Ala. Code § 11-47-65 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-65
Section 11-47-65 Voluntary Removal of Remains by Relative or Friend of Person Interred or by Owner of Plat or Lot; Affidavit of Person Removing Remains
Status: in_force

At any time prior to the removal by said cemetery corporation, association, corporation sole or other person owning or controlling said cemetery lands of the remains of any person buried therein, any relative or friend of said person may voluntarily remove such remains and dispose of the same as he may desire; provided, that the person desiring to cause such removal shall, prior to such removal, deliver to said cemetery corporation, association, corporation sole or other person owning or controlling such cemetery an affidavit duly sworn to before an officer qualified to administer oaths stating the name of the person whose remains it is desired to remove and further stating, so far as is known to the affiant, the date of burial of such remains and the names and places of residence of the heirs at law of such deceased person. In the event that the person desiring to cause such removal is not an heir at law of the person whose remains he desires to remove, such removal shall not be made by him until he shall have delivered to said cemetery corporation, association, corporation sole or other person owning or controlling such cemetery the written consent of a majority of the known heirs at law of such deceased persons who are residents of the State of Alabama. The statements in the said affidavit shall be sufficient evidence of the numbers, names, and residences of such heirs at law for all of the purposes of this section, and the written consent of the majority of such heirs at law named in said affidavit shall be sufficient warrant and authority for the cemetery corporation, association, corporation sole or other person owning or controlling such cemetery to permit the removal of the remains by such person; provided further, that the purchaser or owner of any burial lot or plat in any such cemetery or part thereof or of the right of burial therein or any one of the joint purchasers or owners of such lot or plat or burial right therein may cause the removal of any or all of the remains interred in such lot or plat without the necessity of filing any affidavit of consent as hereinabove specified, and if the right, title or interest of any grantee of any burial lot or plat in such cemetery or the right of burial therein shall be passed by succession to the heir or heirs at law of such grantee without formal distribution by order of court, such heir or heirs at law may remove the remains of persons interred in any such lot or plat, and the affidavit of any such heir at law setting out the facts of such heirship shall be accepted by the cemetery corporation, association, corporation sole or other person owning or controlling such cemetery lands from which such removals are to be made as sufficient evidence for all the purposes of this section of the fact of the transfer of such title or right of burial to such heir or heirs at law as alleged in said affidavit.
Ala. Code § 11-47-133 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-133
Section 11-47-133 Appropriation of Funds for Care of Certain Sick and Wounded Persons in Municipal Hospitals
Status: in_force

The board of mayor and aldermen or other governing body of cities or towns in this state may make appropriations out of the revenues of their respective cities or towns to aid in maintaining and taking care of sick or wounded persons who are unable to provide such maintenance and care for themselves in any hospital maintained in their respective cities or towns exclusively for the care of the sick or wounded within the limits of such cities or towns.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-80 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-80
Section 11-43A-80 Procedure for Becoming Candidate
Status: in_force

Any person desiring to become a candidate at any election for the office of mayor or councilman may become a candidate by filing a statement of candidacy as required and authorized by the applicable general municipal election laws. The candidate shall state the office to which he seeks election, and, in addition to the residency qualifications required by this article, shall have the qualifications prescribed by the applicable general municipal election laws.
Ala. Code § 11-47-210 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-210
Section 11-47-210 Definitions
Status: in_force

When used in this article, unless the context plainly indicates otherwise, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this section:

(1) APPLICANT. An individual who files a written application with the governing body of any county or municipality in accordance with Section 11-47-214.

(2) AUTHORITY. A public corporation organized under this article for the purposes, with the powers, and subject to the restrictions set forth in this article.

(3) AUTHORIZING COUNTY. With respect to an authority, any county which has a governing body that has made findings and determinations of facts pertaining to the organization of the authority in accordance with Section 11-47-214.

(4) AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITY. With respect to an authority, any municipality which has a governing body that has made findings and determinations of facts pertaining to the organization of the authority in accordance with Section 11-47-214.

(5) AUTHORIZING RESOLUTION. A resolution or ordinance adopted by the governing body of any county or municipality in accordance with Section 11-47-214 to authorize the incorporation of an authority.

(6) AUTHORIZING SUBDIVISION. With respect to an authority, any authorizing county or authorizing municipality.

(7) BOARD. The board of directors of the authority.

(8) BONDS. Bonds, notes, or other obligations representing an obligation to pay money.

(9) COUNTY. Any county in the state.

(10) DIRECTOR. A member of the board of directors of the authority.

(11) GOVERNING BODY. With respect to a municipality, its city or town council, board of commissioners, or other comparable governing body exercising the legislative functions of a municipality and with respect to a county, its county commission, or other comparable governing body exercising the legislative functions of a county.

(12) INCORPORATORS. The individuals forming a public corporation pursuant to this article.

(13) INDENTURE. A mortgage, mortgage indenture, mortgage and trust indenture, or trust indenture executed by an authority as security for any of its bonds.

(14) MUNICIPALITY. Any city or town incorporated under the laws of the State of Alabama.

(15) PERSON. The state, a municipality, a county, any political subdivision or agency of the state or any county or municipality, a public corporation, or any private corporation, individual, partnership, trust, or foundation.

(16) PROJECT. Any land and interest therein, including forests, rivers, streams, waterways, and lakes, and any buildings or other improvements thereon, and all real and personal properties deemed necessary in connection therewith, whether or not now in existence, which shall be suitable for a public park, including, without limitation, any park that constitutes or includes a water theme park, an amusement park or any comparable entertainment facility, a playground or other recreational or athletic facility, and all buildings, facilities, and improvements incident thereto or useful in connection therewith, including, without limitation, picnic areas, campsites, trailer sites, cabins, lodges, roads, and trails for hiking, bicycling, or horseback riding, nature trails, botanical gardens, zoos, museums, athletic fields, golf courses, tennis, handball and badminton courts, public restroom facilities, boats, rides, amusement facilities, bowling alleys, skeet, trap, rifle, and archery ranges, gymnasiums, swimming pools, bathhouses, beaches, docks and marinas, boating facilities, areas and facilities for fishing and hunting, areas and facilities for aquatic entertainment and sports, stadiums, coliseums, arenas, grandstands, auditoriums, meeting halls, pavilions, centers for cultural entertainment, music, drama, exhibitions and exhibits, amphitheaters, administrative building, and sports, gift, and souvenir shops. This term shall not include any facility or location for casino gambling or any other game of chance.

(17) STATE. The State of Alabama.

(18) SUBDIVISION. Any county or municipality.
Ala. Code § 11-54-96.1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-96.1
Section 11-54-96.1 Ad Valorem Taxes Required of Hotels, Etc., Built Under Section 11-54-80
Status: in_force

All hotels and motor inns built under Section 11-54-80 shall not be exempt from ad valorem taxes.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-59 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-59
Section 11-44C-59 Lapse of Unexpended and Unencumbered Appropriation
Status: in_force

Any portion of an appropriation remaining unexpended and unencumbered in the general fund at the close of the fiscal year shall lapse.
Ala. Code § 11-42-43 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-43
Section 11-42-43 Ordering of Election
Status: in_force

Within 10 days of the date of the filing of such certified copy of resolution with plat or map attached, the judge of probate must make and enter an order upon the minutes of said court directing and ordering an election to be held by the qualified electors residing within the territory described in such plat or map not less than 20 days nor more than 40 days from the date of the making of the order.
Ala. Code § 11-43D-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43D / Section 11-43D-9
Section 11-43D-9 Transfer of Office, Agency, Etc., Records and Property
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 § 11-43-44 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-44
Section 11-43-44 Organizational Meeting
Status: in_force

The members of such council shall, on the first Monday in November after their election, assemble and organize the council.
Ala. Code § 11-72-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 72 / Section 11-72-7
Section 11-72-7 Duties of the Commission
Status: in_force

The commission shall take active steps to do each of the following:

(1) Educate the public as to the economic and aesthetic benefits of trees to the Class 2 municipality and its citizens, both on publicly owned property and privately owned property.

(2) Promote the planting, health, and growth of trees in the Class 2 municipality, with the particular objective of establishing and protecting avenues of live oak trees and other trees deemed suitable by the commission.

(3) Promote the care, feeding, fertilization, and other measures desirable for the health and growth of existing trees in street rights-of-way in the Class 2 municipality.

(4) Protect trees located in street rights-of-way in the Class 2 municipality from damage, removal, lack of sustenance, or any other act or condition which might threaten the health and growth of such trees.
Ala. Code § 11-54-81 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-81
Section 11-54-81 Legislative Intent; Construction of Division Generally
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature by the passage of this division to authorize the incorporation in the several municipalities in this state of industrial development boards to acquire, enlarge, improve, replace, own, lease, and dispose of properties to the end that such boards may be able to promote industry, develop trade, and further the use of the agricultural products and natural and human resources of this state and the development and preservation of the said resources, by inducing manufacturing, industrial, commercial, and research enterprises:

(1) To locate in this state,

(2) To enlarge, expand, and improve existing operations in this state, or

(3) To relocate in or within 25 miles of the same municipality in this state operations theretofore conducted at a site all or a major portion of which may have been acquired for one or more public purposes by the United States of America, the State of Alabama, or any branch, arm, agency, instrumentality, or political subdivision of either, whether by purchase, through the exercise of the power of eminent domain (whether or not a final decree of condemnation shall have been entered) or by other means. It is the further intent of the Legislature by the passage of this chapter to vest such industrial development boards with all powers that may be necessary to enable them to accomplish such purposes. It is not intended hereby that any such board shall itself be authorized to operate any such manufacturing, industrial, commercial, or research enterprise.

(b) This division shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intention.
Ala. Code § 11-40-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-1
Section 11-40-1 Municipalities Declared Bodies Politic and Corporate; Seal Generally; Name; Powers, Duties, and Authority Generally
Status: in_force

All municipal organizations now existing in the State of Alabama, whether incorporated under the general laws of the state or by special act of the legislative department of the state government, and now exercising corporate powers or functions and all towns and cities that may hereafter be incorporated under the provisions of this title shall be bodies politic and corporate, using a common seal, which may at any time be changed, and having perpetual succession under the name now used or hereafter assumed as provided in this title, and each under such name as the “City of _____” or “Town of _____,” as the case may be, shall sue and be sued, contract and be contracted with, acquire property by purchase, gift, devise, or appropriation for any municipal purpose authorized in this title, and the same shall be held, managed, and controlled by the said municipal corporations under the applicable provisions of law contained in this title and all rules, regulations, resolutions, and ordinances that may be required to carry out any or all of the applicable provisions of this title shall be adopted by the several councils thereof. Such municipal corporations shall be invested with the full powers, duties, and authority granted in this title.
Ala. Code § 11-51-202 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-202
Section 11-51-202 Levy of Excise or Use Tax Authorized; Levy of Lodgings Tax Authorized
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of any municipality within the State of Alabama may provide by ordinance for the levy and assessment of an excise tax or use tax parallel to the state levy and assessment of excise or use taxes as levied by Article 2 of Chapter 23 of Title 40, except where inapplicable or where otherwise provided in this article.

(b) The governing body of any municipality within the State of Alabama may provide by ordinance for the levy and assessment of a privilege or license tax in the nature of a lodgings tax, parallel to the state levy and assessment of the privilege or license tax as levied by Chapter 26 of Title 40, except where inapplicable or where otherwise provided by this article.
Ala. Code § 11-61A-13 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 61A / Section 11-61A-13
Section 11-61A-13 Bonds
Status: in_force

(a) The authority may issue and sell its interest-bearing revenue bonds for any corporate purpose at any time or times. The principal of and the interest on the bonds shall be payable solely from, and may be secured by a pledge of, the revenues derived by the authority from the operation of any or all of its parking facilities and other property, or by mortgage of any property of the authority. The bonds issued or contracts entered by the authority shall not constitute or create an obligation, debt, or charge against the credit or taxing power of the state, any county, or municipality within the state.

(b) The board may provide for each of the following regarding the bonds:

(1) Issuance time or times.

(2) Form and denominations.

(3) Tenor.

(4) Payment installments, which shall be at a time or times not exceeding 40 years from their date.

(5) Place or places of payment, whether within or without the state.

(6) Interest rate or rates payable and evidenced in a specified manner.

(c) Any bond having a stated maturity more than ten years after its date shall be made subject to redemption, at the option of the authority, not later than the expiration of ten years from its date and on any interest payment date thereafter at the price or prices and after notice or notices and on the terms and in the manner as may be provided by the board.

(d) Bonds of the authority may be sold at public or private sale in the manner and at times as may be determined by the board.

(e) The authority may pay all reasonable expenses, premiums, fees, and commissions in connection with the authorization, sale, and issuance of the bonds.

(f) All bonds shall contain a recital that they are issued pursuant to this chapter, which recital shall be conclusive that they have been duly authorized under this chapter.

(g) Neither a public hearing nor consent of the Department of Finance shall be a prerequisite to the issuance of bonds by any authority. Notwithstanding the fact that the bonds are payable solely from a specified source, all bonds issued under this chapter shall be deemed negotiable instruments within the meaning of the negotiable instruments law of the state if they otherwise possess all the characteristics of negotiable instruments under the laws of the state.
Ala. Code § 2-3-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 2-3-6
Section 2-3-6 Attorney General Legal Advisor; Duties of District Attorneys
Status: in_force

The Attorney General shall be the legal advisor of the Department of Agriculture and Industries in matters relating to the powers and duties of the commissioner and State Board of Agriculture and Industries. It shall be the duty of any district attorney, when requested by the commissioner or his duly authorized agent, to investigate, institute and prosecute all violations of the laws of the state and rules and regulations of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, and such district attorney shall, upon the request of the commissioner, institute and prosecute all necessary actions and proceedings which the commissioner is authorized to bring to enforce the laws of the state and rules and regulations of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-76 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-76
Section 11-44C-76 Existing Rights and Privileges of Officers and Employees; Existing Laws Not Inconsistent with Personnel, Etc., Provisions of Chapter
Status: in_force

Nothing contained in the provisions of this chapter shall affect or impair the rights or privileges of officers or employees of the city or of any office, department, or agency existing at the time when this chapter shall take effect or any provision of law in force at the time when the mayor-council form of government shall become applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter in relation to the personnel, appointment, ranks, grades, tenure of office, promotion, removal, pension, and retirement rights, civil rights or any other rights or privileges of officers or employees of the city or any office, department or agency thereof, and as provided by the city’s merit system.
Ala. Code § 11-54-128 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-128
Section 11-54-128 Authorizing Resolution
Status: in_force

(a) In order to provide for the establishment of an endowment trust fund, the directors shall adopt an authorizing resolution authorizing the execution and delivery, on behalf of the industrial development board, of a trust agreement under which such fund shall be established and maintained. The directors may, in either the authorizing resolution or the trust agreement authorized thereby, or, at the discretion of the directors, in both, all as the directors shall deem appropriate, set out all of the following:

(1) The general purpose or purposes of such fund, and, subject to the provisions of Section 11-54-129, the purpose or purposes for which moneys held in and forming a part of such fund may be expended and the manner in which all other properties, whether real or personal, tangible or intangible contributed to such fund may be managed, used and disposed of.

(2) A procedure or procedures for the distribution or expenditure of such moneys and the management, use, and disposition of such other properties.

(3) The period, if any, for the duration of the fund, except that the period may not exceed the duration of the board itself.

(4) Any limitations, conditions, or restrictions to be placed on the investment committee with respect to the investment policy pertaining to the fund.

(5) Any other terms and conditions under which the fund shall be administered.

(6) Any other provisions not inconsistent with this division, including, without limitation, provisions for the expenditure and use of the properties held in or forming a part of such fund upon and after the termination or dissolution of such fund.

(b) The directors may also prescribe, in the authorizing resolution, the terms of office of members of the investment committee supervising such fund, subject, however, to Section 11-54-130.
Ala. Code § 11-50-431 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-431
Section 11-50-431 Members of Board - Qualifications
Status: in_force

No person shall be eligible for membership on said board who is not a qualified elector of such municipality or who is an officer of the municipality or an employee thereof or who is a member of the governing body or whose term on the governing body expired within six months prior to his election to the board.
Ala. Code § 11-50-94 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-94
Section 11-50-94 Proceedings for Sale of Land Upon Failure of Property Owner to Pay Assessment, Installment, or Interest - Effect of Error or Defect in Notice or Sale
Status: in_force

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 city or town is ineffectual to pass title, it shall operate as an assignment of the lien. Upon the request of the purchaser, supplementary proceedings of the same general character as required in this article may be had to correct the errors in said proceedings for his benefit, or the lien so assigned to him may be enforced by civil action.
Ala. Code § 11-40-10 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-10
Section 11-40-10 Police Jurisdiction; Force and Effect of Ordinances; Jurisdiction on Islands and Offshore Water Adjacent to Florida; Annexations
Status: reserved

(a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the police jurisdiction in municipalities having 6,000 or more inhabitants shall cover all adjoining territory within three miles of the corporate limits, and in municipalities having less than 6,000 inhabitants, the police jurisdiction shall cover all adjoining territory within a mile and a half of the corporate limits of the municipality.

(2)a. Except as provided in paragraph b., notwithstanding any other provisions of this section, the police jurisdiction of a municipality outside of the corporate limits of the municipality shall not extend beyond the police jurisdiction of the municipality on January 1, 2021. The annexation of property by general or local law shall not extend the area of a police jurisdiction of a municipality after January 1, 2021, except to include that property annexed into the corporate limits.

b. Notwithstanding paragraph a., the governing body of a municipality having less than 6,000 inhabitants according to the 2010 federal decennial census which has 6,000 or more inhabitants according to the 2020 federal decennial census, not later than 180 days following the final release of the 2020 federal decennial census population data by the United States Census Bureau, may extend its police jurisdiction to include all territory within three miles of the corporate limits upon adoption of an ordinance.

(3)a. Any municipality, by ordinance, may eliminate or reduce its police jurisdiction outside the corporate limits of the municipality by any number of half-mile increments, which shall take effect on the first day of January following its adoption on or before the preceding first day of October. A municipality eliminating or reducing its police jurisdiction outside the corporate limits shall send written notice to the county commission no later than 30 days following the adoption of the ordinance. A municipality shall cease to levy any licenses or fees under Section 11-51-91 or any other taxes, licenses, or fees, except for those relating to the regulation of subdivisions, within the area removed from the police jurisdiction. A municipality may reduce its police jurisdiction pursuant to this paragraph no more than once during any 24 month period. An ordinance adopted under this paragraph cannot otherwise be amended, altered, or repealed, except by local law.

b. Any municipality, by ordinance, may cease to provide any service to its police jurisdiction outside its corporate limits, which shall take effect on the first day of January following its adoption on or before the preceding first day of October. A municipality ceasing to provide a service in its police jurisdiction outside its corporate limits shall send written notice to the county commission no later than 30 days following the adoption of the ordinance. A municipality may adopt an ordinance pursuant to this paragraph no more than once during any 24 month period. An ordinance adopted under this paragraph cannot otherwise be amended, altered, or repealed, except by act of the Legislature.

(b)(1)a. Ordinances of a municipality enforcing police or sanitary regulations and prescribing fines and penalties for violations thereof shall have force and effect only in the corporate limits of the municipality and on any property or rights-of-way belonging to the municipality, and on any drinking water reservoir owned by the municipality and on any property adjoining that reservoir.

Ordinances of a county enforcing police or sanitary regulations and prescribing fines and penalties for violations thereof shall have force and effect in any area in that county not lying within the corporate limits of any municipality or on any property or rights-of-way belonging to a municipality and that is not a drinking water reservoir owned by the municipality or on any property adjoining that reservoir.

b. Ordinances of a municipality prescribing fines and penalties for violations thereof which are state misdemeanors adopted as municipal ordinance violations shall have force and effect in the police jurisdiction of the municipality.

(2)a. Except as provided in paragraph b., a municipality enforcing ordinances regulating the construction of buildings in the area of its police jurisdiction outside the corporate limits on January 1, 2021, including the issuance of building permits, inspection of construction, and enforcement of building codes, may continue to adopt and enforce ordinances regulating the construction of buildings within the area of its police jurisdiction outside the corporate limits.

b.1. In any county where the county commission is enforcing ordinances regulating the construction of buildings in the area of a municipality’s police jurisdiction outside the corporate limits of the municipality, the municipality shall discontinue enforcing any ordinance regulating the construction of buildings within that area no later than 24 months after the receipt of written notice by the municipal governing body from the county commission detailing that the county commission is enforcing those ordinances, except as provided by agreement adopted under subparagraph 2.

2. The county and the municipality may enter into an agreement for the municipality to regulate by ordinance the construction of buildings in the area of the municipality’s police jurisdiction outside its corporate limits upon adoption of an ordinance by the municipal governing body and a resolution by the county commission. The county or the municipality may waive this agreement upon adoption of an ordinance by the municipal governing body or a resolution by the county commission; provided, that the waiver shall take effect 24 months after receipt of written notice by the non-waiving body from the waiving body detailing the adoption of the ordinance or resolution.

c. A municipality may not collect a fee for a building permit unless the municipality conducts a building inspection. The cost of the fee for any building permit shall be reasonably related to the cost of providing building code enforcement and inspection services, and revenue from the fees shall be used for building code enforcement and inspection services and not for general revenue purposes.

(3) In order for an ordinance adopted after July 26, 2021, to have force and effect in a police jurisdiction of a municipality or town, the municipal governing body shall provide a 30-day notice that the ordinance shall be effective in the police jurisdiction. The notice given shall be the same as required for adoption of an ordinance under Section 11-45-8. Additionally, if available at no cost to the municipality, the notice shall be submitted to any state-operated website providing information to businesses as directed by the Department of Revenue. No ordinance adopted after September 1, 2015, may be enforced against an individual or entity in the police jurisdiction affected by the ordinance until and unless the municipality has complied with the notice requirements provided for in this section.

(c)(1) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the contrary, the police jurisdiction of any municipality which pursuant to this section extends to include part of any island which has water immediately offshore adjacent to the boundary of the State of Florida, upon approval of the council of the municipality, shall extend to include the entire island including the water adjacent to the island extending to the existing police jurisdiction of the municipality and extending to the Florida state boundary where applicable.

(2) Nothing in this section shall prohibit or restrict a municipality from exercising authority within existing rights-of-way, in any public waterway immediately adjacent to territory within its corporate limits, on any uninhabited island which lies directly across a public waterway from territory within the corporate limits and would be contiguous with that territory except for the intervention of that public waterway, or on any public land or beach within its police jurisdiction. For purposes of this subdivision, “uninhabited island” means any land surrounded by water which has no residential or commercial buildings on it.

(d) When any noncontiguous property has been annexed into a municipality, the municipal governing body shall not exercise any jurisdiction or authority in any portion of the police jurisdiction that was extended beyond the corporate limits as a result of the annexation, notwithstanding any other law to the contrary.

(e) In no event shall a municipality, its officers, agents, contractors, subcontractors, or employees be liable for a reduction or elimination of the municipal police jurisdiction or the reduction or elimination of any service provided within the police jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, any equitable relief or indirect, incidental, special, punitive, exemplary, or consequential damages whatsoever arising in any manner as a result of the elimination of the police jurisdiction.

(f) Act 2021-297 does not affect any public or private contracts, or any mutual aid agreements between law enforcement, fire service, public safety, or emergency service agencies.
Ala. Code § 2-8-312 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-312
Section 2-8-312 Association, Meeting, or Activity Not Illegal
Status: in_force

No association, meeting, or activity undertaken pursuant to this article and intended to benefit the Alabama sheep and goat industry shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade.
Ala. Code § 11-44-12 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-12
Section 11-44-12 Commissioners - Filling of Vacancies Caused by Death, Resignation, or Removal
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 2-8-60 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-60
Section 2-8-60 Rules and Regulations
Status: in_force

The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the evident intent and purpose of this article, which shall include rules and regulations governing the holding of referendums as adopted by the certified association, rules and regulations governing the collection, deposit, handling, withdrawal and disbursements of assessments collected under this article and such other reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the evident intent and purposes of this article. The certified association authorized to conduct a promotional program as authorized under this article shall have a right to recommend such rules and regulations to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries; and, upon receipt of such recommended rules and regulations, said board shall meet within a period of not more than 90 days to consider their adoption. The certified association shall be given at least 10 days’ notice in writing of any such meeting.
Ala. Code § 11-50-434 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-434
Section 11-50-434 Members of Board - Impeachment and Removal
Status: in_force

Members of the board may be removed from office in the manner and on the same grounds provided by the general law of this state for the impeachment and removal of officers as set out in Section 175 of the Constitution of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 22-56-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 56 / Section 22-56-2
Section 22-56-2 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) CONSUMER. A person who receives or uses mental health services.

(2) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Mental Health.

(3) FAMILY MEMBER. A person within the immediate family or a legal guardian of a mental health consumer.

(4) MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. Services designed to treat or deal with persons with mental illness.

(5) MENTAL ILLNESS. A psychiatric disorder of thought or mood, or both, which significantly impairs judgment, behavior, capacity to recognize reality, or ability to cope with the ordinary demands of life. “Mental illness” as used herein specifically excludes the primary diagnoses of epilepsy, intellectual disability, substance abuse including alcoholism, or a developmental disability, or any combination thereof.

(6) PROGRAM. A program for providing mental health services.

(7) PROVIDER. Any agency, corporation, or individual who provides inpatient, residential or outpatient mental health services to a consumer or consumers, provided that this chapter shall only apply to physicians licensed to practice medicine to the extent that medical services to individuals covered by the chapter must be provided in accordance with established standards of medical care.
Ala. Code § 2-32-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 32 / Section 2-32-8
Section 2-32-8 Referendum - Levying an Assessment
Status: in_force

In the event a referendum levying an assessment is passed, the commissioner shall within 30 days notify in writing feed distributors that on or after the date designated in the notice, which shall be not less than 30 nor more than 60 days after the mailing of the notice by the commissioner, the amount of the assessment shall be deducted from all feed sales. On or before the tenth day of each calendar month, all assessments so deducted by feed distributors shall be remitted to the commissioner, less three percent of the total assessment deducted, which may be retained by the feed distributor to compensate him or her for the expense of collecting and remitting the assessments. The books and records of all feed distributors shall at all times during regular business hours be open for inspection by the commissioner or his or her duly authorized representatives or agents for the purpose of ascertaining the accuracy of the amounts remitted as required by this section. The commissioner may deduct three percent of all sums remitted to him or her under this section, to defray the expenses incident to collection and administration of this chapter. All amounts deducted by the commissioner shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund.
Ala. Code § 11-49-81 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49 / Section 11-49-81
Section 11-49-81 Contents of Resolution; When Resolution Effective
Status: in_force

Such resolution shall designate the sum or sums ascertained to be the reasonable charge to be paid by such county for being relieved of the burden of the control, management, supervision, repair, maintenance and improvement of such street or streets or part thereof designated in said resolution, and no such resolution shall become effective until and unless the county shall by appropriate action of its county commission pay or contract to pay such sum or sums as may be designated in such resolution.
Ala. Code § 11-44-49 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-49
Section 11-44-49 Publication, Etc., of Quarterly Statement of Receipts and Expenses, Etc
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-42-201 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-201
Section 11-42-201 Certification and Filing with Probate Judge of Resolution, Plat or Map, and List of Qualified Electors
Status: in_force

Upon the passage of such resolution the mayor or person holding the chief office of such city or town shall certify a copy of such resolution, together with a plat or map correctly defining the corporate limits proposed to be established, and the names of all qualified electors residing in the territory proposed to be excluded from the area of such corporation, and file the same with the judge of probate of the county in which said city or town is situated.
Ala. Code § 11-50-75 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-75
Section 11-50-75 Passage of Ordinance or Resolution Providing for Purchase of Sewers or Sewer System, Assessment of Cost Thereof Against Abutting Lands, Date for Conduct of Hearing Upon Objections, Etc., to Purchase, Etc
Status: in_force

Thereupon, the council shall pass an ordinance or resolution providing for the purchase of said sewers or sewer systems, describing the boundaries of the area abutting on or drained by them, fixing the cost of the same to the city or town, including engineer’s fees and cost of publication and providing that the cost of said sewers or sewer system or any specified portion thereof shall be assessed against all lots or parcels of land lying within the area abutting on or drained by said sewers or sewer system to the extent of the increased value of such property by reason of the special benefits derived from such sewer or sewer system and from the purchase of the same by the municipality, and in said ordinance the council shall appoint a time when the council will meet, which will be not less than two weeks after the date of the first publication of said ordinance or resolution, to hear any objections or remonstrances that may be made to the purchase of said sewers or sewer system.
Ala. Code § 2-10-21 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-21
Section 2-10-21 Permit Required; Fee
Status: in_force

No association shall engage in business until it has first secured a permit from the commissioner. Application for such permit shall be made on blanks prescribed by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries and shall be accompanied by a fee of $25.00.
Ala. Code § 22-52-34 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 22-52-34
Section 22-52-34 Proceedings for Reevaluation and Civil Commitment or Transfer of Certain Persons in Custody of Department of Mental Health
Status: in_force

(a) Where any person is in the custody of the Department of Mental Health pursuant to the provisions of Article 4 of this chapter, the commissioner shall direct the superintendent of Bryce or Searcy Hospital or any other facility so designated by the commissioner to reevaluate the mental condition of such person for a determination as to whether or not he or she meets the minimum standards for civil commitment as defined in Section 22-52-37. Where the sentence for which said person was committed has expired and where said person meets the minimum standards for involuntary civil commitment, the commissioner or his designee is hereby authorized to petition the judges of probate of Tuscaloosa or Mobile Counties or any judge of probate where such facility exists for an order of civil commitment to the Department of Mental Health. All of the subsequent provisions of this article shall apply where the commissioner seeks such an order.

(b) Where the evaluations report that any person does not meet the minimum standards for civil commitment, the superintendent shall immediately notify in writing the commissioner of the Department of Corrections of the State of Alabama, who shall forthwith remove the person within 72 hours of receipt of such notice, Saturdays, Sundays and holidays excluded, back to the custody of the Department of Corrections.
Ala. Code § 2-19-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 2-19-3
Section 2-19-3 Mutilation, Etc., of Marks, Brands, Etc., on Cotton or Concealment of Cotton by Ginners, Warehouse Proprietors, Etc
Status: in_force

Any ginner, warehouse proprietor, common carrier, officer, agent, clerk or employee of such common carrier or person or any other person who, for the purpose of preventing, delaying or hindering the identification of any cotton by any authorized officer or the rightful owner or person having a lien thereon from recognizing, finding and recovering his cotton (whether the same has been sold to the warehouse proprietor or to other persons), changes or mutilates the marks, brands or numbers on such cotton or conceals any cotton delivered to such warehouse, common carrier or to such other person for sale or storage shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 2-33-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 33 / Section 2-33-9
Section 2-33-9 Services to Be Provided by In-Network Providers; Payment for Out-of-Network Services
Status: in_force

(a) A nonprofit agricultural organization providing health benefits shall ensure that all covered services are provided by in-network providers whenever possible.

(b) In emergency situations where an out-of-network provider delivers emergency care, the nonprofit agricultural organization shall pay the out-of-network provider one of the following, less the enrollee’s in-network cost sharing amount:

(1) The median amount of the nonprofit agricultural organization’s in-network rate for a covered service; or

(2) Eighty percent of the maximum allowable charge for any service not covered by the nonprofit agricultural organization.

(c) For nonemergency services, a nonprofit agricultural organization is solely liable for payment of fees to a nonparticipating provider of covered nonemergency services provided to an enrollee in accordance with the coverage terms of the health benefits, and the enrollee is not liable for payment of fees to a nonparticipating provider, other than applicable copayments, coinsurance, and deductibles for covered nonemergency services that are:

(1) Provided in a facility that has a contract for the nonemergency services with the nonprofit agricultural organization providing health benefits which the facility would otherwise be obligated to provide under that contract; and

(2) Provided when the enrollee does not have the ability or opportunity to choose a health care professional participating in the nonprofit agricultural organization health benefits at the facility who is otherwise available to treat the enrollee.
Ala. Code § 11-50-234.1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-234.1
Section 11-50-234.1 Meeting Expense Allowance for Board Members
Status: in_force

The board of directors of any waterworks or sewer board heretofore or hereafter organized pursuant to the statute now codified as Sections 11-50-230 through 11-50-241, may by resolution adopted by such board of directors, authorize the payment by such board of a reasonable meeting expense allowance, not exceeding the daily pay of the highest paid employee of the board, to each member of the board of directors for expenses in attendance at meetings of the board of directors and attending to and supervising the business of such board.
Ala. Code § 22-50-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 22-50-9
Section 22-50-9 Department - Powers Generally
Status: in_force

The Department of Mental Health through its commissioner is hereby authorized to act in any prudent way to provide mental health services and mental retardation services for the people of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 11-51-44 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-44
Section 11-51-44 Lien for Taxes
Status: in_force

Such municipalities shall have a lien from, on, and after October 1 of such municipal tax year upon each and every piece and parcel of property, real and personal, for the payment of municipal taxes for that tax year which may be assessed against the owners or upon such property for the use of such municipalities, which lien shall have priority over all other liens, except for state and county taxes, and this lien shall exist as to all land bid in by the state at tax sales for the annual tax thereafter assessed on the value of the property so purchased in the event of the tax title failing.
Ala. Code § 11-50-70 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-70
Section 11-50-70 “Council” Defined
Status: in_force

The term “council,” as used in this division, shall mean the council, mayor and aldermen, or other governing body.
Ala. Code § 11-48-106 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 48 / Section 11-48-106
Section 11-48-106 Effect of Reduction of Assessment, Etc., Upon Assessment Lien
Status: in_force

When any assessment is split or divided or errors corrected in the description of ownerships or assessments reduced, settled, or compromised or any adjustment made or act done as authorized by this article, no lien on the property affected by the assessment under existing laws shall be discharged or impaired but shall be retained in full force and effect on the several parts or portions of the property which may be thereby affected.
Ala. Code § 2-13-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 2-13-6
Section 2-13-6 Utensils to Be Cleaned by Purchaser
Status: in_force

Any person within the state who receives in cans, bottles or other vessels any milk or cream, ice cream or other dairy products intended for human food, when such vessels are to be returned, shall cause the said cans, bottles or other vessels to be thoroughly washed and cleaned before returning.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-67 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-67
Section 11-43C-67 Expenditures Not to Exceed Appropriation for That General Classification of Expenditures; 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 expenditures 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 § 2-27-60 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 27 / Section 2-27-60
Section 2-27-60 Records and Reports
Status: in_force

The commissioner, with approval of the board, may, by rules and regulations, require any licensee to maintain such records and to furnish reports giving such information with respect to a particular application of pesticides and such other relevant information as may be deemed necessary for the administration and enforcement of this article.
Ala. Code § 11-52-15 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 11-52-15
Section 11-52-15 Municipal Planning Commission
Status: in_force

A Class 6 municipality with a council-manager form of government may provide by ordinance for the members of the municipal planning commission, upon the expiration of the current term of office for the current members, to be appointed by the city council in lieu of appointment in the manner provided in Section 11-52-3; provided that the mayor or his or her designee shall be a voting member of the planning commission and the mayor shall appoint all remaining members of the planning commission subject to approval by the city council.

Upon the expiration of the current term of office for the current members of the municipal planning commission, a member serving on the city council of a Class 6 municipality with a council-manager form of government or an employee of a Class 6 municipality with a council-manager form of government may not serve as a member of the municipal planning commission.
Ala. Code § 11-50A-29 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50A / Section 11-50A-29
Section 11-50A-29 Exemption from Competitive Bid Laws
Status: in_force

No contract made by or on behalf of the authority, and no contract made by a municipality pursuant to Section 11-50A-17, shall be governed by the provisions of Title 41, Chapter 16, as amended.
Ala. Code § 2-8-240 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-240
Section 2-8-240 Subsequent Referendums
Status: in_force

In the event any such referendum conducted as herein provided shall fail to receive the required number of affirmative votes from wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats producers eligible for participation and voting therein, then the certified association conducting the said referendum shall be authorized to call another referendum for the purposes herein set forth in the next succeeding year, on the question of an assessment and promotional program for the period authorized by this article, provided no such referendum shall be held within a period of 12 months from the date on which the last referendum was held. In the event such referendum is carried or favored by the required number of eligible wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats producers participating therein and assessments in pursuance thereof are levied for the period set forth in the call for such referendum, then the organization conducting such referendum shall have full power and authority to call and conduct during, or after, the last year of such period another referendum in which the wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats producers shall vote upon the question of whether or not such assessments shall be continued or renewed for another period of time as authorized under this article. Any subsequent referendums as authorized hereunder shall be subject to all of the requirements as an original referendum conducted under the provisions of this article.
Ala. Code § 2-6A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6A / Section 2-6A-3
Section 2-6A-3 Duties of Program Coordinator
Status: in_force

The commission shall employ a program coordinator who shall be an employee of the commission but who may be on loan to the commission from any other department of the state. The program coordinator shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the commission, and shall receive compensation set by the commission out of funds appropriated by the Legislature to implement the program. The program coordinator shall report to the chairman of the commission or his designee and shall coordinate the activities and provide professional assistance with respect to all of the operations of the program. The program coordinator shall be responsible to the commission for all funds provided by the Legislature and through other sources for the various services to be made available to farmers under this chapter, shall develop a system of reporting on a regular and timely basis to the commission, shall develop training courses and seminars with the guidance of the commission and issue in the name of the commission certificates of training which would qualify various professionals and other providers of services for referral by the commission or any regional offices established by the commission, and shall establish and maintain in the name of the commission liaison and assistance to all agencies of state and federal government, academic institutions and private organizations providing services similar to those provided by the commission. Upon the direction of the chairman of the commission, the program coordinator shall work in conjunction with and under the supervision of such personnel of the Department of Agriculture and Industries as the chairman shall deem appropriate and as shall be approved by the commission, which personnel may include an operational director of the program. The operational director shall be responsible for arranging for availability to the program coordinator of specialists in the fields of farm finance, law, career counseling, technical vocational training and farm extension services for use in meeting its objectives of the program.
Ala. Code § 22-50-91 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 22-50-91
Section 22-50-91 Administrative Rules and Procedures
Status: in_force

The Department of Mental Health shall promulgate administrative rules and procedures to carry out this article which do not infringe on the constitutional rights of any person affected by this article, including those necessary to safeguard the confidentiality of any criminal history background information requested and secured under this article.
Ala. Code § 11-54A-19 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54A / Section 11-54A-19
Section 11-54A-19 Earnings of Authority
Status: in_force

The authority shall be a nonprofit corporation and no part of its net earnings remaining after payment of its expenses shall inure to the benefit of any individual, firm, or corporation, except that in the event a board shall determine that sufficient provision has been made for the full payment of the expenses, bonds, and other obligations of the authority, then any net earnings of the authority thereafter accruing shall be paid to the city.
Ala. Code § 11-54-50 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-50
Section 11-54-50 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) GOVERNING BODY. The board or body in which the legislative powers of the municipality are vested.

(2) MORTGAGE. A mortgage or a mortgage and indenture of trust.

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

(4) NATIONAL ORGANIZATION.

a. Any regional, national, or international association or organization, one or more of the purposes or objects of which shall consist of one or more of the following:

1. The promotion of patriotism or good citizenship;

2. The development of civic pride or consciousness;

3. The improvement of trade, business, professional, or economic conditions; or

4. The promotion of health, safety, conservation, community beautification, or community welfare.

b. The membership of such regional, national, or international association or organization shall include:

1. Persons, firms, or corporations residing or domiciled in not less than 12 of the states of the United States, including at least two such members residing or domiciled in the State of Alabama, or

2. Local organizations or clubs with like objects or purposes situated in not less than 12 of the states of the United States, including at least two such organizations or clubs situated in the State of Alabama.

c. The location of the membership of any national organization shall be conclusively established by the certificate of the chief executive officer and the secretary of the national organization filed with the municipality and stating facts which show that such membership satisfies the requirements of this definition.

(5) PROJECT. A building or buildings for the supplying of offices, storage, or related facilities for a national organization, together with any lands or interests in lands deemed by the municipality to be desirable in connection therewith.
Ala. Code § 2-13-119 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 2-13-119
Section 2-13-119 Call for Another Referendum
Status: in_force

In the event such referendum to be conducted as herein provided shall not be supported by a majority of those eligible for participation and voting therein, then the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division conducting the said referendum shall have the full power and authority to call another referendum for the purposes herein set forth in the next succeeding year, on the question of an annual assessment for five years.
Ala. Code § 11-49A-14 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49A / Section 11-49A-14
Section 11-49A-14 Powers of Localities, Agencies, Etc
Status: in_force

For the purpose of securing public transportation or aiding or cooperating with the authority in the planning, development, undertaking, construction, acquisition, extension, improvement, operation, or protection of transit systems, any county, municipality or other political subdivision, public corporation, agency, or instrumentality of this state may, upon such terms and with or without consideration, as it may determine:

(1) Lend or donate money to, or perform services for the benefit of, the authority;

(2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or grant to the authority, without the necessity of authorization at any election of qualified voters, any property of any kind, including, but without limitation, any transit systems, any interest in any thereof, and any franchise;

(3) Provide that all or a portion of the taxes or funds available or to become available to, or required by law to be used by it for public transportation service or for the support of transit systems, be transferred or paid directly to the authority as such funds become available; and

(4) Do any and all things, whether or not specifically authorized in this section, not otherwise prohibited by law, that may be necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with the authority in the planning, undertaking, construction, acquisition, or operation of transit systems.
Ala. Code § 11-66-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 66 / Section 11-66-7
Section 11-66-7 Payment of Allocations
Status: in_force

The State Comptroller shall make all allocations of funds and shall make the distribution and payments thereof pursuant to such allocations provided for in this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-46-93 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-93
Section 11-46-93 Notice of Elections
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-54-94 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-94
Section 11-54-94 Authority and Procedure for Dissolution of Boards; Vesting of Title to Funds and Properties Thereof in Municipalities Upon Dissolution
Status: in_force

Whenever the board of directors of the industrial development board shall by resolution determine that the purposes for which the board was formed have been substantially complied with and all bonds theretofore issued and all obligations theretofore incurred by the board have been fully paid, the members of the board of directors of the board shall thereupon execute and file for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the board is organized a certificate of dissolution reciting such facts and declaring the board to be dissolved. Such certificate of dissolution shall be executed under the corporate seal of the board.

Upon the filing of such certificate of dissolution, the board shall stand dissolved, the title to all funds and properties owned by it at the time of such dissolution shall vest in the municipality, and possession of such funds and properties shall forthwith be delivered to such municipality.
Ala. Code § 11-43B-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43B / Section 11-43B-1
Section 11-43B-1 Authority to Adopt Mayor-Council Form of Government
Status: in_force

Within three months of the approval of this chapter the governing body of a Class 4 municipality by a majority vote of the members of that governing body may adopt an ordinance adopting the mayor-council form of government pursuant to the terms and conditions of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-44-158 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-158
Section 11-44-158 Continuation of Corporate Existence, Etc., of Municipality; Continuation in Force of Laws, Bylaws, Ordinances, and Resolutions
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-40-50 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-50
Section 11-40-50 Meaning of “Appropriate City Official.”
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2017-304, §11, effective May 16, 2017.
Ala. Code § 11-65-41 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 65 / Section 11-65-41
Section 11-65-41 Possession of Certain Drugs Prohibited
Status: in_force

The possession or transportation of any drug or chemical within the racing enclosure of a racing facility under the jurisdiction of a commission is prohibited except for those permitted by regulations of the commission or those justified by a bona fide veterinarian’s prescription with a complete statement of uses and purposes on the container. Depending upon whether such prescription is for a horse or a greyhound, a copy thereof shall be filed with the stewards for horse racing or the judges for greyhound racing, as the case may be.
Ala. Code § 11-54B-86 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54B / Section 11-54B-86
Section 11-54B-86 Review of Self-Help Business Improvement District Plan and Adoption of Ordinance
Status: in_force

(a) The governing body of the municipality, upon review of the self-help business improvement district plan and after public hearing, by ordinance, may designate, establish, and maintain the area described in the plan as a self-help business improvement district.

(b) The ordinance shall include all of the following:

(1) A statement that the district shall take effect 30 days after the date of adoption of the ordinance.

(2) A statement that the district management corporation provided for in the plan shall provide administrative and other services to the district.

(3) A statement that the municipality and the district management corporation are authorized to enter a contract setting out the services to be respectively provided by the district and the municipality, and providing that the municipality shall continue the same level of services in the district as provided before its creation.

(4) In the case of a district formed to promote economic development, a list of all real properties by street addresses which shall benefit from and pay the special assessment, accompanied with a map of the district area or, in the case of a district formed to increase tourism, a list of all businesses in a particular class by street address which shall benefit from and pay the special assessment.

(5) A summary of the proposed supplemental services to promote economic growth or increase tourism, which shall be funded by a levy of a special assessment on the district members.

(6) An adequate description of the method used to determine the special assessment, including different assessment rates if applicable, and how the burden of the special assessment is equitably apportioned among district members.
Ala. Code § 2-10-101 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 10 / Section 2-10-101
Section 2-10-101 How Federation Organized and Managed
Status: in_force

Five or more associations or corporations organized under this article, or whose purposes and operations are in any way promotive of, and not inconsistent with, the purposes of this article, whether incorporated under this article or not, may organize and incorporate a federation with such incorporated associations as members thereof, such incorporated federation to be managed by a board of directors to be composed of representatives of such constituent member associations. The articles of association and incorporation for such federation shall contain the names of the constituent member associations, and the signatures thereto shall be those of an executive officer of each of the constituent associations. The other procedure and details of incorporation shall be the same as provided in this article for the incorporation of the constituent incorporated associations, and the organization meeting and adoption of bylaws shall be by representatives chosen by the respective constituent members for that purpose, one for each member. In the organization and management of such federation, each constituent member shall be entitled to one vote only, and if any constituent member has more than one representative, as members of the board of directors of said federation, such representatives as directors shall jointly have one vote only, it being intended that such a federation may be incorporated under this article as aforesaid for the purposes and with all the rights and powers given by this article to associations of producers of agricultural products under this article. After such federation has been organized and incorporated as provided in this section, agricultural societies, organizations, associations or corporations whose purposes and operation are in any way promotive of, and not inconsistent with, the purposes of this article, whether incorporated under this article or not, and which are accepted by the federation, may become members of such federation, and any such federation may limit its membership to associations incorporated under this article. Such federation may be organized with capital stock, at the option of the organizing associations, and in that event the provisions of this article applying to capital stock organization of incorporated associations shall apply also to such federation, and the management shall be vested in a board of directors of such number as the bylaws may provide, elected by the shareholders.
Ala. Code § 2-19-12 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 2-19-12
Section 2-19-12 Exhibition of False Samples of Cotton, Etc
Status: in_force

Any person who fraudulently exhibits any false samples of any cotton or of any other articles or commodity by means whereof any person is injured shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 11-50-437 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-437
Section 11-50-437 Meetings
Status: in_force

The board shall hold regular monthly meetings on the second Tuesday of each month and other meetings at such times and places as its members may elect, and the chairman of the board or any two members may call a meeting at any time he or they consider that the business demands that a meeting be held. The chairman and one member or any two members of the board shall constitute a quorum.

A true record of all the proceedings of all meetings of the board shall be kept by the secretary. At the call of any member the vote on any pending question shall be taken by ayes and nayes and the same shall be entered on the record. The record of the proceedings of said board shall be open to any member of the governing body and to the public at all times and a copy from said record, certified by the secretary, shall be competent evidence in all courts.
Ala. Code § 11-43-161 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-161
Section 11-43-161 Grounds for Impeachment - Acceptance of Employment from Public Service Corporation; Financial Dealings with Municipality, Etc
Status: in_force

No mayor or alderman of any municipality shall accept employment after his election and during his term of office from any public service company or corporation operating under any franchise granted by the municipality, and any person’s accepting such employment after his election shall constitute grounds of impeachment therefor.

Any mayor or alderman or other member of the governing body of any municipality who shall have any private or personal financial dealings with, for, or on account of the municipality, except such as are imposed by his official position, or who shall render any service or do any work or supply any commodity for financial compensation, payable out of the funds of the municipality, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and the doing of such act shall constitute grounds for impeachment of such person.
Ala. Code § 11-67-68 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 67 / Section 11-67-68
Section 11-67-68 Alternate Abatement Procedures; Costs
Status: in_force

(a) In the case of any property on which overgrown grass or weeds have been previously abated or on which abatement has been attempted through the process of posting notice on the property to be abated pursuant to Article 2 or this article, a municipality may adopt procedures different from the procedures provided in Article 2 or this article to abate overgrown grasses and weeds for subsequent abatement.

(b) After the abatement of any overgrown grass or weeds pursuant to the procedures provided in the ordinance adopted pursuant to this section, the reasonable costs of abatement shall be assessed and collected as a weed lien in the same manner as provided in Section 11-67-66. The municipality may assess the reasonable costs authorized against any lot or lots or parcel or parcels of land purchased by the State of Alabama or any purchaser at any sale for the nonpayment of taxes, and where an assessment is made against a lot or lots or parcel or parcels of land, a subsequent redemption thereof by a person authorized to redeem or the sale thereof by the state shall not operate to discharge, or in any manner affect the lien of the municipality for the assessment. A person redeeming the property or purchaser at a 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 or purchaser for the nonpayment of taxes, shall take the same subject to the assessment.

(c) Any municipality that adopts or has adopted alternate procedures for the abatement of overgrown grasses or weeds pursuant to any other general or local law may follow those procedures or may follow the procedures provided in this section.
Ala. Code § 11-50-33 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-33
Section 11-50-33 Consent of Counties and Municipalities Required
Status: in_force

Before the power and authority conferred by this article may be exercised, the consent of the county commission of the county in which the property lies and, if the said property lies within the limits of any incorporated municipality, then the consent of the governing authority of said incorporated municipality shall be first obtained.
Ala. Code § 11-54B-53 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54B / Section 11-54B-53
Section 11-54B-53 Eminent Domain Utilization
Status: in_force

No self-help business improvement district or district management corporation shall have the power of eminent domain.
Ala. Code § 22-50-72 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 22-50-72
Section 22-50-72 Development of Educational Programs and Services for Alzheimer’s Disease; Instructors and Training
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2019-453, §6, and Act 2019-499, §6, effective October 1, 2019.
Ala. Code § 11-46-113 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-113
Section 11-46-113 Number of Electors Allowed in Polling Place; Time Limit, Etc., for Occupation of Booth
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-44-25 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-25
Section 11-44-25 Continuation of Territorial Limits; Discontinuance of Wards and Election of Commissioners at Large
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 2-2-110 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 2 / Section 2-2-110
Section 2-2-110 Legislative Findings
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2015-70 effective April 21, 2015.
Ala. Code § 11-50-232 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-232
Section 11-50-232 Certificate of Incorporation - Contents; Amendment
Status: in_force

(a) The certificate of incorporation of any corporation organized under this article shall state:

(1) The name of the corporation, which shall be a name indicating the system or systems for operation of which the corporation is organized (e.g., “The Waterworks and Sewer Board of the City (or Town) of _____”);

(2) The location of its principal office and the post office address thereof;

(3) The period for the duration of the corporation (if the duration is to be perpetual, this fact should be stated); and

(4) The objects for which the corporation is organized.

The certificate of incorporation may also contain any provisions not contrary to law which the incorporators may choose to insert for the regulation and conduct of the affairs of the corporation.

(b) Any corporation organized under this article may at any time amend its certificate of incorporation so as to provide for the operation of a system in addition to the system for the operation of which the corporation was originally organized, and shall at the same time make any change in the name of the corporation which may be made appropriate by reason of any amendment respecting the objects for which the corporation is organized. Any such amendment may be effected in the following manner: The board of directors of the corporation shall adopt a resolution setting forth the proposed amendment, which shall include any proposed change in the name of such corporation. If the governing body of the municipality which authorized the incorporation of the corporation shall, by resolution of its governing body, consent to such proposed amendment, the chairman of the board of directors, or other chief executive officer of the corporation, and the secretary of the corporation shall then file in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the certificate of incorporation of the corporation is filed a certificate, in the name of and in behalf of the corporation and under its seal, reciting the adoption of the said respective resolutions by the board of directors and by the said governing body and setting forth the said proposed amendment. The proposed amendment shall become effective upon the filing of such certificate in the said office.
Ala. Code § 11-43B-17 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43B / Section 11-43B-17
Section 11-43B-17 Creation of Departments, Etc., by Ordinance; Discontinuance of Functions Assigned by Law
Status: in_force

By ordinance, the council may establish city departments, boards, offices, or agencies and may prescribe the functions thereof, except that no function assigned by law to a particular department, board, office, or agency may be discontinued unless this chapter specifically so provides.
Ala. Code § 11-54B-95 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54B / Section 11-54B-95
Section 11-54B-95 Operation in Other Designated Project Areas
Status: in_force

This article shall not prohibit a municipality from including a self-help business improvement district within the bounds of any area, district, or zone, including any enterprise zone established pursuant to law which has as one of its purposes the encouragement of the construction of improvements or the rehabilitation of properties located within those boundaries, or the inducement of private enterprises to locate within those boundaries, whether by tax credits, exemptions, or abatements, or by special public financing arrangements.
Ala. Code § 11-44A-32 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44A / Section 11-44A-32
Section 11-44A-32 Form of Government; Powers and Duties of Municipality
Status: in_force

The municipality shall thereafter and as provided herein be governed by a mayor elected at large and a five-member council elected from single-member districts, and shall have the same powers and duties as other mayor-council municipalities organized under Title 11, as amended, and any other powers and duties not inconsistent with this article which may have therefore been granted to such municipality.
Ala. Code § 11-44-43 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-43
Section 11-44-43 Elections for Office of Commissioner - Qualified Voters Only to Vote
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 2-19-23 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 2-19-23
Section 2-19-23 Ginneries to Keep Lint Cotton and Cotton Seed and Lots of Cotton Separate Upon Request of Owners
Status: in_force

All public ginneries in this state, when requested so to do by the owner, shall keep both the lint cotton and cotton seed of each owner and each lot of cotton so separated by the owner separate from that of every other owner or lot, so that each owner may receive his own lint cotton and cotton seed unmixed with that of other owners and so that each owner may separate his own cotton into different lots and have each lot ginned separate and the lint and seed therefrom kept separate and apart from the lint and seed of his other lots of cotton. To this end, all public ginneries shall entirely clean their gin heads of all cotton containing seed before commencing to gin the cotton of different owners or of different lots belonging to the same owners when so requested and separated into different lots by the owners and shall clean the lint rooms of lint cotton as near as may be so that the lint and seed of each lot of cotton may be kept separate and apart from that of other lots of cotton. The party demanding that the roll be cleaned shall pay to the ginner $.50 per bale for so doing.
Ala. Code § 11-43B-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43B / Section 11-43B-7
Section 11-43B-7 Council Not to Direct Appointment or Removal of Any Person from Office; Appointment of Civil Service Employees; Limits on Supervision of Employees by Council
Status: in_force

Neither the council nor any of its members shall direct or request the mayor or any employee of the city to appoint or remove any person from office or position, or in any manner take part in the appointment or removal of employees in the service of the city; but the council may express its views and freely and fully discuss with the mayor anything pertaining to the work of any employee. Employees of the city subject to civil service appointment shall be appointed pursuant to the applicable law, rule, and regulation, and in the event that such law, rule, or regulation should allow a selection by the city from among qualified candidates, such selection shall be made by the mayor. Except for the purpose of investigation or inquiry, neither the council nor any of its members shall either publicly or privately supervise, order, or give directions to any employee of the city, but shall deal with the administrative service only through the mayor. The provisions of this section shall not apply to the election or appointment of any person who is not an employee of the city to any board or agency funded or supported in whole or in part by the city.
Ala. Code § 11-44-97 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-97
Section 11-44-97 Use of Influence or Contribution of Money, Etc., in Elections for Commissioners by Municipal Officers or Employees
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 2-15-236 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-236
Section 2-15-236 Penalties for Violations of Provisions of Subdivision
Status: in_force

Except as otherwise provided, any person who violates any of the provisions of this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $500.00.
Ala. Code § 11-54-136 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-136
Section 11-54-136
Status: in_force

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

(1) AUTHORIZING MUNICIPALITY. A Class 2 municipality.

(2) DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS. Any interests in land, buildings, structures, facilities, or other improvements and any fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, or other property of any nature whatsoever used on, in, or in connection with any land, interest in land, building, structure, facility, or other improvement for the essential public purpose of the development of trade, commerce, industry, and employment opportunities in the corporate limits of the authorizing municipality for any industrial, commercial, business, office, parking, utility, residential, including, without limitation, homes, apartments, town houses, condominiums, hotels, and motels, or other use, provided that a majority of the members of the board determine, by a resolution duly adopted, that the development project and the use thereof would further the public purpose of this section. Any such resolution shall include findings that the primary purpose of the development project is to advance one or more public purposes of this section, including, without limitation: (i) the creation or retention of employment opportunities through the promotion of industry and development of trade; (ii) the expansion or diversification of the tax base; (iii) the elimination of blight or underutilized property; (iv) the provision of facilities that support industrial or economic development; or (v) the support of housing reasonably related to workforce needs or economic growth within the municipality.

(3) INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD ACT. Both of the following:

a. Division 1 of this article.

b. This division.

(4) INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD. Any public corporation now in existence or hereafter organized pursuant to the Industrial Development Board Act in a Class 2 municipality.

(b) The purpose of this division is to grant industrial development boards organized in a Class 2 municipality, whether existing or formed after June 1, 2026, in addition to those powers conferred on them, the power to issue and sell bonds and to acquire, construct, expand, improve, replace, equip, maintain, operate, lease, and dispose of development projects. This section shall be liberally construed to carry out its powers.

(c) In addition to any powers that are conferred on industrial development boards by the Industrial Development Board Act, each industrial development board within a Class 2 municipality shall have the following powers with respect to any development project:

(1) Any power that is conferred on industrial development boards by the Industrial Development Board Act.

(2) To finance, by loan, grant, lease, or otherwise, construct, erect, assemble, purchase, acquire, own, repair, remodel, renovate, rehabilitate, modify, maintain, extend, improve, install, sell, equip, expand, add to, operate, or manage development projects.

(3) To pay the cost of any development project from the proceeds of bonds, or any other funds of the board, or from any contributions or loans by the state or any municipality, county, or public agency, persons, or other entities, all of which the board may receive and accept and use.

(4) To loan the proceeds of any bonds issued by the board or other funds available to it to pay all or part of the cost of any development project and otherwise to further or carry out the public purpose of the board.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-83 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-83
Section 11-43C-83 Laws Relating to Authority for Fairgrounds, Etc., Continued in Force
Status: in_force

All laws and parts of laws relating to establishment or financing of an authority for fairgrounds, parks, exhibitions, and other facilities for the amusement, recreation, and cultural development of the citizens of the city, contained in the general or local laws of the state, as the same may apply and be in effect with respect to any such city at the time when such city shall become organized under the provisions of this chapter, shall continue in full force and effect and without interruption or change until otherwise provided by law.
Ala. Code § 2-25-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 25 / Section 2-25-8
Section 2-25-8 When Commissioner May Refuse, Recall or Revoke Inspection Certificates
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall have the power to refuse to issue an inspection certificate or to recall or to revoke any certificate already issued when he shall have reasonable cause to believe that the applicant for or holder of said certificate may tend to introduce into the state or disseminate within this state plant pests or noxious weeds injurious to plants and plant products of this state, or if an applicant or holder of said certificate is selling, offering to sell, distributing or offering to distribute nursery stock in violation of this article or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

The commissioner may also refuse to certify or revoke or suspend existing certification of any nursery stock or plant product when it has been determined that plant pests and/or noxious weeds exist on said stock or product, or that the nursery or site is in such condition with regard to growth and cultivation that an adequate inspection for plant pests cannot be made.
Ala. Code § 22-50-23 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 22-50-23
Section 22-50-23 Penalties for Violation of Chapter, Etc
Status: in_force

Any person, partnership, corporation or association that violates the provisions of this chapter or any regulations promulgated under authority delegated to the Mental Health Department, and after due notice served by registered or certified mail or personally, shall be liable to pay a penalty of $50.00 per day for each day of such violation. Any officer or any employee of the Mental Health Department, or any other person who shall allow, assist, or abet in the escape of any patient or client confined by court action under the authority of the Mental Health Department shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $100.00, and he may be punished by imprisonment in the county jail or at hard labor for the county, not exceeding 90 days, the imprisonment to be at the discretion of the judge trying or presiding over the trial of the case. Any member of the Legislature, any member of the Mental Health Department, or any holder of any office of profit with the state who takes any contract for work or services of the Mental Health Department or any of its agencies, or is employed in any way under such contract, or sells any goods or supplies to the Mental Health Department or any of its agencies or is in any wise pecuniarily interested in any such contract or sale, as principal or agent, must, on conviction, be fined not less than $50.00 nor more than $1,000.00 and also forfeit his or her office.
Ala. Code § 11-43-123 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-123
Section 11-43-123 Moneys Due Municipalities, Etc., to Be Paid to Treasurer
Status: in_force

The council shall provide by laws that all moneys due the municipality or any department thereof shall be paid directly to the treasurer and no moneys shall be collected by departments or officials therein as a part of the duties of the department, except as provided in this title.
Ala. Code § 22-57-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 57 / Section 22-57-1
Section 22-57-1 Short Title
Status: in_force

This article shall be known and may be cited as the Riley Ward Alabama Autism Support Act.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-13 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-13
Section 11-43C-13 Council to Consist of Five District Council Members; Division of Municipality into Districts; Changing District Boundaries Where Population Varies by Over Five Percent
Status: in_force

The council shall include five members who shall be known and elected as district council members. Such district council members shall be elected from districts which shall be, as near as practicable, of equal population according to the last federal decennial census. The probate judge of the county in which any such municipality is located shall divide the municipality into five districts which shall be homogeneous in area and shall not vary in population by over five percent. The boundaries as established by the probate judge shall be certified to the governing body of the municipality and shall be used for the election of members of the city council in the 1988 municipal election and for all council elections thereafter. Should any district established in the municipality for the election of council members be found by the probate judge, based on any future federal census, to vary by over five percent in population from any of the other districts, then the probate judge shall change, alter, or rearrange the boundaries of said districts in such manner as to establish five districts which are homogeneous in area and have a population which does not vary by over five percent between said districts.
Ala. Code § 11-44B-45 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44B / Section 11-44B-45
Section 11-44B-45 Appointments and Promotions by Merit
Status: in_force

All persons shall be appointed or promoted to covered jobs on a nonpartisan merit basis. No person shall be appointed or promoted to, or dismissed from, any job, or in any way favored or discriminated against with respect to employment because of his or her political or religious opinions or affiliations. No person shall seek or attempt to use any political endorsement in connection with any appointment or promotion to a job.
Ala. Code § 11-54B-48 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54B / Section 11-54B-48
Section 11-54B-48 Collection of Special Assessment
Status: in_force

(a) The self-help business improvement district ordinance adopted by the municipality pursuant to Section 11-54B-46 shall provide that the special assessment levied on the owners of the real property located within the geographical area of the district shall be collected by the district management corporation, by the offices of the municipal revenue department, or by the offices of the revenue commissioner, who may be compensated for the service. Except in the case of an assessment against a designated class of business, the ordinance shall also provide that the amount of any outstanding special assessment levied on a parcel of real property, together with any accrued interest and penalties, shall constitute a lien on the property. The lien shall take precedence over all other liens, whether created prior or subsequent to the date of the special assessment, except a lien for any of the following:

(1) State, county, or municipal taxes.

(2) A prior special assessment.

(3) A prior recorded mortgage, deed of trust, or similar security instrument.

(b) Other than foreclosures for state, county, or municipal taxes, a prior special assessment, or a prior recorded mortgage, deed of trust, or similar security instrument, the lien for the special assessment shall not be defeated or postponed by any private or judicial sale, or by any mortgage, deed of trust, or similar security instrument recorded subsequent to the date of final adoption by the municipality of the self-help business improvement district ordinance. No error in the proceeding of the governing body of the municipality or of the board of directors of the district management corporation shall exempt any real property from the lien or from payment thereof.
Ala. Code § 2-18-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 18 / Section 2-18-3
Section 2-18-3 Department May Enter into Contracts to Perform Grading at Poultry Slaughtering, Dressing or Processing Plants; Collection of Fees by Department and Disposition Thereof
Status: in_force

The Department of Agriculture and Industries, acting by and through the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, is also authorized and empowered to enter into contracts with any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association engaged in slaughtering, dressing, processing or marketing poultry or poultry products whereby the Department of Agriculture and Industries, on terms and conditions mutually agreed upon between the parties to such a contract, shall perform poultry meat grading at poultry slaughtering, dressing or processing plants to the end that poultry slaughtered, dressed or processed at such plants shall meet the requirements of any rules, regulations, specifications or standards adopted and promulgated under the provisions of this chapter.

The Department of Agriculture and Industries, under terms and conditions of any contract entered into under this section, is authorized to charge and collect fees for services to be performed thereunder, and such fees shall be in the nature of a contribution to defray the cost of such work, with the amount thereof to be mutually agreed upon. All amounts collected under this section as fees shall be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund. The amount of fees or compensation to be paid to the Department of Agriculture and Industries under the provisions of any contract authorized under this section shall be fixed at an amount whereby no cost or additional expenses will be borne by the department in rendering the services to be performed thereunder, nor shall the amount of fees or compensation be fixed at a sum which will produce a profit or any additional revenue to the department, as it is the intent and purpose of this section that such fees or compensation shall be fixed at an amount which will defray the actual cost and expense of the services provided.

The provisions of this section shall not be construed to require or make it mandatory upon the Department of Agriculture and Industries or any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association to enter into contracts as authorized under this section, as it is the intent and purpose of this section that such contracts shall be voluntarily entered into.
Ala. Code § 11-43-50 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-50
Section 11-43-50 Proceedings - Regular and Special Meetings; Cancelling and Rescheduling Meetings
Status: in_force

(a) There shall be at least two regular meetings of the council in each month, except that in towns, as defined in Section 11-40-6, there shall be at least one regular meeting of the council in each month; but provided, however, the council of any town may, by ordinance, mandate at least two regular meetings of the council in each month, and the presiding officer shall call special meetings whenever in his or her opinion the public interest may require it and whenever two council members or the mayor request the presiding officer in writing to call a meeting. Upon the failure or refusal of the presiding officer to call a meeting when requested, the two council members or the mayor making the request shall have the right to call the meeting.

(b) A council member may notify the presiding officer in writing when the member will be unable to attend a council meeting. If the presiding officer receives sufficient written notice to indicate that a quorum will not be present at a meeting, the presiding officer may cancel the meeting and give notice that the meeting is canceled. If a meeting canceled pursuant to this subsection is a regular meeting, the presiding officer may reschedule the meeting provided proper notice is given pursuant to subsection (b) of Section 36-25A-3.
Ala. Code § 2-26-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 26 / Section 2-26-9
Section 2-26-9 Requirements as to Certification, Etc., of Hybrid Seed Corn Sold or Offered for Sale
Status: in_force

No hybrid seed corn shall be sold or offered for sale unless it is certified by a recognized seed certifying agency or produced by a person having a bona fide corn breeding program. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall be authorized to determine whether certain corn breeding programs constitute a bona fide program to comply with this requirement.
Ala. Code § 2-13-94 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 2-13-94
Section 2-13-94 Violation a Misdemeanor
Status: in_force

Any person, firm, corporation or association who shall violate any of the provisions of this article or who fails to perform any duty or requirement imposed by the provisions of this article or who violates any rules or regulations duly promulgated hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as prescribed by law for such offenses.
Ala. Code § 11-50-490 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-490
Section 11-50-490 Creation
Status: in_force

Any municipality in the State of Alabama is authorized within its discretion to create and establish, by ordinance, a municipal electric utility board for such municipality, to be composed of three members.
Ala. Code § 2-8-245 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-245
Section 2-8-245 Treasurer of Association to Be Bonded
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 § 11-44-9 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-9
Section 11-44-9 Commissioners - Oath; Bond
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 2-17-22 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 17 / Section 2-17-22
Section 2-17-22 Promulgation of Regulations as to Storage and Handling of Carcasses, Meats, Etc
Status: in_force

The commissioner may by regulations prescribe conditions under which carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat and meat food products and poultry and poultry food products capable of use as human food shall be stored or otherwise handled by any person, firm or corporation engaged in the business of buying, selling, freezing, storing or transporting, in or for intrastate commerce such articles whenever the commissioner deems such action necessary to assure that such articles will not be adulterated or misbranded when delivered to the consumer, and violation of any such regulation is prohibited.
Ala. Code § 2-28-6.1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 28 / Section 2-28-6.1
Section 2-28-6.1 Certification Permit, Continuing Education; Expiration and Renewal; Disposition of Fees
Status: in_force

Persons certified by the commissioner shall be issued a certification permit upon which are designated the various categories and/or subcategories of professional work or services such person is authorized to perform or supervise. Persons certified shall be required to maintain this certification through continuing education. The amount, kind, and frequency of continuing education required of a certified person shall be established pursuant to rules and regulations as authorized under this chapter. The fees for renewal of certification permit shall be established by the Board of Agriculture and Industries not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) per category and per subcategory of professional work or services that such persons are certified to perform or supervise. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations which shall establish expiration and renewal schedules for certification permits issued under this chapter. Certification permit fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund.
Ala. Code § 11-43-81.1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-81.1
Section 11-43-81.1 Authority of Mayors of Class 1 Municipalities to Appoint Chief Administrative Assistants
Status: in_force

The mayor of any Class 1 municipality or of any municipality having a population of 250,000 or more according to the last or any subsequent federal decennial census of this state is hereby authorized to employ for and on behalf of said municipality an employee to be known as chief administrative assistant to the mayor whose salary shall be fixed and determined by the mayor, but shall not exceed $39,500.00 annually. The chief administrative assistant to the mayor employed hereunder must reside within the municipality during the term of his employment. He must have had at least five years experience in public or private business in an executive or managerial capacity; provided, however, a majority of the council shall have the authority to approve the appointment of a person having different qualifications upon the recommendation of the mayor. Said chief administrative assistant to the mayor shall not be subject to the provisions of any merit system, but should he be a member of such merit system at the time of his appointment, upon termination of such appointment, he shall have the right to return to the same or higher classification under such merit system with full credit for time spent as such chief administrative assistant as if he had continued in his merit system classification. Appointees under this section may become members of any pension system applicable to general city employees provided application for such membership be made to the board or other authority administering such pension system within 30 days of appointment. This section shall not limit the authority of said mayor to appoint other employees of said municipality under the applicable merit or civil service system, or otherwise, where authorized by any other law.
Ala. Code § 2-5A-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 5A / Section 2-5A-2
Section 2-5A-2 Director
Status: in_force

(a) The commissioner may appoint a director who, under the supervision of the commissioner, shall administer this article. The director shall receive a salary to be fixed as provided in Section 36-6-6, payable in installments in the same manner as the salaries of other state employees are paid, and shall be allowed the same travel expenses in the performance of his or her duties as are allowed to other state employees as provided by law. The director, with the approval of the commissioner and subject to the state Merit System, shall appoint all necessary clerks, stenographers, inspectors, and other employees to administer this article. The director shall act as manager, secretary, and custodian of all records unless the commissioner shall otherwise direct. In addition to those duties already described, the director’s duties shall include, but shall not be limited to, all of the following:

(1) Directing the overall planning, development, and administration of promotional or assistive services or programs of the authority.

(2) Directing the development and implementation of departmental planning and budget issues.

(3) Directing compliance activities at farmers’ markets and in programs administered by the authority.

(4) Directing promotional activities of the authority.

(5) Managing real property and other assets of the authority.

(6) Representing the authority to the public and to federal, state, and local governments.

(7) Managing the personnel of the authority.

(8) Managing the fiscal affairs of the authority.

(9) Writing grant proposals.

(10) Negotiating and administering contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements.

(b) The director, with the approval of the commissioner, shall fix the duties of all employees of the authority. The director shall be at the time of his or her appointment a resident of the State of Alabama.
Ala. Code § 2-15-134 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-134
Section 2-15-134 Acceptance of Bonds Given Under Federal Packers and Stockyards Act
Status: in_force

The commissioner is hereby authorized to accept a bond made by any dealer pursuant to the bonding requirements of the federal Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended, and any dealer presenting such a bond shall be deemed to have complied with the bonding provisions of Section 2-15-133; provided, that the amount of such bond equals or is greater than the amount required in said Section 2-15-133. If the amount of such bond does not satisfy the requirements of said Section 2-15-133, such bond shall be increased to such amount as will satisfy the requirements of said section, prior to issuance of a license to such dealer. Any dealer not required to file and maintain a bond or a bond equivalent pursuant to the requirements of the federal Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended, shall be required to file and maintain a bond for the amount as set forth under Section 2-15-133.
Ala. Code § 11-43A-75 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43A / Section 11-43A-75
Section 11-43A-75 Mayor and Council Members to Continue in Office until Expiration of Terms
Status: in_force

The mayor and council members, and all officers of the council, who are holding office on the date of the preclearance by the United States Department of Justice of the ordinance referenced in Section 11-43A-70 shall continue in office until the expiration of their current terms, but they shall be subject to and governed by the council-manager form of government under this article unless the effective date of such form of government is deferred under Section 11-43A-71(ii) hereinabove, in which event they shall be subject to and governed by the previously existing form of government until the expiration of said terms.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-34 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-34
Section 11-43C-34 Mayor - Qualifications
Status: in_force

The mayor shall be a qualified elector, and shall have been a resident of the city at least 90 days prior to the election and shall reside within the city during his term of office and shall have attained the age of 25 years.
Ala. Code § 2-11-99 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 2-11-99
Section 2-11-99 Apparatus for Testing and Grading
Status: in_force

The commissioner shall provide proper sieves, cleaning devices and other apparatus necessary for separating dockage from grain, grain testers, strokers and such other tools as shall be approved by the United States Department of Agriculture.
Ala. Code § 2-3-4 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3 / Section 2-3-4
Section 2-3-4 Duties of Board
Status: in_force

It shall be the duty of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries to consider the agricultural and industrial needs of the state; to make and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the objects and purposes of the regulatory work required by law to be executed by the commissioner; to cooperate with all federal, state, county and municipal agencies in the enforcement of such regulatory work or police matters as relate to the duties of the commissioner; to cooperate with the Agricultural Experiment Station, the extension service of Auburn University and with all official agencies in promoting the interest of agriculture and industry in Alabama; to provide that the soil survey of Alabama and the necessary resurvey and revision of the soil survey work are completed and state soil survey maps and reports are printed for distribution and to discharge such other duties as are required by law.
Ala. Code § 11-52-10 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 11-52-10
Section 11-52-10 Adoption, Etc., of Master Plan for Physical Development of Municipality by Commission - Procedure for Adoption, Etc
Status: in_force

The commission may adopt the plan as a whole by a single resolution or may by successive resolutions adopt successive parts of the plan, said parts corresponding with major geographical sections or divisions of the municipality or with functional subdivisions of the subject matter of the plan and may adopt any amendment or extension thereof or addition thereto.

Before the adoption of the plan or any such part, amendment, extension or addition, the commission shall hold at least one public hearing thereon, notice of the time and place of which shall be given by one publication in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality and in the official gazette, if any, of the municipality; provided, that the planning commission may dispense with such public hearing prior to the approval or disapproval of a plan when the municipal governing body to whom the plan will be submitted will be required to hold a public hearing, and give notice thereof before the plan can be adopted by such municipality.

The adoption of the plan or of any such part or amendment or extension or addition shall be by resolution of the commission carried by the affirmative votes of not less than six members of the commission or, in any city having a 16-member planning commission as provided in subsection (a) of Section 11-52-3, by the affirmative votes of not less than 12 members of the commission. The resolution shall refer expressly to the maps and descriptive and other matters intended by the commission to form the whole or part of the plan, and the action taken shall be recorded on the map and plan and descriptive matter by the identifying signature of the chairman or secretary of the commission. An attested copy of the plan or part thereof shall be certified to the governing body and to the county probate judge.
Ala. Code § 11-43D-20 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43D / Section 11-43D-20
Section 11-43D-20 Notice of Council Meetings; Mayor’s Rights in Council Meetings
Status: in_force

The mayor shall be given notice of all council meetings and shall have the privilege of attending the meetings of the council and of taking part in the deliberations thereof. The mayor shall not have the right to vote on any matter that is presented to the council.
Ala. Code § 11-59-14 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 59 / Section 11-59-14
Section 11-59-14 Authority and Procedure for Dissolution of Corporations; Vesting of Title to Facilities Thereof in Municipalities Upon Dissolution
Status: in_force

When the principal of and interest on all bonds issued by the corporation shall have been paid, the title to all facilities then owned by the corporation shall thereupon vest in the municipality with respect to which the corporation shall have been organized, and all rights and powers of the corporation with respect to said facilities shall thereupon terminate and the corporation shall thereupon stand dissolved.

The then members of the board of directors of the corporation shall thereupon execute and file for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the certificate of incorporation of the corporation was filed an appropriate certificate reciting the payment of the principal of and interest on the bonds of the corporation, which certificate shall also describe the facilities owned by the corporation at the time of its dissolution, but the failure of the members of said board of directors to make such certificate or to file the same for record as aforesaid shall not affect the automatic dissolution of the corporation and the vesting of title to its facilities in the municipality as provided in this section.

At any time prior to the issuance of bonds or other obligations as evidence of debt, the board of directors of the corporation may, with the approval of the governing body of the municipality, file for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the certificate of incorporation of the corporation was filed a certificate of dissolution, and the corporation shall thereupon stand dissolved.
Ala. Code § 11-50A-32 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50A / Section 11-50A-32
Section 11-50A-32 Powers Declared Supplementary
Status: in_force

The provisions of this chapter shall be regarded as supplementary and additional to and cumulative of powers conferred by other laws and shall not be regarded as being in derogation of any powers now existing.
Ala. Code § 2-7-2 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 2-7-2
Section 2-7-2 Grants to Alabama State Fair Authority - Appropriations to Be Used for Premiums, Rewards, or Prizes for Exhibits
Status: in_force

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, any funds appropriated to the commission by the Legislature of the State of Alabama shall be used by the commission, through the Alabama State Fair Authority, a public corporation created under Acts 1947, No. 215, in the manner provided in this article in paying premiums, rewards, or prizes for the following:

(1) Beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, equine or equidae, and other livestock.

(2) Agricultural shows or exhibits.

(3) Fine arts (art exhibits, including portraits, paintings, drawings, sculpture, and molding of pottery).

(4) Exhibits of an educational character portraying important phases of community life.

(5) Educational shows and exhibits for participation therein by students.

(6) Home economics, including cooking, sewing, preserving, and other activities of women.

(7) Exhibits of 4-H Clubs, Future Farmers of America, and Future Homemakers of America.

(8) Poultry shows or exhibits.

(9) Rabbit shows or exhibits.

(10) Dog shows or exhibits.

(11) Flower shows or exhibits.

The exhibits and shows referred to in subdivisions (1) to (11), inclusive, are hereinafter referred to as “the exhibits.”

(b) The funds appropriated to the commission for use in a fiscal year shall be referred to in this article as the “annual appropriation.” At each annual state fair, the commission, through the Alabama State Fair Authority, shall pay the premiums, awards, or prizes provided for in this section by using the annual appropriation for the fiscal year in which the fair is held and no more. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Alabama State Fair Authority from spending additional money for premiums, awards, or prizes.
Ala. Code § 11-42-131 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-131
Section 11-42-131 Continuation of Civil Actions Against Municipality Annexed
Status: in_force

All civil actions pending against the city or town annexed shall, on notice, be made a civil action against the city or town annexing the other city or town, and the right to prosecute to final judgment such civil action or actions against the annexing city or town shall exist the same as if the right of action originally existed against the annexing city or town.
Ala. Code § 11-49B-18 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49B / Section 11-49B-18
Section 11-49B-18 Civil Service of Merit Systems Not Applicable
Status: in_force

The employees of the authority shall not be subject to the provisions of any civil service or merit system or to the rules or regulations of any personnel board that might otherwise be applicable.
Ala. Code § 11-75-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 75 / Section 11-75-6
Section 11-75-6 Funding by Participating Municipalities
Status: in_force

For the purpose of attaining the objectives of this chapter, any municipality participating in the regional law enforcement training facility authority, upon agreed terms, and with or without consideration as the authority may determine, may do all of the following:

(1) Lend or donate money to the authority or perform services for the benefit thereof.

(2) Donate, sell, convey, transfer, lease, or grant to the authority, without the necessity of authorization at any election of qualified voters, any property of any kind.

(3) Do any and all other things permissible by law which are necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with the authority in attaining the objectives of this chapter whether or not specifically authorized in this section.

(4) Pay to the authority the proceeds of any special tax appropriated, apportioned, or allocated to the authority or to or for the benefit of any facility owned or operated by the authority.
Ala. Code § 2-19-40 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 19 / Section 2-19-40
Section 2-19-40 Maintenance of Record Book as to Purchases, Etc., by Persons Trafficking in Seed Cotton - Required Generally
Status: in_force

All persons engaged in the traffic in seed cotton are required to keep legibly written in a book, which shall be open to public inspection, the names of all persons from whom they purchase or receive, by way of barter or exchange or traffic of any sort, any seed cotton, with the number of pounds and the date of purchase, barter or exchange.
Ala. Code § 11-54A-6 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54A / Section 11-54A-6
Section 11-54A-6 Amendments to Certificate of Incorporation; Procedure
Status: in_force

The certificate of incorporation of the authority incorporated under the provisions of this chapter may at any time and from time to time be amended in the manner provided in this section. The board shall first adopt a resolution proposing an amendment to the certificate of incorporation which shall be set forth in full in the said resolution and which amendment may include any matters which might have been included in the original certificate of incorporation.

After the adoption by the board of a resolution proposing an amendment to the certificate of incorporation of the authority, the chairman of the board and the secretary of the authority shall sign and file a written application in the name of and on behalf of the authority, under its seal, with the governing body of the city, requesting such governing body to adopt a resolution approving the proposed amendment, and accompanied by a certified copy of the said resolution adopted by the board proposing the said amendment to the certificate of incorporation, together with such documents in support of the application as the said chairman may consider appropriate. As promptly as may be practicable after the filing of the said application with the governing body of the city pursuant to the foregoing provisions of this section, that governing body shall review the said application and shall adopt a resolution either denying the said application or authorizing the proposed amendment. Such governing body shall also cause a copy of the said application and all accompanying documents to be spread upon or otherwise made a part of the minutes of the meeting of said governing body at which final action upon the said application is taken.

Within 40 days following the adoption by the governing body of the city of a resolution approving the proposed amendment the chairman of the board of the authority and the secretary of the authority shall sign, and file for record in the office of the judge of probate of the county of incorporation a certificate in the name of and in behalf of the authority under its seal reciting the adoption of said respective resolutions by the board and by the said governing body and setting forth the said proposed amendment. The judge of probate for such county shall thereupon record such certificate in an appropriate book in his office. When such certificate has been so filed and recorded, such amendment shall become effective and the certificate of incorporation shall thereupon be amended to the extent provided in the amendment. No certificate of incorporation of the authority shall be amended except in the manner provided in this section.
Ala. Code § 11-44-53 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-53
Section 11-44-53 Offering or Accepting Bribes for Votes; Unauthorized Voting
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 2-14-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 14 / Section 2-14-8
Section 2-14-8 Preparation and Maintenance of County Maps of Apiary Locations
Status: in_force

The State Apiarist shall prepare or cause to be prepared county maps showing the exact location of all apiaries located in each county of the State of Alabama. County maps shall be kept current based on information obtained from annual apiary inspections.
Ala. Code § 2-8-352 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-352
Section 2-8-352 Legality of Association, Meeting, or Activity Under Article
Status: in_force

No association, meeting, or activity undertaken pursuant to this article and intended to benefit the Alabama shrimp and seafood industry shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade.
Ala. Code § 11-54-60 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-60
Section 11-54-60 Municipalities Not to Contribute to Costs of Acquisition of Projects or Use Municipal Lands for Projects
Status: in_force

No municipality shall have the power to pay out of its general funds or otherwise contribute any part of the costs of acquiring a project and shall not have the power to use land already owned by the municipality or in which the municipality has an equity for construction thereon of a project or any part thereof. The entire cost of acquiring any project must be paid out of the proceeds from the sale of bonds issued under the authority of this article; provided, however, that this provision shall not be construed to prevent a municipality from accepting donations of property to be used as a part of any project or money to be used for defraying any part of the cost of any project or from requiring any lessee of a project to pay the cost of completing such project in the event the proceeds from the sale of the bonds are insufficient therefor.
Ala. Code § 11-44-13 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-13
Section 11-44-13 Commissioners - Filling of Two Simultaneous Vacancies
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-47-130 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-130
Section 11-47-130 Maintenance of Health and Cleanliness Generally
Status: in_force

All cities and towns in this state shall have the power to maintain the health and cleanliness of the city or town within its limits and within the police jurisdiction thereof.
Ala. Code § 11-44E-168 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44E / Section 11-44E-168
Section 11-44E-168 Recall of Elected Official
Status: in_force

The mayor or any commissioner shall be subject to recall. To institute a recall election, any registered voter may present a petition to the city clerk having the signatures of no less than 30 percent of the registered voters having voted in the last preceding election. Such petition shall contain the following statement: To the city clerk. We the following registered voters of _____ (name of municipality) do respectfully request that you instigate an election to be held for the purpose of recalling _____ (name of person) who holds the office of _____ (name of office) Signatures of those signing the petition along with residential addresses shall follow.

Upon receipt of such petition, the city clerk shall make arrangements under Alabama law to hold such election within 30 days of receipt by the city clerk of such petition.

Provided that a majority of registered voters vote for the recall, then the city clerk shall thereupon declare that office vacant and the office holder shall no longer be an elected official.

The office holder’s successor shall be named as prescribed elsewhere in this chapter.
Ala. Code § 22-52-90 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 22-52-90
Section 22-52-90 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) DESIGNATED MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY. A mental health facility other than a state mental health facility designated by the state Department of Mental Health to receive persons for evaluation, examination, admission, detention, or treatment pursuant to the commitment process.

(2) COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH OFFICER. A person who acts as a liaison between law enforcement and the general public, and who is regularly employed by a municipality within the county or regularly employed by the county commission or any public body or agency, including the state Department of Mental Health. A community mental health officer may be employed jointly or in combination by two or more governments, entities, or agencies authorized by the immediately preceding sentence. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a community mental health officer shall not be an employee of the Department of Human Resources. A community mental health officer shall possess a minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in social work or a related field or, with the approval pursuant to findings of the judge of probate, any equivalent combination of education and experience; at least one year of experience in social work; knowledge of the principles, practices, and techniques of social work as they apply to crisis intervention; knowledge of theory, principles, and practices of psychiatric social work; knowledge of federal, state, and municipal laws regarding the aiding of mental patients; and knowledge of the functions and resources of public and private social agencies in the community. The compensation of the community mental health officer shall be determined by the employing entity, entities, or agency. The state Department of Mental Health may pay part or all of the compensation, including fringe benefits, of the community mental health officer employed hereunder.

(3) COUNTY. A county in the State of Alabama.

(4) LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. A policeman regularly employed by a municipality within the county or a sheriff or deputy sheriff regularly employed by the county.

(5) WITHIN THE COUNTY. A place within the boundaries of the county.

(6) STATE DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH FACILITY. A mental health facility operated by the state Department of Mental Health and designated by the commissioner to have beds available to receive persons for evaluation, examination, admission, detention, or treatment for the purposes of carrying out the provisions of this article.

(7) COMMISSIONER. Commissioner of the state Department of Mental Health.
Ala. Code § 11-50-144 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-144
Section 11-50-144 Calling of Election
Status: in_force

Such election, if ordered by the resolution of the board of aldermen or other governing body of the city or town, shall be called by the mayor or other chief executive officer of such city or town to be held on the day fixed by the said resolution of the board of aldermen or other governing body of the city or town, which day shall not be less than 30 days from the day of the passage of the said resolution ordering the election.
Ala. Code § 11-44A-10 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44A / Section 11-44A-10
Section 11-44A-10 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 article, 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 article 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 § 11-43-48 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43 / Section 11-43-48
Section 11-43-48 Proceedings - Quorum
Status: in_force

In all towns or cities, a majority of the whole number of members to which such corporation is entitled, including the mayor in towns and cities of less than 12,000 population, shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.
Ala. Code § 2-26-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 26 / Section 2-26-8
Section 2-26-8 Analyses and Interpretations of Seeds
Status: in_force

Analyses and interpretations shall be in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the Association of Official Seed Analysts.
Ala. Code § 11-44E-186 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44E / Section 11-44E-186
Section 11-44E-186 Continuation of Laws
Status: in_force

All laws relating to the school board, library board, hospital board, airport board, housing 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 such 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 § 11-50-80 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-80
Section 11-50-80 Preparation, Etc., of List of Property Owners to Be Assessed for Purchase; Entry of List in Assessment Book for Local Improvements
Status: in_force

(a) When any purchase of sewers, or sewer system made under the provisions of this division is contemplated, the mayor or other chief executive officer shall cause to be prepared a roll or list showing the names of the property owners and opposite each name a description of each lot or parcel of land proposed to be assessed for such purchase belonging to such owner or owners and the amount proposed to be assessed against each lot or parcel of land.

(b) Such a list shall be entered in a well-bound book 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 officer 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 or in the description of the property, provided the property assessed may be identified from the description used, shall be held to invalidate any assessment, and it shall be sufficient if the name of the last owner as shown by the records in the office of the judge of probate of the county is shown in said book. Said list may be kept in any book already provided by the municipality and known as the “assessment book for local improvements.”
Ala. Code § 11-44-74 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-74
Section 11-44-74 Commissioners - Election, Terms of Office, Etc., of Commissioners Elected After September 1, 1945
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 2-8-169 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-169
Section 2-8-169 Refund of Assessment
Status: in_force

Any owner of hens against whom any assessment is made and deducted under authority of this article, if dissatisfied with said assessment, shall have the right to demand and receive from the treasurer of the certified association a refund of the amount of the assessment collected from such seller of hens, if such demand for refund is made in writing within 30 days from the date on which such assessment was deducted from the sale price of hens sold. Applications for refunds of amounts deducted from such sale price must give the name and address of the purchaser of the hens, date of purchase, invoice number, if any, and the number of hens purchased from him for which the assessment was deducted. Within 30 days after the receipt of such application, the certified association shall, after such association determines that the assessment was paid as claimed in the application, refund the amount so paid as an assessment. The mailing by the association of a valid check in the amount of such assessment, payable to the seller, within 30 days after receipt of the application for refund, shall constitute a compliance with this section.
Ala. Code § 2-28-8 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 28 / Section 2-28-8
Section 2-28-8 Regulation of Performance of Structural Pest Control Work Generally
Status: in_force

(a) Conduct of business generally; operation and supervision of main offices, branches, and suboffices. Every person who engages in structural pest control work shall conduct the work from an established location or place of business, and the person or another individual as a full-time resident employee of the person who has been certified by the commissioner as being qualified for a permit as a certified operator shall be in charge of and responsible for the person’s structural pest control work. The residence of the owner or an employee from which structural pest control work is conducted may be considered an established location. Where a person has more than one separate place of business or location, the person shall obtain a permit for each separate location or place of business, and each separate location from which structural pest control work is conducted, including a branch office but not including a suboffice, shall be under the full-time supervision of an individual who has been certified by the commissioner as qualified to conduct the type of structural pest control work that the person offers to perform. No person having a permit required under this chapter or who has been certified by the commissioner as qualified for a permit shall be assigned or designated to supervise the activities of more than one main or principal office or more than one branch office.

Work performed from a suboffice shall be under supervision of the main or a branch office of the firm which is not more than 100 road miles from the suboffice, and the supervisor at the main or branch office shall be responsible for the work of the suboffice. Every permit holder shall notify the commissioner in writing of any change of address or the opening or closing of an office, branch, or suboffice or change in certified operators or branch supervisors within 10 days after the change has been made.

(b) Additional requirements for structural pest control work. Any person who has been granted a right or a franchise from another person to conduct structural pest control work as a separate company, firm, or corporation shall qualify and comply with all of the requirements of this chapter before the company, firm, or corporation is entitled to a permit under this chapter authorizing it to engage in structural pest control work. Any individual, firm, or corporation who allows others to use its permit, or certification, or both to avoid compliance with this chapter shall be guilty of a violation of this chapter and shall be punished as prescribed and shall be subject to having their permit or certification or both revoked by the commissioner after hearing as provided in the Administrative Hearing Act.

Persons engaged in structural pest control work by the treatment of buildings or structures shall use for the treatment a chemical with a toxic or other effective base or employ other effective methods to be approved by the commissioner under regulations adopted by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for this purpose. The department through its agents or employees may enter upon any private premises at reasonable times to examine and test any chemicals or other methods used or employed for structural pest control work by any person engaged in that work. The department may, through its agents or employees, examine records of persons engaged in structural pest control work, including, but not limited to, contracts, invoices, guarantees, documents, and other records as are necessary to determine whether the requirements of this chapter are being complied with. Failure or refusal by persons engaged in structural pest control work to allow those agents or employees access to documents and records shall constitute a violation of this chapter and shall also be grounds for revoking its permit or certification or both.

In addition to the requirements of this chapter, each person who has been issued a permit to engage in structural pest control work, including, but not limited to, subterranean termite eradication or control work, shall have his or her unit or equipment marked for easy identification in accordance with rules and regulations authorized pursuant to this chapter.
Ala. Code § 2-8-324 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-324
Section 2-8-324 Rules and Regulations
Status: in_force

The board may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the intent and purposes of this article, including rules and regulations governing the holding of a referendum by a certified association, the collection, deposit, handling, withdrawal, and disbursement of assessments collected, and any other reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the intent and purposes of this article.
Ala. Code § 2-15-256 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-256
Section 2-15-256 Promulgation of Rules and Regulations for Implementation of Subdivision by Commissioner; Adoption of Swine Disease Control Program and Promulgation of Rules or Regulations Therefor by State Board; Expenditure of Funds Designated Therefor
Status: in_force

(a) The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, is hereby authorized to promulgate and adopt such rules and regulations as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the evident intent and purposes of this subdivision, and anti-hog cholera serum or other approved immunizing agent shall not be furnished to any person unless such person has complied with the requirements of this subdivision and rules and regulations promulgated under this section.

(b) The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized to adopt a swine disease control program for the expenditure of funds designated to be used for swine disease control work as authorized under Section 2-15-257, and the State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations for the execution of such program. Any funds designated for such use shall be used for swine disease control work only and pursuant to a swine disease control program adopted by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries.
Ala. Code § 2-7-30 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 7 / Section 2-7-30
Section 2-7-30 Fairs Receiving Direct Legislative Appropriations Ineligible for Aid Under Article
Status: in_force

Any state, county, regional or community fair which shall receive any state financial aid by direct legislative appropriation for the payment of prizes and premium awards shall not be eligible to participate in any of the benefits provided under this article.
Ala. Code § 11-47-140 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 47 / Section 11-47-140
Section 11-47-140 Construction, Regulation, Etc., of Public Wells, Cisterns, Etc.; Requirement of Cutting of Weeds, Proper Setting of Gutters, Etc
Status: in_force

All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to construct, repair, and regulate public wells and cisterns and to compel the screening of all wells, cisterns, and other places in the city or town in which water is collected where mosquitoes or other insects of like kind are apt to propagate. Such cities and towns shall also have the power to compel the proper setting of gutters so as to prevent stagnant water therein and to require weeds to be cut or other things or conditions favorable to the harboring of such insects to be abated or to do such work at the expense of the owner, the same to be a lien on the property to be collected as any other debts are collected or liens enforced.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-14 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-14
Section 11-44C-14 District Council Members - Filing as Candidate; Qualifying Fee
Status: in_force

Any person desiring to become a candidate in any election for the office of district council member may become such candidate by filing in the office of the city clerk, a statement in writing as required by the general municipal election laws. Said statement shall be accompanied by a qualifying fee in the amount of $125.00, which fee shall be paid into the general fund of the city.
Ala. Code § 11-49-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49 / Section 11-49-5
Section 11-49-5 Posting of Sign Boards as to Municipal Speed Limits
Status: in_force

Any city or town passing any such ordinance shall immediately post on each public highway leading into such city or town where the same enters such corporate limits a sign board on which shall be plainly and legibly written or printed the speed limit adopted.
Ala. Code § 11-42-54 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-54
Section 11-42-54 Subsequent Extensions of Corporate Limits
Status: in_force

Any city having extended its corporate limits under the provisions of this article or any other act or law may again extend its corporate limits under this article or under any other act or law authorizing an extension of corporate limits by such city.
Ala. Code § 2-5A-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 5A / Section 2-5A-3
Section 2-5A-3 Establishment of Farmers’ Markets
Status: in_force

When a site has been acquired by purchase, lease, rent, gift, or otherwise, the commissioner may establish thereon a farmers’ market, independent of and without the necessity of securing any permit from any municipality in which a site or sites may be located.
Ala. Code § 2-8-204 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-204
Section 2-8-204 Bond of Treasurer of Commission
Status: in_force

Before any money is remitted by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to the treasurer of a commission as authorized under the provisions of this article, the treasurer of said commission 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 § 2-27-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 27 / Section 2-27-5
Section 2-27-5 Exceptions to Applicability of Article
Status: in_force

(a) The provisions and requirements of this article shall not apply to:

(1) Any carrier while lawfully engaged in transporting a pesticide within this state if such carrier shall, upon request, permit the commissioner or his designated agent to copy all records showing the transactions in and movement of the articles;

(2) Any bona fide public or private research institution or agency; or

(3) The manufacturer or shipper of a pesticide for bona fide experimental use only, provided the manufacturer or shipper obtains a permit from the commissioner for such use which will be conducted under supervision of a qualified person and other conditions and requirements prescribed by rules and regulations adopted for this purpose, which shall require the quantity of pesticides to be used, location of use, crops or other objects of use, results of findings and other information deemed to be necessary for protection of the public.

(b) No article shall be deemed in violation of this article when intended solely for export to a foreign country and when prepared or packed according to the specifications or directions of the purchaser.

(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, registration and labeling are not required in the case of a pesticide stored or shipped from one manufacturing plant within this state to another manufacturing plant within this state operated by the same person or from one manufacturer to another manufacturer, provided they are properly labeled whenever poison labels are required under subsection (a)(3) of Section 2-27-14.
Ala. Code § 11-50-358 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-358
Section 11-50-358 Conflicting Laws
Status: in_force

All other general or special laws or parts thereof inconsistent herewith are hereby declared to be inapplicable to the provisions of this article.
Ala. Code § 11-42-79 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 42 / Section 11-42-79
Section 11-42-79 Construction of Sidewalks and Curbing and Assessment of Costs Thereof in Territory Exempt from Taxation; Landowners in Exempt Territory to File Petition Requesting Betterments
Status: in_force

The council or governing body of the city shall have the right to construct or cause to be constructed sidewalks and curbing in the territory exempt from city taxation under the provisions of this article and assess the cost and expense thereof against the abutting property in the same manner and under the same laws and to the same extent as it is authorized to construct similar betterments in the territory within the corporate limits of said city which is not exempt from taxation, but before said council or governing body is authorized to construct any sidewalks or curbing in territory exempt from taxation, the owners of a majority of the frontage of and to be assessed for such sidewalks or curbing must file with the clerk of the city a written petition signed by them requesting such betterments to be made.
Ala. Code § 11-50-397 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-397
Section 11-50-397 Exercise of Powers of Eminent Domain Generally
Status: in_force

The powers of eminent domain granted and conferred upon districts incorporated under this article shall be exercised in the same manner and subject to the same limitations as in the case of municipal corporations; provided that the power of eminent domain shall not be exercised by any such district in order to acquire those properties of any natural gas company which are subject to the regulation of the Federal Power Commission or any properties of any person which are to be used for the distribution of liquefied petroleum gas.
Ala. Code § 2-1-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 1 / Section 2-1-7
Section 2-1-7 Purchase, Etc., with Public Funds of Beef Not Raised and Produced Within United States
Status: in_force

(a) It is specifically forbidden for any person knowingly to purchase or to authorize or requisition the purchase of beef other than beef raised and produced within the United States when such purchase is to be paid by the state government, any of its political subdivisions or any agency thereof out of public funds; provided, however, that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to canned meat which is not available from a domestic source and which is not processed in the United States.

(b) Any purchase which is made in violation of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be considered an illegal and unauthorized expenditure of public funds.
Ala. Code § 2-8-48 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 8 / Section 2-8-48
Section 2-8-48 Eligibility to Vote in Referendum; Question to Be Voted On
Status: in_force

Any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article may be held on a statewide basis pursuant to rules and regulations adopted for the holding of such referendum. All producers of swine who shall be subject to any assessments levied under the provisions of this article shall be entitled to vote in the referendum; provided, that only swine producers who sold swine in the year immediately preceding and not less than 30 days prior to this referendum shall be eligible to participate in this referendum. In such referendum, individuals so eligible for participation therein shall vote upon 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 such referendum, which amount shall not exceed the limitations prescribed by this article.
Ala. Code § 22-55-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 55 / Section 22-55-3
Section 22-55-3 Power of Compact Administrator to Enter into Supplementary Agreements with Officials of Other States
Status: in_force

The compact administrator is hereby authorized and empowered to enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states pursuant to Articles VII and XI of the compact. In the event that such supplementary agreements shall require or contemplate the use of any institution or facility of this state or require or contemplate the provision of any service by this state, no such agreement shall have force or effect until approved by the head of the department or agency under whose jurisdiction said institution or facility is operated or whose department or agency will be charged with the rendering of such services.
Ala. Code § 11-51-201 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-201
Section 11-51-201 Applicability of Provisions of State Sales Tax Law; Collection of Tax on Vehicles Not Sold through Licensed Alabama Dealer
Status: in_force

(a) All taxes levied or assessed by any municipality pursuant to the provisions of Section 11-51-200 shall be subject to all definitions, exceptions, exemptions, proceedings, requirements, provisions, rules and regulations promulgated under the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, direct pay permit and drive-out certificate procedures, statutes of limitation, penalties, fines, punishments, and deductions for the corresponding state tax as are provided by Sections 40-2A-7, 40-23-1, 40-23-2, 40-23-2.1, 40-23-4 to 40-23-31, inclusive, 40-23-36, 40-23-37, except for those provisions relating to the tax rate, and 40-23-38, except where inapplicable or where otherwise provided in this article.

(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a), the tax provided in Section 11-51-200 on any automotive vehicle, truck trailer, trailer, semitrailer, or travel trailer required to be registered or licensed with the probate judge, which is not sold through a licensed Alabama dealer, shall be collected and fees paid in accordance with the provisions of Sections 40-23-104 and 40-23-107, respectively.
Ala. Code § 11-44-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-3
Section 11-44-3 Calling of Election by Mayor
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 2-11-103 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 2-11-103
Section 2-11-103 Violations of Article
Status: in_force

Any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 2-11-78 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 11 / Section 2-11-78
Section 2-11-78 Penalty
Status: in_force

Every person who, by himself or his agents, servants or employees, shall violate any of the provisions of this article or rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed by law.
Ala. Code § 2-6-12 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2-6-12
Section 2-6-12 Annual Appropriation
Status: in_force

(a) Beginning in the fiscal year ending September 30, 2013, and in each fiscal year thereafter there shall be appropriated from the State General Fund to the Alabama Agriculture Center Board the sum of eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000).

(b) This annual appropriation shall be in addition to any and all other appropriations to the Alabama Agriculture Center Board. The annual appropriation to the board in the amount of eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000) shall continue in each succeeding fiscal year as long as a restoration, renovation, and improvement agreement of at least thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) remains in effect between the board and any public institution or corporation of the State of Alabama for the renovation and rehabilitation of Garrett Coliseum and the Alabama Agriculture Center, located in Montgomery, Alabama.

(c) In the fiscal year following the expiration or termination of the above agreement, the provisions of this continuing appropriation shall cease. However, in any event, the continuing appropriation shall cease and no longer be in effect after fiscal year 2042.

(d) The appropriation authority granted in this article shall become null and void after September 30, 2015, if by that time the board has not entered into a restoration, renovation, and improvement agreement with any public institution or other entity through which the use of private funding is primarily used to restore, renovate, and improve the facility.
Ala. Code § 2-21-23 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 21 / Section 2-21-23
Section 2-21-23 Prohibited Acts
Status: in_force

The following acts and the causing thereof within the State of Alabama are hereby prohibited:

(1) The manufacture or distribution of any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded.

(2) The adulteration or misbranding of any commercial feed.

(3) The distribution of agricultural commodities such as whole seed, hay, straw, stover, silage, cobs, husks and hulls, which are adulterated within the meaning of subdivision (1) of Section 2-21-22.

(4) The removal or disposal of a commercial feed in violation of an order under Section 2-21-27.

(5) The failure or refusal to obtain a license in accordance with Section 2-21-19.

(6) The violation of Section 2-21-30.

(7) Failure to pay inspection fees and file reports as required by Section 2-21-24.
Ala. Code § 2-24-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 24 / Section 2-24-3
Section 2-24-3 Promulgation of Rules and Regulations as to Procedures, Methods, Standards, Etc., for Soil-Testing Laboratories
Status: in_force

The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations which shall set forth and require uniform methods, procedures and standards to be followed by soil-testing laboratories in determining the fertilizer and lime needed for agricultural crop, pasture and garden production where the results of such tests will be used for the sale, use and application of commercial fertilizers and limes. Such rules and regulations may provide for the qualifications and training of laboratory personnel, chemical and other procedures to be followed, soil extraction methods, use of calibration data, laboratory reports, method and manner of making recommendations for the fertilizer and lime needs of soils, procedure for check samples and other procedures, requirements and standards deemed necessary for the operation of an effective soil-testing laboratory. Such rules and regulations may also provide for recertification annually or more frequently when determined to be necessary and that any such approval and certification may be revoked for failure to maintain and follow certification requirements. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is authorized to request technical information, advice, recommendations and other assistance from the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service of Auburn University as may be needed in adopting rules, regulations and other requirements for the administration of the provisions and requirements of this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-61A-12 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 61A / Section 11-61A-12
Section 11-61A-12 Permitted Activities
Status: in_force

For the purpose of aiding and cooperating with the authority in the planning, development, undertaking, construction, extension, improvement, or operation of parking facilities, a county, municipality, political subdivision, public corporation, agency, or instrumentality of this state may, upon such terms, and with or without consideration as it may determine, engage in any of the following activities:

(1) Lend or donate money to the authority.

(2) Donate, transfer, assign, sell, or convey to the authority any right, title, or interest which it may have in any lease, contract, agreement, license, or property.

(3) Take any lawful action necessary or convenient to aid and cooperate with the authority in the planning, undertaking, construction, or operation of parking facilities.
Ala. Code § 11-53A-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 53A / Section 11-53A-5
Section 11-53A-5 Assessment of Costs Against Land Purchased by the State; Redemptioner or Purchaser to Take Property Subject to Assessment; Manner of Payment or Collection of Assessment
Status: in_force

(a) The city shall have the power to assess the costs authorized herein against any lot, lots, parcel, or parcels of land purchased by the State of Alabama at any sale for the nonpayment of taxes. A subsequent redemption of the property by any person authorized to redeem, or a subsequent sale of the property by the state, shall not operate to discharge, or in any manner affect the lien of the city for the assessment. Any redemptioner or purchaser shall take the property subject to the assessment.

(b) Payment of the assessment, or if delinquent, the collection of the assessment, shall be made in the same manner as is provided for the payment and delinquent collection of municipal improvement assessments pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with Section 11-48-1) of Chapter 2 of Title 11.
Ala. Code § 11-43C-86 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 43C / Section 11-43C-86
Section 11-43C-86 Participation in Meetings of Council by Mayor, Department Heads, Etc
Status: in_force

The mayor, the heads of all divisions and departments, and such other officers of the city as may be designated by the council, shall be entitled to attend meetings of the council, but shall have no vote therein. The mayor shall have the right to take part in the discussion of all matters coming before the council, and the directors and other officers shall be entitled to take part in all discussions of the council relating to their respective offices, departments, or agencies.
Ala. Code § 11-49-22 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49 / Section 11-49-22
Section 11-49-22 Applications for and Granting of Licenses for Establishment of Ferries - Publication, Posting, Etc., of Notice of Application
Status: in_force

No license for a ferry shall be granted until 20 days’ notice of the intended application shall have been given by notice published in a newspaper and posted at the city hall of such municipality and at the courthouse door of the county in which such municipality is situated and at three other public places in the county, two of which shall be in the immediate vicinity where it is proposed to establish such ferry, and three other notices shall be posted in three public places in the adjoining county where said ferry touches, and personal notice shall be given to the owner of the land if he is not an applicant.
Ala. Code § 11-44D-5 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44D / Section 11-44D-5
Section 11-44D-5 Council-Manager Form of Government
Status: in_force

If a majority of the qualified electors voting in the referendum herein choose a council-manager 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 council-manager form of government, with a five-member council elected from single-member districts, which municipality shall have the same powers and duties as other council-manager municipalities organized under chapter 43A, Title 11, and any other powers and duties not inconsistent with this chapter, which may have been heretofore granted to such municipalities.

(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, they 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) The council shall, by the affirmative vote of at least three members, elect one of its members to serve as mayor and one of its members to serve as assistant mayor. The mayor shall preside at the meetings of the council and shall be recognized as the head of municipal government for all ceremonial purposes and by the governor for purpose of military law, but shall have no other administrative duties. The assistant mayor shall act as mayor during the absence or disability of the mayor. Any vacancies in the offices of mayor or assistant mayor shall be filled by majority vote of the remaining members of the council. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, council members may vote for themselves for the offices of mayor and assistant mayor.

(5) The council shall exercise the same powers, functions, and duties as exercised by the council of any other municipality organized pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 43A, Title 11.

(6) The council, by a majority vote of the whole qualified membership of the council, shall appoint a city manager, who shall have the same qualifications, perform the same duties, and assume the same obligations as the manager of any other municipality organized pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 43A, Title 11.

(7) 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 an additional vote to fill the vacancy. For purposes of this paragraph, 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 person 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.

(8) All laws or parts of laws relating to other council-manager municipalities organized under Chapter 43A, Title 11, not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, shall become applicable to any municipality choosing the council-manager form of government pursuant to this chapter.
Ala. Code § 11-44E-20 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44E / Section 11-44E-20
Section 11-44E-20 Continuation as Municipal Corporation; Duties, Rights, Etc
Status: in_force

Any such city which adopts the mayor/commission/city manager form of government shall continue its existence as a municipal corporation. The word “city” as hereinafter used shall mean and refer to any city which has adopted the mayor/commission/city manager form of government. The city shall continue as a municipal corporation, within the corporate limits as then established, and as thereafter fixed in the manner prescribed by law, subject to all the duties and obligations then pertaining to or incumbent upon it as a municipal corporation and shall enjoy all the rights, privileges, immunities, powers, duties, and franchises then enjoyed by it, as well as those that may thereafter or hereinafter be granted to it.
Ala. Code § 11-40-14 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 40 / Section 11-40-14
Section 11-40-14 Expense Allowances for Members of Governing Body of Class 1 Municipalities; Reimbursement for Expenses Incurred Beyond Corporate Limits
Status: in_force

(a) The council or other governing body of Class 1 municipalities in Alabama and all municipalities in Alabama having a population of 250,000 or more according to the last and any subsequent federal decennial census, shall have the power and authority to grant to any member of such council or other governing body an amount of money for expenses incurred by such member on account of such member’s attending the business of such municipality within its corporate limits. The maximum expense allowance shall be $300.00 per month for each member of the council, except the president or chairman of the council or other governing body who may be given an allowance not to exceed $350.00 per month.

(b) In addition to the authority granted by subsection (a) of this section, the council or other governing body of Class 1 municipalities in Alabama and all municipalities in Alabama having a population of 250,000 or more according to the last and any subsequent federal decennial census commencing November 15, 1983, shall have the power and authority to grant to any member of such council or other governing body who was elected for a term commencing in November, 1981, an amount of money in addition to that provided in subsection (a) of this section, for expenses incurred by such member on account of such member’s attending the business of such municipality within its corporate limits. The maximum additional expense allowance shall be $200.00 per month for each such member of the council. No such additional expense allowance shall be paid to any council member after November 15, 1985.

(c) The provisions of this section shall not be construed so as to prevent any such member of such council or other governing body from being reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by him on or in connection with a trip on municipal business beyond the corporate limits of such municipality, which amount shall not accrue against the monetary amounts provided in subsection (a) of this section.
Ala. Code § 22-58-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 58 / Section 22-58-1
Section 22-58-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

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

(1) ADMH. The Alabama Department of Mental Health.

(2) ADMH COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health.

(3) ADVA. The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs.

(4) ADVA COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs.

(5) BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE. The prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and behavioral health crisis.

(6) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN. The comprehensive plan established pursuant to this chapter, as may be amended from time to time, to address the behavioral health needs of veterans as a supplement to services already offered in this state.

(7) PTSD. Post traumatic stress disorder.

(8) RECOVERY. A process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential.

(9) TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY or TBI. An injury to the brain caused by a forceful bump, blast, or jolt to the head or body, or from an object that pierces the skull and enters the brain, which can be the result of external forces, including, but not limited to, assault or motor vehicle collisions.

(10) VETERAN. Any current resident of the state who:

a. Served in the active military, naval, air, or space forces of the United States who was discharged or released under conditions other than dishonorable;

b. Is or was a member of the Army National Guard or Air National Guard who was discharged or released from service under conditions other than dishonorable; or

c. Is or was a member of the reserve component of the Armed Forces who was discharged or released from service under conditions other than dishonorable.
Ala. Code § 11-49-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49 / Section 11-49-3
Section 11-49-3 Railroads and Public Utilities Using Streets to Be Required to Keep Streets in Repair, Etc
Status: in_force

Street and other railroad companies shall be required to keep their tracks in repair, using such rails as may be prescribed, and shall maintain and keep in repair the streets between their rails and for 18 inches on each side in such manner as the council or other governing body may prescribe.

Any public utility using the streets of the city or town shall at all times, in a manner prescribed by the council or other governing body, render the use of such streets safe to vehicles and to persons, and all tracks on such street shall, when required by the council or other governing body, be placed at any fixed grade and changed, free of expense to the municipality, when found necessary.
Ala. Code § 2-3A-54 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 3A / Section 2-3A-54
Section 2-3A-54 Expenses; Disposition of Proceeds
Status: in_force

Upon order of the board of directors of said authority, all expenses incurred in connection with the authorization, preparation, sale, and issuance of bonds authorized herein and by Amendment 619 shall be paid out of the proceeds thereof. The proceeds thereof remaining after payment of such expenses, together with the income derived from the investment and reinvestment of such proceeds (including income derived from the investment and reinvestment of previously derived income) shall be disbursed from time to time on the order of said authority for payment of costs incurred in carrying out the purposes authorized in said amendment, as follows: The sum of five million seven hundred thousand dollars ($5,700,000) shall be used for the purpose of providing and the equipping of a center for cotton, cotton products technology, and for its use as an educational, applied research, and promotional facility in the field of textile and apparel technology.

Disbursements for such purposes shall be made taking into account matching or other funds at the time available to pay a portion of the costs of facilities as aforesaid, and said authority is authorized to provide for and coordinate the expenditure of such matching or other funds in providing said facilities through agreements to be entered into with such other agencies and institutions as shall be determined to be appropriate and convenient therefor. The costs of architectural and supervisory services, from whatever source provided, shall be deemed to constitute a capital cost or outlay for which bond proceeds and investment income are authorized to be expended by the provisions of this article. Any building or facility constructed, expanded, renovated, altered or otherwise improved wholly or in part with such proceeds shall be constructed or improved pursuant to plans and specifications approved by said authority and the technical staff of the Building Commission shall thereafter be operated by an agency to be determined by the Alabama Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in consultation and cooperation with textile related business, trade associations, to include, but not be limited to, the Alabama Textile Manufacturers Association, Inc., under such arrangements as may be authorized by law.
Ala. Code § 11-44C-52 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44C / Section 11-44C-52
Section 11-44C-52 Disapproval by Mayor of Expenditure Line Item; Adherence by Council to Expenditure
Status: in_force

If the mayor shall disapprove of any expenditure line item contained in the budget transmitted to him by the council, he shall, within 10 days of the time of its passage by the council, return the same to the clerk with his objections in writing, and the clerk shall make report thereof to the next regular meeting of the city council, and if five of the council members shall at the meeting adhere to said expenditure line item by yeas and nays and spread upon the minutes, then said expenditure line item shall become effective.
Ala. Code § 11-44-32 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-32
Section 11-44-32 Resolutions, Bylaws, or Ordinances Generally - Form and Voting Thereon
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.
Ala. Code § 11-49-23 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 49 / Section 11-49-23
Section 11-49-23 Licenses to Be Granted for Establishment of Ferries at Public Road Crossings Only; Annulment of Nonconforming Licenses
Status: in_force

Such license for a ferry shall be granted only at the crossing of a river at a point where a public highway has been established. All licenses granted at points governed by this article and not in conformity with the provisions of the same are hereby annulled.
Ala. Code § 11-50-34 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-34
Section 11-50-34 Exercise of Jurisdiction Over Territory Acquired by Foreign Municipalities Generally
Status: in_force

Nothing in this article contained shall authorize any foreign municipality to exercise any jurisdiction over any territory acquired by it under this article, but the jurisdiction of the State of Alabama shall be in all things retained over such territory.
Ala. Code § 2-15-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 15 / Section 2-15-3
Section 2-15-3 Butchers to Maintain Records as to Cows, Etc., Butchered; Inspection of Records
Status: in_force

(a) Every butcher shall keep a record of every cow or animal of the cow kind killed, showing the color, earmarks and brand of each cow or animal of the cow kind killed or butchered and the date when killed or butchered and, if purchased, from whom purchased, the residence of the person from whom the same was purchased and when and also the approximate gross weight at the time purchased and at the time killed or butchered.

(b) Any butcher who fails to keep such record or who fails to make the required entries above specified within 24 hours after butchering any cow or animal of the cow kind shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $500.00 and may be sentenced to hard labor for the county for a period of not exceeding 12 months.

(c) All persons shall have a right to inspect at any time the book required to be kept by this section.
Ala. Code § 11-73-3 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 73 / Section 11-73-3
Section 11-73-3 Operation of Low-Speed Vehicles on Roads and Streets of Class 2 Municipalities - Determination of Appropriate Roads and Streets
Status: in_force

The municipality, by ordinance, may determine the appropriate municipal roads and streets upon which low-speed vehicles may be operated.
Ala. Code § 11-51-189 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-189
Section 11-51-189 Abatements Authorized
Status: in_force

The governing body of a municipality may, in its discretion, grant an abatement to any taxpayer of all or a portion of the applicable business license tax otherwise due for up to three license years if the taxpayer substantially complies with the criteria for abatement of sales or use taxes under the Tax Incentive Reform Act of 1992, found at Section 40-9B-1, et seq., following a public hearing on same.
Ala. Code § 11-60-1 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 60 / Section 11-60-1
Section 11-60-1 Definitions
Status: in_force

Whenever used in this chapter, unless a different meaning clearly appears in the context, the following terms, whether used in the singular or plural, shall be given the following respective meanings:

(1) CORPORATION. Any corporation organized pursuant to the provisions of this chapter.

(2) MUNICIPALITY. Any incorporated city or town in this state with respect to which a corporation may be organized.

(3) PROJECT. Any land and interest therein, including forests, rivers, streams, waterways, and lakes, and any buildings or other improvements thereon, and all real and personal properties deemed necessary in connection therewith, whether or not now in existence, which shall be suitable for a public park or other recreational uses and all buildings, facilities, and improvements incident thereto or useful in connection therewith, including, but without limitation, picnic areas, campsites, trailer sites, cabins, lodges, roads and trails for hiking, bicycling or horseback riding, nature trails, botanical gardens, zoos, museums, athletic fields, golf courses, tennis, handball and badminton courts, public restroom facilities, boats, rides, amusement facilities, bowling alleys, skeet, trap, rifle and archery ranges, gymnasiums, swimming pools, bathhouses, beaches, docks and marinas, boating facilities, areas and facilities for fishing and hunting, areas and facilities for aquatic entertainment and sports, stadiums, coliseums, arenas, grandstands, auditoriums, meeting halls, pavilions, centers for cultural entertainment, music, drama, exhibitions and exhibits, amphitheatres, administrative or office buildings, and public accommodation facilities as defined in subsection (4) of this section.

(4) PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES. Buildings, facilities and improvements for the accommodation of visitors to such public parks, including, without limitation of the foregoing, motels, restaurants, coffee shops, stores to provide groceries, drugs, and other items, sports, gift and souvenir shops and launderettes; provided, however, that nothing contained in this chapter is intended to authorize any such corporation itself to operate as a commercial enterprise any such shops, stores, motels, or restaurants.
Ala. Code § 2-13-110 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 13 / Section 2-13-110
Section 2-13-110 Short Title
Status: in_force

This article shall be known as the “Alabama Dairy Promotion Act.”
Ala. Code § 11-46-44 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 46 / Section 11-46-44
Section 11-46-44 Votes Not to Be Counted until Polls Closed; Disposition of Poll Lists and Affidavits; Counting of Ballots
Status: in_force

(a) No votes shall be counted until the polls are closed.

(b) Immediately after the polls are closed at elections where paper ballots are used, the poll list signed by the voters and the poll list made by one of the clerks shall be sealed in separate envelopes and labelled before the inspectors begin to count the votes.

(c) As soon as this is done, the ballots cast shall be counted in the following manner: The returning officer or one of the inspectors must take the ballots one by one from the box in which they were deposited, at the same time reading aloud the name of each person receiving a vote and the office for which the person received the vote, and they must separately keep a calculation of the number of votes each person receives and for what office the person receives them. If the elector has marked more than there are persons to be elected to an office or if for any reason it is impossible to determine the elector’s choice for any office to be filled, the ballot shall not be counted for that office, but this shall not vitiate the ballot so far as properly marked nor shall any ballot be rejected for any technical error which does not make it impossible to determine the elector’s choice.
Ala. Code § 11-51-156 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 51 / Section 11-51-156
Section 11-51-156 Bond to Dissolve Temporary Injunctive Relief - Forfeiture of Bond and Issuance of Execution Thereon
Status: in_force

In the event no supersedeas bond is given on appeal or if no appeal is taken and the respondent fails to pay the judgment and costs within 30 days after the entry of judgment in the circuit court, it shall be the duty of the register or clerk within 10 days of the expiration of said limit of 30 days to declare said bond forfeited and to issue execution thereon against the principal and sureties.

If for any reason the register or clerk fails to declare the bond forfeited within the time prescribed in this section, he may do so any time thereafter and issue execution as directed in this section.
Ala. Code § 22-52-13 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 52 / Section 22-52-13
Section 22-52-13 Transfer of Persons Committed to Veterans Administration or Other Federal Agency; Powers, Etc., of Chief Officers of Veterans Administration Hospitals, Etc., with Respect to Retention, Transfer, Treatment, Etc., of Persons Transferred Thereto, Etc.; Effect of Foreign Judgments or Orders of Commitment Committing Persons to Veterans Administration or Other Federal Agency
Status: in_force

(a) Any respondent involuntarily committed by the probate court to the custody of the department or designated mental health facility as the court may order, who is entitled to care and treatment at a facility operated by the United States Veterans Administration or other agency of the United States government, may be transferred by the department to the United States Veterans Administration or other agency of the United States on such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by the department and the Veterans Administration or other agency. Upon such transfer, the committed respondent shall be subject to the applicable regulations of the Veterans Administration or other agency of the United States.

(b) The chief officer of the Veterans Administration Hospital or other facility operated by the United States to which committed respondents are transferred, as provided in subsection (a) or under the law in effect at the time of commitment, shall have the same powers as are exercised by the directors of state mental health facilities with respect to the retention, transfer, treatment or discharge of committed respondents, and such chief officer and the physicians of such facility shall be exempt from attending court as witnesses in the same manner and to the same extent provided by law for directors and physicians of state mental health facilities.

(c) The judgment or order of commitment by a court of competent jurisdiction of another state or of the District of Columbia committing a respondent to the United States Veterans Administration or other agency of the United States government or any facility operated by such administration or agency for care or treatment shall have the same force and effect as to the respondent while in this state as in the state or district in which is situated the court entering such judgment or making such order.
Ala. Code § 11-50-53 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-53
Section 11-50-53 Regulation, Installation, Etc., of Drainage and Sewer Connections Generally
Status: in_force

All cities and towns of this state shall have the power to establish or build drains and may require private or public premises to be connected with the sewer system for proper drainage or sanitation and shall have the power to regulate the manner of connection therewith. They shall also have the power to adopt and enforce all such laws, ordinances, and resolutions necessary to compel the owners of real property to ditch and drain the same at such owner’s expense and to punish any neglect of such owner or person in charge of said lots or property, and on failure of the owner after 10 days’ notice to do so, the city or town may ditch and drain such premises at the expense of such owner, the same to be a lien on such property to be collected as other debts are collected or liens enforced. The notice required by this section shall be by personal service or by posting a notice on the premises.
Ala. Code § 11-53B-11 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 53B / Section 11-53B-11
Section 11-53B-11 Extension of Redemption
Status: in_force

The fixed two-year period of redemption allowed by Section 11-53B-10 for the redemption of any property heretofore or hereafter sold for the satisfaction of any assessment lien may be extended to a date 60 days after the date of the certificate of warning to redeem provided for in Section 11-53B-12, but in no event for a longer period than six years from the date of such sale.
Ala. Code § 11-44E-144 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44E / Section 11-44E-144
Section 11-44E-144 Office, Etc., with Name or Powers and Duties the Same or Substantially Same as Existing Office Deemed a Continuation of Such Office
Status: in_force

Any office, department, board, or agency provided for in this chapter with a name or with powers and duties the same or substantially the same as those of an office, department, or agency heretofore existing shall be deemed to be a continuation of such office, department, or agency and, until otherwise provided, shall exercise its powers and duties in continuation of their exercise by the office, department, board, or agency by which the same were heretofore exercised and, until otherwise provided, shall have power to continue any business, proceeding, or other matter within the scope of its regular powers and duties commenced by an office, department, or agency by which such powers and duties were heretofore exercised. Any provision in any law, rule, regulation, contract, grant, or other document relating to such a formerly existing office, department, or agency, shall, so far as not inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter, apply to such office, department, or agency provided for by this chapter.
Ala. Code § 22-58-7 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 58 / Section 22-58-7
Section 22-58-7 Implementation of Comprehensive Plan; Annual Review
Status: in_force

(a) Upon approval of the Governor and subject to sufficient appropriations, ADMH shall implement the comprehensive plan with continued input from ADVA.

(b) ADMH shall contract with multiple entities to implement pilot projects as described in Section 22-58-4 and provide services under this chapter. Contracts for the procurement of services shall be awarded on a competitive basis through a request-for-proposal process. Both ADMH and ADVA shall work collaboratively in the review and selection of the proposals in a fair and transparent manner.

(c) ADMH and ADVA shall comply with federal ethics laws in regard to its role in this chapter.

(d) Implementation of this chapter shall be contingent upon new funds appropriated by the Legislature. Nothing in this chapter shall require existing resources to be diverted for this purpose.

(e) All pilot projects and services implemented under this chapter shall comply with all requirements, including data reporting and certification standards, set out by ADMH. If a recipient of funds fails to meet those requirements, ADMH may demand recovery of the full amount of funds awarded. Upon notification of any demand, ADMH shall also notify the committee outlining the rationale for taking that action.

(f) During the committee’s regular meetings, ADMH shall update the committee on the progress of the comprehensive plan’s implementation.

(g) The committee shall conduct an annual review and may make formal recommendations regarding the comprehensive plan. ADMH shall align these recommendations to state and national behavioral health standards and submit them to the Governor for approval.

(h) To inform this annual review, ADMH shall report annually to the committee the approximate number of veterans served through the pilot projects, the services provided by pilot projects, and the amount of funding expended for this purpose, as well as other available datapoints as determined by the committee.

(i) Nothing in this chapter shall supersede or diminish the existing powers enumerated to ADMH.
Ala. Code § 11-54-51 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-51
Section 11-54-51 Legislative Intent; Construction of Article Generally
Status: in_force

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature by the passage of this article to authorize municipalities to provide buildings and other facilities for lease to and use by one or more national organizations in order to induce such organizations to establish or to locate offices in this state or in order to encourage or facilitate such organizations in continuing to maintain offices in this state.

(b) This article shall be liberally construed in conformity with the said intent.
Ala. Code § 11-50-72 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 50 / Section 11-50-72
Section 11-50-72 Adoption of Ordinance or Resolution Describing Sewer System to Be Purchased, Ordering Preparation of Maps, Profiles, Etc., Thereof, Etc
Status: in_force

When the council of any city or town shall determine to purchase any sewers or sewer system under the provisions of this division, the cost of which or any part thereof is proposed to be assessed against the property abutting on or drained by said sewers or sewer system, it shall adopt an ordinance or resolution to that effect, describing the sewers or sewer system proposed to be purchased, giving the name or names of the owner or owners of said sewers or sewer system and establishing or describing the territory or area abutting on or drained or that may be drained by such sewers or sewer system and defining the same by naming the streets, avenues, alleys, or other lines by which the same is bounded.

In said ordinance the council shall direct that the city or town engineer or such other person as may be designated in such ordinance or resolution survey said sewers or sewer system and prepare maps and profiles showing the location of such sewers or sewer system and appurtenances thereto, their sizes, grades, and the materials of which they are constructed, or they may adopt any such survey, maps and profiles, and report heretofore made by any engineer under the authority of the council.
Ala. Code § 11-54-25 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 54 / Section 11-54-25
Section 11-54-25 Bonds - Security for Payment of Principal and Interest; Remedies Upon Default
Status: in_force

The principal of and interest on any bonds issued under the authority of this article shall be secured by a pledge of the revenues out of which such bonds shall be made payable, may be secured by a mortgage covering all or any part of the project from which the revenues so pledged may be derived and may be secured by a pledge of the lease of such project.

The proceedings under which such bonds are authorized to be issued or any such mortgage may contain any agreements and provisions customarily contained in instruments securing bonds, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, provisions respecting the fixing and collection of rents for any project covered by such proceedings or mortgage, the terms to be incorporated in the lease of such project, the maintenance and insurance of such project, the creation and maintenance of special funds from the revenues from such project and the rights and remedies available in event of default to the bondholders or to the trustee under a mortgage as the governing body shall deem advisable and as shall not be in conflict with the provisions of this article; provided, however, that in making any such agreements or provisions a municipality shall not have the power to obligate itself except with respect to the project and the application of the revenues therefrom and shall not have the power to incur a pecuniary liability or a charge upon its general credit or against its taxing powers.

The proceedings authorizing any bonds under this article and any mortgage securing such bonds may provide that, in the event of default in payment of the principal of or the interest on such bonds or in the performance of any agreement contained in such proceedings or mortgage, such payment and performance may be enforced by mandamus or by the appointment of a receiver with power to charge and collect rents and to apply the revenues from the project in accordance with such proceedings or the provisions of such mortgage. Any such mortgage may provide also that, in the event of default in such payment or the violation of any agreement contained in the mortgage, the mortgage may be foreclosed either by sale at public outcry or by civil action and may provide that any trustee under such mortgage or the holder of any of the bonds secured thereby may become the purchaser at any foreclosure sale if the highest bidder therefor. No breach of any such agreement shall impose any pecuniary liability upon a municipality or any charge upon its general credit or against its taxing powers.
Ala. Code § 2-6-105 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 6 / Section 2-6-105
Section 2-6-105 Public Corporation - Powers
Status: in_force

The corporation shall have the following powers, as well as the other powers specified in this article:

(1) To have succession by its corporate name until dissolved as provided in this article.

(2) To sue and be sued and to prosecute and defend, at law or in equity, in any court that may have jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the parties.

(3) To have and use a corporate seal and to alter the seal at pleasure.

(4) To make and alter all needful bylaws and rules for the transaction of the corporation’s business and the control of its property and affairs.

(5) To enter into agreements of any nature with any public or private entity regarding the construction, renovation, restoration, improvement, maintenance, management, or operation of the project or any properties or facilities constituting a part of the project.

(6) To take all actions and enter into all agreements necessary or appropriate to complete the project work.

(7) To acquire, purchase, lease, receive, hold, transmit, and convey title to real and personal property to or from any person or legal entity, public or private.

(8) To borrow money and issue its bonds in evidence thereof, subject to this article.

(9) As security for payment of the principal of and interest on its bonds, to pledge any funds or revenues from which its bonds may be made payable and to arrange for and provide additional security for its bonds, including letters of credit, bond insurance policies, surety bonds and the like, as the board of directors shall determine to be necessary or desirable.

(10) To make and enter into such contracts, leases, agreements, and other actions as may be necessary or desirable to accomplish any corporate purpose and to exercise any power necessary for the accomplishment of the purposes of the corporation or incidental to the powers expressly set forth in this section, including, but not limited to, financing agreements and other such agreements with public and private entities and local governments.

(11) To appoint and employ attorneys, accountants, financial advisors, underwriters, trustees, depositories, registrars, fiscal agents, and other advisors, agents, and independent contractors as may be necessary or desirable.

(12) To accept gifts, grants, loans, appropriations, and other forms of aid from the federal government, the state or any agency of the state, or any political subdivision of the state, or any person or corporation.
Ala. Code § 11-44-55 — Alabama Code / Title 2 / Chapter 44 / Section 11-44-55
Section 11-44-55 Payment, Etc., of Persons to Solicit Votes; Acceptance of Pay, Etc., to Solicit Votes
Status: reserved

Repealed by Act 2016-295, §1(a), effective May 10, 2016.