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AL Code § 2-13-116 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 13 - Milk and Dairy Products.|Article 4 - Alabama Dairy Promotion.|Section 2-13-116 - Supervision of Referendum; Expenses.

Section 2-13-116Supervision of referendum; expenses. The arrangements for management and supervision of any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article shall be under the direction of the state ADA in cooperation with the Alabama farmers dairy division of each county in the state, and any and all expenses in connection therewith shall be borne by the state ADA. (Acts 1990, No. 90-584, p. 1013, §7.)
AL Code § 2-13-117 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 13 - Milk and Dairy Products.|Article 4 - Alabama Dairy Promotion.|Section 2-13-117 - Statewide Basis of Referendum; Question.

Section 2-13-117Statewide basis of referendum; question. Any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article shall be held on a statewide basis. In such referendum, the bulk tank units eligible for participation shall vote upon the question of whether or not there shall be levied an annual assessment for a period of five years in the amount set forth in the call for such referendum. (Acts 1990, No. 90-584, p. 1013, §8.)
AL Code § 2-13-118 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 13 - Milk and Dairy Products.|Article 4 - Alabama Dairy Promotion.|Section 2-13-118 - Collection of Assessment if Voted On.

Section 2-13-118Collection of assessment if voted on. If in such referendum called under the provisions of this article, a simple majority of the bulk tank units eligible to participate and voting therein shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of such assessment proposed in such milk referendum covered thereby, then such assessment shall be collected in the manner determined and announced by the state ADA. (Acts 1990, No. 90-584, p. 1013, §9.)
AL Code § 2-13-119 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 13 - Milk and Dairy Products.|Article 4 - Alabama Dairy Promotion.|Section 2-13-119 - Call for Another Referendum.

Section 2-13-119Call for another referendum. 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. (Acts 1990, No. 90-584, p. 1013, §10.)
AL Code § 2-13-120 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 13 - Milk and Dairy Products.|Article 4 - Alabama Dairy Promotion.|Section 2-13-120 - Publication of Referendum Information; Notice.

Section 2-13-120Publication of referendum information; notice. Referendum date, hours, voting places, rules and regulations with respect to the holding of such referendum shall be published by the state ADA and Alabama Dairy Farmers Federation Service through the medium of the public press in the state at least 30 days before the holding of such referendum, and direct written notice thereof shall likewise be given to all dairy-related organizations within the state and to each county extension agent and shall likewise state the method by which such assessment shall be collected and how the proceeds thereof shall be administered and the purposes to which the same shall be applied, which purposes shall be in keeping with the provisions of this article. (Acts 1990, No. 90-584, p. 1013, §11.)
AL Code § 2-13-121 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 13 - Milk and Dairy Products.|Article 4 - Alabama Dairy Promotion.|Section 2-13-121 - Ballots; Poll Holders; Declaration of Results.

Section 2-13-121Ballots; poll holders; declaration of results. The state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division shall likewise prepare and distribute in advance of such referendum all necessary ballots for the purposes thereof, and shall, under rules and regulations promulgated, arrange for the necessary poll holders for conducting the said referendum; and following such referendum and within 10 days thereafter shall canvass and publicly declare the result of such referendum. (Acts 1990, No. 90-584, p. 1013, §12.)
AL Code § 2-13-122 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 13 - Milk and Dairy Products.|Article 4 - Alabama Dairy Promotion.|Section 2-13-122 - Vote of Cooperative Association as Roll of Members; Eligibility of Cooperative Association to Vote; Notification of Intent to Vote.

Section 2-13-122Vote of cooperative association as roll of members; eligibility of cooperative association to vote; notification of intent to vote. (a) In conducting any referendum under this article, the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division shall consider the approval or disapproval by any cooperative association engaged in a bona fide manner in marketing milk or the dairy products as the approval or disapproval of the producers who are members of or under contract with such cooperative association of producers. (b) In order to be eligible to vote in a referendum, a cooperative association must: (1) Certify to the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division in conjunction with casting its ballot, that the association is organized under the provisions of the "Capper-Volstead Act" and that it is engaged in a bona fide manner in marketing its members' milk or dairy products; (2) Certify to the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division in conjunction with casting its ballot, the number of bulk tank units on whose behalf the cooperative association is casting a ballot, that such bulk tank units are members of or under contract with the cooperative association and that the association was engaged during the representative period in marketing the milk of each of the bulk tank units for whom the cooperative association claims the right to vote; (3) Furnish to the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division in conjunction with casting its ballot, a copy of the resolution authorizing the casting of the ballot; (4) Certify to the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division in conjunction with casting its ballot, that the cooperative association has complied with the requirements of subsection (c) of this section; and (5) Agree to make available to the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division necessary records and information pertaining to the representative period to validate the eligibility of the cooperative association to vote and to verify the number and identity of the producers on whose behalf the cooperative association claims the right to vote. (c) Not later than 30 days prior to the beginning of the referendum, each cooperative association shall notify the state ADA and Alabama Farmers Dairy Division as to whether or not the association intends to vote on behalf of its bulk tank units. (Acts 1990, No. 90-584, p. 1013, §13.)
AL Code § 2-13-123 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 13 - Milk and Dairy Products.|Article 4 - Alabama Dairy Promotion.|Section 2-13-123 - Collection of Assessment; Enforcement.

Section 2-13-123Collection of assessment; enforcement. (a) In the event a majority of the bulk tank units eligible for participation in such referendum and voting therein shall vote in favor of such assessment, then the said assessment shall be collected monthly for the number of years set forth in the call for such referendum, and the collection of such assessment shall be under such method, rules and regulations as may be determined by the state ADA conducting the same; and the said assessment so collected shall be paid into the treasury of the state ADA to be used together with other funds from other sources. Funds to be collected pursuant to a referendum conducted under this article shall be withheld and paid by each handler, including producer handlers, to the state ADA by the last calendar day of the month succeeding the month in which the milk was received by the handler. (b) In the event of a failure to pay part or all of an assessment levied pursuant to this article, the Attorney General of the state shall, upon the request of the state ADA, enforce the provisions of this article and collect such moneys for payment to the state ADA. In the alternative to requesting the Attorney General to enforce the provisions of this article, the state ADA may bring a civil action to collect assessment from a handler failing to pay such assessments. A handler found to have failed to pay assessments pursuant to this article shall also be liable for reasonable attorney's fees and costs in the collection of such assessments. (Acts 1990, No. 90-584, p. 1013, §14.)
AL Code § 2-13-124 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 13 - Milk and Dairy Products.|Article 4 - Alabama Dairy Promotion.|Section 2-13-124 - Refund of Assessment Paid by Dissatisfied Bulk Tank Unit; Transfer of Funds to National Dairy Board.

Section 2-13-124Refund of assessment paid by dissatisfied bulk tank unit; transfer of funds to National Dairy Board. In the event such referendum is carried in the affirmative and the assessment is levied and collected as provided herein and under the regulations to be promulgated by the state ADA, any bulk tank unit upon and against whom such assessments shall have been levied and collected under the provisions of this article, if a bulk tank unit is dissatisfied with said assessment and the result thereof, such unit shall have the right to demand the treasurer of the state ADA to refund such assessment so collected from such bulk tank unit, provided such demand for refund is made in writing within 30 days from the date on which said assessment is collected or due to be collected, whichever is earlier, from such bulk tank unit under the rules and regulations of the state ADA. Pursuant to the Dairy Promotion Stabilization Act of 1983, 7 U.S.C. §4510 et seq., any such funds shall be transferred to the National Dairy Board by the treasurer of the state ADA. (Acts 1990, No. 90-584, p. 1013, §15.)
AL Code § 2-13-125 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 13 - Milk and Dairy Products.|Article 4 - Alabama Dairy Promotion.|Section 2-13-125 - Statement of Amounts Collected.

Section 2-13-125Statement of amounts collected. In the event of the levying and collection of assessments as herein provided, the treasurer of the state ADA conducting same shall, within 90 days after the end of any calendar year in which such assessments are collected, have available upon written request by a producer, or Alabama Farmers Dairy Division or other agency of the state, a statement of the amount or amounts so received and collected by him under the provisions of this article. (Acts 1990, No. 90-584, p. 1013, §16.)
AL Code § 2-15-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 15 - Livestock.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 2-15-1 - Department Authorized to Enter Into Contracts to Perform Inspection or Testing Services, etc., for Persons, Firms, etc., Engaged in Business of Marketing Livestock; Charge and Collection of Fees for Services Rendered and Disposition Thereof.

Section 2-15-1Department authorized to enter into contracts to perform inspection or testing services, etc., for persons, firms, etc., engaged in business of marketing livestock; charge and collection of fees for services rendered and disposition thereof. The Department of Agriculture and Industries, acting by and through the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, is authorized and empowered to enter into contracts with any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association engaged in the business of marketing livestock whereby the Department of Agriculture and Industries, on terms and conditions mutually agreed upon between the parties to such a contract, shall perform any inspection or testing of livestock or any brand inspection or recording duties required by law to be performed by such person, firm, partnership, corporation or association engaged in the business of marketing livestock. The Department of Agriculture and Industries, under the terms of any contract entered into under the provisions of this section, is authorized to charge and collect fees for services to be performed thereunder, and such fees shall be in an amount mutually agreed upon between the parties to the contract. All amounts collected as fees shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund. The provisions of this section shall not be construed to require or make it mandatory upon the Department of Agriculture and Industries or anyone 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. The amount of fees or compensation to be paid to the Department of Agriculture and Industries under the provisions of any contracts 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. (Acts 1953, No. 231, p. 297.)
AL Code § 2-15-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 15 - Livestock.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 2-15-2 - Payment of Indemnification to Owners of Cattle Slaughtered Under Program for Eradication of Tuberculosis, Paratuberculosis or Bang's Disease.

Section 2-15-2Payment of indemnification to owners of cattle slaughtered under program for eradication of tuberculosis, paratuberculosis or Bang's disease. Funds to indemnify owners of cattle which have been condemned and slaughtered, after having reacted to the test for tuberculosis, paratuberculosis or Bang's disease as prescribed by the rules and regulations of the United States Department of Agriculture under the provisions of the federal-state cooperation programs for combating or eradicating those diseases, shall be paid out of the treasury, as provided by law, upon requisition signed by the State Veterinarian and approved by the commissioner, to which shall be attached a certified copy of the appraisal of the cattle condemned and slaughtered and the State Veterinarian's certificate that the condemned cattle have been slaughtered. (Acts 1939, No. 146, p. 200; Code 1940, T. 2, §381.)
AL Code § 2-15-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 15 - Livestock.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 2-15-3 - Butchers to Maintain Records as to Cows, etc., Butchered; Inspection of Records.

Section 2-15-3Butchers to maintain records as to cows, etc., butchered; inspection of records. (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. (Code 1907, §§6419, 6420; Code 1923, §§3483, 3484; Code 1940, T. 14, §§91, 92.)
AL Code § 2-15-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 15 - Livestock.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 2-15-4 - No Implied Warranty That Livestock Disease Free.

Section 2-15-4No implied warranty that livestock disease free. With respect to the sale of cattle, swine, sheep, goats, and equine or equidae, there shall be no implied warranty that the livestock are free from disease provided that all existing or future federal and state statutory and regulatory requirements have been complied with concerning the inspection and disease prevention and control on the livestock. (Acts 1981, No. 81-666, p. 1090; Act 2004-627, p. 1421, §1.)
AL Code § 2-15-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 15 - Livestock.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 2-15-5 - Care and Handling of Livestock and Animal Husbandry Practices on Private Property.

Section 2-15-5Care and handling of livestock and animal husbandry practices on private property. (a) For the purpose of this section and Sections 2-4-1 and 13A-11-14, the term livestock shall include, but is not limited to, bovines, swine, sheep, goats, equine or equidae, ratites, poultry, pen-raised livestock such as quail, deer, pheasants, or similar livestock, and other farm animals. (b) This section shall not affect the authority or the responsibility of any law enforcement agency or its officers to investigate or prosecute any violation of the law. (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed as relieving a farm or farm operation from complying with public health and sanitation statutes, rules, and orders administered or enforced by or through the Department of Public Health and any county health department. (d) Except as otherwise provided by state or federal law or as provided in subsection (f), the entire subject matter concerning the care and handling of livestock and animal husbandry practices involved in the production of agricultural and farm products on private property shall be reserved to the Department of Agriculture and Industries and the State Board of Agriculture and Industries and shall be subject to the sole jurisdiction of the department and board. (e) Except as provided in subsection (f), no county or municipal governing body may adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, or resolution concerning the care and handling of livestock or animal husbandry practices involved in the production of agricultural and farm products on private property. (f) This section shall not affect, repeal, supersede, or override any ordinance heretofore enacted by a county or municipal governing body, or preclude or prohibit a county or municipal governing body from hereinafter enacting an ordinance, concerning zoning, business licenses, or the enforcement of public nuisances. (g) The State Board of Agriculture and Industries may adopt rules necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this section. (Act 2010-550, p. 977, §1.)
AL Code § 2-15-20 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 15 - Livestock.|Article 2 - Branding of Livestock.|Section 2-15-20 - Definitions.

Section 2-15-20Definitions. When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama. (2) BRAND. Any recorded identification mark applied to any position on the hide of livestock by means of heat, acid, or a chemical, except numbers used to keep production records or record of age. The word "brand" shall also mean and include tattoo marks on the hide or in the ear of livestock. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama. (4) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama. (5) LIVESTOCK. Cattle, swine, sheep, goats, equine or equidae, ratites, and poultry. (6) LIVESTOCK HIDE DEALER. Any dealer who buys hides of livestock. (7) LIVESTOCK MARKET. A place where a person assembles livestock for public sale, if the person is required to procure a license or permit from the state Department of Agriculture and Industries to operate the market. (8) PERSON. Any individual, partnership, corporation, or association. (Acts 1975, No. 567, p. 1301, §1; Acts 1979, No. 79-667, p. 1174, §1; Acts 1994, No. 94-322, p. 562, §2; Act 2004-627, p. 1421, §1.)
AL Code § 2-15-21 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 15 - Livestock.|Article 2 - Branding of Livestock.|Section 2-15-21 - Registration of Brands by Livestock Owners; Fees; Certificate of Registration.

Section 2-15-21Registration of brands by livestock owners; fees; certificate of registration. (a) Any livestock owner who uses a brand to identify his or her livestock must register such brand by applying to the department. The application shall be made on forms prescribed and furnished by the department, which application shall be accompanied by a fee established by the Alabama Board of Agriculture and Industries for the first position on the animal on which the brand appears and a fee established by the Board of Agriculture and Industries for each additional position of the animal on which the brand appears. A facsimile of the brand to be registered shall also be furnished by the applicant. If the brand described in the application or one similar or closely resembling a registered brand has not been previously registered by another livestock owner and the brand complies with standards and requirements of brands acceptable for registration as prescribed by the board pursuant to regulations, then the department shall approve the application, register the brand in the name of the applicant, and issue to the applicant a certificate of registration. In the event the department denies registration of a brand for any reason, the registration fee established by the board shall be returned to the person making application for registration. (b) When a livestock owner transfers a registered brand to another, the owner shall immediately notify the department of the transfer, giving the date of transfer, brand identity, and the name of the transferee. Upon receipt of the notice of transfer and a transfer fee established by the board, the department shall cause the transfer to be made in its register of brands. The brand shall not be used by the new owner until permission has been given by the department. (c) The provisions of this article shall not be construed to require any owner of livestock to brand his or her livestock unless the owner voluntarily elects to do so in compliance with the registration requirements of this article. (Acts 1975, No. 567, p. 1301, §2; Act 2004-516, p. 996, §1.)
AL Code § 2-15-22 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 15 - Livestock.|Article 2 - Branding of Livestock.|Section 2-15-22 - Admissibility of Certificate of Registration in Civil Actions or Criminal Proceedings as to Title or Right of Possession.

Section 2-15-22Admissibility of certificate of registration in civil actions or criminal proceedings as to title or right of possession. In all civil actions or in any criminal proceedings when the title or right of possession of livestock is involved, a copy of the certificate of livestock brand registration verified by affidavit of the commissioner shall be received in evidence by the court as evidence of the registration of such brand in accordance with the requirements of this article. (Acts 1975, No. 567, p. 1301, §3.)