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AL Code § 28-3-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 28-3-25 - Counties and Municipalities Authorized to Extend Time of Sale of Alcoholic Beverages on Sunday by Resolution or Referendum.

Section 28-3-25Counties and municipalities authorized to extend time of sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday by resolution or referendum. (a)(1) Subject to subdivision (2), in any wet county, the county commission, by resolution, may permit and regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday after the hour of two o'clock a.m., for on-premises or off-premises consumption, or both, as determined by the county commission or as specified in the referendum, if applicable, by retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. (2) The county commission of any wet county, by resolution, may require a referendum to be held to determine whether Sunday sales of alcohol shall be permitted in the county. Upon passage of a resolution by the county commission, the county shall hold the referendum and if a majority of the voters voting thereon vote in favor of the question, then the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be permitted and regulated as specified in the referendum. (b)(1) Subject to subdivision (2), in any wet municipality, the local governing body or as specified in the referendum, if applicable, by ordinance, may permit and regulate the sale of alcoholic beverages on Sunday after the hour of two o'clock a.m., for on-premises or off-premises consumption, or both, as determined by the local governing body, by retail licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. (2) The governing body of any wet municipality, by ordinance, may require a referendum to be held to determine whether Sunday sales of alcohol shall be permitted in the municipality. Upon passage of a resolution by the governing body, the municipality shall hold the referendum and if a majority of the voters voting thereon vote in favor of the question, then the sale of alcoholic beverages shall be permitted and regulated as specified in the referendum. (Act 2019-100, §2.)
AL Code § 28-3-41 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.|Section 28-3-41 - Compensation of Board.

Section 28-3-41Compensation of board. Each member of the board shall be entitled to receive $25.00 for each day actually engaged in the performance of his duties, not to exceed $2,500.00 for any year. The Governor, at his discretion, however, may at any time issue an executive order that any member of said board shall serve without compensation. In such event, and until such executive order is rescinded, any such member shall not be entitled to any compensation whatsoever for the performance of his duties as a member of said board, but he shall be entitled to the expenses provided by law for members of said board while engaged in the performance of their duties. (Acts 1951, Ex. Sess., No. 4, p. 167, §3.)
AL Code § 28-3-42 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.|Section 28-3-42 - Administrator; Annual Report of Board to Governor as to Administration of Chapter; Possession by Officers, Members, Employees, etc., of Board of Liquor or Malt or Brewed Beverages for Personal Use.

Section 28-3-42Administrator; annual report of board to Governor as to administration of chapter; possession by officers, members, employees, etc., of board of liquor or malt or brewed beverages for personal use. (a) The board shall appoint an administrator who, under the supervision of the board, shall administer the provisions of this chapter. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the administrator shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in the amount of $25,000.00, for the faithful performance of his duties. The premiums on the bond of the administrator shall be paid out of moneys derived from any operation under the provisions of this chapter. The administrator, with the approval of the board and subject to the provisions of the Merit System, shall appoint all necessary clerks, stenographers, inspectors and chemists and other employees to enforce properly the provisions of this chapter. No person shall be eligible for any appointment who has any financial connection whatever with any person engaged in or conducting any liquor business of any kind or who holds stock or bonds therein and who has any pecuniary interest therein, nor shall any such person receive any commission or profit whatever from or have any interest whatsoever in the purchase or sales made by persons authorized by this chapter to manufacture, purchase, sell or otherwise deal in the liquor business. The administrator shall act as manager, secretary and custodian of all records unless the board shall otherwise order. The administrator shall devote his entire time to said office. The administrator, with the approval of the board, shall fix the duties of all employees authorized by this chapter. The administrator shall be at the time of his appointment a resident of the State of Alabama, and he shall have resided in the state for at least five years continuously prior to his appointment. He shall be a man of good moral character and not less than 35 years of age. (b) It shall be the duty of the board, during the month of October of each year, to make a report to the Governor concerning its administration of this chapter. (c) The provisions of this chapter shall not prevent any officer, member, agent or employee of the board from purchasing and keeping in his possession for the personal use of himself, members of his family or guests, liquor or malt or brewed beverages which may be purchased or kept by any person by virtue of this chapter. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 66, p. 40; Acts 1939, No. 107, p. 139; Code 1940, T. 29, §4; Acts 1951, No. 614, p. 1060, §1; Acts 1967, Ex. Sess., No. 172, p. 221.)
AL Code § 28-3-44 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.|Section 28-3-44 - Lease of Trucks, etc., for Transportation of Alcoholic Beverages Purchased, Sold or Stored by Board; Employment of Operators of Leased Equipment.

Section 28-3-44Lease of trucks, etc., for transportation of alcoholic beverages purchased, sold or stored by board; employment of operators of leased equipment. (a) The board is hereby authorized and empowered to lease trucks, road tractors and trailers and similar equipment when needed for the transportation of alcoholic beverages purchased, stored or sold by it, but only on condition that such equipment will be maintained by the lessor. The consideration for any such leased equipment to be paid by the board shall be based on fair rental value of the equipment leased, and the cost of transportation with leased equipment shall not be in excess of the cost of transportation by common motor carrier service. (b) The board is also authorized and empowered to employ drivers or operators of any equipment leased by it, without regard to the provisions of the Merit System Act. (Acts 1955, No. 193, p. 478.)
AL Code § 28-3-45 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.|Section 28-3-45 - Supervision of Sale and Distribution of Malt or Brewed and Vinous Beverages; Collection of Licenses and Taxes Accruing From Sale, Distribution, etc., of Malt and Vinous Beverages Generally.

Section 28-3-45Supervision of sale and distribution of malt or brewed and vinous beverages; collection of licenses and taxes accruing from sale, distribution, etc., of malt and vinous beverages generally. (a) The board is authorized, empowered and directed to supervise the conduct, management and operation of the sale and distribution within this state of all malt or brewed beverages as defined in this chapter and vinous beverages of an alcoholic content of not to exceed 24 percent by volume. (b) The board is authorized and directed to collect all licenses and taxes levied in this chapter accruing from the sale, distribution, receipt or storing for the purpose of sale within this state any and all malt and vinous beverages enumerated and defined in this chapter. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 66, p. 40; Code 1940, T. 29, §42.)
AL Code § 28-3-46 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.|Section 28-3-46 - Powers as to Administration and Enforcement of Taxes Imposed by Chapter Generally.

Section 28-3-46Powers as to administration and enforcement of taxes imposed by chapter generally. The board shall administer and enforce the taxes imposed by this chapter. It shall have the power to enter upon the premises of any taxpayer to examine, or cause to be examined by any agent or representative designated by it for that purpose, any books, papers, records or memoranda, bearing upon the amount of taxes payable, and to secure other information directly or indirectly relating to the enforcement of this chapter. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 66, p. 40; Code 1940, T. 29, §65.)
AL Code § 28-3-47 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.|Section 28-3-47 - Temporary Closings of Licensed Places in Municipalities During Emergencies.

Section 28-3-47Temporary closings of licensed places in municipalities during emergencies. The board may, with the approval of the Governor, temporarily close all licensed places within any municipality during any period of emergency proclaimed to be such by the Governor. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 66, p. 40; Code 1940, T. 29, §21.)
AL Code § 28-3-48 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.|Section 28-3-48 - Design and Promulgation of Form, etc., of Stamps, Crowns or Lids Generally; Designation of Same.

Section 28-3-48Design and promulgation of form, etc., of stamps, crowns or lids generally; designation of same. The board shall design the form and kind of stamps, crowns or lids to be used and shall duly adopt and promulgate such form of stamps, crowns or lids. Such stamps, crowns or lids so adopted and promulgated shall be known and termed as "Alabama Revenue Stamps, Crowns or Lids" and in any information or indictment, it shall be sufficient to describe the stamps, crowns or lids as "Alabama Revenue Stamps, Crowns or Lids." (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 66, p. 40; Code 1940, T. 29, §60.)
AL Code § 28-3-49 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.|Section 28-3-49 - Promulgation, Amendment, etc., of Regulations by Board Generally; Introduction in Evidence of Regulations, Etc.

Section 28-3-49Promulgation, amendment, etc., of regulations by board generally; introduction in evidence of regulations, etc. (a) The board shall have authority to promulgate rules and regulations not inconsistent with this chapter for carrying out the provisions of this chapter and to alter, repeal or amend such regulations. Such rules and regulations shall have the full force and effect of law. (b) Prima facie evidence of any such regulation may be given in all courts and proceedings by the production of what purports to be an official printed copy of such regulation, alteration, repeal or amendment. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 66, p. 40; Code 1940, T. 29, §§6, 44, 52.)
AL Code § 28-3-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.|Section 28-3-50 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations as to Breaking of Packages, Affixing of Stamps, Inspections, etc., Generally.

Section 28-3-50Promulgation of rules and regulations as to breaking of packages, affixing of stamps, inspections, etc., generally. The board shall provide by rules and regulations the methods of breaking packages, the forms and kinds of containers, the methods of affixing the stamps required for the payment of the tax imposed by the provisions of this chapter and also for such inspection as may be necessary to enforce effectively the payment of such taxes. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 66, p. 40; Code 1940, T. 29, §54.)
AL Code § 28-3-51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.|Section 28-3-51 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations as to Affixing of Stamps, Crowns or Lids on Articles, etc., Handled by Persons, Firms, etc., Operating on Interstate Common Carriers.

Section 28-3-51Promulgation of rules and regulations as to affixing of stamps, crowns or lids on articles, etc., handled by persons, firms, etc., operating on interstate common carriers. The board may promulgate rules and regulations governing the affixing of stamps, crowns or lids on any articles or commodities handled by persons, firms or corporations operating on interstate common carriers. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 66, p. 40; Code 1940, T. 29, §52.)
AL Code § 28-3-52 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.|Section 28-3-52 - Maintenance, Examination and Audit of Books, Records and Accounts of Board.

Section 28-3-52Maintenance, examination and audit of books, records and accounts of board. The books and records of the board shall at all times be subject to examination and audit by the Department of Finance. The board shall keep a complete and accurate record of all its actions and devise and install a system of accounts as the Department of Finance shall approve and direct. All records of the board shall be public records. The cost of such installation, examinations and audits by the Department of Finance shall be a charge against the moneys collected under this chapter. At least one audit of the operations of the board shall be made each year by the Examiner of Public Accounts. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 66, p. 40; Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 204, p. 244; Code 1940, T. 29, §9; Acts 1943, No. 391, p. 361.)
AL Code § 28-3-53 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.|Section 28-3-53 - Disposition of Moneys Received by Board From Licenses, Taxes and Earnings; Procedure as to Claims Against Said Moneys Generally.

Section 28-3-53Disposition of moneys received by board from licenses, taxes and earnings; procedure as to claims against said moneys generally. All moneys received by said board from licenses, taxes and earnings shall be paid, as directed by the provision of law under which such moneys are received, into either the General Fund of the state or the appropriate trust funds of the state, and all claims against said moneys shall be handled by said board as provided by law. (Acts 1936-37, Ex. Sess., No. 66, p. 40; Code 1940, T. 29, §71.)
AL Code § 28-3-53.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.|Section 28-3-53.1 - Delay in Distribution of Certain Funds; Use of Moneys Realized; Distribution of Funds Accumulated as Working Capital.

Section 28-3-53.1Delay in distribution of certain funds; use of moneys realized; distribution of funds accumulated as working capital. (a) There shall be no distribution of any taxes collected on alcoholic beverages sold by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board or of any funds distributed as net profits by said board for at least 25 days beginning October 1, 1983, for at least 55 days by September 30, 1984, for at least 85 days by September 30, 1985, for at least 115 days by September 30, 1986, for at least 120 days by September 30, 1987, and thereafter, from the close of the month in which the said taxes or said funds are realized. The moneys so realized are intended for use by said board for inventory purposes. (b) Any funds accumulated as working capital under Section 28-3-74(d) shall be distributed to the several beneficiaries on the same basis as withheld on the next distribution of profits to such beneficiaries by the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board after October 1, 1984. (Acts 1982, No. 82-436, p. 686, §§1, 2.)
AL Code § 28-3-53.2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.|Section 28-3-53.2 - "Board" and "Mark Up" Defined; Disposition of Funds; Mark Up Increases.

Section 28-3-53.2"Board" and "mark up" defined; disposition of funds; mark up increases. (a) The word board, wherever used in this section, shall mean the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board provided for in Chapter 3, Title 28. The term mark up, wherever used in this section shall mean the percentage amount added to cost plus freight on spirituous or vinous liquors sold by the board, exclusive of taxes heretofore levied with respect thereto. (b) The total amount of the additional mark up on cost of merchandise, levied by the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board subsequent to June 30, 1983, shall be designated to the credit of the General Fund of the state. (c) The board shall be prohibited from increasing the mark up on wholesale case lot sales of liquor above 16.99 percent of the cost plus freight subsequent to December 1, 2004. (Acts 1983, No. 83-427, p. 607, §§1, 2; Act 2004-266, p. 368, §1; Act 2010-607, p. 1478, §1.)
AL Code § 28-3-54 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.|Section 28-3-54 - Refund on Overpayment or Erroneous Payment of Taxes or Licenses and of Prepaid Taxes Where Loss Sustained Prior to Sale at Retail; Petition.

Section 28-3-54Refund on overpayment or erroneous payment of taxes or licenses and of prepaid taxes where loss sustained prior to sale at retail; petition. Where any licensee of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board in the payment of taxes or licenses which are paid directly to the board, and where, by a mistake of fact or law, has paid an amount in excess of the amount due or has made an erroneous payment, or where taxes have been prepaid to the board and the alcoholic beverages upon which the tax has been prepaid is, prior to the sale of the same at retail, lost or destroyed by fire, theft or casualty or is damaged by fire or other casualty resulting in destruction of or damage to the beverages or beverage containers, the Comptroller is authorized to draw his warrant on the Treasurer in favor of such licensee, and the Treasurer is authorized to pay such warrant for the amount of such overpayment or erroneous payment or prepayment of taxes or licenses. Provided, however, claims for less than $250.00 must be accumulated until a total claim of at least $250.00 has been reached or for a period of three years, whichever first occurs. Before any refund under this section can be made the licensee, its heirs, successors or assigns, shall file in duplicate, petition directed to the board, setting up the fact relied on to procure the refunding of the money erroneously paid or prepaid. Such application must be made within three years from the date of such payment. The board shall examine said petition and the records of the licensee and the board, and if the facts set forth in the petition are such as to entitle the petitioner to the refunding of the money as prayed for and the board, upon the evidence adduced, is satisfied that the petitioner is entitled to the refund as prayed for, it shall so certify to the Comptroller stating the amount to be refunded by the state and the particular fund on which such warrant shall be drawn, and forward to the Comptroller a copy of the petition with the certificate attached, and if the Comptroller shall be satisfied that the petition is in form required by law, he shall draw his warrant on the Treasurer as hereinbefore provided for the amount certified to him by the board. (Acts 1979, No. 79-309, p. 462.)
AL Code § 28-3-55 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 28 - Intoxicating Liquor, Malt Beverages and Wine.|Chapter 3 - Regulation and Control of Alcoholic Beverages in Wet Counties.|Article 2 - Alcoholic Beverage Control Board.|Section 28-3-55 - Cost of Evidence Fund; Creation; Aid in Drug Law Enforcement; Appropriation.

Section 28-3-55Cost of evidence fund; creation; aid in drug law enforcement; appropriation. (a) The Law Enforcement Division of the Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, for the procurement of evidence to aid in the criminal enforcement of the laws of this state, may establish a fund known as the "Cost of Evidence Fund" in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000). This fund is to be administered by the Administrator of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, and upon approval, the State Comptroller shall draw a warrant on the State Treasury to create this fund. It shall be the responsibility of the Administrator of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to insure that the fund is maintained at an amount not to exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000), and upon presentation to the Comptroller of the properly documented expenditures the Comptroller shall cause a warrant to be drawn to replenish this fund. The fund shall be managed by the Administrator of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board to make such distributions from this fund to Alcoholic Beverage Control Board agents as deemed necessary. (b) The Alabama Alcoholic Beverage Control Board may expend moneys for the purposes authorized in subsection (a), which moneys shall be paid from the funds appropriated to the Law Enforcement Division of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board for "other expenses." (Acts 1979, No. 79-699, p. 1243; Acts 1996, No. 96-477, p. 594, §1.)