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AL Code § 2-11-57 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 3 - Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish Generally.|Section 2-11-57 - Right of Entry; Samples; Obstructing Commissioner, etc., in Performance of Duty.

Section 2-11-57Right of entry; samples; obstructing commissioner, etc., in performance of duty. The commissioner, in person or by deputy, shall have free access at all reasonable hours to any building or other place wherein it is reasonably believed that farm products and fish are marked, branded or labeled in accordance with official grades established and promulgated by the said commissioner, with the approval of the Board of Agriculture and Industries, or are being marketed or held for commercial purposes. He shall have power, in person or by deputy, to open any bags, crates or other containers containing said farm products and fish and to examine the contents thereof and may, upon tendering the market price, take samples therefrom. Whoever obstructs or hinders the said commissioner or any of his duly qualified assistants in the performance of his duties under this article shall be punished by a fine of not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00. (Acts 1969, No. 311, p. 646, §7.)
AL Code § 2-11-58 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 3 - Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish Generally.|Section 2-11-58 - Disposition of Fees and Charges.

Section 2-11-58Disposition of fees and charges. All fees and charges collected under this article shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to the credit of the Department of Agriculture and Industries. (Acts 1969, No. 311, p. 646, §8.)
AL Code § 2-11-59 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 3 - Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish Generally.|Section 2-11-59 - Article Cumulative.

Section 2-11-59Article cumulative. This article is cumulative and is not intended to replace any similar laws in effect on August 12, 1969. (Acts 1969, No. 311, p. 646, §10.)
AL Code § 2-11-70 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 4 - Grading and Standards of Fruits and Vegetables.|Section 2-11-70 - Definitions.

Section 2-11-70Definitions. For the purpose of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section: (1) PERSON. Any individual, partnership, corporation or association. (2) CONTAINER. Any bag, sack, crate, carton, package, box, hamper, basket or other receptacle in which fresh fruits and vegetables are packed for shipment, movement, transportation, or sale. (3) FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES. Green corn, tomatoes, Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, peaches, strawberries, cucumbers (sold for slicing purposes) or cabbages. (4) OFFICIAL GRADES. The grade or grades adopted by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, as provided in Section 2-11-72 for determining the grade, quality, classification or condition of fresh fruits and vegetables. (Acts 1953, No. 887, p. 1192, §2.)
AL Code § 2-11-71 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 4 - Grading and Standards of Fruits and Vegetables.|Section 2-11-71 - Declaration of Purpose.

Section 2-11-71Declaration of purpose. The purpose of this article is to improve the grade and quality of fresh fruits and vegetables produced in Alabama in order that they may sell in competition with those produced in other areas. The fruit and vegetable industry is of great economic importance not only to the farmers of Alabama but to the general economy of the state, and it has been found that fruits and vegetables produced and packed in Alabama are generally of substandard quality. Other states have enacted laws providing for accurate labeling and shipping point inspection and grading of fruits and vegetables which has resulted in improving their quality and grade to the economic gain and benefit of producers. Therefore, it is deemed for the best interest of the agricultural economy of the State of Alabama to regulate the shipping and packing of fresh fruits and vegetables in containers by requiring accurate labeling and requiring inspection and grading for such products under certain conditions as provided in this article. (Acts 1953, No. 887, p. 1192, §1.)
AL Code § 2-11-72 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 4 - Grading and Standards of Fruits and Vegetables.|Section 2-11-72 - Official Grades; Issuance of Certificates of Inspection.

Section 2-11-72Official grades; issuance of certificates of inspection. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, shall have authority to adopt and promulgate official grades for the purpose of determining the grade, quality, classification or condition of fresh fruits and vegetables grown in the State of Alabama, and the commissioner, with the approval of the Board of Agriculture and Industries, is authorized to adopt as official grades for fresh fruits and vegetables such grades as have been promulgated by the United States Department of Agriculture. The grades for fresh fruits and vegetables adopted under this section shall be official grades therefor. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, through agents duly designated by him, is authorized to issue certificates of inspection certifying as to the grade of fresh fruits and vegetables inspected by such agents. Certificates of inspection issued by the United States Department of Agriculture certifying official grades shall be recognized as complying with this article where certificates of inspection are required under this article. (Acts 1953, No. 887, p. 1192, §3.)
AL Code § 2-11-73 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 4 - Grading and Standards of Fruits and Vegetables.|Section 2-11-73 - Labeling Requirements.

Section 2-11-73Labeling requirements. If fresh fruits and vegetables are sold, offered for sale, transported for sale, shipped, moved or transported in containers and an official grade is marked on such container or on the label thereof or tag attached thereto, the grade so marked thereon shall conform to the grade of fresh fruits and vegetables packed in such containers. Any container of fresh fruits or vegetables not labeled to comply with the requirements of this section is declared to be misbranded, and such fresh fruits and vegetables shall be subject to suspension from sale, seizure and condemnation as now provided by law under the provisions of Article 2, Chapter 2 of this title. (Acts 1953, No. 887, p. 1192, §4.)
AL Code § 2-11-74 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 4 - Grading and Standards of Fruits and Vegetables.|Section 2-11-74 - Inspection Certificate Required.

Section 2-11-74Inspection certificate required. Every grower, packer, shipper, broker, merchant, consignor or other person who places an official grade on containers or labels thereof or tags attached thereto in which fresh fruits and vegetables are placed for shipment, movement, transportation or sale shall have in his possession a certificate of inspection issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries under the provisions of Section 2-11-72 certifying that the grade of such fruits and vegetables is the grade which is marked on the container, its label or tag. It shall be unlawful for any person to stamp, imprint or otherwise place an official grade on containers of fresh fruits and vegetables without having a certificate as required in this section. (Acts 1953, No. 887, p. 1192, §5.)
AL Code § 2-11-75 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 4 - Grading and Standards of Fruits and Vegetables.|Section 2-11-75 - Compulsory Inspection and Labeling in Certain Areas.

Section 2-11-75Compulsory inspection and labeling in certain areas. When the State Board of Agriculture and Industries determines that a better grade and quality of fresh fruits and vegetables will be produced in any area in the State of Alabama by requiring that such fresh fruits and vegetables be inspected in order that an official grade may be marked upon containers, labels or tags of containers in which fresh fruits and vegetables are packed, the State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall have authority to require that fresh fruits and vegetables moved or transported from such area in containers shall be inspected prior to movement or shipment and the grade thereof properly marked or imprinted upon such containers. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized to require inspection, grading and labeling of any of the agricultural products defined in this article as fresh fruits and vegetables prior to shipment from the area in the State of Alabama designated by such board. Such authority shall be exercised only after an investigation of the conditions in any area or areas and after public hearings are held following publication of notice thereof in order that producers and shippers may be heard as to whether it is for their best interest to require such inspection. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries may, for the purpose of determining an area or areas in which compulsory inspection of fresh fruits and vegetables shall apply, use county boundaries in designating such areas. After the State Board of Agriculture and Industries has designated any area or areas of the State of Alabama in which fresh fruits and vegetables must be inspected prior to shipment or movement out of such area, such board shall be authorized and empowered to adopt rules and regulations to carry out the evident intent and purpose of this section by providing for the manner and method of inspection, labeling, transportation or movement of fresh fruits and vegetables from such areas, and may exempt movements of certain quantities of fresh fruits and vegetables from inspection and labeling requirements when it finds that such action will be consistent with the intent and purpose of this section. It shall be unlawful to ship, move or transport fresh fruits and vegetables in violation of any of the provisions of this section or rules and regulations adopted and promulgated hereunder. Compulsory inspection and labeling shall not be required by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or the State Board of Agriculture and Industries unless the testimony at the hearing held under this section has been transcribed in writing and it appears from such testimony that a majority of growers and shippers in the area affected favor such inspection and labeling. (Acts 1953, No. 887, p. 1192, §6.)
AL Code § 2-11-76 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 4 - Grading and Standards of Fruits and Vegetables.|Section 2-11-76 - Administration and Enforcement; Powers of Commissioner; Fees.

Section 2-11-76Administration and enforcement; powers of commissioner; fees. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, through any designated division of the state Department of Agriculture and Industries, shall be charged with the administration and enforcement of the provisions of this article, and for that purpose he shall have the power and authority to: (1) Enter and inspect personally, or through any authorized agent, inspector or employee, every place within the State of Alabama where fresh fruits and vegetables are produced, packed, stored, shipped, sold or offered for sale, and it shall be unlawful for any person to resist, prevent or refuse to allow such entrance or inspection; (2) Issue to growers, packers, shippers and others certificates of inspection certifying the grade, quality, classification or condition of fruits and vegetables as provided in this article; (3) Charge reasonable fees designed to cover the cost of these services, which fees, together with all moneys collected in the enforcement of this article, including fines collected under the penalty provisions, shall be deposited in the Shipping Point Inspection Fund of the State Treasury to be reexpended in carrying out the provisions of this article; provided, that the amount of inspection fee charges shall be approved by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries. (Acts 1953, No. 887, p. 1192, §7.)
AL Code § 2-11-77 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 4 - Grading and Standards of Fruits and Vegetables.|Section 2-11-77 - Rules and Regulations.

Section 2-11-77Rules and regulations. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, shall have power and authority to promulgate reasonable rules and regulations for the purpose of carrying out the evident intent and purpose of this article. (Acts 1953, No. 887, p. 1192, §8.)
AL Code § 2-11-78 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 4 - Grading and Standards of Fruits and Vegetables.|Section 2-11-78 - Penalty.

Section 2-11-78Penalty. Every person who, by himself or his agents, servants or employees, shall violate any of the provisions of this article or rules and regulations promulgated hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as prescribed by law. (Acts 1953, No. 887, p. 1192, §9.)
AL Code § 2-11-79 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 4 - Grading and Standards of Fruits and Vegetables.|Section 2-11-79 - Injunction.

Section 2-11-79Injunction. In addition to other remedies for the enforcement of the provisions of this article, any person who violates any of the provisions of this article may be restrained or enjoined from violating the same by proper proceedings instituted by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, as petitioner, in any court having jurisdiction to grant injunctive relief. Such proceedings shall be filed in the county where the violation occurs. In any such proceedings for injunctive relief, no bond for such petitioner shall be required. (Acts 1953, No. 887, p. 1192, §10.)
AL Code § 2-11-90 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 5 - Grading and Standards of Grain.|Section 2-11-90 - Commissioner's Duties.

Section 2-11-90Commissioner's duties. The commissioner shall put into effect the provisions of this article relative to the grading and inspection of grains for which standards have been established by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries. (Ag. Code 1927, §321; Code 1940, T. 2, §316.)
AL Code § 2-11-91 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 5 - Grading and Standards of Grain.|Section 2-11-91 - State Board of Agriculture and Industries' Powers.

Section 2-11-91State Board of Agriculture and Industries' powers. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall have the power to establish standards and uniform grades for grain, which are hereby defined as including corn (maize), wheat, rye, oats, barley, grain, sorghum and beans. In establishing grades for grain that is sold on a dockage basis, dockage shall be considered and such dockage that is of value and retained shall be paid for. Dockage as used therein shall be understood to mean dockage as defined in the official grain standards of the United States. Said board shall have the power to make, amend or repeal rules and regulations for the grading and inspection of grain, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this article. All such rules shall be published in such manner as to give proper publicity thereto. Such board shall also have the power to fix and determine all charges for sampling, grading and inspecting grain. (Ag. Code 1927, §322; Code 1940, T. 2, §317.)
AL Code § 2-11-92 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 5 - Grading and Standards of Grain.|Section 2-11-92 - Stations for Inspection; Grade Certificates.

Section 2-11-92Stations for inspection; grade certificates. The commissioner, with the approval of the Board of Agriculture and Industries, may establish official stations for the inspection of grain at any town or place where grain is bought, sold, marketed, stored or manufactured. The commissioner shall inspect and grade upon request all grain sold, offered for sale or consigned for sale. He shall issue a uniform grade certificate stating the kind and grade of grain, test weight per bushel and the reason for all grade below number one and such other facts as he may require. None of the facts certified in such certificate shall be presumed to continue or exist beyond 60 days after the date of such certificate. Certificates issued by authorized agents of the commissioner shall be received in all courts of the State of Alabama as prima facie evidence of the truth of the statements therein contained at the time of the issuance of said certificate and for 60 days thereafter. Such certificates shall be delivered to the owner of such grain or his agent. (Ag. Code 1927, §323; Code 1940, T. 2, §318.)
AL Code § 2-11-93 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 5 - Grading and Standards of Grain.|Section 2-11-93 - Designation of Inspectors to Grade Grain; Interest in Grain Warehouse or Elevator.

Section 2-11-93Designation of inspectors to grade grain; interest in grain warehouse or elevator. The commissioner may designate any person as inspector under the provisions of this article who is eligible for a license under the United States Grain Standards Act. No employee of the Department of Agriculture and Industries engaged in the inspecting or grading of grain under the provisions of this article shall be interested, financially or otherwise, directly or indirectly, in any grain elevator or warehouse or in the merchandising of grain or be employed by any person, firm or corporation owning or operating any grain warehouse or elevator. (Ag. Code 1927, §324; Code 1940, T. 2, §319.)
AL Code § 2-11-94 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 5 - Grading and Standards of Grain.|Section 2-11-94 - Inspector's Certificate of Authority.

Section 2-11-94Inspector's certificate of authority. The commissioner shall issue to each employee authorized to grade and inspect grains under this article a certificate showing such authority, which shall be posted in a permanent and conspicuous place at the official station of such employee. (Ag. Code 1927, §325; Code 1940, T. 2, §320.)
AL Code § 2-11-95 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 5 - Grading and Standards of Grain.|Section 2-11-95 - Sale Without Certificate of Grade.

Section 2-11-95Sale without certificate of grade. Whenever standards and grades shall have been fixed and established under the provisions of this article for any grain, it shall be unlawful thereafter for any person, firm or corporation to buy or sell grain designed for intrastate shipment on the basis of any standard or grade that may be established under the authority of this article without first having secured certificates of grade from the commissioner. (Ag. Code 1927, §326; Code 1940, T. 2, §321.)
AL Code § 2-11-96 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 5 - Grading and Standards of Grain.|Section 2-11-96 - Grading by Samples.

Section 2-11-96Grading by samples. The grade of grain shall be determined at such points as inspectors of the department may be located, by actual sampling, grading and inspection. Such grain delivered at points where an agent or inspector of the department may not be located shall be graded on the basis of fair samples guaranteed to be such in writing by the buyer and seller. Such samples shall be taken in the manner prescribed by the commissioner, under the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries. Certificates issued on the basis of fair samples guaranteed to be such by the buyer and seller shall state only the grade of such samples. (Ag. Code 1927, §327; Code 1940, T. 2, §322.)
AL Code § 2-11-97 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 11 - Marketing, Grading and Standards of Farm Products and Fish.|Article 5 - Grading and Standards of Grain.|Section 2-11-97 - Appeal From Grading.

Section 2-11-97Appeal from grading. (a) Any person aggrieved by the grading by any employee of the commissioner of any grain for which federal standards have been adopted by the state may appeal such grading in accordance with the provisions of the United States Grain Standards Act and regulations promulgated thereunder. (b) Any person aggrieved by the grading by any employee of the commissioner of any grain for which federal standards have not been fixed but for which state grades have been established under the provisions of this article may appeal the question to the commissioner. The commissioner shall make such tests as shall be deemed necessary to determine the correct grade of the grain in question and, after making such tests, shall issue or cause to be issued an appeal grade certificate to all interested parties. Said certificate shall take such form as is prescribed by the commissioner in the rules and regulations promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries. Such certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the correct grade of the grain in any court of the State of Alabama. The commissioner shall charge, assess and cause to be collected for each such appeal as is filed with the Department of Agriculture and Industries a fee of $5.00 which shall be paid to the commissioner, and same shall be refunded if the appeal is sustained. (c) Any appeal from inspection and grading made under the provisions of this article shall be taken before the grain leaves the place where the inspection appealed from was made and before the identity of the grain has been lost, under such rules and regulations as the commissioner may prescribe. Any buyer of grain buying under the standards and grades of this article shall be entitled to appeal from any inspection or grading made under the provisions of this article at any time within two days of the transfer or delivery to said buyer by any seller of any certificate issued under the provisions of this article and regardless of any movement of said grain. (Ag. Code 1927, §328; Code 1940, T. 2, §323.)