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AL Code § 2-8-167 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 5 - Eggs and Egg Products.|Section 2-8-167 - Rules and Regulations.

Section 2-8-167Rules and regulations. 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 disbursement 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. (Acts 1963, No. 351, p. 844, §19.)
AL Code § 2-8-168 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 5 - Eggs and Egg Products.|Section 2-8-168 - Enforcement Duties of Commissioner; Revocation of Certification of Association.

Section 2-8-168Enforcement duties of commissioner; revocation of certification of association. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, through the facilities of the Department of Agriculture and Industries, to enforce and collect the assessment charges levied upon the sale of hens under the provisions of this article and to enforce the rules and regulations of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries relative thereto. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall have authority at any time to revoke or cancel any approval or certification of an association in the event it finds that such association is not carrying out its promotional program in accordance with the provisions of this article and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Before any certification may be revoked, the certified organization shall be given notice and an opportunity to be heard by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries upon the question of whether its certification should be revoked. (Acts 1963, No. 351, p. 844, §20.)
AL Code § 2-8-169 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 5 - Eggs and Egg Products.|Section 2-8-169 - Refund of Assessment.

Section 2-8-169Refund of assessment. 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. (Acts 1963, No. 351, p. 844, §21.)
AL Code § 2-8-170 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 5 - Eggs and Egg Products.|Section 2-8-170 - Permit Required of Sellers of Hens.

Section 2-8-170Permit required of sellers of hens. Any individual, partnership, corporation, association or other business unit which sells hens in Alabama shall, in the event assessments are required to be added to the purchase price of such hens under the provisions of this article, obtain from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries a permit which shall authorize such individual or business firm to engage in business in Alabama. The permit shall be valid and effective for an indefinite period unless revoked by the commissioner for failure to comply with the provisions of this article. The application for a permit shall be accompanied by a fee of $10.00 which shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund. The permit shall be conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of this article and rules and regulations duly adopted for carrying out the requirements of this article relative to the remittance of assessments by individuals or business firms selling hens in Alabama, whether such individuals or business firms are domiciled in Alabama or another state. The Board of Agriculture and Industries under Section 2-8-167, is empowered to exempt, by rules and regulations, sellers of hens from the permit requirements of this section when the board determines that insufficient hens are being sold by the seller. (Acts 1963, No. 351, p. 844, §22; Acts 1982, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 82-768, p. 246, §2.)
AL Code § 2-8-171 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 5 - Eggs and Egg Products.|Section 2-8-171 - Penalty; Inspection of Books and Records.

Section 2-8-171Penalty; inspection of books and records. Any seller of hens who willfully fails or refuses to pay to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries any assessment required to be so remitted to the commissioner shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be fined in an amount equal to three times the amount of the assessment he failed or refused to remit as required under this article. The amount of any fine under this section shall be remitted to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and shall be forthwith transferred by the commissioner to the account of the certified association entitled thereto. Any seller of hens who fails or refuses to allow the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or his authorized agents and employees to inspect and review his books and records for the purpose of ascertaining the accuracy of amounts added and remitted as required under this article or any seller of hens who sells hens in Alabama without having a permit as required under Section 2-8-170 unless exempt by regulation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and punished as now prescribed by law for such an offense. (Acts 1963, No. 351, p. 844, §23; Acts 1982, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 82-768, p. 246, §3.)
AL Code § 2-8-190 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 6 - Cotton and Cotton Products.|Section 2-8-190 - Legislative Purpose and Intent.

Section 2-8-190Legislative purpose and intent. It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that producers of cotton shall be authorized and encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with handlers, dealers, purchasers and ginners of cotton, with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries in promoting and stimulating by research, education, advertising and other methods, the increased and efficient production, distribution, use and sale of cotton and cotton products; and it is the intent and purpose of this article to authorize and provide a method and procedure for a promotional program for the cotton industry and the financing thereof pursuant to powers of the Legislature as authorized by Amendment No. 388 to the Constitution which expressly authorizes such activity. (Acts 1981, No. 81-388, p. 586, §1.)
AL Code § 2-8-191 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 6 - Cotton and Cotton Products.|Section 2-8-191 - Authorized Activities Not Illegal or in Restraint of Trade.

Section 2-8-191Authorized activities not illegal or in restraint of trade. No association, meeting or activity undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of this article and intended to benefit the Alabama cotton producers and the cotton industry in general shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade. (Acts 1981, No. 81-388, p. 586, §2.)
AL Code § 2-8-192 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 6 - Cotton and Cotton Products.|Section 2-8-192 - Referendum to Levy Assessment Declared to Be in the Public Interest.

Section 2-8-192Referendum to levy assessment declared to be in the public interest. It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the economy of the state that cotton producers be permitted by referendum as hereinafter provided to levy upon themselves an assessment, and to provide for the collection thereof for the financing or contributing toward the financing of a program of research, education, advertising and other methods designed to increase or promote the efficient and economical production, distribution and marketing as well as the increased use, consumption and sale of cotton and cotton products. (Acts 1981, No. 81-388, p. 586, §3.)
AL Code § 2-8-193 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 6 - Cotton and Cotton Products.|Section 2-8-193 - Application for Certification and Approval to Conduct Referendum - Generally.

Section 2-8-193Application for certification and approval to conduct referendum - Generally. (a) Any commission, established by the mutual agreement of any two or more nonprofit associations of cotton producers, fairly and substantially representative of the producers of cotton throughout the state, may at any time after May 5, 1981, make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among cotton producers of the state, upon the question of levying an assessment, collecting, expending and utilizing the same for the purpose or purposes authorized under this article and as stated in such referendum. For the purpose of determining whether the cotton producers are fairly represented by such applicant, the nonprofit associations establishing the commission or the commission shall submit to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for approval or disapproval a plan or system for dividing the state into six districts, each district to contain as nearly as possible the same number of acres planted to cotton during the last year immediately prior to the date of submitting such plan for which such statistics are available. The commission shall be composed of not more than eleven members, six of whom shall be elected representatives of the six respective districts into which the state is divided, as above provided, and the remainder shall be appointed from the state at large by the mutual consent of the nonprofit associations of cotton producers establishing the commission which applies for authorization to conduct the referendum and promotional program. Every member of the commission shall be a bona fide Alabama cotton producer. Any commission approved or certified hereunder by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall be authorized to execute or carry out such a promotional program within the limits prescribed by this article, and hereinafter shall be referred to as an approved or certified commission. (b) Any commission authorized to make assessments pursuant to subsection (a) may make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for certification and approval to conduct a referendum on the question of levying an assessment without any provision for refunds. The referendums and the levying, collection, expending, and utilization of the assessments shall otherwise be subject to the provisions of this article. Upon approval of any assessment authorized pursuant to this subsection, the assessment shall supersede any prior assessment being collected at the time of the referendum. (Acts 1981, No. 81-388, p. 586, §4; Act 2014-278, §1.)
AL Code § 2-8-194 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 6 - Cotton and Cotton Products.|Section 2-8-194 - Application for Certification and Approval to Conduct Referendum - Action by Board on Application.

Section 2-8-194Application for certification and approval to conduct referendum - Action by board on application. Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of an application by any commission, formed by mutual agreement of two or more nonprofit associations of cotton producers, the said board shall within 30 days thereafter meet and consider the application. If it is shown by the applicant to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant is fairly and substantially representative of the cotton producers of this state, and the board shall otherwise find and determine that such application and the program proposed therein are in conformity with the provisions and purposes of this article, then, and in such an event, the board shall certify such organization as the duly delegated and authorized commission and shall likewise certify that such commission is duly authorized to conduct among the cotton producers of this state a referendum for the purpose set forth in its application which shall be consistent with the purposes of this article. In the event there is more than one pending application at any time, the board must decide between the pending applications based on the program proposed, the number and geographical distribution of cotton producer members in the applicant commission, the size, stability, potential effectiveness and fiscal soundness of the applicant commission and any organizations with which it is affiliated, the existence and effectiveness of affiliated county organizations in the applicant commission and its affiliates, and the sentiment of cotton producers as ascertained by petitions, hearings, and otherwise as may be determined by the board. No application shall be considered if another commission holds currently valid certification. (Acts 1981, No. 81-388, p. 586, §5.)
AL Code § 2-8-195 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 6 - Cotton and Cotton Products.|Section 2-8-195 - Authority of Certified Commission to Conduct Referendum on Assessment.

Section 2-8-195Authority of certified commission to conduct referendum on assessment. Upon being so certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, such commission shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the Alabama cotton producers a referendum wherein they shall be entitled to vote on the question of whether or not they shall levy upon themselves an assessment under and subject to and for the purpose stated in this article. The referendum shall be conducted on a statewide basis. (Acts 1981, No. 81-388, p. 586, §6.)
AL Code § 2-8-196 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 6 - Cotton and Cotton Products.|Section 2-8-196 - Notice of Referendum.

Section 2-8-196Notice of referendum. With respect to any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article, the duly certified commission shall, not less than 30 days before the date of such referendum, publicly announce the date, hours, polling places and rules for voting in the referendum, the amount and basis of the assessment proposed to be collected, the means by which such assessment shall be collected, and the general purposes to which said amount so collected shall be expended and applied. Such notice shall be published by the certified commission through the medium of an established farm publication and written notice thereof shall be given to each county agent in the area covered by the referendum. (Acts 1981, No. 81-388, p. 586, §7.)
AL Code § 2-8-197 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 6 - Cotton and Cotton Products.|Section 2-8-197 - Conduct of Referendum; Payment of Expense.

Section 2-8-197Conduct of referendum; payment of expense. The arrangements for and the management of any referendum conducted hereunder shall be under the direction of the commission certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries to conduct same, and such commission shall furnish all necessary ballots and arrange for the necessary poll holders. All expense and costs necessary to conduct such a referendum shall be borne by such commission. (Acts 1981, No. 81-388, p. 586, §8.)
AL Code § 2-8-198 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 6 - Cotton and Cotton Products.|Section 2-8-198 - Eligibility to Vote in Referendum; Question to Be Voted On; Votes Cast by Secret Ballot.

Section 2-8-198Eligibility to vote in referendum; question to be voted on; votes cast by secret ballot. Any referendum conducted hereunder may be held on a statewide basis pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for the holding of such referendum. Every producer of cotton who shall be subject to any assessment levied hereunder and who produced cotton in the crop year immediately preceding the referendum shall be entitled to one vote in the 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 ten years in an amount set forth in the call for such referendum, which amount shall not exceed the limitations prescribed by this article. Votes shall be cast by secret ballot. (Acts 1981, No. 81-388, p. 586, §9.)
AL Code § 2-8-199 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 6 - Cotton and Cotton Products.|Section 2-8-199 - Approval of Assessment; Assessment Amount.

Section 2-8-199Approval of assessment; assessment amount. If in the referendum a majority or more of the cotton producers who are eligible to participate and who actually vote therein, shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment proposed in the referendum, then the assessment shall be levied on a per bale basis and collected in the manner hereinafter provided. All cotton producers who produced cotton in the crop year immediately preceding the referendum shall be eligible to participate in the referendum. Following the referendum and within 30 days thereafter, the certified commission shall canvass, tabulate, and publicly declare and announce the results thereof. The assessment levied upon the sale of cotton shall not exceed one dollar ($1) per bale. The commission shall determine the assessment amount on an annual basis. (Acts 1981, No. 81-388, p. 586, §10; Act 2002-152, p. 400, §1.)
AL Code § 2-8-200 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 6 - Cotton and Cotton Products.|Section 2-8-200 - Subsequent Referendums.

Section 2-8-200Subsequent referendums. In the event any such referendum conducted as herein provided shall fail to receive the required number of affirmative votes from cotton producers eligible for participation and voting therein, then the certified commission 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; and such commission shall call another statewide referendum for the purposes herein set forth after the expiration of ten years from the date on which the last such referendum failed to receive the required number of affirmative votes from cotton producers voting therein, and each ten years thereafter. In the event such referendum is carried or favored by the required number of eligible cotton producers participating therein and assessments in pursuance thereof are levied for the period set forth in the call for such referendum, then the commission 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 cotton 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. (Acts 1981, No. 81-388, p. 586, §11.)