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AL Code § 2-21-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 21 - Commercial Feeds.|Section 2-21-25 - Rules and Regulations.

Section 2-21-25Rules and regulations. (a) The commissioner, with the approval of the board, is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations for commercial feeds and pet foods as are specifically authorized in this chapter and such other reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of this chapter. In the interest of uniformity, the commissioner shall, by regulations, adopt, unless he determines that they are inconsistent with the provisions of this chapter or are not appropriate to conditions which exist in this state, the following: (1) The official definitions of feed ingredients and official feed terms adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials and published in the official publication of that organization; and (2) Any regulation promulgated pursuant to the authority of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. Section 301, et seq.); provided, that the commissioner, with the approval of the board, would have the authority under this chapter to promulgate such regulations. (b) Before the issuance, amendment or repeal of any rule or regulation authorized by this chapter, the commissioner shall give adequate notice of the proposed regulation, amendment or notice to repeal an existing regulation in a manner reasonably calculated to give interested parties including all current licensees, adequate notice and shall afford all interested persons an opportunity to present their views thereon, orally or in writing, within a reasonable period of time. After consideration of all views presented by interested persons, the commissioner, with approval of the board, shall take appropriate action to adopt and promulgate the proposed rule or regulation or to amend or repeal an existing rule or regulation. The provisions of this subsection notwithstanding, if the commissioner, pursuant to the authority of this chapter, adopts the official definitions of feed ingredient or official feed terms as adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials, or regulations promulgated pursuant to the authority of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, any amendment or modification adopted by said association or by the Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare in the case of regulations promulgated pursuant to the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, shall be adopted automatically under this chapter without regard to the publication of the notice required by this subsection, unless the commissioner, by order, specifically determines that said amendment or modification shall not be adopted. (Acts 1978, No. 780, p. 1143, §10.)
AL Code § 2-21-27 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 21 - Commercial Feeds.|Section 2-21-27 - Stop Sale Orders, Seizure and Condemnation.

Section 2-21-27Stop sale orders, seizure and condemnation. When the commissioner or his duly authorized agent has reasonable cause to believe that any lot or other quantity of commercial feed is being distributed, sold or offered for sale or kept for sale in violation of any of the requirements of this chapter or rules or regulations adopted under this chapter, he may issue and enforce a written or printed "stop sale" or "suspension from sale" order warning the distributor not to dispose of the lots of commercial feed in the manner as provided by Section 2-2-30. Any lot or other quantity of commercial feed not in compliance with this chapter or rules and regulations adopted thereunder shall also be subject to seizure and condemnation on complaint of the commissioner filed in the circuit court in accordance with the procedure and requirements of Sections 2-2-31 and 2-2-32. (Acts 1978, No. 780, p. 1143, §12.)
AL Code § 2-21-28 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 21 - Commercial Feeds.|Section 2-21-28 - Short Weight.

Section 2-21-28Short weight. If any commercial feed in the possession of or consigned to the purchaser is found by the commissioner to be short in weight, the licensee who manufactures or distributes said commercial feed shall, within 30 days after an official notice from the commissioner, pay to the purchaser a penalty equal to four times the value of the actual shortage. The commissioner, by regulation and with approval of the board may allow reasonable tolerances for short weight due to loss through handling and transportation. (Acts 1978, No. 780, p. 1143, §13.)
AL Code § 2-21-29 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 21 - Commercial Feeds.|Section 2-21-29 - Feed Deficiency Penalties.

Section 2-21-29Feed deficiency penalties. If a commercial feed is found to be deficient in a constituent guaranteed on the label by more than one "permitted analytical variation," a monetary penalty is assessed in an amount equal to five percent of the purchase price of the product and 10 percent for each additional "permitted analytical variation deficiency." An exception to this penalty rate will apply for nutrients in commercial feeds where the level in the feed is guaranteed to be one and one-half percent or less. If these nutrients are found to be deficient by one "permitted analytical variation," a monetary penalty is assessed in the amount of two percent of the purchase price and two percent for each additional "permitted analytical variation." The total penalty assessed under this section for major and minor constituents shall not exceed 25 percent of the selling price of the feed, with a minimum penalty of $10.00. Penalties assessed under this section shall be paid by the guarantor of the feed to the consumer of the feed within 60 days from the date of notice if the consumer can be identified and located. The commissioner shall be notified of such payment in a form and manner prescribed in rules and regulations. When the consumer cannot be identified and located, then the penalty shall be paid to the commissioner for deposit to the credit of the Agricultural Fund of the State Treasury. (Acts 1978, No. 780, p. 1143, §14.)
AL Code § 2-21-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 21 - Commercial Feeds.|Section 2-21-30 - Recovery of Short Weight and Feed Deficiency Penalties.

Section 2-21-30Recovery of short weight and feed deficiency penalties. In any case wherein the licensee fails or refuses to make payment of a penalty to the purchaser within the time required, the purchaser may institute legal action against the licensee for the recovery of such penalty as provided in Sections 2-21-28 and 2-21-29. Any judgment against the licensee shall be double the amount of the penalty and shall include a reasonable attorney's fee and court costs. In cases where the licensee is required to pay the amount of any penalty to the commissioner for deposit to the credit of the Agricultural Fund, and the licensee fails or refuses to make such payment within the time required, the commissioner may institute legal action in a court of competent jurisdiction for collection of the amount of the penalty upon 10 days' notice to the licensee following the 60 day payment period. (Acts 1978, No. 780, p. 1143, §15.)
AL Code § 2-21-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 21 - Commercial Feeds.|Section 2-21-31 - Penalties for Violations of Chapter or Rules and Regulations; Injunctive Relief; Warning Notices.

Section 2-21-31Penalties for violations of chapter or rules and regulations; injunctive relief; warning notices. (a) Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or who fails to perform any duty or requirement imposed by the provisions of this chapter or who violates any rule or regulation duly promulgated under this chapter or who shall sell or offer for sale or distribute for sale any commercial feed in violation of the requirements of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as now prescribed by law for such an offense. Fines paid for such violations shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund. (b) Injunctive relief. In addition to the penalty provided hereunder, the commissioner may apply by petition or complaint to the circuit court, and such court, or any judge thereof, shall have jurisdiction and for cause shown to grant a temporary or permanent injunction, or both, restraining and enjoining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions and requirements of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under authority of this chapter. Such injunction shall be issued without bond. Petitions for injunctive relief as authorized hereunder shall be filed in the circuit court of the county of residence of the defendant or in the county where such violation or violations occurred. (c) Warning notices. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as requiring the commissioner or his representative to:  (1) Report for prosecution; (2) Institute seizure proceedings; or (3) Issue a withdrawal from distribution order as a result of minor violations of this chapter,  when he believes the public interest will best be served by suitable notice of warning in writing. (Acts 1978, No. 780, p. 1143, §16.)
AL Code § 2-21-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 21 - Commercial Feeds.|Section 2-21-32 - Protection of Trade Secrets.

Section 2-21-32Protection of trade secrets. Any person who seeks to his own advantage, or reveals to other than the commissioner or officers of the commissioner (appropriate department of the state), or to the court when relevant in any judicial proceeding, any information acquired under the authority of this chapter concerning any method, record, formulation or processes which, as a trade secret, is entitled to protection, is guilty of a misdemeanor and shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not less than $500.00 or imprisoned for not more than six months or both; provided, that this prohibition shall not be deemed as prohibiting the commissioner or his duly authorized agent from exchanging information of a regulatory nature with duly appointed officials of the United States government or all other states who are similarly prohibited by law from revealing this information. (Acts 1978, No. 780, p. 1143, §17.)
AL Code § 2-21-33 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 21 - Commercial Feeds.|Section 2-21-33 - Cooperation With Other Entities.

Section 2-21-33Cooperation with other entities. The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government and private associations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1978, No. 780, p. 1143, §18.)
AL Code § 2-21-34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 21 - Commercial Feeds.|Section 2-21-34 - Publication of Certain Information.

Section 2-21-34Publication of certain information. The commissioner may publish annually, in such forms as he may deem proper, information concerning the sales of commercial feeds, together with such data on their production and use as he may consider advisable; provided, that the information concerning production and use of commercial feed shall not disclose the operations of any persons. (Acts 1978, No. 780, p. 1143, §19.)
AL Code § 2-22-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 22 - Fertilizer.|Section 2-22-1 - Short Title.

Section 2-22-1Short title. This chapter shall be known as the Alabama Fertilizer Law of 1969. (Acts 1969, No. 434, p. 840, §1.)
AL Code § 2-22-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 22 - Fertilizer.|Section 2-22-3 - Administration of Chapter.

Section 2-22-3Administration of chapter. This chapter shall be administered by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama, hereinafter referred to as "commissioner." (Acts 1969, No. 434, p. 840, §2.)
AL Code § 2-22-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 22 - Fertilizer.|Section 2-22-4 - Fertilizer Dealer Permit Required; Relation to Section 2-22-5.

Section 2-22-4Fertilizer dealer permit required; relation to Section 2-22-5. Before any person may sell or offer for sale or exchange in this state any commercial fertilizer to a user thereof, the person shall first procure a fertilizer dealer permit from the commissioner authorizing the person to sell, exchange, or deal therein. The permit shall be issued on payment of a fee established by the Board of Agriculture and Industries not to exceed ten dollars ($10), and shall expire on September 30 of each year. A permit as required by this section shall be obtained for each separate place of business at which commercial fertilizer is sold or offered for sale to the user thereof. Any person required to procure a license under Section 2-22-5 shall not be required to procure a permit as required by this section as it is the intent of this section that every person who purchases any commercial fertilizer for resale where the fertilizer is not manufactured, mixed, formulated, or labeled by the person is required to obtain the permit required by this section. (Acts 1969, No. 434, p. 840, §4; Act 2004-516, p. 996, §1.)
AL Code § 2-22-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 22 - Fertilizer.|Section 2-22-6 - Cancellation or Refusal of Licenses.

Section 2-22-6Cancellation or refusal of licenses. The commissioner is authorized and empowered to cancel the license of any licensee or refuse to issue a license to any applicant upon satisfactory evidence that the licensee or applicant has used fraudulent or deceptive practices in the evasions or attempted evasions of the provisions of this chapter or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; provided, that no license shall be revoked or refused until the licensee shall have been given the opportunity to appear for a hearing before the board, with the further opportunity of appealing to a court of competent jurisdiction for judicial review of such revocation or refusal. (Acts 1969, No. 434, p. 840, §20.)
AL Code § 2-22-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 22 - Fertilizer.|Section 2-22-7 - Labeling of Commercial Fertilizers.

Section 2-22-7Labeling of commercial fertilizers. (a) Any commercial fertilizer sold in this state for use therein or sold for importation into this state for use therein in containers shall have printed on or affixed to the container a label setting forth in clearly legible and conspicuous form the following information: (1) The net weight; (2) The brand and grade; (3) The guaranteed analysis; (4) The materials from which the plant nutrients are derived with the percentage of each as may be required by regulations of the board; and (5) The name and principal address of the manufacturer or other person responsible for placing it on the market. (b) If distributed in bulk, a written or printed statement of the information required by subdivisions (1), (2), (3), (4) and (5) of subsection (a) of this section shall accompany delivery and be supplied to the purchaser at time of delivery. (c) A commercial fertilizer formulated according to specifications which are furnished by a consumer prior to mixing shall be labeled to show the information contained in subdivisions (1), (3) and (5) of subsection (a) of this section. (Acts 1969, No. 434, p. 840, §6.)
AL Code § 2-22-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 22 - Fertilizer.|Section 2-22-8 - Licensing and Labeling Requirements for Sale of Soil Conditioners and Soil Amendments.

Section 2-22-8Licensing and labeling requirements for sale of soil conditioners and soil amendments. Every person who sells or offers for sale in or for importation into this state any soil conditioner or soil amendment for which label or labeling claims are made that such a product contains plant nutrients shall be subject to all of the requirements of this article for the sale of commercial fertilizer including the license and inspection fee requirement. If any label or labeling claims are made for the release of plant nutrients in the soil or of any bacterial action causing the release of plant nutrients in the soil in connection with the sale of any soil conditioner or soil amendment, a license authorizing the sale of the product shall be obtained from the commissioner. The commissioner may issue such a license in accordance with regulations promulgated by the board. (Acts 1969, No. 434, p. 840, §7.)
AL Code § 2-22-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 22 - Fertilizer.|Section 2-22-10 - Furnishing of Semiannual Tonnage Reports by Licensees.

Section 2-22-10Furnishing of semiannual tonnage reports by licensees. (a) Each licensee shall furnish the commissioner a report showing the number of tons of each grade of fertilizer sold in each county in the state semiannually pursuant to regulations adopted by the board. Said report shall be submitted not later than 30 days following the close of the six-month period; provided, however, that more frequent reports giving this information may be required by the commissioner with the approval of the board. This report may be made on a special summary form provided by the commissioner or by submitting a copy of the invoice. No information furnished the commissioner under this section shall be disclosed in such a way as to divulge the operation of any person. (b) When more than one person is involved in the sale, importation or distribution of a commercial fertilizer, the licensee who distributes the fertilizer to a nonlicensee is responsible for reporting the tonnage as under subdivision (c) of Section 2-22-9. (Acts 1969, No. 434, p. 840, §9.)
AL Code § 2-22-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 22 - Fertilizer.|Section 2-22-11 - Inspection, Sampling, Testing and Analysis of Commercial Fertilizers by Commissioner; Furnishing of Results, etc., to Licensees Where Fertilizers Found Subject to Penalty or Legal Action.

Section 2-22-11Inspection, sampling, testing and analysis of commercial fertilizers by commissioner; furnishing of results, etc., to licensees where fertilizers found subject to penalty or legal action. (a) It shall be the duty of the commissioner, who may act through his authorized agent, to sample, inspect, make analyses of and test commercial fertilizers distributed within this state at such times and places and to such an extent as he may deem necessary to determine whether such commercial fertilizers are in compliance with the provisions of this chapter. (b) The commissioner, individually or through his agent, is authorized to enter upon any public or private premises or carriers during regular business hours in order to have access to commercial fertilizers subject to the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations pertaining thereto and to the records relating to their distribution. (c) In drawing any official sample and in making any analysis, the officially adopted methods and terminology of the association of official analytical chemists shall be used. In cases not covered by such officially adopted methods and terminology, the commissioner shall, as soon as practicable and from other sources deemed proper, adopt and publish appropriate methods and terminology. (d) The commissioner, in determining for administrative purposes whether any commercial fertilizer is deficient in plant food, shall be guided solely by the official sample as defined in subdivision (7) of Section 2-22-2 and obtained and analyzed as provided for in subsection (c) of this section. (e) The results of official analysis of any commercial fertilizer which has been found to be subject to penalty or other legal action shall be forwarded by the commissioner to the licensee at least 10 days before the report is submitted to the purchaser. If during that period no adequate evidence to the contrary is made available to the commissioner, the report shall become official. Upon request the commissioner shall furnish to the licensee a portion of any sample found subject to penalty or other legal action. (f) The analysis, test and sampling of commercial fertilizers shall be made and conducted in accordance with and be subject to the provisions and requirements of Article 2 of Chapter 2 of this title. (Acts 1969, No. 434, p. 840, §10.)
AL Code § 2-22-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 22 - Fertilizer.|Section 2-22-12 - Proceedings Upon Determination of Deficiency in Guaranteed Primary Plant Nutrients in Commercial Fertilizers - Generally.

Section 2-22-12Proceedings upon determination of deficiency in guaranteed primary plant nutrients in commercial fertilizers - Generally. (a) If the analysis shall show that a commercial fertilizer is deficient in one or more of its guaranteed primary plant nutrients (NPK) beyond the tolerances as established by regulation adopted by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries pursuant to Section 2-22-20, a penalty shall be assessed in accordance with regulations adopted by the board. (b) Deficiencies in any other constituent or constituents covered under paragraphs b and c of subdivision (5) of Section 2-22-2, which is required to be or may be guaranteed shall be evaluated by the commissioner and penalties therefor shall be prescribed by the board; provided, however, that in no case shall the penalty exceed the selling price of the fertilizer. (c) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent any person from appealing to a court of competent jurisdiction for judgment as to the justification of such penalties. (d) When an official sample of a lot of commercial fertilizer shows a deficiency beyond the tolerance allowed under regulations of the board, a penalty shall be assessed in accordance with regulations promulgated by the board, which penalty shall be paid to the consumer by the licensee, and receipts shall be taken therefor and forwarded to the commissioner within 60 days after receiving written notification of such deficiency and the amount of the penalty from the commissioner. If any consumer of commercial fertilizer which has been determined by official analysis to be deficient and subject to penalty cannot be found, payment of the amount of such penalty shall be made to the commissioner within a period of 60 days for deposit in the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund. (e) Lots of fertilizer in manufacturing plants, on dealers' premises or elsewhere from which samples are drawn and which are determined to be deficient by official analysis or are not otherwise in compliance with the requirements of this chapter, shall be subject to suspension from sale, seizure and condemnation in accordance with Section 2-22-6. Where any such lot of commercial fertilizer or portions thereof are sold by the licensee before the official analysis report is received by the commissioner and before notice has been given to the licensee of such deficiency, the penalty shall be paid to either the consumer of such commercial fertilizer or to the commissioner as provided in subsection (d) of this section. (Acts 1969, No. 434, p. 840, §11.)