural, Forestry, and Veterinary Medicine Facilities Improvement Fund,” pending the expenditure of such proceeds and income for the purposes hereinafter authorized and as required by Amendment 618. All proceeds so deposited in the State Treasury shall be continuously invested by the State Treasurer in investments of the same kind as those in which the State Treasurer is at the time legally authorized to invest moneys held in the General Fund of the state, and as and when income from the investment of such proceeds is received, such income shall be kept continuously invested in the same manner as such proceeds; provided, however, that notwithstanding any legal limitation that might otherwise be applicable, the State Treasurer shall have the authority to invest such proceeds and income in certificates of deposit of any savings and loan association, whether federally or state chartered, whose principal office is located in the state. The State Treasurer, acting on projections of expenditures provided by the Director of Finance, shall keep all such proceeds, together with the income derived from the investment and reinvestment thereof, invested in investments which shall mature or otherwise be subject to liquidation on such terms as will provide cash when required for the purposes for which bonds may be issued pursuant to Section 2-3A-30.
Ala. Code § 11-54-57 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-57
Section 11-54-57 Refunding Bonds
Status: in_force

Any bonds issued under this article and at any time outstanding may at any time and from time to time be refunded by a municipality by the issuance of its refunding bonds in such amount as the governing body may deem necessary but not exceeding an amount sufficient to refund the principal of the bonds so to be refunded, together with any unpaid interest thereon, any premiums and commissions necessary to be paid in connection therewith and the expenses incurred in connection with such refunding.

Any such refunding may be effected whether the bonds to be refunded shall have then matured or shall thereafter mature either by sale of the refunding bonds and the application of the proceeds thereof for the payment, redemption or retirement of the bonds to be refunded thereby or by exchange of the refunding bonds for the bonds to be refunded thereby or by any combination thereof; provided, that the holders of any bonds so to be refunded shall not be compelled without their consent to surrender their bonds for payment or exchange prior to the date on which they are payable or, if they are called for redemption, prior to the date on which they are by their terms subject to redemption.

Any refunding bonds issued under the authority of this article shall be payable solely from the revenues out of which the bonds to be refunded thereby were payable and shall be subject to the provisions contained in Section 11-54-54 and may be secured in accordance with the provisions of Section 11-54-55.
Ala. Code § 11-49A-17 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49A / Section 11-49A-17
Section 11-49A-17 Use of Rights-of-Way
Status: in_force

Each authority is hereby authorized to use the rights-of-way of all public roads in the state without securing the prior approval of the state or of its agencies or departments or the governing body of said county and subject only to the necessity of obtaining the municipal consent required by Section 220 of the Constitution of Alabama; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed to exempt any authority from the requirements of Section 23-1-4; and provided further, that the said authority shall have the duty to restore at its expense all roads, highways, and public rights-of-way in which it may have made excavations or done other work in constructing a transit system or performing any of its other corporate functions.
Ala. Code § 2-6-72 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2-6-72
Section 2-6-72 Authority and Procedure for Incorporation
Status: in_force

The Governor, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and the Director of Finance may incorporate and organize a public corporation with the powers and authority provided in this article by proceeding according to the provisions of this article. They are authorized to present to the Secretary of State an application for the organization of a corporation which shall be signed by them and shall set forth:

(1) The names, official designations and official residences of the applicants, together with a certified copy of each of the commissions evidencing their respective rights to office;

(2) The date or dates on which they were respectively inducted into office and the terms of their respective offices;

(3) The name of the proposed corporation (which shall be Alabama Agricultural Markets and Coliseum Corporation, if such name is available for use by the corporation, but if not available, then some other name that is available shall be set forth in the application);

(4) The location of the principal office of the proposed corporation, which shall be within the State of Alabama; and

(5) Such other provisions as the applicants may choose to insert and as shall not be inconsistent with this article or with the laws of the state. The application shall be subscribed and sworn to by each of the applicants before an officer authorized by the law of the state to administer oaths.

The Secretary of State shall examine the application, and if he finds that the name proposed in the application is not identical with that of a person or other corporation in the state or so nearly similar thereto as to lead to confusion and uncertainty, he shall receive the application and file it in an appropriate book or record in his office.
Ala. Code § 11-46-127 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-127
Section 11-46-127 Absentee Ballots - Eligibility
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-52-81 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 11-52-81
Section 11-52-81 Board of Adjustment - Appeals to Circuit Court from Final Decision of Board of Adjustment
Status: in_force

(a) Any party aggrieved by any final decision of a board of zoning adjustment may appeal the final decision of the board by filing an appeal in the circuit court in the county where the board convenes. The aggrieved party shall first file a written notice of appeal with the board within 15 days after the final decision, specifying the decision from which the appeal is taken. Thereafter, the aggrieved party must file the appeal with the proper circuit court within 45 days after the final decision of the board and shall also serve the board with the appeal at the office of the city clerk. After an appeal has been filed in the circuit court, the board shall submit to the circuit court a certified copy of the minutes of the meeting of the board regarding the appealed case along with copies of any documents submitted to the board during the meeting concerning the appealed case. Minutes and other documents shall be submitted within 45 days after the board is served with the appeal, unless extended by order of the court. The action in the circuit court shall be tried de novo. If the appellant requests a certified written transcript of the proceedings, he or she will be responsible for paying the cost of the transcript.

(b) The decision of the board shall remain in effect during the pendency of the appeal unless the circuit court grants a stay. In determining whether to grant a stay, the circuit court shall consider the appellant’s likelihood of success on the merits, whether there may be irreparable injury absent a stay, whether the stay will substantially injure any party to the proceeding, and whether a stay is in the public’s interest.
Ala. Code § 11-54-20 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-20
Section 11-54-20 Definitions
Status: in_force

Wherever used in this article, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context, the following terms shall be given the following respective meanings:

(1) MUNICIPALITY. Any incorporated city or town in the State of Alabama.

(2) PROJECT. Any land and any building or other improvement thereon and all real and personal properties deemed necessary in connection therewith, whether or not now in existence, which shall be suitable for use by the following or by any combination of two or more thereof:

a. Any industry for the manufacturing, processing, or assembling of any agricultural or manufactured products;

b. Any commercial enterprise in storing, warehousing, distributing, or selling products of agriculture, mining, or industry;

c. Any commercial enterprise providing linen rental services (including laundry and cleaning services related or incidental thereto) primarily to industries and commercial enterprises described in either of the preceding paragraphs a. and b. and to institutions such as hospitals, nursing homes, other health care facilities, and educational and training institutions;

d. Any enterprise for research in connection with any of the foregoing or for the purpose of developing new products or new processes or improving existing products or known processes or for the purpose of aiding in the development of facilities for the exploration of outer space or promoting the national defense; and

e. Pollution control facilities, which shall be suitable for use by any industry or enterprise or by any combination of two or more thereof, but not facilities designed for the sale or distribution to the public of electricity, gas, water, or telephone or other services commonly classified as public utilities.

(3) GOVERNING BODY. The board or body in which the legislative powers of the municipality are vested.

(4) MORTGAGE. A mortgage or a mortgage and deed of trust.

(5) POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITIES. Any land, building, structure, or equipment having to do with or the end purpose of which is the control, abatement, or prevention of water, air, noise, or general environmental pollution, including but not limited to, any air pollution control facility, noise abatement facility, water management facility, waste water collecting systems, waste water treatment works, or solid waste disposal facility.

(6) POLLUTION. The placing of any noxious or deleterious substances, including noise, in any air or water of or adjacent to the State of Alabama or affecting the physical, chemical, or biological properties of any air or water of or adjacent to the State of Alabama in a manner and to an extent which renders or is likely to render such air or water inimical or harmful to the public health, safety, or welfare or to animal, bird, or aquatic life or to the use of such air or water for domestic, industrial, agricultural, or recreational purposes.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-49 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-49
Section 11-43C-49 Revision of Budget After Hearing; Increase in Expenditures Over Mayor’s Recommendation; Expenditures Not to Exceed Receipts and Surplus Unless Additional Revenue Measures Adopted
Status: in_force

After the conclusion of the public hearing the council may insert new items of expenditures or may increase, decrease, or strike out items of expenditure in the general fund budget, except that no item of expenditure for debt service, or any other item required to be included by this chapter or other provision of law, shall be reduced or stricken out. The council shall not alter the estimates of receipts contained in the budget except to correct omissions or mathematical errors, and it shall not cause the total of expenditures as recommended by the mayor to be increased without a public hearing on such increase, which shall be held not less than three days after notice thereof by publication in a newspaper of general circulation published in the city. The council shall in no event adopt a general fund budget in which the total of expenditures exceeds the receipts and available surplus, estimated as herein provided by this chapter, unless at the same time it adopts measures to provide for additional revenue in the ensuing fiscal year estimated to be sufficient to make up the difference.
Ala. Code § 2-8-16 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-16
Section 2-8-16 Bond of Treasurer of Association
Status: in_force

Before any money is remitted by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to the treasurer of an organization or association as authorized under the provisions of this article, the treasurer of said organization shall furnish to the commissioner a bond approved by the commissioner in the amount of not less than the estimated annual total amount of the assessments handled by such officer. The surety on said bond shall be a corporate surety company duly qualified and licensed to do business in Alabama, and said bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful handling, proper accounting and properly authorized expenditure of all funds received and disbursed by the principal named in said bond.
Ala. Code § 22-52-12.1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 22-52-12.1
Section 22-52-12.1 Designated Mental Health Facilities; Standards of Care
Status: in_force

(a) The department shall designate certain mental health facilities that shall have the authority to receive respondents for evaluation, admission, detention, treatment and discharge pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(b) The department shall establish standards of care and services to be rendered by each designated mental health facility and shall certify those facilities designated to provide evaluation, admission, detention, treatment and discharge.

(c) The probate judges of the State of Alabama may commit respondents, who meet the criteria for involuntary commitment, to a designated mental health facility. Provided, however, that such designated mental health facility shall not be required to accept a committed respondent if they are unable to provide proper services and treatment.

(d) The designated mental health facilities shall have the authority to contract with public or private mental health facilities, subject to approval by the department, for care and treatment of committed respondents.
Ala. Code § 2-15-197 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-197
Section 2-15-197 Article Cumulative
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article are cumulative or supplemental to other laws or parts of laws enacted for the control and eradication of diseases of livestock.
Ala. Code § 11-67A-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 67A / Section 11-67A-4
Section 11-67A-4 Procedures Generally
Status: in_force

Any procedure adopted by the municipality for the abatement and removal of inoperable motor vehicles as public nuisances shall include, but is not limited to, the following:

(1) A provision requiring notice to the last registered owner of record, to any secured party or other holder of a recorded or registered security interest or lien on the motor vehicle, and to the property owner of record that a hearing may be requested and that if no hearing is requested, the inoperable motor vehicle will be removed.

(2) A provision requiring that if a request for a hearing is received, a notice giving the time, location, and date of the hearing on the question of abatement and removal of the inoperable motor vehicle as a public nuisance shall be mailed by certified mail, with a five-day return receipt requested to the owner of the land as shown on the last equalized assessment roll, to the last registered and legal owner of record, and to any registered or recorded secured party or lienholder unless the vehicle is in such a condition that identification numbers are not available to determine ownership.

(3) A provision that the abatement procedure shall not apply to an inoperable motor vehicle that is completely enclosed within a building in a lawful manner where it is not visible from the street or other private property or a motor vehicle that is stored or parked in a lawful manner on private property in connection with the business of an automobile dealer, wholesaler, repairman, or wrecker service for repair or sale.

(4) A provision with a list of names of persons or private contractors, or both, who perform the work.

(5) A provision that the owner of the land on which the vehicle is located may appear in person at the hearing or present a written statement in time for consideration at the hearing, and deny responsibility for the presence of the vehicle on the land or otherwise show his or her plans to abate the nuisance. No cost of the administration or removal of the vehicle against the landowner shall be assessed if it is determined at the hearing that the vehicle was placed on the land without the consent of the landowner and that he or she has not subsequently acquiesced in its presence.

(6) A provision that the municipality may dispose of the inoperable motor vehicle by sealed bid or auction as adopted by the municipality and the procedure for the sale of the abandoned motor vehicle subject to the rights of any secured party or other holder of a recorded or registered security interest or lien on the motor vehicle, which has requested a hearing and verified the existence of the security interest or lien within the time permitted by the procedure adopted by the municipality.

(7) A provision that the owner of the land on which the vehicle is located may remove the vehicle at his or her own expense prior to the removal of the vehicle by the municipality.
Ala. Code § 11-54B-41 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54B / Section 11-54B-41
Section 11-54B-41 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this article, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:

(1) DISTRICT MANAGEMENT CORPORATION. An entity created by incorporation under the Alabama Nonprofit Corporation Act, Chapter 3 of Title 10A, and designated by ordinance by the incorporated municipality to manage a self-help business improvement district.

(2) MUNICIPALITY. Those municipalities designated as Class 2 municipalities as defined in Section 11-40-12.

(3) SELF-HELP BUSINESS IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT. An area within the incorporated municipality designated by ordinance as an area in which a special assessment may be levied on the owners of real property located within the geographical area of the district for the purposes of providing supplemental services within the district and promoting the economic and general welfare of the district or, alternatively with respect to a district formed for the purpose of increasing tourism within the municipality, an area or areas within the municipality designated by ordinance as an area or areas in which a special assessment may be levied on businesses of a particular class located within the geographical area of the district for the purposes of providing supplemental services for the benefit of the businesses within the district, in which case the district shall include only those existing and future businesses of the designated class.
Ala. Code § 2-12-10 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 12 / Section 2-12-10
Section 2-12-10 Inspections of Buildings, Vehicles, Records, Etc.; Penalty for Failure to Pay Inspection Fee or Affix Labels
Status: in_force

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, authorized inspectors, employees and agents of the Department of Agriculture and Industries shall have power and authority during business hours to enter any store, market or other building or place where eggs are sold or offered for sale or kept for sale or where such eggs are packaged, graded and labeled in this state or to stop and inspect any truck or other vehicle transporting eggs to be sold or offered for sale in this state and to make such examination or inspection as may be necessary to determine whether any of the provisions of this chapter or of any rule and regulation adopted under this chapter relating to the sale of eggs are being violated. Inspectors, employees and authorized agents of the Department of Agriculture and Industries shall also have power and authority to inspect, examine and review books, records, invoices and other records of purchase and sales of eggs by any person or dealer to determine whether such purchases and sales of eggs comply with the requirements of this chapter. Whenever it is found that any person or dealer has failed to pay the inspection fee or charge levied for the sale or offering for sale of eggs as required under Section 2-9-40 or where it is found that the proper inspection fee labels have not been affixed to containers in which eggs are sold or offered for sale, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries is authorized to add a delinquent penalty fee of 15 percent to the amount determined to be due.
Ala. Code § 11-42-132 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-132
Section 11-42-132 Provisions in Annexation Agreement as to Taxation in Municipality Annexed
Status: in_force

The agreement of annexation may provide for specific property having a situs thereon embraced in the annexed city or town to be exempt from city or town taxation or the payment of taxes to the annexing city or town for a period not exceeding 10 years and may provide a maximum license tax to be annually assessed and collected by the annexing city or town from each and every person, firm, company, or corporation engaging in or carrying on any business, vocation, occupation, or profession in the territory exempt from taxation.
Ala. Code § 2-13-116 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 2-13-116
Section 2-13-116 Supervision of Referendum; Expenses
Status: in_force

The arrangements for management and supervision of any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article shall be under the direction of the state ADA in cooperation with the Alabama farmers dairy division of each county in the state, and any and all expenses in connection therewith shall be borne by the state ADA.
Ala. Code § 2-27-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 27 / Section 2-27-1
Section 2-27-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This article shall be known as the “Alabama Pesticide Act of 1971.”
Ala. Code § 11-40-23 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-23
Section 11-40-23 License Tax for Collecting, Etc., Waste Grease and Animal By-Products
Status: in_force

Each person engaged in the business of purchasing and receiving or collecting waste grease and animal by-products for rendering or recycling, from businesses, schools, and institutions located in various cities of the state, shall pay the following annual license tax in cities of:
Ala. Code § 11-54-192 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-192
Section 11-54-192 Provisions of Article Cumulative
Status: in_force

The provisions of this article are cumulative and shall not be deemed to repeal existing laws, except to the extent such laws are clearly inconsistent with provisions of this article.
Ala. Code § 2-8-190 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-190
Section 2-8-190 Legislative Purpose and Intent
Status: in_force

It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that producers of cotton shall be authorized and encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with handlers, dealers, purchasers and ginners of cotton, with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries in promoting and stimulating by research, education, advertising and other methods, the increased and efficient production, distribution, use and sale of cotton and cotton products; and it is the intent and purpose of this article to authorize and provide a method and procedure for a promotional program for the cotton industry and the financing thereof pursuant to powers of the Legislature as authorized by Amendment No. 388 to the Constitution which expressly authorizes such activity.
Ala. Code § 2-8-316 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-316
Section 2-8-316 Referendum - Voting
Status: in_force

(a) If, in any referendum, a majority of the sheep and goat producers of the geographic area in which the referendum is conducted and eligible to participate and voting in the referendum, vote in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment proposed in the referendum, then the assessment shall be levied and collected in the manner provided in this article. Following the referendum and within 10 days thereafter, the certified association shall canvass, tabulate, and publicly declare and announce the results of the referendum.

(b) In the event a referendum fails to receive the required number of affirmative votes, then the certified association conducting the referendum may call another referendum in the next succeeding year on the question of an assessment and promotional program for a five-year period except that no referendum may be held within 12 months from the date on which the last referendum was held.

(c) In the event a referendum is passed and assessments are levied for the period set forth in the call for the referendum, the association conducting the referendum may call and conduct during or after the last year of the assessment period another referendum in which the sheep and goat producers may vote on the question of whether the assessment shall be continued or renewed for another designated period of time. Any subsequent referendum authorized in this section shall be subject to all of the requirements of an original referendum conducted under this article.
Ala. Code § 11-44-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-8
Section 11-44-8 Commissioners - Designation; Qualification for Office
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-42-48 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-48
Section 11-42-48 Applicability of General Election Laws
Status: in_force

The election to determine whether or not the proposed territory shall be brought within the corporate limits of the city must be conducted in all respects as provided by the general election laws and under the same sanction and penalties, except as changed by the provisions of this article, and except that an official ballot need not be provided.
Ala. Code § 11-48-51 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-51
Section 11-48-51 Proceedings for Sale of Land Upon Failure of Owner to Pay Assessment, Installment or Interest — Costs of Notice and Sale Charged Against Land, Etc
Status: in_force

The cost of such notice and sale shall constitute a charge against the property to be sold and shall be retained out of the proceeds of the sale.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-63 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-63
Section 11-43C-63 Existing Budget Continued in Force
Status: in_force

Any officially adopted budget in existence at the time that the council is first organized shall continue in force and effect during the balance of the city’s then fiscal year, or until such time as the mayor may submit to the council and the council adopts an amended, altered, or revised budget for the balance of said fiscal year.
Ala. Code § 11-52-83 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 11-52-83
Section 11-52-83 Remedies for Construction, Repair, Use, Etc., of Buildings, Lands, Etc., in Violation of Article or Ordinance, Regulation, Etc., Adopted Under Authority of Article
Status: in_force

In case any building or structure is erected, constructed, reconstructed, altered, repaired, converted, or maintained or any building, structure, or land is used in violation of this article or of any ordinance or other regulation made under authority conferred by this article, the proper local authorities of the municipality, in addition to other remedies, may institute any appropriate action or proceedings to prevent such unlawful erection, construction, reconstruction, alteration, repair, conversion, maintenance, or use, to restrain, correct, or abate such violation, to prevent the occupancy of such building, structure, or land or to prevent any illegal act, conduct, business, or use in or about such premises.
Ala. Code § 2-32-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 32 / Section 2-32-1
Section 2-32-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(1) BOARD. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries.

(2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.

(3) FEED DISTRIBUTOR. Any person residing in Alabama, or any Alabama corporation, or Alabama legal business entity that sells directly to a ratite producer feed of any sort that is intended for ratite consumption regardless of where the feed is manufactured.

(4) RATITE. One of a variety of flightless birds including an ostrich, emu, rhea, cassowary, or kiwi.

(5) RATITE PRODUCER. Any person residing in Alabama, or any Alabama corporation, or Alabama legal business entity that owns or has a financial investment in ratites located in Alabama.
Ala. Code § 11-65-42 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 65 / Section 11-65-42
Section 11-65-42 Misuse of License
Status: in_force

Any credential, license, or permit issued by a commission, if used by the holder thereof for a purpose other than identification and in the performance of legitimate duties on a racetrack, shall be automatically revoked whether so used on or off a racetrack.
Ala. Code § 2-14-12 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / Section 2-14-12
Section 2-14-12 Failure of Owner to Treat or Destroy Bees, Equipment, Etc., Upon Notification by Commissioner; Hearing for Review of Order of Commissioner to Treat or Destroy Diseased Bees, Etc.; Enforcement of Order
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper of bees who shall have been notified by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or his agents or employees that the State Apiarist has determined that the disease of Foulbrood or any other contagious or infectious disease of bees exists in the hives of his apiary to fail or refuse to destroy or treat such bees, their hives, equipment and appliances in the manner prescribed by the State Apiarist within a period of five days from date of receipt of such notification; provided, that any owner or keeper of bees notified to treat or destroy diseased bees shall have the right to have the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries review and reconsider such order at a formal hearing to be conducted for this purpose. At such hearing, the beekeeper may present any facts relevant to the condition of his apiary and request that the commissioner review and reconsider such order to treat and destroy. Any owner or keeper of bees desiring a hearing must file his request therefor with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries not later than five days from the date of receipt of notice.

In addition to the penalties provided in this article for failure to treat or destroy diseased bees, their hives, equipment and appliances, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized, in the event any owner or keeper of bees fails and refuses to treat or destroy such bees, their hives and equipment, to enforce such order in a court of competent jurisdiction in the manner now provided by law for the abatement of public nuisances.
Ala. Code § 2-15-164 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-164
Section 2-15-164 Basis for Appraisal of Animals
Status: in_force

The amount of appraisal of animals shall be based on the meat, dairy or breeding value; but, in the case of appraisal based on breeding value, no appraisal of any animal shall exceed three times its meat or dairy value.
Ala. Code § 2-1-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 2-1-5
Section 2-1-5 Cooperation of All Agricultural Agencies Required; Meetings Authorized; Duty to Attend Meeting and Furnish Information
Status: in_force

(a) It shall be the duty of the Governor, the Board of Trustees of Auburn University, the director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station System, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and all other agencies of the state engaged in agricultural work or in its connected services to cooperate and encourage the agricultural work and development of the state and to maintain a helpful, sympathetic and cooperative relationship in carrying out this work.

(b) Such meetings as may be desired or are deemed helpful by the Governor, the board of trustees, the commissioner or the director are hereby authorized, and they may call into consultation any head of any department or institution of the state or any professor or scientist to secure technical, scientific or practical information for use in any one or more of the agricultural fields of endeavor. It shall be the duty of such person, when so requested, to attend any meeting and to furnish such information, facts and data in his possession as may be requested for the coordination of the work of all agencies and the advancement of agriculture in Alabama.
Ala. Code § 11-44-130 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-130
Section 11-44-130 Removal of Commissioners - Filing, Etc., of Petition Requesting Resignation of Commissioner; Examination of Petition, Issuance of Certificate, Etc., by Probate Judge
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-65-14 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 65 / Section 11-65-14
Section 11-65-14 Commission Licenses Required for Certain Activities; Conditions Relating to Award and Use of Licenses
Status: in_force

(a) No person shall construct or establish a horse racetrack or racing facility where horse races are to be held and pari-mutuel wagering permitted, or own, lease, or otherwise have the use and enjoyment of, any such racetrack or racing facility in the commission municipal jurisdiction unless such person has obtained a horse racing facility license issued by a commission in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, which license, when granted or transferred to the holder thereof, shall authorize such holder to construct, establish, own, lease, or otherwise have the use and enjoyment of, a horse racetrack or racing facility in the commission municipal jurisdiction where horse races can be lawfully held and pari-mutuel wagering thereon permitted, all subject to and in compliance with the provisions of this chapter.

(b) No person shall conduct any pari-mutuel wagering on horse races, or conduct any horse races at which wagering of any kind is permitted with such person’s knowledge or acquiescence, in the commission municipal jurisdiction unless such person has obtained an operator’s license to conduct horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon under the provisions of this chapter, which license, when granted or transferred to the holder thereof, shall authorize such holder to conduct horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon in the commission municipal jurisdiction at the racing facility covered by such license, all subject to and in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. No horse racing operator licensed by a commission shall be required to obtain a horse racing facility license or any other license from the commission with respect to the ownership or use of any racing facility in order to conduct horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon at the facility covered by such operator’s license.

(c) No person shall conduct any pari-mutuel wagering on greyhound races or any other kind of dog races, or conduct any dog races at which wagering of any kind is permitted with such person’s knowledge or acquiescence, in the commission municipal jurisdiction unless such person has obtained an operator’s license to conduct greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon under the provisions of this chapter, which license, when granted or transferred to the holder thereof, shall authorize such holder to conduct greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon in the commission municipal jurisdiction at the racing facility covered by such license, all subject to and in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. No greyhound racing operator licensed by a commission shall be required to obtain a horse racing facility license or any other license from the commission with respect to the ownership or use of any racing facility in order to conduct greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon at the facility covered by such operator’s license.

(d) As licensed and regulated by a commission under the provisions of this chapter, horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon and greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon shall be separate activities which, subject to the rules, regulations, and orders of the commission, may be conducted at the same racing facility. A commission shall permit an operator holding both a license for horse racing and a license for greyhound racing to schedule both kinds of racing at different times on the same racing day or to schedule only one kind of racing on any given racing day, as in the judgment of such operator may be most economically advantageous. A commission may not require a greyhound racing operator to conduct horse racing to any extent as a condition of maintaining its license for greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon in good standing or, alternatively, require a horse racing operator to conduct greyhound racing to any extent as a condition of maintaining its license for horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon in good standing.

(e) No license issued under the provisions of this chapter shall be transferable without the approval of the commission which issued such license. The commission’s review of any proposed transfer of a license and its approval or disapproval thereof shall be subject to rules and regulations adopted by the commission, but approval for the transfer of any license shall not be unreasonably withheld. No transfer of any license shall be approved by the commission unless the proposed transferee of such license satisfies all qualifications and requirements that would be applicable to the original recipient of such license under this chapter.

(f) When presented with the opportunity of issuing or transferring any license under the provisions of this chapter, whether a horse racing facility license, an operator’s license for horse racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon or an operator’s license for greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon, a commission, in the exercise of its judgment and discretion, may determine the conditions under which applicants shall be allowed or induced to apply for such license, which conditions may involve, without limitation, (i) a public and open competition in which all interested persons shall be encouraged and permitted to submit applications or (ii) a controlled selection process in which only one applicant having particular qualifications will be evaluated by the commission and given an exclusive right to apply for and be awarded such license, subject to such applicant’s fulfillment of all qualifications and conditions required by the provisions of this chapter for the award of such license. The Legislature expressly authorizes a commission, both retroactively and prospectively, to grant, and to contract to grant and transfer, licenses on an exclusive basis to a single prospective licensee, without allowing competition from other persons who might be interested in such licenses, in circumstances where the racing activities under the jurisdiction of the commission have been disrupted by severe and protracted financial and managerial difficulties of the commission’s prior licensees and there is a need to grant or transfer licenses to one or more persons having particular qualifications in order to implement a plan to put such racing activities on a new financial basis with new management, including, without limitation, a plan for reorganization under the bankruptcy laws of the United States. The Legislature hereby expressly authorizes, ratifies, and confirms the right and authority of a commission to enter into a valid and enforceable contract to grant to a prospective licensee a license to operate greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon, and to protect such license from the future issuance of competing licenses for both horse racing and greyhound racing, without considering other applicants for such license, in furtherance of a plan of reorganization which depends upon the projected financial benefits of greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon under the management of such prospective licensee, even though the commission entered into such contract prior to (i) the enactment of amendments to this chapter which, subject to compliance with the election requirements of Section 11-65-4, authorize the commission to license and regulate greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon and (ii) the approval of the commission’s authority to license and regulate greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon by the voters of the host county and the commission municipal jurisdiction in an election held pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 11-65-4. Such contract shall be valid from the date of its execution and delivery, but the obligation thereunder of the commission to grant a license for greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon shall not be enforceable until the voters of the host county and the commission municipal jurisdiction shall have authorized the commission to license and regulate greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon in an election held pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 11-65-4. Nothing contained in this subsection (f) with respect to the retroactive validation of a commission’s contract to issue a license for greyhound racing and pari-mutuel wagering thereon shall be construed to limit the right and duty of the commission to deny the award of the license pursuant to such contract if the commission reasonably and in good faith determines that the prospective licensee does not meet the qualifications established by this chapter for the award of the license.
Ala. Code § 11-48-23 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-23
Section 11-48-23 Notice of Hearing Upon Objections, Etc., to Assessments
Status: in_force

The notice provided for in Section 11-48-22 shall state that, at a time and place therein mentioned, not less than 20 days from the date of publication, the council shall meet to hear and determine any objections or defense that may be filed to such assessment or the amount thereof.
Ala. Code § 2-17-18 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 17 / Section 2-17-18
Section 2-17-18 Detention of Carcasses, Meat Food Products, Poultry Food Products, Etc., Believed to Be Adulterated or Misbranded, Etc.; Removal of Official Marks Therefrom Prior to Release
Status: in_force

Whenever any carcass, part of a carcass, meat or meat food product of cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, mules or other equines or carcass or part of a carcass of poultry or poultry food product or any product exempted from the definition of a meat food product or any dead, dying, disabled or diseased cattle, sheep, swine, goat or equine or poultry is found by any authorized representative of the commissioner upon any premises where it is held for purposes of or during or after distribution in intrastate commerce and there is reason to believe that any such article is adulterated or misbranded and is capable of use as human food or that it has not been inspected, in violation of the provisions of this chapter or of the federal Meat Inspection Act or the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act or that such article or animal has been or is intended to be distributed in violation of any such provisions, it may be detained by such representative for a period not to exceed 20 days, pending action under Section 2-17-19 or notification of any federal authorities having jurisdiction over such articles or animal, and shall not be moved by any person, firm or corporation from the place at which it is located when so detained until released by such representative. All official marks may be required by such representative to be removed from such article or animal before it is released unless it appears to the satisfaction of the commissioner that the article or animal is eligible to retain such marks.
Ala. Code § 11-46-102 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-102
Section 11-46-102 Public Exhibition of Voting Machines for Instruction and Information of Voters; Posting, Etc., of Diagrams Furnished with Voting Machines
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 22-57-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 57 / Section 22-57-2
Section 22-57-2 Legislative Findings
Status: in_force

The Legislature finds and declares the following:

(1) The Centers for Disease Control estimates that nationally 1 in 150 children have Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

(2) Current studies indicate that ASD can often be detected by the age of three years and in some cases as early as 18 months.

(3) Early intervention can produce improved outcomes.

(4) These complex disorders are usually of lifelong duration and affect multiple aspects of development, learning, and adaptation in the community.

(5) There is an urgent and substantial need to develop and implement a statewide comprehensive, coordinated, multidisciplinary, interagency system of care for individuals with ASD and their families.
Ala. Code § 2-19-20 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 2-19-20
Section 2-19-20 Removal of Cotton from Bale for Sampling
Status: in_force

No more than six ounces of cotton shall be taken from any bale of cotton under the pretext of sampling the same; but after the sale of the cotton and after the weight thereof has been ascertained and agreed upon, the buyer may take from the bale, at his own loss, six ounces more of cotton for comparison with the sample by which he bought. Any person violating any of the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor; and, in prosecutions under this section, the ownership of the cotton need not be alleged or proved.
Ala. Code § 11-46-92 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-92
Section 11-46-92 Time of Holding Regular, Special, or Runoff Elections; Assumption of Duties by Officers Elected; Service until Successors Are Elected and Qualified
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-44D-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44D / Section 11-44D-8
Section 11-44D-8 Reapportionment of Council Districts
Status: in_force

Whenever there shall be a change in population in any of the districts heretofore established, evidenced by a federal census of population, or by virtue of a substantial change in the corporate limits, there shall be a reapportionment of the council districts in the manner hereinafter provided:

(1) The mayor shall within six months after the publication of each federal census of population for the municipality or within six months after there shall have been any substantial change in the corporate limits of the municipality, file with the council a report containing a recommended plan for reapportionment of the council district boundaries to comply with the following specifications:

a. Each district shall be formed of contiguous and to the extent reasonably possible, compact territory, and its boundary lines shall be the center lines of streets or other well defined boundaries;

b. Each district shall contain as nearly as is possible the same population, but not more than five per centum more or less than the average of the five districts.

(2) The council shall enact a redistricting ordinance within six months after receiving such report. If the council fails to enact the redistricting ordinance within the said six months, the redistricting plan submitted by the mayor shall become effective without enactment by the council, as if it were a duly enacted ordinance.

(3) Such redistricting ordinance shall not apply to any primary or regular or special election held within six months after its becoming effective. No incumbent member of the council shall be deprived of his unexpired term of office because of such redistricting.
Ala. Code § 11-50-501 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-501
Section 11-50-501 Annual Report
Status: in_force

Said board shall make an annual report to the governing body of the municipality, showing in detail the receipts and expenditures for its preceding fiscal year, the physical condition of the property under the care of said board, and any other matters of public interest connected with said board.
Ala. Code § 2-1-14 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 2-1-14
Section 2-1-14 Counties Prohibited from Charging License or Other Fees for the Sale of Farm Products Produced by a Farmer
Status: in_force

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be unlawful for a county to charge a farmer, a member of his or her immediate family, or his or her employees engaged in the production of farm products as defined in Section 2-6B-2, or farm products to which a producer adds value, any business license or other similar fee for the sale or other disposition of farm products produced by the farmer, a member of his or her immediate family, or his or her employees at any place.
Ala. Code § 11-55-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 55 / Section 11-55-3
Section 11-55-3 Bonds - Form, Terms, Denominations, Etc.; Execution, Sale, Delivery, Redemption, Etc
Status: in_force

All bonds issued by a municipality under authority of this chapter shall be limited obligations of the municipality, the principal of and interest on which shall be payable solely out of the revenues derived from the leasing of the project to finance which the bonds are issued. Bonds and interest coupons issued under authority of this chapter shall never constitute an indebtedness of the municipality within the meaning of any state constitutional provisions or statutory limitation and shall never constitute nor give rise to a pecuniary liability of the municipality or a charge against its general credit or taxing powers, and such fact shall be plainly stated in the face of each such bond.

Such bonds may be executed and delivered at any time and from time to time, may be in such form and denominations, may be of such tenor, may be in registered or bearer form either as to principal or interest or both, may be payable in such installments and at such time or times, not exceeding 30 years from their date, may be payable at such place or places, may bear interest at such rate or rates payable at such place or places and evidenced in such manner and may contain such provisions not inconsistent with this chapter as shall be provided in the proceedings of the governing body whereunder the bonds shall be authorized to be issued.

The bonds issued under this chapter shall be subject to the general provisions of law, presently existing or that may hereafter be enacted, respecting the execution and delivery of the bonds of a municipality and respecting the retaining of options of redemption in proceedings authorizing the issuance of municipal securities. Any bonds issued under the authority of this chapter may be sold at public or private sale in such manner and from time to time as may be determined by the governing body to be most advantageous, and the municipality may pay all expenses, premiums and commissions which the governing body may deem necessary or advantageous in connection with the authorization, sale and issuance thereof.

All bonds issued under the authority of this chapter and all interest coupons applicable thereto shall be construed to be negotiable instruments, despite the fact that they are payable solely from a specified source.
Ala. Code § 11-46-118 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-118
Section 11-46-118 Delivery, Examination, and Identification of Keys to Voting Machines; Examination of Ballots, Counters, Etc.; Certification as to Keys, Counters, and Ballots; Opening of Machines and Polls
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 2-13-13 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 2-13-13
Section 2-13-13 Misbranded Ice Cream
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this article, ice cream shall be deemed to be misbranded:

(1) If the label, brand, tag or notice under which it is sold is false or misleading in any particular as to the kind, grade or quality or composition of such ice cream;

(2) If it is sold as the product of one manufacturer when in reality it is the product of another manufacturer; or

(3) If on the label, brand, tag or notice under which it is sold there is any false statement concerning the sanitary conditions under which it is manufactured.
Ala. Code § 2-6-82 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2-6-82
Section 2-6-82 State Treasurer to Pay Principal and Interest
Status: in_force

The State Treasurer is authorized and directed to pay the principal of, premium, if any, and interest on the securities of the corporation as the said principal, premium and interest shall respectively mature and become payable, but only from the sources herein provided.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-67 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-67
Section 11-44C-67 Expenditures Not to Exceed Appropriation for That General Classification of Expenditure; Expenditures Financed by Bonds; Leases or Contracts for Period Exceeding Budget Year
Status: in_force

No officer, department, or agency shall, during any budget year, expend or contract to expend any money or incur any liability, for any purpose in excess of the amounts appropriated for that general classification of expenditure pursuant to this chapter. Any contract, verbal or written, made in violation of this chapter shall be null and void. Nothing in this section, however shall prevent the making of contracts or the spending of money for capital improvements to be financed in whole or in part by the issuance of bonds, nor the making of leases or contracts for services for a period exceeding the budget year in which such lease or contract is made, when such contract is permitted by law.
Ala. Code § 2-17A-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 17A / Section 2-17A-4
Section 2-17A-4 Inspections Voluntary Unless Otherwise Provided by Congress; Other Statutes Relative to Inspections Not Affected by Chapter
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter authorizing the inspection of rabbit meat and rabbit meat food products shall not be construed to make such inspection mandatory. Inspection services shall be on a voluntary basis upon request of a person, firm, corporation or association desiring such inspection. In the event the Congress of the United States at any time in the future requires compulsory inspection of rabbit meat and rabbit meat food products, then the provisions and requirements of this chapter for inspection of rabbit meat and rabbit meat food products shall become mandatory and otherwise in compliance with such congressional act. This chapter shall not affect, restrict, limit or modify the power and duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to provide and require mandatory inspection for slaughter of cattle, sheep, swine, goats, equine and poultry for meat and meat food products for distribution in this state as authorized and required by Chapter 17 of this title.
Ala. Code § 2-13-90 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 2-13-90
Section 2-13-90 Appeal from Order or Action of Commissioner
Status: in_force

Any person affected by any order or action of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries authorized by this article, who deems himself aggrieved by any such order or action, may within 15 days after receiving notice of such order or action have such order or action reviewed by appeal to the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, Alabama, by filing a complaint setting out the specific order or action or any part thereof whereby said person deems himself aggrieved and shall present to said court such testimony as shall be deemed necessary to support such grievance. All such complaints shall be given preferred settings on the trial docket and shall be heard by the court as speedily as possible. The appeal shall be perfected upon posting of a bond for costs of the appeal, accompanied by the complaint.
Ala. Code § 11-53A-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 53A / Section 11-53A-4
Section 11-53A-4 Adoption of Resolution Fixing Costs of Removal of Unsafe Building or Structure; Fixing of Costs to Constitute Special Assessment and Lien Against Property; Notice and Filing of Resolution
Status: in_force

Upon demolition and removal of a building or structure, the board shall make a report to the governing body of the cost. The governing body shall adopt a resolution fixing the costs which it finds were reasonably incurred in the demolition and removal and assess the costs against the property. The proceeds of any monies received from the sale of salvaged materials from the building or structure shall be used or applied against the cost of the demolition and removal. Any person, firm, or corporation having an interest in the property may be heard at the meeting concerning any objection he or she may have to the fixing of the costs. The city clerk shall give not less than 15 days’ notice of the meeting at which the fixing of the costs are to be considered by publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the city. The fixing of costs by the governing body shall constitute a special assessment against the lot or lots, parcel, or parcels of land upon which the building or structure was located, and shall constitute a lien on the property for the amount of the assessment. The lien shall be superior to all other liens on the property except prior recorded mortgages and other prior recorded security interests and liens for taxes, and shall continue in force until paid. The city clerk shall mail a certified copy of the resolution by registered or certified mail to the person last assessed for ad valorem taxes, and a certified copy of the resolution shall be published in the manner and as prescribed for the publication of municipal ordinances. A certified copy of the resolution shall also be filed in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the city is situated.
Ala. Code § 2-11-10 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 2-11-10
Section 2-11-10 Offenses by or Concerning Employees and Inspectors
Status: in_force

Any employee or agent employed under this article or any inspector licensed under this article, who shall knowingly inspect or classify improperly any agricultural product or shall knowingly give an incorrect certificate of classification, quality or condition or shall accept money or other consideration directly or indirectly for any incorrect or improper performance of duty and any person who shall improperly influence or attempt to improperly influence any such agent, employee or licensed inspector in the performance of his duty shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 11-47-228 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-228
Section 11-47-228 Exemption from Taxation
Status: in_force

The property and income of an authority, all bonds issued by an authority, the interest on the bonds, conveyances by or to an authority, and leases, deeds, or indentures by or to an authority shall be exempt from all taxation in the state. All tangible personal property sold by an authority is expressly exempt from all state and local sales and use taxes imposed pursuant to law. An authority shall be exempt from all taxes levied by any county or municipality which has consented to and approved the project, or other political subdivision of the state, including, without limitation, license and excise taxes imposed in respect of the privilege of engaging in any of the activities in which an authority may engage. An authority shall not be obligated to pay or allow any fees, taxes, or costs to the judge of probate of any county in respect of its incorporation, the amendment of its certificate of incorporation, or the recording of any document.
Ala. Code § 11-44D-15 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44D / Section 11-44D-15
Section 11-44D-15 Interagency Transfer of Records, Equipment, Etc
Status: in_force

All records, property, and equipment whatsoever of any office, department, or agency or part thereof, all the powers and duties of which are assigned to any other office, department, or agency by this chapter, shall be transferred and delivered to the office, department, or agency to which such powers and duties are so assigned. If part of the powers and duties of any office, department, or agency, or part thereof, are by this chapter assigned to another office, department, or agency, all records, property, and equipment relating exclusively thereto shall be transferred and delivered to the office, department, or agency to which such powers and duties are so assigned.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-87 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-87
Section 11-44C-87 Inquiry into Conduct of Office, Department, Agency, or Officer; Investigations as to Municipal Affairs; Subpoena Power
Status: in_force

The council, or the mayor, shall have power to inquire into the conduct of any office, department, agency, or officer of the city and to make investigations as to municipal affairs, and for that purpose may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and compel the production of books, papers, and other evidence. Failure to obey such subpoena or to produce books, papers, or other evidence as ordered under the provisions of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed $200.00 or by imprisonment not to exceed 30 days, or both.
Ala. Code § 2-2-91 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-2-91
Section 2-2-91 Duties of the Center
Status: in_force

The responsibilities of the center shall be as follows:

(1) To assess the current status and development of sources of alternative fuels as defined in subsection (c) of Section 2-2-90.

(2) To act as an information center for alternative fuels.

(3) To create an information clearinghouse for available federal grant funds and to provide information regarding these grants to individuals, businesses, and political subdivisions interested in developing sources of alternative fuels.

(4) To establish criteria for matching potential grant applicants with available grants.

(5) To promote alternative fuels as a viable energy source in this state.

(6) To ensure that alternative fuels sold in Alabama meet ASTM standards.

(7) To receive and expend funds paid to the Alternative Fuel Research and Development Fund through the income tax check-off program created in Section 2-2-93 and to expend and disburse the funds for the purposes in Section 2-2-93.
Ala. Code § 11-48-61 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-61
Section 11-48-61 Making of Temporary Loans or Issuance of Bonds During Progress of Work to Pay for Cost of Improvement
Status: in_force

(a) For the purpose of providing funds to pay the cost of any improvement made under the provisions of this article, the governing body of any municipality may:

(1) Borrow money temporarily on the faith and credit of the municipality, executing its negotiable note therefor, which negotiable note may not run longer than a period of one year; or

(2) Issue bonds within the limitations prescribed by the Constitution.

(b) Such temporary loan or issue of bonds may be made before the contract is let for the improvements or during the progress of the work, in installments as the work progresses, and the making of one loan or the issue of one series of bonds shall not exhaust the power of the municipality to provide sufficient funds for the completion of the improvement. The municipality may pledge as security for such loan, whether evidenced by negotiable notes or bonds, the proceeds of the assessments made or to be made against the property benefited by the improvements and may transfer and assign for the benefit of said negotiable note or bond holder the lien of the municipality thereon, with power to enforce the same by civil action, but if negotiable notes or bonds shall be issued before the completion of the work, they shall not be issued in excess of the cost of the improvements as estimated at the time of the issue of the negotiable notes or bonds. If money is borrowed and negotiable notes or bonds issued after the work is completed, such negotiable notes or bonds shall not exceed in the aggregate the total cost of the improvements.

(c) No irregularity or technical defect in the proceedings relating to the making of the improvement shall in any way affect the power of the municipality to borrow money, either by the issue of negotiable notes or bonds, for the completion of the improvement.
Ala. Code § 2-15-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-4
Section 2-15-4 No Implied Warranty That Livestock Disease Free
Status: in_force

With respect to the sale of cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and equine or equidae, there shall be no implied warranty that the livestock are free from disease provided that all existing or future federal and state statutory and regulatory requirements have been complied with concerning the inspection and disease prevention and control on the livestock.
Ala. Code § 11-44E-42 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44E / Section 11-44E-42
Section 11-44E-42 Eligibility of Candidates; Vacancy When Commissioner Ceases to Possess Qualifications
Status: in_force

The candidates for office of commissioner shall be qualified electors in the city for at least one year prior to qualifying, shall be at least 19 years of age, shall have continuously resided in the district for which he (she) is a candidate for the preceding six months, and shall hold no other public office except that of notary public or member of the National Guard of Naval or Military Reserve. If the commissioner shall cease to possess any of these qualifications or shall be convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, his (her) office shall immediately become vacant.
Ala. Code § 2-8-171 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-171
Section 2-8-171 Penalty; Inspection of Books and Records
Status: in_force

Any seller of hens who willfully fails or refuses to pay to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries any assessment required to be so remitted to the commissioner shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount equal to three times the amount of the assessment he failed or refused to remit as required under this article. The amount of any fine under this section shall be remitted to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and shall be forthwith transferred by the commissioner to the account of the certified association entitled thereto. Any seller of hens who fails or refuses to allow the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or his authorized agents and employees to inspect and review his books and records for the purpose of ascertaining the accuracy of amounts added and remitted as required under this article or any seller of hens who sells hens in Alabama without having a permit as required under Section 2-8-170 unless exempt by regulation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as now prescribed by law for such an offense.
Ala. Code § 2-15-42 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-42
Section 2-15-42 Forfeiture of Dealer’s Permit
Status: in_force

Any dealer as defined in Section 2-15-40 who willfully violates any of the rules and regulations of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries lawfully made under the provisions of this article, shall forfeit the permit as such dealer in addition to any other penalty or punishment provided by law.
Ala. Code § 11-50-238 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-238
Section 11-50-238 Transfer of Systems to Corporation; Powers of Corporation as to Conveyance, Etc., of Title to Systems
Status: in_force

Each municipality which may now or hereafter own a system or systems and which shall have authorized a corporation to be incorporated under the provisions of this division, is hereby authorized to transfer and convey any such system or systems to such corporation without the necessity of authorization at an election of the qualified voters of such municipality; provided, that an ordinance authorizing such transfer and conveyance shall have theretofore been duly enacted by the governing body of such municipality; provided further, that such corporation shall assume and agree to pay, as the same become due and payable, the principal of and interest on any obligations of such municipality that are payable from or secured by the revenues from the system or systems so transferred or shall pay to such municipality at the time of the transfer an amount of money sufficient to provide funds to retire any such obligations. The governing body of such municipality is hereby authorized to enter into any agreements with such corporation which may be necessary or appropriate in order to effectuate such transfer and in the instrument of transfer may impose any conditions or stipulations deemed advisable by its governing body and not inconsistent with the provisions of this division respecting the subsequent control, management, operation, extension, and improvement by such corporation of the system or systems so transferred to it. Nothing contained in this division shall be construed to authorize any corporation organized under this division to convey any system which may be transferred to it by a municipality so as to vest title thereto in private ownership and control; provided, however, that title to such a system may be subjected pursuant to the provisions of this division to a mortgage, deed of trust, or pledge agreement as security for repayment of money borrowed by such corporation.
Ala. Code § 11-43-54 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-54
Section 11-43-54 Aldermen Not to Vote on Certain Matters; Removal
Status: in_force

No councilman shall be entitled to vote on any question in which he, his employer, or employee has a special financial interest at the time of voting or was so interested at the time of his election. For violating this section or Section 11-43-53, a councilman may be removed.
Ala. Code § 2-20-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 20 / Section 2-20-5
Section 2-20-5 Sale of Barley, Oats, Etc., Bleached with Sulphur Fumes; Seizure of Same Generally
Status: in_force

It shall be unlawful to sell in this state barley, oats or other grains bleached with sulphur fumes whereby damage or inferiority has been concealed or water has been added, and such barley, oats or other grains shall be subject to seizure for confiscation by writ of attachment for condemnation as provided for in this chapter; provided, that barley, oats or other grains bleached by sulphur fumes may be sold in Alabama under such rules and regulations as may be adopted by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries in cases where the bleaching does not conceal damage or inferiority or water has not been added, when the product is plainly and distinctly labeled, “bleached with sulphur fumes.”
Ala. Code § 11-46-29 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-29
Section 11-46-29 Appointment of Election Officers Upon Failure of Others to Attend Polls
Status: in_force

On the failure of any person who has been duly appointed an election officer to attend the polls at the hour prescribed for his attendance, such of the election officers appointed for that voting box or machine as are present may appoint such election officers as are needed to complete the number of election officials for the box or machine. All persons so appointed shall be qualified electors who are entitled to vote at that polling place.

Should all the appointed election officers fail to be present at a polling place by the hour prescribed on election day, then any three qualified electors who are entitled by law to vote at that polling place at the election then to be held may open the polls, act as three of the election officers for such box or machine and appoint such other officers as are required to fill the place of those absent; provided, that every person so appointed shall be a qualified elector entitled to vote at the polling place.
Ala. Code § 2-19-62 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 2-19-62
Section 2-19-62 Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Commissioner
Status: in_force

Power is hereby conferred upon the commissioner, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, to establish rules and regulations not inconsistent with law for the conduct, management and operation of cotton gins, the separation of sand or other foreign material from the lint or seed, the character, amount and weight of bagging and ties to be used, the marking or tagging of cotton, the records to be kept, reports made as to ginning and other like matters that may tend to protect the interests of the public.
Ala. Code § 11-67-91 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 67 / Section 11-67-91
Section 11-67-91 Grass or Weeds May Be Declared Public Nuisance and Abated
Status: in_force

(a) An abundance of overgrown grass or weeds within the municipality which is injurious to the general public health, safety, and general welfare by providing breeding grounds and shelter for rats, mice, snakes, mosquitoes, and other vermin, insects, and pests; or attaining heights and dryness so as to constitute a serious fire threat and hazard; or bearing wingy or downy seeds, which when mature, cause the spread of weeds and, when breathed in, cause irritation of the throat, lungs, and eyes of the public; or hiding debris, such as broken glass or metal, which could inflict injury on a person going upon the property; or being unsightly; or growth of grass or weeds, other than ornamental plant growth, which exceeds 12 inches in height, may be declared to be a public nuisance and abated as provided in this division.

(b) This division shall not apply to any of the following:

(1) Heavily wooded areas in their natural state which are undeveloped.

(2) Farm properties.

(3) Properties under current construction.
Ala. Code § 2-6-120 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2-6-120
Section 2-6-120 Payment of Principal and Interest on Bonds; Recordkeeping
Status: in_force

Out of the receipts, revenues, and income referred to in Section 2-6-118, the corporation is authorized and directed to pay the principal of and interest on the bonds as the principal and interest shall respectively mature, and is further authorized and directed to set up and maintain appropriate records.
Ala. Code § 11-44D-19 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44D / Section 11-44D-19
Section 11-44D-19 Continuation of Laws Relating to Certain Boards, Etc
Status: in_force

All laws relating to the school board, library board, medical clinic board, hospital board, airport board, housing authority, industrial development board, downtown development authority, plumbers or electricians board, planning board, zoning board, park or recreation board, municipally owned public utility, and any municipally owned service enterprise, including inter alia, electric, gas and water boards, agencies, etc., and any board, authority, agency, etc., given such independent status, as the same may apply and be in effect at the time when the municipality shall elect to be governed by the provisions of this chapter, shall continue in full force and effect and without interruption or change as to the establishment or conduct of any such authority, board, or agency, until otherwise provided by law.
Ala. Code § 2-32-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 32 / Section 2-32-6
Section 2-32-6 Referendum - Generally; Public Announcement; Expenses; Voting
Status: in_force

(a) Upon certification by the board, an association may hold and conduct on the part of the Alabama ratite producers a referendum on the question of whether to levy upon themselves an assessment. The referendum shall be conducted on a statewide or area basis as determined by the certified association.

(b) The certified association shall, not less than 30 days before the date of any referendum, publicly announce the date, hours, polling places, and rules for voting in the referendum, the geographic areas covered by the referendum, the amount and basis of the assessment proposed to be collected, the means by which the assessment shall be collected, and the general purposes for which the amount collected shall be expended and applied. The notice shall be published by the certified association in its trade publication and written notice shall be given to each county agent in the geographic area covered by the referendum.

(c) Arrangements for, and the management of, any referendum conducted shall be under the direction of the association certified by the board to conduct the referendum, and the association shall furnish all necessary ballots and arrange for the necessary poll holders. All expenses and costs necessary to conduct a referendum shall be borne by the association.

(d) Any referendum conducted shall be held on a statewide or area basis, as determined by the certified association, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted for the holding of a referendum. All ratite producers in the geographic area covered by the referendum, who shall be subject to any assessments levied, shall be entitled to vote in the referendum. In the referendum, individuals eligible to participate shall vote on the question of whether there shall be levied an assessment for a period of five years in an amount set forth in the call for the referendum. The amount of the assessment levied shall be determined by the certified association.
Ala. Code § 11-44D-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44D / Section 11-44D-4
Section 11-44D-4 Mayor-Council Form of Government
Status: in_force

If a majority of the qualified electors voting in the referendum provided herein choose a mayor-council form of government, the following provisions of this chapter shall be applicable:

(1) The municipality shall thereafter and as provided in this chapter be governed by a mayor elected at-large and a five-member council elected from single-member districts, which municipality shall have the same powers and duties as herein enumerated and as other mayor-council municipalities organized under Chapter 43, Title 11, and any other powers and duties not inconsistent with this chapter which may be now or hereafter granted to such municipality.

(2) The council shall include five members who shall be elected from districts, which shall be, as near as practicable, of equal population according to the last federal decennial census, but not more than five percent, more or less, than the average of the five districts.

(3) The council members shall be qualified electors of the city, shall have been residents of the district which they represent for at least 90 days prior to the time of filing their statement of candidacy and shall reside in their district during their term of office. If any councilman shall remove from within the limits of his district, his office shall become vacant.

(4) All legislative powers of the city, including all powers vested in it by this chapter, by the laws, general and local, of the state, and by the Code of Alabama 1975, as amended, and the determination of all matters of legislative policy shall be vested in the council. Without limitation of the foregoing, the council shall have power to:

a. Establish administrative departments and distribute the work of divisions,

b. Adopt the budget of the city,

c. Authorize the issuance of bonds, warrants, or other securities,

d. Inquire into the conduct of any office, department, or agency of the city and make investigations as to municipal affairs,

e. Appoint those members of municipal boards which are subject to appointment by the council of other mayor-council municipalities organized under Chapter 43, Title 11,

f. Succeed to all the powers, rights, and privileges conferred upon the former governing body of the city by statutes in effect at the time of adoption by the city of the mayor-council form of government and not in conflict with this chapter,

g. Levy property, sales, use, excise, franchise, and license taxes and local improvements assessments.

(5) The council, by majority vote of the whole qualified membership of the council, shall elect one of its own members to serve as president of the council. The council president shall preside at all meetings of the council and shall have the right to vote on all questions the same as any other member of the council.

In case of the absence of the mayor, or his inability to serve on account of sickness, temporary disability, or other good reason, the council president shall act as mayor pro tempore with the power and authority of the mayor during such time. While the president of the council is serving as mayor pro tempore, he shall receive no additional compensation, and may vote on any matters before council. In the event of a failure or refusal of the president of the council to act as mayor pro tempore, the council may appoint one of its members to act as mayor pro tempore with like effect, which appointment shall be entered in the minutes of council.

In the event of a vacancy in the office of president of the council, the office shall be filled by majority vote of those members of the council voting.

(6) The council, by majority vote of the whole qualified membership of the council, shall elect one of its own members to serve as president pro tempore of the council. The president pro tempore shall serve in the absence of the council president. If a vacancy exists in the office of president pro tempore of the council, the office shall be filled by majority vote of those members of the council voting.

(7) Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, council members may vote for themselves for the offices of president and president pro tempore of the council. The president and president pro tempore of the council shall hold their respective offices until the next council takes office, unless otherwise provided in this chapter.

(8) Any vacancies on the council shall be filled as herein provided:

a. If the vacated term has less than one year remaining, then the remaining members of the council shall appoint a successor at any regular meeting by a majority vote of those members voting. In the event of a deadlock, and for purposes of breaking the deadlock, the mayor shall cast a vote to fill the vacancy. For purposes of this subsection, a deadlock shall be determined to exist when, at the end of the third regular meeting of the council following the creation of the vacancy, the council shall not have selected a person to fill the vacancy.

b. If the term has been declared vacant and has one year or more remaining, the council shall call for a special election to fill the vacancy. Such election shall be held not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days from the date such vacancy occurred. Special elections called pursuant to this subsection shall be conducted as provided by the general laws of this state regarding municipal elections.

c. The persons selected or elected to fill a vacancy shall possess all the qualifications of office, including residence in the district he represents, and shall serve the remainder of the unexpired term until a successor has been qualified and elected.

(9) The mayor shall be elected by the whole of the electors of the city, shall be a qualified elector of the city, and shall have been a resident of the city at least 90 days prior to the time of filing his statement of candidacy, and shall reside within the limits of the city during his term of office. If the mayor shall remove from within the limits of the city, his office shall become vacant.

(10) All executive powers of the city shall be vested in the mayor and the mayor shall be the head of the executive and administrative branches of city government. The mayor shall not sit with council nor have a vote in its proceedings, but he shall have veto power the same as is provided in Section 11-45-4, as amended. The mayor shall be responsible for the proper administration of all affairs of the city, and, except as otherwise provided herein, the mayor shall have the power and shall be required to:

a. Enforce all laws and ordinances,

b. Appoint and remove, when necessary for the good of the service, all officers and employees of the city subject to the provisions of Section 11-43-81, as amended, and subject to the provisions of any civil service or merit system law applicable to such municipality. The mayor may authorize the head of a department or office to appoint and remove subordinates in such department or office,

c. Appoint those members of municipal boards which are subject to appointment by the mayor of other mayor-council municipalities organized under Chapter 43, Title 11,

d. Exercise administrative supervision and control over all officers, employees, offices, departments, and agencies of the municipality or hereafter created by council, except those otherwise given independent status; and subject to any civil service or merit system law in effect in such municipality,

e. Keep the council fully advised as to the financial conditions and needs of the city; prepare and submit the budget annually to the council and be responsible for its administration after its adoption; prepare and submit, as of the end of the fiscal year, a complete report on the financial and administrative activities of the city for such year,

f. Recommend to the council such actions as the mayor deems desirable,

g. Prepare and submit to the council such reports as may be required of the mayor,

h. Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law or required of the mayor by ordinance or by resolution of the council not inconsistent with this chapter.

(11) Whenever any vacancy in the office of mayor shall occur by reason of death, resignation, removal, or any other cause, the president of the council shall assume the duties of the office of mayor effective on the date such vacancy occurs and shall serve as acting mayor until a new mayor is elected. While the president of the council is serving as acting mayor, he shall receive the same rate of pay and allowance provided for the mayor whose vacated office he fills, and may vote on any matters before council. In the event of a failure or refusal of the president of the council to serve as acting mayor, the council may appoint one of its members to serve as acting mayor with like effect, which appointment shall be entered in the minutes of council.

The council shall within 21 days of the occurrence of the vacancy in the office of the mayor call for a special election to fill the vacancy, such election to be held not less than 60 days nor more than 90 days from the date the vacancy occurred. Special elections called pursuant to this section shall be conducted as provided by the general laws of this state regarding municipal elections. The successor to the mayor chosen at any such election shall qualify for office as soon as practicable thereafter, and shall assume the duties, responsibilities, and powers of such office immediately upon such qualification, and shall hold office for the unexpired term of his predecessor and until his successor is elected and qualified.

(12) All laws or parts of laws relating to other mayor-council municipalities organized under chapter 43, Title 11, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, shall become applicable to any municipality choosing the mayor-council form of government pursuant to this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-59-13 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 59 / Section 11-59-13
Section 11-59-13 Powers of Corporations as to Conveyances, Etc., of Title to Facilities
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to authorize the corporation to lease, sell, or transfer any of its facilities so as to vest title thereto or the use thereof in private ownership or control; provided, that any of its facilities may be made subject to a mortgage or deed of trust as security for its bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter; provided further, that any portions of such facilities which may become worn out or obsolete or shall not be needed for use in the operations of the corporation may be sold or otherwise disposed of as the board of directors of the corporation may deem advisable.
Ala. Code § 11-42-61 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-61
Section 11-42-61 Notice of Passage of Resolution and Hearing for Property Owners to Show Cause Why Property Should Not Be Subject to Taxation
Status: in_force

The mayor or other governing head of the city, within five days of the time he files the certified copy of such resolution with map attached as provided in section 11-42-60, shall give notice by publication once a week for three sucessive weeks in some newspaper published in the city to the person or persons owning the land described in the resolution of the passing of the resolution by the council or governing body, and shall further state in said notice that a certified copy of the resolution with map attached is on file in the office of the judge of probate of the county, and shall cite the property owner or owners (without naming them) to appear before the judge of probate of said county on a day fixed in the notice, which must not be less than 30 days from the first publication of the notice, to show cause, if any, why said land or any part thereof or property having a situs thereon should not thereafter pay taxes to the city or be subject to taxation by the city.
Ala. Code § 2-2-113 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-2-113
Section 2-2-113 Evaluation of Grant Proposals; Report to Legislature
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 11-42-64 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-64
Section 11-42-64 Rendition of Decree Adjudging Property Subject to Taxation, Etc., as to Noncontesting Property Owners
Status: in_force

On the day fixed in the citation published by the mayor for the hearing before the judge of probate or the day to which such case is continued, as to such property owner or owners as do not file a contest, the judge of probate shall render a decree adjudging that the land owned by such property owner or owners and all property having a situs thereon shall thereafter be subject to taxation by the city, and taxes thereon shall be paid to the city, and shall cause the map attached to the certified resolution passed by the board or governing body of the city to be recorded, and after the said map is recorded, the judge of probate shall endorse on said map, “adjudged subject to city taxation,” on such portion of the property covered by said map as is adjudged to be subject to city taxation.
Ala. Code § 11-68-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 68 / Section 11-68-6
Section 11-68-6 Designation of Historic Properties and Historic Districts by Municipality on Recommendation of Commission; Criteria
Status: in_force

(a) On recommendation of the historic preservation commission, a municipality enacting an ordinance, pursuant to this chapter, may designate historic properties and historic districts within the territorial jurisdiction of the municipality.

(b) The commission shall not recommend designation of an historic property or historic district unless such recommendation is based on a finding of a survey of such property or district conducted by or for the commission in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Alabama Historical Commission.

(c) The commission shall not recommend designation of an historic property or historic district unless it finds that the building, structure, site, or district is identified with or represents a significant aspect of the cultural, political, economic, military, or social history of the locality, region, state, or nation or has had a significant relationship with the life of a historic person or event, representing a major aspect of the history of the locality, region, state, or nation, or if a part of the historic, architectural, archaeological, or aesthetic heritage of the locality, region, state, or nation. In the case of an individual building or structure, the commission may recommend designation as an historic property if the commission finds that the building or structure is an example of an architectural style, or combination of architectural styles, which is representative of the municipality creating the commission or which is unique to that municipality. In the case of a district, the commission may recommend designation as an historic district if the commission finds that the district contains vernacular structures which contribute to an overall character and sense of place which is representative of the municipality creating the commission.
Ala. Code § 2-10-102 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-102
Section 2-10-102 Powers of Federation
Status: in_force

Any federation incorporated under Section 2-10-101 for the purpose of carrying out the purposes of this article and the rendition of services to its constituent members and their members shall have all the rights, powers, privileges and immunities given its constituent members as an incorporated association under this article. The members of the constituent members of such federation shall be treated as members of the federation to the extent that services rendered to them by the federation shall be considered to be rendered to its own members.
Ala. Code § 2-13-12 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 2-13-12
Section 2-13-12 Adulterated Ice Cream
Status: in_force

For the purpose of this article, ice cream shall be deemed to be adulterated:

(1) If in quality or grade it is lower than the professed standard of quality or grade under which it is sold or offered for sale;

(2) If it contains any poisonous or other deleterious ingredients which may render such ice cream injurious to health;

(3) If it contains any rancid or renovated or processed butter or any fat or oil other than milk fat and the fat or oil of contained eggs and nuts and the fat or oils of substances used for flavoring;

(4) If it contains in whole or in part any filthy or decomposed substances which may render such ice cream injurious to health; or

(5) If it contains less weight per unit volume than the standards promulgated from time to time by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries.
Ala. Code § 22-52-10.5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 22-52-10.5
Section 22-52-10.5 Facilities for Inpatient Treatment; Length of Treatment; Cost
Status: in_force

(a) At the final hearing on a petition for involuntary commitment or a hearing for the revocation of a prior order for commitment to outpatient treatment, the probate court may order that the respondent be committed to: (i) the department for inpatient treatment at a state mental health facility, or (ii) the department for inpatient treatment at a designated mental health facility.

(b) Pursuant to this section, an order for inpatient treatment shall not exceed 150 days.

(c) No county shall be required to pay the cost of inpatient treatment provided at a state mental health facility or inpatient treatment authorized by the department at a designated mental health facility.
Ala. Code § 11-49A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49A / Section 11-49A-3
Section 11-49A-3 Meaning of “Herein,” Etc.; Construction of Definitions
Status: in_force

The following provisions shall be applied wherever appropriate herein:

“Herein,” “hereby,” “hereunder,” “hereof,” and other equivalent words refer to this chapter as an entirety and not solely to the particular section or portion thereof in which any such word is used.

The definitions set forth in Section 11-49A-2 shall be deemed to include both singular and plural and to cover all genders.
Ala. Code § 22-57-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 57 / Section 22-57-4
Section 22-57-4 Alabama Interagency Autism Coordinating Council - Composition. (Amended by Act 2026-327)
Status: in_force

AMENDED BY ACT 2026-327, EFFECTIVE OCTOBER 1, 2026. SEE ACT FOR REVISED LANGUAGE.

(a) The composition of the council shall reflect the racial, gender, geographic, urban and rural, and economic diversity of the state and shall include all of the following:

(1) Three adult individuals with ASD, appointed by the Governor.

(2) Three individuals who are the parent or guardian of a child with ASD, appointed by the Governor.

(3) Five individuals who are service providers, appointed by the Governor.

(4) One member of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate.

(5) One member of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the House.

(6) The chief executive officer, or his or her designee, of each of the following participating agencies:

a. The Alabama Department of Early Childhood Education.

b. The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind.

c. The Alabama Department of Education.

d. The Alabama Department of Human Resources.

e. The Alabama Department of Insurance.

f. The Alabama Department of Mental Health.

g. The Alabama Department of Public Health.

h. The Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services.

i. The Alabama Medicaid Agency.

j. The University Center of Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service.

k. The Autism Society of Alabama.

l. The Alabama Council on Developmental Disabilities.

m. The Alabama Academy of Pediatrics.

(b) The chief executive officers of state agencies serving on the council shall serve ex officio.

(c) Initial terms of appointed members of the council shall be staggered. Subsequent terms shall be for three years.

(d) The council shall meet at least quarterly and the meetings shall be open to the public.

(e) No member of the council shall cast a vote on any matter which would provide direct financial benefit to that member or otherwise give the appearance of a conflict of interest under state law.

(f) The Governor shall appoint the chair of the council from among the membership.

(g) The Governor shall designate the lead agency for the council upon recommendation of the council.
Ala. Code § 11-54-58 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-58
Section 11-54-58 Notice To, Consent or Approval of Governmental Body, Etc., Not to Be Required for Issuance or Sale of Bonds or Execution of Mortgages
Status: in_force

No notice to or consent or approval by any governmental body or public officer shall be required as a prerequisite to the sale or issuance of any bonds or the making of a mortgage under the authority of this article.
Ala. Code § 11-46-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-9
Section 11-46-9 Election Commission in Class 1 Municipality
Status: in_force

In any Class 1 municipality, the mayor, the city attorney, and the president of the city council shall constitute an election commission for the city. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if either the mayor or the president of the council is a candidate for office, the mayor shall appoint a member of the city council who is not a candidate for office to serve on the election commission for the election in which the mayor or the president is a candidate. In the event that both the mayor and the president of the council are candidates for office at the same election, the mayor shall appoint two members of the council who are not candidates for office to serve on the election commission in place of the mayor and the president. If the mayor and all members of the council are candidates for office at the same election, the mayor shall designate a senior member of his or her staff and the council president shall designate a senior member of the council administrative staff to serve in place of the mayor and the president.

The election commission shall have charge of and hold all municipal elections, including bond elections, initiative, referendum, and recall elections. The election commission shall appoint all election managers, clerks, and returning officers, designate places for the holding of municipal elections, shall arrange and prepare the ballot, shall decide as to the validity of all petitions necessary or incidental to elections, make such laws and rules as may be necessary to prohibit illegal voting, shall canvass the vote and declare the results of elections, and shall be custodian of the ballots after election until the time of filing contest shall have passed, after which they shall destroy the ballots in accordance with state election law. It shall be the duty of the commission to give notice of elections as required by law and to do and perform all acts relating to municipal elections, which are now or which may hereafter be vested by law in the governing body of the city. Two members of the commission shall constitute a quorum and may exercise the powers and duties herein mentioned. The city clerk or secretary of the city commission shall act as secretary of the commission. The expenses of elections shall be paid out of the city treasury.
Ala. Code § 11-50-400 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-400
Section 11-50-400 Use of Public Highway Rights-of-Way
Status: in_force

Each such district is hereby authorized to use the right-of-way of public highways for construction of gas lines along the margin of said right-of-way subject to the district’s obtaining written permission from the appropriate county commission or the State Department of Transportation as applicable.
Ala. Code § 22-51-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 22-51-6
Section 22-51-6 Incorporation of Public Corporations - Certificate of Incorporation - Execution and Recording
Status: in_force

A certificate of incorporation, in the form provided in Section 22-51-5, shall be signed and acknowledged by the incorporators before an officer authorized by the laws of the state to take acknowledgments to deeds and shall have attached thereto a certified copy of each of the resolutions provided for in Section 22-51-4 and a certificate by the Secretary of State that the name proposed for the corporation is not identical to that of any other corporation organized under the laws of the state or so nearly similar thereto as to lead to confusion and uncertainty. The certificate of incorporation, together with the documents required by the preceding sentence to be attached thereto, shall be filed for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county specified in the certificate of incorporation as the county in which the principal office of the corporation shall be located. The said judge of probate shall forthwith receive and record the same. When the certificate of incorporation and attached documents have been so filed, the corporation referred to therein shall come into existence and shall constitute a public corporation vested with the rights and powers granted in this chapter under the name set forth in such certificate of incorporation.
Ala. Code § 11-43B-23 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43B / Section 11-43B-23
Section 11-43B-23 Interagency Transfer of Records, Equipment, Etc
Status: in_force

All records, property, and equipment whatsoever of any office, department, or agency or part thereof, all the powers and duties of which are assigned to any other office, department, or agency by this chapter, shall be transferred and delivered to the office, department, or agency to which such powers and duties are so assigned. If part of the powers and duties of any office, department, or agency, or part thereof, are by this chapter assigned to another office, department, or agency, all records, property, and equipment relating exclusively thereto shall be transferred and delivered to the office, department, or agency to which such powers and duties are so assigned.
Ala. Code § 11-54-23 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-23
Section 11-54-23 Requirements as to Leasing of Projects
Status: in_force

(a) Prior to the leasing of any project, the governing body must determine and find the following:

(1) The amount necessary in each year to pay the principal of and the interest on the bonds proposed to be issued to finance such project;

(2) The amount necessary to be paid each year into any reserve funds which the governing body may deem it advisable to establish in connection with the retirement of the proposed bonds and the maintenance of the project; and,

(3) The estimated cost of maintaining the project in good repair and keeping it properly insured, unless the terms under which the project is leased provide that the lessee shall maintain the project and carry all proper insurance with respect thereto.

(b) The determinations and findings of the governing body required to be made by subsection (a) of this section shall be set forth in the proceedings under which the proposed bonds are to be issued; and, prior to the issuance of such bonds, the municipality shall lease the project to a lessee under an agreement conditioned upon completion of the project and providing for payment to the municipality of such rentals as upon the basis of such determinations and findings will be sufficient:

(1) To pay the principal of and interest on the bonds issued to finance the project;

(2) To build up and maintain any reserves deemed by the governing body to be advisable in connection therewith; and

(3) To pay the cost of maintaining the project in good repair and keeping it properly insured, unless the agreement of lease obligates the lessee to pay for the maintenance and insurance of the project.
Ala. Code § 2-8-211 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-211
Section 2-8-211 Penalty; Inspection of Books and Records; Injunctions
Status: in_force

(a) Any ginner of cotton who willfully fails or refuses to collect and pay to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries any assessment required by this article to be so collected and remitted to the commissioner shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Any ginner of cotton who fails or refuses to allow the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or his authorized agents and employees to inspect and review his books and records which disclose the bales of cotton he ginned for the purpose of ascertaining accuracy of amounts of assessments collected and remitted as required under this article shall also be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.

(b) In addition to the above penalty and notwithstanding the existence of an adequate remedy, the circuit court or any judge thereof, shall have jurisdiction for cause shown to grant a temporary or permanent injunction, or both, restraining and enjoining any person from violating any provision or requirement of this article. Actions for injunctive relief as authorized hereunder shall be filed in the name of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in the circuit court or other court of like jurisdiction in the county of residence of the person who gins cotton in violation of the provisions of this article or in the county where such violation occurs. Any restraining order or injunction issued hereunder shall be issued without a bond.
Ala. Code § 2-33-10 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 33 / Section 2-33-10
Section 2-33-10 Prompt Payment for Services Rendered to Enrollees
Status: in_force

Any health benefits offered by a nonprofit agricultural organization shall ensure prompt payment for services rendered to enrollees. Notwithstanding Section 2-33-4, a nonprofit agricultural organization providing health benefits shall be subject to Section 27-1-17.
Ala. Code § 11-50-16 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-16
Section 11-50-16 Employment of Mayor or President of Board of Commissioners of Certain Municipalities as Superintendent of Light, Water, Sewer or Gas Systems, Etc.; Duties and Compensation; Validation of Prior Employment, Etc
Status: in_force

(a) In all incorporated municipalities organized and operating under the provisions of Articles 1, 2, and 3 of Chapter 44, of this title, which own and operate a municipal light and power system, a municipal water system, a municipal sewage system, or a municipal gas system or any of them, the board of commissioners may, by resolution duly entered in its minutes, authorize the mayor or president of the board of commissioners to act as superintendent of such system or systems and to give as much of his time thereof as the commissioners may direct; provided, that in any such municipality in which a municipal board or municipal public corporation owns or operates a municipal light and power system, a municipal water system, a municipal sewage system, or a municipal gas system or any of them, such board or municipal public corporation may, by resolution duly entered in its minutes, employ the mayor or president of the board of commissioners to act as superintendent of such system or systems and to give so much of his time thereto as such board or corporation may direct.

(b) The mayor or president of the board of commissioners, as such superintendent of such system or systems, shall serve as purchasing agent and make all purchases authorized by the board of commissioners, board, or municipal public corporation therefor. He shall keep a check on meter readings and bids for service of the system and see that the collections thereof are made. He shall see that the system or systems are kept in proper repair and operation, he shall keep an inventory showing the supplies and equipment on hand for such system or systems, he shall keep a full and complete monthly financial statement of all operation costs and receipts and keep a proper inventory of the fiscal assets of such system or systems available for the board of commissioners, board, or municipal public corporation at such times as it shall require, but not less frequently than once every three months, and shall handle all such data and information relative to such system or systems. For his service as superintendent of such system or systems the mayor or president of the board of commissioners shall be paid, in addition to the salary now or hereafter provided by law, such sum as the board of commissioners, board, or municipal public corporation shall deem reasonable, but not to exceed $600.00 per month, except in cases where the board of commissioners, board, or municipal public corporation requires the full time services of the mayor or president of the board of commissioners as superintendent of such system or systems, in which event he may be paid not more than $1,200.00 per month for such service. The board of commissioners, board, or municipal public corporation may at any time it deems best dispense with the mayor or president of the board of commissioners’ services as superintendent.

(c) The provisions of this section shall be curative and retroactive and any employment of any mayor or president of the board of commissioners as superintendent of any such system or systems (utility or utilities) heretofore made by any such board of commissioners, board, or municipal public corporation and any salary heretofore paid to any mayor or president of the board of commissioners by any such board of commissioners, board, or municipal public corporation for his services as superintendent of such system or systems is hereby validated.
Ala. Code § 11-49-63 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49 / Section 11-49-63
Section 11-49-63 Conduct of Proceedings Under Article
Status: in_force

The proceeding under this article shall be held and governed by the general laws of the State of Alabama relating to assessments against property for public improvements insofar as said laws are applicable.
Ala. Code § 11-43-62 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-62
Section 11-43-62 Regulation of Use of Streets for Telephone, Telegraph, Etc., Lines; Sale or Lease of Franchises and Disposition of Moneys Therefrom
Status: in_force

The council shall regulate the use of the streets for the erection of telegraph, telephone, electric, and all other systems of wires and conduits and may require the same to be placed underground if deemed necessary for the public convenience and safety and generally to control and regulate the use of the streets for any and all purposes.

The council may sell or lease in such manner as it may deem advisable any franchise which it has power to grant, and the moneys received therefor shall be paid into the city treasury.
Ala. Code § 2-15-112 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-112
Section 2-15-112 Construction of Conveyances Used for Transporting of Livestock
Status: in_force

All such trucks, vans or other conveyances used for the transporting of the animals described in this article shall be so constructed that the roof of any deck of the conveyance will not touch the highest point of the back of any animal loaded thereon. Any such conveyance which is propelled or drawn by the use of diesel fuel shall have the exhaust so placed that the fumes will not blow directly into the area in which the animals are loaded either when the conveyance is in motion or when it is motionless.
Ala. Code § 11-44D-18 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44D / Section 11-44D-18
Section 11-44D-18 Pension and Retirement Plans, Etc., Continued
Status: in_force

All laws and parts of the laws relating to pension, retirement, and relief funds for any employees of the municipality, as the same may apply and be in effect with respect to the municipality at the time when it shall elect to be governed by the provisions of this chapter, shall continue in full force and effect, and without interruption or change as to any rights which have been acquired thereunder.
Ala. Code § 2-7-23 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 2-7-23
Section 2-7-23 Expenditures for Administrative Purposes
Status: in_force

The board is authorized to expend such amounts from the appropriation by the Legislature as it may approve and determine to be necessary for expenses of the administration of this article, which amount shall not exceed 12 percent of the amount appropriated by the Legislature for state aid to fair associations.
Ala. Code § 2-6B-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6B / Section 2-6B-2
Section 2-6B-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following respective meanings:

(1) FARM. The land, including ponds, buildings, support facilities, machinery, equipment, tractors, implements, and other appurtenances used by the owner or operator thereof in the production of farm products, with respect to which there has been issued a farm serial number by the Farm Services Agency or which comports with the definition of a farm under 7 C.F.R. §718.2, or any subsequent regulation of similar import.

(2) FARM OPERATION. Any condition existing on a farm or activity taking place on a farm pursuant to the instigation or direction of the owner or operator of the farm including, in the latter case, the owner’s lessee, agent, or independent contractor, or of a supplier of goods or services, which condition or activity occurs, exists, or is supplied on a farm in connection with the production of farm products and includes, but is not limited to: The marketing of produce at roadside stands or farm markets; the operation of machinery, tractors, implements, and irrigation pumps in the production of farm products; the generation of noise, odors, dust, and fumes in the production of farm products; the plowing of farm land and the harvesting and the planting of trees or crops; the irrigation and ground or aerial seeding and spraying of farm and silvicultural products; the disposal of manure; the application of chemical fertilizers and amendments, conditioners, insecticides, pesticides, and herbicides; and the employment and use of labor in the production of farm and silvicultural products; provided, however, that such term shall not include or cover any condition existing or activities taking place on a public road or anywhere else other than on a farm as defined herein.

(3) FARM PRODUCTS. Any plants, fish, or animals useful to, or intended to be consumed or used by, humans or other animals and plants, and includes, but is not limited to, forages and sod crops, grains and food crops, dairy products, poultry and poultry products, bees, livestock and livestock products, trees and silvicultural products, and fruits, berries, vegetables, flowers, seeds, grasses, and other similar products, as well as any product derived therefrom.
Ala. Code § 2-31-16 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 31 / Section 2-31-16
Section 2-31-16 Rules and Regulations
Status: in_force

The commissioner, under the provisions and requirements of Section 2-2-16, is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this article.