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AL Code § 2-23-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 23 - Agricultural Liming Materials.|Section 2-23-9 - Rules and Regulations.

Section 2-23-9Rules and regulations. The board, after reasonable notice and hearing to interested persons, may make such rules and regulations, including establishing fees, as are reasonably necessary to implement and carry out the provisions of this chapter and to establish such additional standards and requirements as are necessary to protect the purchasers and users of agricultural liming materials which relate to the manufacture, distribution, sale, and advertising for sale of such materials. (Acts 1975, No. 1190, §11; Act 2004-516, p. 996, §1.)
AL Code § 2-23-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 23 - Agricultural Liming Materials.|Section 2-23-10 - Suspension From Sale, Seizure and Condemnation of Agricultural Liming Materials Offered or Exposed for Sale in Violation of Chapter, Etc.

Section 2-23-10Suspension from sale, seizure and condemnation of agricultural liming materials offered or exposed for sale in violation of chapter, etc. The commissioner may issue and enforce a written or printed stop sale or suspension from sale, use or removal order to the manufacturer, owner, distributor or custodian of any lot of agricultural liming materials being held for sale purposes and to hold such material at a designated place when such agricultural liming material is being offered or exposed for sale in violation of any of the provisions of this chapter until the law has been complied with and such agricultural liming material is released in writing by the commissioner or his authorized agents or such liming material has been otherwise legally disposed of by written or judicial authority. Any lot or other quantity of agricultural liming material not in compliance with the provisions and requirements of this chapter or rules and regulations duly adopted and promulgated hereunder shall be subject to suspension from sale, seizure and condemnation in accordance with the procedure now prescribed by law under Article 2 of Chapter 2 of this title. (Acts 1975, No. 1190, §8.)
AL Code § 2-23-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 23 - Agricultural Liming Materials.|Section 2-23-11 - Violations of Chapter or Rules or Regulations Promulgated Thereunder Deemed Misdemeanors.

Section 2-23-11Violations of chapter or rules or regulations promulgated thereunder deemed misdemeanors. 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 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as now prescribed by law for such an offense. (Acts 1975, No. 1190, §10.)
AL Code § 2-24-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 24 - Soil-Testing Laboratories.|Section 2-24-1 - Purpose of Chapter.

Section 2-24-1Purpose of chapter. Recognized soil-testing practices are the most effective means by which fertilizer and lime needs of fields, pastures and gardens can be determined for the growth of certain crops, plants and grasses. It is a means of providing the latest information available from research and experimental sources for fertilizers and limes needed for agricultural production. Therefore, the purpose of this chapter is to authorize the approval and certification of agricultural soil-testing laboratories which follow recommended uniform methods, procedures and standards for the soil and climatic conditions which prevail in the State of Alabama. (Acts 1969, No. 820, p. 1480, §1.)
AL Code § 2-24-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 24 - Soil-Testing Laboratories.|Section 2-24-2 - Approval and Certification.

Section 2-24-2Approval and certification. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted under this chapter as provided in this chapter and upon application therefor, is hereby authorized to approve and to certify soil-testing laboratories which meet the requirements as set forth in such rules and regulations. (Acts 1969, No. 820, p. 1480, §2.)
AL Code § 2-24-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 24 - Soil-Testing Laboratories.|Section 2-24-3 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations as to Procedures, Methods, Standards, etc., for Soil-Testing Laboratories.

Section 2-24-3Promulgation of rules and regulations as to procedures, methods, standards, etc., for soil-testing laboratories. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations which shall set forth and require uniform methods, procedures and standards to be followed by soil-testing laboratories in determining the fertilizer and lime needed for agricultural crop, pasture and garden production where the results of such tests will be used for the sale, use and application of commercial fertilizers and limes. Such rules and regulations may provide for the qualifications and training of laboratory personnel, chemical and other procedures to be followed, soil extraction methods, use of calibration data, laboratory reports, method and manner of making recommendations for the fertilizer and lime needs of soils, procedure for check samples and other procedures, requirements and standards deemed necessary for the operation of an effective soil-testing laboratory. Such rules and regulations may also provide for recertification annually or more frequently when determined to be necessary and that any such approval and certification may be revoked for failure to maintain and follow certification requirements. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is authorized to request technical information, advice, recommendations and other assistance from the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service of Auburn University as may be needed in adopting rules, regulations and other requirements for the administration of the provisions and requirements of this chapter. (Acts 1969, No. 820, p. 1480, §3.)
AL Code § 2-24-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 24 - Soil-Testing Laboratories.|Section 2-24-4 - Certification of Soil-Testing Laboratories Not Mandatory; Agricultural Soil-Testing Laboratory of Auburn University Not Affected by Article.

Section 2-24-4Certification of soil-testing laboratories not mandatory; agricultural soil-testing laboratory of Auburn University not affected by article. No person, firm, partnership, corporation or association which maintains a soil-testing laboratory for agricultural purposes shall be required to comply with the provisions of this chapter as it is hereby intended that only those laboratories which desire to be certified under authority of this chapter shall be required to comply with its requirements. The agricultural soil-testing laboratory of Auburn University shall not in any way be affected by the requirements of this chapter, nor shall such laboratory be required to comply with any of its requirements. (Acts 1969, No. 820, p. 1480, §4.)
AL Code § 2-24-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 24 - Soil-Testing Laboratories.|Section 2-24-5 - Making of False or Fraudulent Representations as to Approval and Certification by Commissioner.

Section 2-24-5Making of false or fraudulent representations as to approval and certification by commissioner. Any person, firm, partnership, corporation or association who shall make any false or fraudulent representations that it is approved and certified by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries without complying with the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as now provided by law for such an offense. (Acts 1969, No. 820, p. 1480, §5.)
AL Code § 2-28-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 28 - Entomology, Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Floriculture and Tree Surgery.|Section 2-28-2 - Persons Engaged in Entomological, Pathological, Horticultural and Floricultural and Tree Surgery Work or Services to Be Examined by Commissioner.

Section 2-28-2Persons engaged in entomological, pathological, horticultural and floricultural and tree surgery work or services to be examined by commissioner. Persons engaging in professional work or services pertaining to entomological work, pathological work, horticultural and floricultural work, and tree surgery work as defined in Section 2-28-1 shall be examined by the commissioner. (Acts 1939, No. 548, p. 866; Code 1940, T. 2, §671; Acts 1992, No. 92-122, p. 207, §3.)
AL Code § 2-28-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 28 - Entomology, Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Floriculture and Tree Surgery.|Section 2-28-3 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations to Regulate Persons Engaged in Work or Services Governed by Chapter, Etc.

Section 2-28-3Promulgation of rules and regulations to regulate persons engaged in work or services governed by chapter, etc. The commissioner with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations that are reasonable and necessary to carry out the intent and purpose of this chapter and to regulate persons engaged in professional services or work defined in this chapter to prevent fraudulent and unauthorized practices of those professional services or work. In order to ensure that persons issued a permit or certified under this chapter are capable of performing a high quality of workmanship and continue to meet the requirements of a changing technology and assure a continued level of competence and ability, the commissioner with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, is hereby authorized and empowered to make rules and regulations with respect to: 1. The qualifications and residency requirements of an applicant for certification and a permit to engage in any one or more phases of professional work or service. 2. The type, frequency, and passing score of any examination given an applicant for certification and a permit under this chapter. 3. The methods and materials to be used in performing any work authorized by issuance of a permit and certification under this chapter. 4. Records to be made and maintained by persons issued a permit and persons certified under this chapter necessary for the commissioner to determine whether such persons are performing a high quality of workmanship. 5. Methods and procedures necessary and reasonable to protect the interests, health, safety, and welfare of the public and persons engaging in professional work or services where such work or services involve the use of pesticides. 6. The amount, kind, and frequency of training required of any employee of persons issued a permit or certification where such professional work or services involves the application of pesticides. 7. Any other matter deemed necessary to be regulated. (Acts 1939, No. 548, p. 866; Code 1940, T. 2, §673; Acts 1953, No. 873, p. 1169, §1; Acts 1992, No. 92-122, p. 207, §3; Acts 1993, No. 93-761, p. 1519, §2.)
AL Code § 2-28-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 28 - Entomology, Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Floriculture and Tree Surgery.|Section 2-28-5 - Minimum Qualifications for Applicants for Permits to Engage in Structural Pest Control Work; Applicants to Present Evidence as to Qualifications to Commissioner; Issuance of Permits.

Section 2-28-5Minimum qualifications for applicants for permits to engage in structural pest control work; applicants to present evidence as to qualifications to commissioner; issuance of permits. (a) Every applicant for examination for a permit to engage in structural pest control work, including those who will be designated as certified operators or branch supervisors as provided for in Section 2-28-8, shall have a knowledge of the practical and scientific facts underlying the practice of structural pest control work and the necessary knowledge and ability to recognize and control those hazardous conditions which may affect human life and health. Applicants for certified operators' or branch supervisors' permits, before being eligible to take an examination for structural pest control work, shall present satisfactory evidence to the commissioner relative to his or her qualifications. (b) Before a permit is issued to any applicant, the applicant shall be certified by the commissioner as qualified to perform the type or branch of professional work or service for which a permit is desired. Any full-time employee of the applicant who has been certified by the commissioner as qualified to perform the type or branch of professional work or service in which the applicant will engage may be designated by the applicant as a certified operator or branch supervisor to be in charge of and responsible for the applicant's professional work or service, and the permit may be issued naming that employee as certified operator or branch supervisor. (Acts 1939, No. 548, p. 866; Code 1940, T. 2, §674; Acts 1943, No. 499, p. 468, §1; Acts 1953, No. 873, p. 1169, §2; Acts 1965, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 43, p. 58, §1; Acts 1969, No. 796, p. 1429, §2; Acts 1992, No. 92-122, p. 207, §3; Acts 1993, No. 93-761, p. 1519, §4.)
AL Code § 2-28-6.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 28 - Entomology, Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Floriculture and Tree Surgery.|Section 2-28-6.1 - Certification Permit, Continuing Education; Expiration and Renewal; Disposition of Fees.

Section 2-28-6.1Certification permit, continuing education; expiration and renewal; disposition of fees. Persons certified by the commissioner shall be issued a certification permit upon which are designated the various categories and/or subcategories of professional work or services such person is authorized to perform or supervise. Persons certified shall be required to maintain this certification through continuing education. The amount, kind, and frequency of continuing education required of a certified person shall be established pursuant to rules and regulations as authorized under this chapter. The fees for renewal of certification permit shall be established by the Board of Agriculture and Industries not to exceed fifty dollars ($50) per category and per subcategory of professional work or services that such persons are certified to perform or supervise. The board shall promulgate rules and regulations which shall establish expiration and renewal schedules for certification permits issued under this chapter. Certification permit fees collected under this section shall be deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund. (Acts 1993, No. 93-761, p. 1519, §10; Acts 1994, No. 94-305, p. 539, §1; Act 2004-516, p. 996, §1.)
AL Code § 2-28-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 28 - Entomology, Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Floriculture and Tree Surgery.|Section 2-28-7 - Denial or Revocation of Permits by Commissioner and Appeals Therefrom.

Section 2-28-7Denial or revocation of permits by commissioner and appeals therefrom. Upon determination by the commissioner that any person certified or having a permit issued under the provisions of this chapter or any person who has applied for such certification or a permit has violated or failed to comply with any of the provisions or requirements of this chapter or any rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the commissioner shall be authorized to revoke such certification or permit, or both, or he shall refuse to issue a certification or a permit, or both, to an applicant therefor. The performance of unauthorized work not covered by a permit, making misrepresentations or any fraudulent practices, failure to perform a contract, failure to have in its employ, when required, a certified operator or branch supervisor or use or continued use of ineffective methods or materials shall also be valid grounds for revocation of a certification or a permit; provided, however, that no certification or permit shall be revoked unless the holder thereof shall be given at least 10 days' notice that such action is to be considered by the commissioner with an opportunity being given for a hearing before the commissioner. Any applicant refused or denied a certification or permit, or both, or any person whose certification or permit, or both, are revoked shall be entitled to appeal such action of the commissioner to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries by filing with the commissioner within a period of 15 days a written notice or demand for review of the action of the commissioner in denying or revoking a certification or permit, or both. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall review the action of the commissioner and make a finding as to whether the certification or permit, or both, shall be issued or revoked. Any person denied or refused a certification or permit or any person whose certification or permit has been revoked by action of the commissioner shall have the right to appear before the board and be heard in support of his appeal. Any person whose certification or permit to perform work or services as regulated under this chapter has been revoked shall not be eligible to have such a certification or permit again issued to him for a period of not less than one year following the date on which such a certification or permit was revoked. Nothing contained in this chapter shall require the commissioner to issue a certification or permit to any person who has been convicted for a violation of this chapter. (Acts 1939, No. 548, p. 866; Code 1940, T. 2, §674; Acts 1943, No. 499, p. 468, §1; Acts 1953, No. 873, p. 1169, §2; Acts 1965, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 43, p. 58, §1; Acts 1969, No. 796, p. 1429, §2; Acts 1988, No. 88-139, p. 205, §3.)
AL Code § 2-28-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 28 - Entomology, Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Floriculture and Tree Surgery.|Section 2-28-9 - Regulation of Performance of Subterranean Termite Eradication and Control Work Generally.

Section 2-28-9Regulation of performance of subterranean termite eradication and control work generally. Persons engaged in subterranean termite eradication and control work shall be required to file a monthly report with the commissioner containing such information relative to work performed as may be required by rules and regulations duly adopted as authorized under provisions of this chapter in order that it may be determined whether persons having been issued a permit are complying with the requirements of this chapter. Every person engaged in subterranean termite eradication and control work shall make an annual inspection of each job done during the term of the contract and shall report to the building owner in each instance as to whether or not there has been a reinfestation of subterranean termites. If a contract for termite eradication work provides for inspections of such work at intervals of less than one year, such inspections shall be made as required by the terms of the contract, and failure or refusal to make such required inspections or any retreatment or other related work as required by a contract shall constitute a valid and sufficient reason for revocation of the permit. (Acts 1939, No. 548, p. 866; Code 1940, T. 2, §674; Acts 1943, No. 499, p. 468, §1; Acts 1953, No. 873, p. 1169, §2; Acts 1965, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 43, p. 58, §1; Acts 1969, No. 796, p. 1429, §2; Acts 1993, No. 93-761, p. 1519, §7.)
AL Code § 2-28-10.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 28 - Entomology, Plant Pathology, Horticulture, Floriculture and Tree Surgery.|Section 2-28-10.1 - Financial Responsibility.

Section 2-28-10.1Financial responsibility. (a) The commissioner with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries may promulgate rules and regulations which require any applicant for a permit to perform professional work or services to provide evidence of his ability to properly indemnify persons damaged in any manner by the use or application of pesticides. The amount and form of indemnification required shall be determined by rules and regulations promulgated by the commissioner with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries. (b) The commissioner with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, may promulgate rules and regulations requiring an applicant for a permit to perform professional work or services to furnish and file with the commissioner a surety bond payable to the State of Alabama. The surety bond shall be conditioned that the principal therein named shall honestly and in a skillful and workmanlike manner conduct and practice his said business or profession. The amount of this surety bond shall be determined by rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the commissioner with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries. (c) Any rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this section may provide for conditions, limitations, and requirements concerning financial responsibility required by this section as deemed necessary including, but not limited to, notice of reduction or cancellation of coverage and deductible provisions. Such rules and regulations may classify financial responsibility requirements according to the separate permit classifications and subclassifications. Failure or refusal to meet and maintain financial responsibility requirements as required by this section and rules and regulations shall constitute a valid and sufficient reason for revocation of any permit issued under this chapter. Pending adoption of rules and regulations, the statutory requirements for bond and insurance shall remain in effect. (Acts 1993, No. 93-761, p. 1519, §9.)