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AL Code § 2-26-73 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 26 - Seeds.|Article 4 - Investigation and Settlement of Complaints as to Quality of Seeds.|Section 2-26-73 - Duties of Committee; Calling of Meetings of Committee.

Section 2-26-73Duties of committee; calling of meetings of committee. The duties of the Seed Investigation and Arbitration Committee shall be to assist farmers and other purchasers of agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree, shrub and herb seeds and seed dealers to ascertain and determine the validity of complaints made by seed purchasers against seed dealers and recommend the settlement and payment of monetary damages by seed dealers where such damages result from the failure of the seed to perform as represented or to conform to the description of the labeling on or accompanying the seed or seed containers. The committee may be called into session by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries at his discretion or upon the direction of the chairman or a majority of the committee members to consider complaints and other matters referred to it by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. (Acts 1979, No. 79-424, p. 661, §3 (2).)
AL Code § 2-26-74 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 26 - Seeds.|Article 4 - Investigation and Settlement of Complaints as to Quality of Seeds.|Section 2-26-74 - Filing of Complaint as to Performance or Labeling of Seed by Purchaser; Forwarding of Complaint and Answer Thereto to Committee for Investigation, Findings and Recommendations.

Section 2-26-74Filing of complaint as to performance or labeling of seed by purchaser; forwarding of complaint and answer thereto to committee for investigation, findings and recommendations. Any farmer, or other purchaser of agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree and shrub or herb seeds purchased for planting purposes who believes that he has been damaged by the failure of the seed to perform as represented, or to conform to the description on the labeling attached thereto or accompanying such seed as required by Sections 2-26-1 through 2-26-14, and rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, may make a sworn complaint against the seed dealer from whom such seeds were purchased. The complaint shall allege the failure of the seed to perform or to conform to legal requirements and the damages sustained or to be sustained by him. The complaint shall be filed with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries within 10 days after the alleged defect or violation becomes apparent. The seed purchaser shall also mail a copy of said complaint to the dealer from which the seeds were purchased by United States registered or certified mail. A filing fee of $10.00 shall be paid to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries with each complaint filed which shall be deposited to the credit of the Agricultural Fund of the State Treasury. Within 10 days after receipt of a copy of the complaint, the seed dealer shall file with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries an answer thereto and forward a copy of same to the purchaser of the seed by United States registered or certified mail. Any seed dealer against whom a complaint is filed hereunder or any seed purchaser filing a complaint may request an investigation and other action by the committee for the investigation and arbitration created by Section 2-26-71. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall forthwith refer the complaint and the answer to said committee for its investigation, findings and recommendation of the allegations of the complaint. Where seed which are the basis of a complaint are labeled by a person other than a seed dealer who sells directly to the farmer or other purchaser of seed, a copy of the complaint shall also be mailed by the commissioner to the person responsible for the labeling of such seed in order that he may be entitled to file an answer. Upon receipt of such findings and recommendation, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall transmit the findings and recommendations of the committee to the farmer or other purchaser of the seed and to the seed dealer by United States registered or certified mail together with a copy thereof to any person responsible for the labeling of the seed. (Acts 1979, No. 79-424, p. 661, §2.)
AL Code § 2-26-75 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 26 - Seeds.|Article 4 - Investigation and Settlement of Complaints as to Quality of Seeds.|Section 2-26-75 - Conduct of Investigation as to Complaint by Committee; Hindering, Obstructing, etc., Access to Premises, Review of Records, etc., by Committee; Report of Findings and Recommendations.

Section 2-26-75Conduct of investigation as to complaint by committee; hindering, obstructing, etc., access to premises, review of records, etc., by committee; report of findings and recommendations. When the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries refers a complaint by a farmer or other seed purchaser to the Seed Investigation and Arbitration Committee, said committee shall make a full and complete investigation of the matters complained of and at the conclusion of said investigation report its findings with its recommendations and file same with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. The purchaser of the seed and the seed dealer shall upon request of either party be entitled to a hearing before the committee before any findings and recommendations are made. Notice of the date, time and place of the hearing shall be given to both parties. In conducting its investigation the committee or any member or members thereof is authorized to investigate the farmer or other purchaser's complaint and the farming or growing operation involved in the complaint and the seed dealer's sales, packaging, labeling, storage or processing operation relating to the seed alleged to be faulty. The investigation shall be conducted in a manner prescribed by the committee. The committee, or any member thereof, in the performance of its duties is authorized to enter upon any public or private premises during regular business hours in order to have access to seed and records of the sale and purchase thereof for examination and review as authorized under the provisions of Section 2-26-10(b) and (d), when necessary to perform its duties required under this article. Any person who hinders, obstructs or refuses entry, access or review of such records shall be guilty of a violation of Sections 2-26-11(b)(3) and 2-26-13. The committee shall be authorized to grow to production a representative sample of the alleged faulty seed through the facilities of the state, or Auburn University, under the supervision of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or his authorized agent when such action is deemed necessary; also, to hold hearings at a time and place directed by the chairman of the committee upon reasonable notice to the farmer or other purchaser of seed and the seed dealer and to prescribe and promulgate rules of procedure to carry out the evident intent and purpose of this article. Any investigation made by less than the whole membership of the committee shall be conducted by authority of a written directive by the chairman or by rules of procedure adopted by the committee. Investigations shall be summarized in writing and considered by the committee in a report of its findings and recommendations. (Acts 1979, No. 79-424, p. 661, §3(3).)
AL Code § 2-26-76 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 26 - Seeds.|Article 4 - Investigation and Settlement of Complaints as to Quality of Seeds.|Section 2-26-76 - Effect and Admissibility as Evidence of Findings and Recommendations of Committee; Effect of Provisions of Article Upon Legal and Equitable Rights of Persons.

Section 2-26-76Effect and admissibility as evidence of findings and recommendations of committee; effect of provisions of article upon legal and equitable rights of persons. The findings or recommendations of the committee shall be in the nature of arbitration or settlement, but its findings and recommendations shall not affect the rights of parties to resort to any arbitration proceedings available under authority of Sections 6-6-1 through 6-6-16 or as may be otherwise provided by law, nor shall any of the provisions of this article affect any legal or equitable rights that any person may have in a court having jurisdiction of such matters nor shall the findings or recommendations of the committee be admissible as evidence in any court of law. It is the intent and purpose of this article to provide a simplified procedure for investigations and recommendations for monetary settlements as declared in Section 2-26-70. (Acts 1979, No. 79-424, p. 661, §4.)
AL Code § 2-27-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 27 - Pesticides.|Article 1 - Alabama Pesticide Act.|Section 2-27-1 - Short Title.

Section 2-27-1Short title. This article shall be known as the "Alabama Pesticide Act of 1971." (Acts 1971, No. 1949, p. 3151, §1.)
AL Code § 2-27-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 27 - Pesticides.|Article 1 - Alabama Pesticide Act.|Section 2-27-3 - Purpose of Article.

Section 2-27-3Purpose of article. The purpose of this article is to regulate the registration, sale and use of pesticides intended for use on farm, garden, lawn, golf course or in the home and other uses for which pesticides are ordinarily and customarily used. (Acts 1971, No. 1949, p. 3151, §1.)
AL Code § 2-27-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 27 - Pesticides.|Article 1 - Alabama Pesticide Act.|Section 2-27-4 - Administration and Enforcement.

Section 2-27-4Administration and enforcement. The provisions of this article shall be administered and enforced by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1971, No. 1949, p. 3151, §1.)
AL Code § 2-27-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 27 - Pesticides.|Article 1 - Alabama Pesticide Act.|Section 2-27-5 - Exceptions to Applicability of Article.

Section 2-27-5Exceptions to applicability of article. (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. (Acts 1951, No. 908, p. 1548, §6; Acts 1971, No. 1949, p. 3151, §9; Acts 1977, No. 580, p. 769, §3.)
AL Code § 2-27-5.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 27 - Pesticides.|Article 1 - Alabama Pesticide Act.|Section 2-27-5.1 - Local Governments Prohibited From Passing Ordinances Regulating Pesticides.

Section 2-27-5.1Local governments prohibited from passing ordinances regulating pesticides. (a)(1) The term "pesticides" as used herein shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Alabama Pesticide Act, Section 2-27-2(1). (2) Except as provided in subsection (b), no county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of this state shall adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, regulation, or resolution regulating the use, sale, distribution, storage, transportation, disposal, formulation, labeling, registration, manufacturing, or application of pesticides. (b) This section shall not prohibit or affect the right of any county, municipal corporation, or other political subdivision of this state to adopt and enforce the provisions of the Standard Building Code, Standard Fire Prevention Code, or the codes, standards, and recommended practices of the National Fire Protection Association. (c) Any local law or general law of local application regulating pesticide use, sale, distribution, storage, transportation, disposal, formulation, labeling, registration, manufacturing, or application is repealed. (Acts 1993, No. 93-259, p. 387, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 2-27-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 27 - Pesticides.|Article 1 - Alabama Pesticide Act.|Section 2-27-7 - Intergovernmental Cooperation and Agreements.

Section 2-27-7Intergovernmental cooperation and agreements. The commissioner is authorized to cooperate with and enter into agreements with any other agency, department or institution of this state, the United States government or any of its departments, and any other state or agency thereof, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article and to provide for uniformity of regulations insofar as may be practicable. (Acts 1971, No. 1949, p. 3151, §11.)
AL Code § 2-27-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 27 - Pesticides.|Article 1 - Alabama Pesticide Act.|Section 2-27-8 - Rules and Regulations.

Section 2-27-8Rules and regulations. In addition to the express authority of the commissioner, with approval of the Board of Agriculture and Industries, to adopt rules and regulations and establish fees for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this article as provided in this article, the commissioner, with approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, may also adopt and promulgate such other rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the evident intent and purpose of this article. A public hearing with due notice thereof shall be given before rules and regulations are approved and adopted as authorized in this section. (Acts 1951, No. 908, p. 1548, §4; Acts 1971, No. 1949, p. 3151, §14; Act 2004-516, p. 996, §1.)
AL Code § 2-27-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 27 - Pesticides.|Article 1 - Alabama Pesticide Act.|Section 2-27-10 - License to Sell.

Section 2-27-10License to sell. (a) Before any person sells or offers for sale any restricted-use pesticide in this state for use therein or before any person sells such restricted pesticide for importation into this state where such sale is directly to the user, custom applicator, aerial applicator, or pest-control operator, the person shall apply for and obtain from the commissioner an annual license which authorizes the sale of restricted-use pesticides to persons who have been issued certified pesticide-use permits as required by Section 2-27-11. The license required by this section shall be posted in a conspicuous place in licensee's sales outlet. Application forms for this purpose shall be furnished by the commissioner, which shall be accompanied by a license fee established by the Board of Agriculture and Industries. All such licenses shall expire December 31 of each year and shall be renewed annually as of January 1, upon payment of the required annual license fee. Any person who has more than one sales outlet or establishment in Alabama shall pay an additional license fee established by the board for each such additional sales outlet. If the license fee is not paid by February 15, or within 45 days following its due date, a delinquent penalty of 10 percent shall be added to the license fee. License fees collected under this section shall be deposited to the credit of the Agricultural Fund of the State Treasury. (b) Before any person is issued a license under this section authorizing the sale of restricted-use pesticides, the person shall comply with all requirements of this article and rules and regulations as may be promulgated and approved for the sale of such pesticides. (c) It is hereby intended that every person who sells or offers for sale restricted-use pesticides directly to farmer users, custom applicators, aerial applicators, pest-control operators, or other users of restricted-use pesticides shall be subject to licensing requirements of this section except as exempt under Section 2-27-5. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with approval of the board, may promulgate rules and regulations for the purpose of determining whether dealers who apply for a license as required in this section are qualified and equipped to safely handle, keep, store, deliver, transport, and sell or offer for sale restricted-use pesticides, to the end that such pesticides will be sold, stored, and otherwise handled by such dealers in a manner that will not endanger or be hazardous or cause injury or damage to human health, nontarget animals, wildlife, crops, water, or be detrimental to the general environment. Any person denied a license as required in this section shall be entitled to the review, hearing, and appeal rights provided under subsection (d) of Section 2-27-9. (Acts 1971, No. 1949, p. 3151, §5; Act 2004-516, p. 996, §1.)
AL Code § 2-27-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 27 - Pesticides.|Article 1 - Alabama Pesticide Act.|Section 2-27-11 - Use Permits.

Section 2-27-11Use permits. (a) Each person shall obtain a pesticide-use permit from the commissioner before the person is eligible to purchase and use a restricted-use pesticide. Application forms for such permits shall be furnished by the commissioner, and the permit shall be valid and effective for a period of time to be established by rules and regulations of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries unless sooner revoked by the commissioner for cause as specified in rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner with approval of the board. (b) Before any person is authorized to purchase and use restricted-use pesticides for application or use thereof, the person shall meet certain qualifications to be prescribed pursuant to rules and regulations of the commissioner approved by the board. The regulations shall be designed to satisfy the requirements of the federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended, and to determine whether the user or applicator of restricted-use pesticides can use and apply such products in a manner that will not endanger or be injurious to human health and nontarget animals, wildlife, vegetation, crops, and water or be detrimental to the general environment and whether such user is familiar with methods of safe storage, handling, use, applications, and disposal of such pesticides and pesticide containers so as to avoid hazardous effects that may result from any improper use, handling, or application of such products. (c) In addition to any other requirement, the applicant, for initial issuance or any reissuance of a permit to purchase and use restricted-use pesticides, shall pay to the commissioner a permit fee of not less than $15 nor more than $60 per category of certification for a commercial pesticide applicator permit, nor more than $40 for certification as a private pesticide applicator to be determined by the board through the adoption of rules and regulations. In determining the exact amount of the fee, the board shall take into consideration whether the permit holder is purchasing and using restricted-use pesticides for private or commercial purposes. Pending the adoption of rules, the permit fee shall be $15. All moneys collected under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund. (Acts 1971, No. 1949, p. 3151, §6; Acts 1977, No. 580, p. 769, §2; Acts 1989, No. 89-653, p. 1295, §1; Acts 1993, No. 93-755, p. 1509, §1; Act 2004-516, p. 996, §1.)
AL Code § 2-27-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 27 - Pesticides.|Article 1 - Alabama Pesticide Act.|Section 2-27-12 - Sampling and Inspection.

Section 2-27-12Sampling and inspection. (a) The commissioner or his agent is authorized to enter upon any public or private premise or carrier at reasonable times during regular business hours in the performance of his duties relating to pesticides, devices and records pertaining to same. It shall be a violation of the penalty provisions of this article for any person to refuse to allow such entrance for sampling and inspection purposes. (b) The commissioner or his agent is authorized and directed to sample, test, inspect and make analyses of pesticides sold or offered for sale or distributed within this state, at a time and place and to such an extent as he may deem necessary to determine whether such pesticides are in compliance with the provisions of this article. (c) The official analysis shall be made from the official sample. The registrant may obtain upon request a portion of said official sample. If the official analysis conforms to the provisions of this article, the official sample may be destroyed. If the official analysis does not conform to the provisions of this article, then the official sample shall be retained for a period to be determined by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries pursuant to regulations. (d) If any pesticide, pesticide container or device fails to comply with or is otherwise in violation of any of the provisions and requirements of this article, or rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and the commissioner contemplates possible legal proceedings against the person responsible for any such violation, the commissioner shall, after due notice, accord such person an informal hearing or an opportunity to present his views, either orally or in writing, with regard to such violation or contemplated legal proceedings; and, if in the opinion of the commissioner the facts so warrant, the commissioner may refer the facts to the Attorney General of Alabama for appropriate legal action pursuant to the enforcement and penalty provisions of this article; provided, that nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring the commissioner to report for any legal action or prosecution minor violations whenever he believes that the public interest will be best served by a suitable notice of warning in writing. It shall be the duty of each district attorney, assistant district attorney or deputy district attorney to whom any violation is reported and referred to by the Attorney General to cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted and prosecuted in a court of competent jurisdiction to the end that appropriate legal action may be taken against persons who do not comply with the provisions of this article. (Acts 1951, No. 908, p. 1548, §5; Acts 1971, No. 1949, p. 3151, §8.)
AL Code § 2-27-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 27 - Pesticides.|Article 1 - Alabama Pesticide Act.|Section 2-27-13 - Deficiencies in Analysis.

Section 2-27-13Deficiencies in analysis. No deficiency shall exist in connection with the analysis or report on the analysis of any sample of a pesticide unless the deviation from guarantee is greater than plus or minus three percent of the amount guaranteed of one or more of the active ingredients or added ingredients claimed, except as provided by the commissioner by regulation approved by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries. (Acts 1971, No. 1949, p. 3151, §10.)