**EXHIBIT31.1**

 

**Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd**.

 

**Certification Under Exchange Act Rules 13a– 14(b) and 15d – 14(b)**

 

I, Sheldon Hoffman, certify that:

 

1.             I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Qof Alpha Pro Tech, Ltd;

 

2.             Based on my knowledge, this  report does not contain any untrue statementof a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make thestatements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements weremade, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.             Based on my knowledge, the financialstatements, and other financial information included in this  report, fairly present in all materialrespects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrantas of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.             The registrant’s other certifying officer andI are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls andprocedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and15d-15(f)  for the registrant and have:

 

a)     Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused suchdisclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision to ensurethat material information relating to the registrant, including itsconsolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

b)    Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused suchinternal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision,to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financialreporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purpose inaccordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

c)     Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls andprocedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectivenessof the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period coveredby this report based on such evaluation; and

 

d)    Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal controlover financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscalquarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annualreport) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materiallyaffect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

 

5.             The registrant’s other certifying officer andI have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control overfinancial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee ofregistrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalentfunctions):

 

a)     All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design oroperation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonablylikely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process,summarize and report financial information; and

 

b)    Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or otheremployees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control overfinancial reporting.

 

 
| DATE:  | **November 6, 2008** |                                  | BY:    | /s/ Sheldon Hoffman |
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|   |                           |                                  |   |                     |
|   |                           | Sheldon Hoffman                       |
|   |                           | Chief Executive Officer and  Director |

 

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