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AL Code § 1-3-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 1 - General Provisions.|Chapter 3 - Miscellaneous Provisions.|Section 1-3-7 - Notice, etc., Required to Be Served by Registered Mail May Be Served by Certified Mail.

Section 1-3-7Notice, etc., required to be served by registered mail may be served by certified mail. In any case or matter in which the giving or serving of any notice, subpoena, citation or other writing by registered mail is authorized or required by law, such notice, subpoena, citation or other writing may be given or served by certified mail in lieu of registered mail. The person mailing such notices, subpoenas, citations or other writings shall stipulate that the delivery thereof shall be limited to the addressee only in those instances in which the law requires such limited delivery when service is by registered mail and shall demand a "return receipt" in those instances in which the law requires a "return receipt" when service is by registered mail. Whenever any statute authorizes or requires giving or serving any notice, subpoena, citation or other writing by registered mail, such statute shall be construed to authorize such giving or serving thereof also by certified mail. (Acts 1956, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 35, p. 319.)
AL Code § 2-1-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 2-1-1 - Definitions.

Section 2-1-1Definitions. When used in this title, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) PERSON. An individual, a partnership, a corporation or two or more individuals having a joint or common interest. (2) SELL or SOLD. The sale, keeping for sale, offer or exposure for sale, having in possession for sale, delivery or distribution in this state of the product or article in question. (3) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. (4) COOPERATIVE. A cooperative marketing association for marketing of farm products. (Ag. Code 1927, §1; Code 1940, T. 2, §1.)
AL Code § 2-1-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 2-1-2 - Acts or Omissions of Officers or Agents.

Section 2-1-2Acts or omissions of officers or agents. When construing and enforcing the provisions of this title or any other provision of this Code or other statute which the Commissioner, Department or Board of Agriculture and Industries is authorized or directed to administer or enforce, the act, omission or failure of any officer, agent or other person acting for or employed by any individual, partnership, corporation or by two or more individuals having a joint or common interest shall in every case also be deemed to be the act or omission or failure of such individual, partnership, corporation or of two or more individuals having a joint or common interest. (Ag. Code 1927, §2; Code 1940, T. 2, §2.)
AL Code § 2-1-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 2-1-3 - Prima Facie Evidence of Possession With Intent to Sell.

Section 2-1-3Prima facie evidence of possession with intent to sell. The having in possession of any article, substance, material or product, the sale of which is regulated under the provisions of this title or any other provision of this Code or other statute which the Commissioner, Department or Board of Agriculture and Industries is authorized or directed to administer or enforce, by any person who manufactures, sells, keeps for sale, offers or exposes for sale, serves, distributes or delivers the same shall be prima facie evidence of having in possession with intent to sell, except, that this section or any of the penalties set forth in this title or other such statute shall not apply to any common carrier when said article, substance, material or product was received by said carrier for transportation in the ordinary course of business and without actual knowledge of the adulteration, misbranding or under standard grade, weight or measure claimed. (Ag. Code 1927, §3; Code 1940, T. 2, §3.)
AL Code § 2-1-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 2-1-4 - Failure to Apply Farm Produce to Payment of Lien for Rent or Advances.

Section 2-1-4Failure to apply farm produce to payment of lien for rent or advances. Any person who knowingly takes or receives any cotton or other farm produce upon which there is a lien for rent or advances or both, or the proceeds thereof, and who fails to apply the same to the payment of the rent or the discharge of the lien, whether the same is in the hands of a third party or not, shall, on conviction, be punished as if he had stolen the same. (Code 1886, §4142; Code 1896, §5545; Code 1907, §6879; Code 1923, §4025; Code 1940, T. 2, §7.)
AL Code § 2-1-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 2-1-5 - Cooperation of All Agricultural Agencies Required; Meetings Authorized; Duty to Attend Meeting and Furnish Information.

Section 2-1-5Cooperation of all agricultural agencies required; meetings authorized; duty to attend meeting and furnish information. (a) It shall be the duty of the Governor, the Board of Trustees of Auburn University, the director of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station System, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and all other agencies of the state engaged in agricultural work or in its connected services to cooperate and encourage the agricultural work and development of the state and to maintain a helpful, sympathetic and cooperative relationship in carrying out this work. (b) Such meetings as may be desired or are deemed helpful by the Governor, the board of trustees, the commissioner or the director are hereby authorized, and they may call into consultation any head of any department or institution of the state or any professor or scientist to secure technical, scientific or practical information for use in any one or more of the agricultural fields of endeavor. It shall be the duty of such person, when so requested, to attend any meeting and to furnish such information, facts and data in his possession as may be requested for the coordination of the work of all agencies and the advancement of agriculture in Alabama. (Ag. Code 1927, §24; Code 1940, T. 2, §§8, 9.)
AL Code § 2-1-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 2-1-6 - Refund of Any Funds Improperly or Illegally Collected.

Section 2-1-6Refund of any funds improperly or illegally collected. In the event of improper or illegal collection of any license or permit fee, or any other sum made in an effort to enforce any of the provisions of this title or any other provision of this Code or other statute which the Commissioner, Department or Board of Agriculture and Industries is authorized or directed to administer or enforce, either as a result of a mistake of law or fact, upon the written application of the party in interest, the comptroller, upon requisition of the commissioner approved by the Attorney General that such sum was improperly or illegally collected and paid into the Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund, shall draw his warrant in favor of the party in interest upon the Treasurer for the amount thus certified as improperly or illegally collected and paid into the Treasury to the credit of said Agricultural Fund, and the same shall be charged to and paid out of the particular fund into which it was originally paid. The application for refund provided for in this section must be filed with the Commissioner within two years from the date on which the amount was improperly or illegally collected, and no amounts shall be refunded unless the application therefor is filed within the time limit prescribed in this section. (Acts 1935, No. 28, p. 51; Code 1940, T. 2, §10; Acts 1953, No. 116, p. 166.)
AL Code § 2-1-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 2-1-7 - Purchase, etc., With Public Funds of Beef Not Raised and Produced Within United States.

Section 2-1-7Purchase, etc., with public funds of beef not raised and produced within United States. (a) It is specifically forbidden for any person knowingly to purchase or to authorize or requisition the purchase of beef other than beef raised and produced within the United States when such purchase is to be paid by the state government, any of its political subdivisions or any agency thereof out of public funds; provided, however, that the provisions of this subsection shall not apply to canned meat which is not available from a domestic source and which is not processed in the United States. (b) Any purchase which is made in violation of the provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall be considered an illegal and unauthorized expenditure of public funds. (Acts 1975, No. 220, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 2-1-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 2-1-9 - Penalty for Violation.

Section 2-1-9Penalty for violation. Any person violating any provision of this title, or the rules and regulations issued thereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, unless otherwise provided in this title, shall be fined not more than $500.00, and may also be sentenced to hard labor for not more than six months. (Ag. Code 1927, §611; Code 1940, T. 2, §12.)
AL Code § 2-1-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 2-1-10 - Offense Under Federal Jurisdiction.

Section 2-1-10Offense under federal jurisdiction. If it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries that the violation of any of the provisions of this title is properly a subject of interstate commerce or otherwise comes under the supervision and jurisdiction of the United States, then the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or his agent shall certify the matter to the proper federal authority. (Code 1923, §4398; Code 1940, T. 2, §13.)
AL Code § 2-1-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 2-1-11 - Animal Identification Program.

Section 2-1-11Animal identification program. (a) The Department of Agriculture and Industries may develop and implement an animal identification program that is consistent with the United States Department of Agriculture's National Animal Identification System. (b) The department may request all persons subject to the identification program to voluntarily provide all information necessary as determined by the department to implement and maintain the program. Participation in the program will not be required until such time as same is mandated under federal laws or regulations. (c) All information collected by the department pursuant to this section is confidential and shall not be subject to public disclosure except by order of a court of competent jurisdiction or as authorized by rule of the department. (Act 2006-504, p. 1148, §1.)
AL Code § 2-1-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 2-1-12 - Collection of Farming Information.

Section 2-1-12Collection of farming information. In the interest of public health, safety, and welfare, the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Industries may collect information, from time to time, regarding the existence, operation, or business of livestock, milk and dairy products, eggs, cotton, poultry, commercial feed, grain, seed, fertilizer, plants and trees, pesticides, or any other subject regulated by the department pursuant this title. In order to collect the information without revealing the personal information about individual farming operations, the commissioner may make the information collected pursuant to this section confidential except as otherwise provided by law. (Act 2006-504, p. 1148, §2.)
AL Code § 2-1-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 2-1-13 - Agricultural Tourist Attractions.

Section 2-1-13Agricultural tourist attractions.  (a) For the purpose of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) AGRICULTURAL TOURIST ATTRACTIONS. Any agricultural based business providing any on-site attraction to tourists which meets criteria established by the Department of Agriculture and Industries. (2) DIRECTIONAL SIGN. A sign placed on the right-of-way of a state highway or county road to direct traffic to an agricultural tourist attraction. (b) The Department of Agriculture and Industries shall by rule establish the criteria and an application process to provide for agricultural tourist attractions. Each application for approval as an agricultural tourist attraction with the department shall be accompanied by a one-time application fee to be established by the department. In addition, each agricultural tourist attraction shall pay an annual renewal fee to be established by the department. The department shall maintain a registry of approved agricultural tourist attractions. (c) Upon approval by the Department of Agriculture and Industries as an approved agricultural tourist attraction and at the request of the applicant, the Department of Agriculture and Industries in conjunction with the Department of Transportation or the county engineer, as appropriate, shall take the appropriate steps to place directional signs to direct traffic to the agricultural tourist attraction. An agricultural tourist attraction shall pay any costs related to directional signs provided for in this subsection. (d) An agricultural tourist attraction directional sign shall not be placed along a highway under state jurisdiction unless the State Department of Transportation approves the sign and its placement. The state shall not be responsible for the cost or maintenance of any agricultural tourist attraction directional sign approved by the State Department of Transportation to be placed along a highway under state jurisdiction. (e) An agricultural tourist attraction directional sign shall not be placed along a county road unless the county engineer approves the sign and its placement along the county road. The county shall not be responsible for the cost or maintenance of any agricultural tourist attraction directional sign approved to be placed along the county road by the county engineer. (Act 2011-547, p. 1008, §1.)
AL Code § 2-4-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 4 - State Veterinarian, Assistant State Veterinarians and State Livestock Inspectors.|Section 2-4-1 - Appointment of State Veterinarian; Qualifications; Compensation and Powers and Duties.

Section 2-4-1Appointment of State Veterinarian; qualifications; compensation and powers and duties. The State Veterinarian of Alabama shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the Governor of Alabama, and the President of the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association, or majority of them, from the list of qualified applicants who have passed the official examination and who have been certified to the aforesaid appointing authorities by the State Personnel Department. The State Veterinarian appointed under the provisions of this section shall be subject to the provisions of the Merit System, and his or her salary shall be fixed by the State Personnel Board, upon recommendation of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries with approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, which salary shall be paid out of the appropriation provided by law for payment of salaries and expenses of the employees of the Department of Agriculture and Industries. The State Veterinarian appointed under this section shall be a graduate of a college of veterinary medicine, which institution has been approved and accredited by the American Veterinary Medical Association and by the federal Secretary of Agriculture. The State Veterinarian appointed under this section shall also be a licensed veterinarian and a member in good standing of the Alabama Veterinary Medical Association, and he or she shall exercise all the powers vested in the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in the administration and enforcement of the provisions of the state livestock laws relating to the care of livestock or the control of contagious and infectious diseases in livestock and rules promulgated thereunder. (Acts 1947, No. 694, p. 528, §6; Acts 1951, No. 295, p. 589; Act 2010-550, p. 977, §2.)
AL Code § 2-4-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 4 - State Veterinarian, Assistant State Veterinarians and State Livestock Inspectors.|Section 2-4-2 - Appointment of Assistant State Veterinarians and State Livestock Inspectors.

Section 2-4-2Appointment of assistant state veterinarians and state livestock inspectors. The State Veterinarian, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, shall appoint as many assistant state veterinarians and state livestock inspectors as they may deem necessary and as the funds at their disposal shall permit. (Acts 1947, No. 694, p. 528, §7.)
AL Code § 2-4-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 4 - State Veterinarian, Assistant State Veterinarians and State Livestock Inspectors.|Section 2-4-3 - Appointment of Federal Veterinarians and Livestock Inspectors as Assistant State Veterinarians and State Livestock Inspectors.

Section 2-4-3Appointment of federal veterinarians and livestock inspectors as assistant state veterinarians and state livestock inspectors. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries may appoint or elect the federal veterinarians and livestock inspectors who are doing work in Alabama as assistant state veterinarians and state livestock inspectors, provided they consent to act without pay from the State of Alabama. (Acts 1947, No. 694, p. 528, §14.)
AL Code § 2-4-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 4 - State Veterinarian, Assistant State Veterinarians and State Livestock Inspectors.|Section 2-4-4 - Annual Report of State Veterinarian.

Section 2-4-4Annual report of State Veterinarian. The State Veterinarian shall make an annual report to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, giving a full account of the work done and a detailed report of the money expended, which report may be published by the board in pamphlet form as soon thereafter as is practical. (Ag. Code 1927, §575; Code 1940, T. 2, §367.)
AL Code § 2-6A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 6A - Farm Crisis and Transition Program.|Section 2-6A-1 - Declaration of Policy.

Section 2-6A-1Declaration of policy. It is the finding of the Legislature that, despite the fact that agriculture has been and continues to be the backbone of the economy of the State of Alabama, increasing numbers of the state's farmers and agricultural businessmen are losing their livelihood due to conditions beyond their control caused by the current economic situation in agriculture and certain structural changes that are occurring in the economy of both the state and the United States. A crisis has developed in the state's agricultural sector that is not and cannot be met with existing programs and resources, with the result that more and more Alabama farmers and agricultural businessmen are being forced to leave farming or to seek supplemental employment, but without the provision of any coordinated program of assistance to help them retrain and make the adjustment to other forms of economic livelihood or to acquire the needed supplemental skills. The Legislature thus deems it in the best interest of the health and welfare of the people of the State of Alabama, and in order to avoid duplication and to increase efficiency, to provide programs under which individuals within the agricultural sector of the State of Alabama who have contributed greatly to the financial base of the state, but who are now experiencing difficulties in their farming operations due to causes beyond their control, may receive assistance from qualified professionals to provide needed career and technically oriented educational training and counseling services at reasonable cost and to provide for the delivery of those services to persons requiring such assistance during periods of adjustment, periods of transition from farming to other activities or during that period of time needed for them to acquire supplemental nonfarming skills. It is the intent of the Legislature that all agencies of state government and state educational institutions and agencies thereof at all levels cooperate with and to the extent possible coordinate with the commission and channel efforts along the lines set out herein through the commission. (Acts 1986, No. 86-422, p. 763, §1.)
AL Code § 2-6A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 6A - Farm Crisis and Transition Program.|Section 2-6A-3 - Duties of Program Coordinator.

Section 2-6A-3Duties of program coordinator. The commission shall employ a program coordinator who shall be an employee of the commission but who may be on loan to the commission from any other department of the state. The program coordinator shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the commission, and shall receive compensation set by the commission out of funds appropriated by the Legislature to implement the program. The program coordinator shall report to the chairman of the commission or his designee and shall coordinate the activities and provide professional assistance with respect to all of the operations of the program. The program coordinator shall be responsible to the commission for all funds provided by the Legislature and through other sources for the various services to be made available to farmers under this chapter, shall develop a system of reporting on a regular and timely basis to the commission, shall develop training courses and seminars with the guidance of the commission and issue in the name of the commission certificates of training which would qualify various professionals and other providers of services for referral by the commission or any regional offices established by the commission, and shall establish and maintain in the name of the commission liaison and assistance to all agencies of state and federal government, academic institutions and private organizations providing services similar to those provided by the commission. Upon the direction of the chairman of the commission, the program coordinator shall work in conjunction with and under the supervision of such personnel of the Department of Agriculture and Industries as the chairman shall deem appropriate and as shall be approved by the commission, which personnel may include an operational director of the program. The operational director shall be responsible for arranging for availability to the program coordinator of specialists in the fields of farm finance, law, career counseling, technical vocational training and farm extension services for use in meeting its objectives of the program. (Acts 1986, No. 86-422, p. 763, §3.)
AL Code § 2-6A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 6A - Farm Crisis and Transition Program.|Section 2-6A-4 - Regional Districts and Offices.

Section 2-6A-4Regional districts and offices. The commission shall take such steps as shall be necessary to divide the state into so many regional districts as the commission shall determine to be needed for purposes of effective and efficient application of the program. A regional office shall be established in each of the designated districts, which office shall be staffed by a regional coordinator, to be selected by the program coordinator with the approval of the commission, and such support personnel as the commission deems appropriate. Where possible, the regional office shall locate its headquarters in facilities presently being utilized by other state agencies or institutions of higher education, the governing boards of all of which are directed to cooperate with the commission in the establishment of such regional offices. (Acts 1986, No. 86-422, p. 763, §4.)