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AL Code § 2-32-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 32 - Promotion of Ratite Industry.|Section 2-32-7 - Referendum - Voting; Effects of Vote.

Section 2-32-7Referendum - Voting; effects of vote. (a) If in any referendum, a majority of the ratite producers of the geographic area in which the referendum is conducted and eligible to participate and voting in the referendum, vote in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment proposed in the referendum, then the assessment shall be levied and collected in the manner provided in this chapter. Following the referendum and within 10 days thereafter, the certified association shall canvass, tabulate, and publicly declare and announce the results of the referendum. (b) In the event any referendum shall fail to receive the required number of affirmative votes, then the certified association conducting the referendum may call another referendum in the next succeeding year on the question of an assessment and promotional program for a five-year period; provided, that no referendum may be held within a period of 12 months from the date on which the last referendum was held. (c) In the event a referendum is passed and assessments are levied for the period set forth in the call for the referendum, then the association conducting the referendum may call and conduct during or after the last year of the assessment period another referendum in which the ratite producers may vote on the question of whether the assessment shall be continued or renewed for another designated period of time. Any subsequent referendums authorized in this section shall be subject to all of the requirements of an original referendum conducted under the provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1997, No. 97-638, p. 1163, §7.)
AL Code § 2-32-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 32 - Promotion of Ratite Industry.|Section 2-32-8 - Referendum - Levying an Assessment.

Section 2-32-8Referendum - Levying an assessment. In the event a referendum levying an assessment is passed, the commissioner shall within 30 days notify in writing feed distributors that on or after the date designated in the notice, which shall be not less than 30 nor more than 60 days after the mailing of the notice by the commissioner, the amount of the assessment shall be deducted from all feed sales. On or before the tenth day of each calendar month, all assessments so deducted by feed distributors shall be remitted to the commissioner, less three percent of the total assessment deducted, which may be retained by the feed distributor to compensate him or her for the expense of collecting and remitting the assessments. The books and records of all feed distributors shall at all times during regular business hours be open for inspection by the commissioner or his or her duly authorized representatives or agents for the purpose of ascertaining the accuracy of the amounts remitted as required by this section. The commissioner may deduct three percent of all sums remitted to him or her under this section, to defray the expenses incident to collection and administration of this chapter. All amounts deducted by the commissioner shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund. (Acts 1997, No. 97-638, p. 1163, §8.)
AL Code § 2-32-9 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 32 - Promotion of Ratite Industry.|Section 2-32-9 - Assessment Moneys Collected - Generally.

Section 2-32-9Assessment moneys collected - Generally. The commissioner shall remit to the treasurer of the certified association, on a quarterly basis between the first and fifteenth day of January, April, July, and October of each year, all assessment moneys collected by the commissioner, less an amount not to exceed three percent of the total amount collected, which amount shall be deposited in the Agricultural Fund of the State Treasury. The assessment moneys remitted to the treasurer of the certified association shall be used and expended by the association for a promotional program in the manner provided by this chapter and the rules and regulations of the association. (Acts 1997, No. 97-638, p. 1163, §9.)
AL Code § 2-32-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 32 - Promotion of Ratite Industry.|Section 2-32-10 - Assessment Moneys Collected - No Refunds.

Section 2-32-10Assessment moneys collected - No refunds. There shall be no refunds made to either feed distributors or ratite producers of assessments collected by the commissioner. (Acts 1997, No. 97-638, p. 1163, §10.)
AL Code § 2-32-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 32 - Promotion of Ratite Industry.|Section 2-32-11 - Duty of Treasurer Before Money Remitted by Commissioner.

Section 2-32-11Duty of treasurer before money remitted by commissioner. Before any money is remitted by the commissioner to the treasurer of the certified association, the treasurer shall furnish to the commissioner a bond approved by the commissioner in an amount not less than the estimated annual total amount of the assessments handled by the treasurer. The surety on the bond shall be a corporate surety company duly qualified and licensed to do business in the state, and the bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful handling, proper accounting, and properly authorized expenditure of all funds received and disbursed by the principal named in the bond. (Acts 1997, No. 97-638, p. 1163, §11.)
AL Code § 2-32-12 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 32 - Promotion of Ratite Industry.|Section 2-32-12 - Use of Funds From Assessments.

Section 2-32-12Use of funds from assessments. The funds derived from any assessments levied upon the sale of ratite feed shall be used and expended by the certified association for the purpose of promoting and stimulating advertising, education, research, production, and sales of ratites and the consumption and use of ratite products. Any funds expended by the certified association not authorized for a promotional program previously approved shall be deemed an unauthorized and illegal expenditure of the funds. Any funds approved for expenditure by a certified association for an approved promotional program for the ratite industry are hereby appropriated for disbursement and expenditure by the certified association to carry out any approved promotional program or programs. It shall not be necessary for the Legislature to make any specific or general appropriation for any disbursements or expenditures nor shall any disbursements or expenditures be subject to the budget and allotment requirements of Article 4, Chapter 4, Title 41, and disbursements and expenditures may not be restricted or subject to any other requirements for general or special appropriations. (Acts 1997, No. 97-638, p. 1163, §12.)
AL Code § 2-32-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 32 - Promotion of Ratite Industry.|Section 2-32-13 - Certified Association.

Section 2-32-13Certified association. A certified association may enter into agreements with like associations, commissions, or other agencies of other states for the purpose of conducting a similar ratite industry promotional program jointly with the associations, commissions, or other agencies in other states, and the certified association may contribute a proportionate share of the cost and expenses necessary for the program. (Acts 1997, No. 97-638, p. 1163, §13.)
AL Code § 2-32-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 32 - Promotion of Ratite Industry.|Section 2-32-14 - Certified Association Receiving and Disbursing Funds.

Section 2-32-14Certified association receiving and disbursing funds. A certified association receiving and disbursing funds shall, within 60 days following the end of each calendar year, or within a period of 60 days following the close of its fiscal year, cause an audit of its books and accounts to be conducted by a certified public accountant, disclosing receipts, disbursements, expenditures, and other pertinent information, and a copy of the auditor's report shall be forwarded to the board for inspection and review. The Department of Examiners of Public Accounts shall audit, review, and investigate the receipts and disbursements of funds in the same manner that those duties are performed for examination and audits of agencies and departments of the state. Any examination or audit required by this section shall be open to public inspection. Within 90 days following the close of a certified association's fiscal year, if it has received any funds from assessments levied and collected pursuant to this chapter, the association shall publish a verified statement in the publications of the certified association showing the amount received and collected and the amounts spent for each project and item. (Acts 1997, No. 97-638, p. 1163, §14.)
AL Code § 2-32-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 32 - Promotion of Ratite Industry.|Section 2-32-15 - Adoption of Rules and Regulations.

Section 2-32-15Adoption of rules and regulations. The board may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter, including rules and regulations governing the holding of a referendum by a certified association, the collection, deposit, handling, withdrawal, and disbursement of assessments collected, and any other reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate the intent and purposes of this chapter. (Acts 1997, No. 97-638, p. 1163, §15.)
AL Code § 2-32-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 32 - Promotion of Ratite Industry.|Section 2-32-16 - Enforcement and Collection of Assessments; Revocation of Certification.

Section 2-32-16Enforcement and collection of assessments; revocation of certification. The commissioner shall, through the Department of Agriculture and Industries, enforce and collect the assessments levied upon feed sold to ratite producers by feed distributors in the state for ratite consumption and shall enforce the rules and regulations of the board. The board may at any time revoke or cancel the certification of an association if the association is not carrying out its promotional program in accordance with the provisions of this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. Before any certification may be revoked, the certified association shall be given notice and an opportunity to be heard by the board upon the question of whether its certification should be revoked. (Acts 1997, No. 97-638, p. 1163, §16.)
AL Code § 2-32-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 32 - Promotion of Ratite Industry.|Section 2-32-17 - Penalties.

Section 2-32-17Penalties. Any feed distributor who sells feed in the state that is intended for ratite consumption who willfully fails or refuses to deduct and pay to the commissioner any assessment shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined an amount equal to three times the amount of the assessment the feed distributor failed or refused to collect and remit as required under this chapter. The amount of any fine shall be remitted to the commissioner and shall be transferred by the commissioner to the account of the certified association entitled to the assessment. (Acts 1997, No. 97-638, p. 1163, §17.)
AL Code § 3-1-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 3-1-1 - Keeping of Dog Known to Kill, etc., Stock Prohibited; Liability of Owner for Injuries, etc., Caused by Same; Liability for Killing of Same.

Section 3-1-1Keeping of dog known to kill, etc., stock prohibited; liability of owner for injuries, etc., caused by same; liability for killing of same. No person shall keep any dog which has been known to kill or worry sheep or other stock without being set upon the same. Any person knowingly keeping such dog is liable for double the value of all stock killed or injured by such dog, such damages to be recovered by the owner of such stock before any court of competent jurisdiction and no action shall be maintained against anyone for killing such dog. (Code 1867, §1296; Code 1876, §1601; Code 1886, §1379; Code 1896, §421; Code 1907, §2832; Code 1923, §6072; Code 1940, T. 3, §1.)
AL Code § 3-1-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 3-1-2 - Liability of Owner, etc., for Injuries Caused by Rabid Dog.

Section 3-1-2Liability of owner, etc., for injuries caused by rabid dog. The owner or person in charge of any dog, who knows that such dog has been bitten by a rabid dog or has knowledge of such facts that if followed up would disclose the facts that such dog has been bitten by or exposed to a rabid dog, if such dog becomes a rabid dog and bites any person, stock, hogs or cattle shall be liable to twice the damages sustained by the person injured, including appropriate medical treatment, such damages to be recovered in any court of competent jurisdiction. (Acts 1915, No. 477, p. 541; Code 1923, §6073; Code 1940, T. 3, §2.)
AL Code § 3-1-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 3-1-3 - Liability of Owner, etc., Permitting Vicious or Dangerous Animal to Be at Liberty, etc., for Injuries Caused by Same.

Section 3-1-3Liability of owner, etc., permitting vicious or dangerous animal to be at liberty, etc., for injuries caused by same. When any person owns or keeps a vicious or dangerous animal of any kind and, as a result of his careless management of the same or his allowing the same to go at liberty, and another person, without fault on his part, is injured thereby, such owner or keeper shall be liable in damages for such injury. (Code 1907, §2470; Code 1923, §5678; Code 1940, T. 3, §3.)
AL Code § 3-1-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 3-1-4 - Permitting Dog or Hog Known to Kill, etc., Sheep, Domestic Fowl, etc., to Run at Large.

Section 3-1-4Permitting dog or hog known to kill, etc., sheep, domestic fowl, etc., to run at large. Any person, who, owning or having in his possession or under his control any dog or hog known to worry or kill sheep, domestic fowls or goats suffers such dog or hog to run at large must, on conviction, be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $50.00. (Code 1876, §4405; Code 1886, §4171; Code 1896, §5591; Code 1907, §6236; Code 1923, §3219; Code 1940, T. 3, §4.)
AL Code § 3-1-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 3-1-5 - Permitting Dogs to Run at Large; Applicability of Provisions of Section in Counties and Certain Cities or Towns.

Section 3-1-5Permitting dogs to run at large; applicability of provisions of section in counties and certain cities or towns. (a) Every person owning or having in charge any dog or dogs shall at all times confine such dog or dogs to the limits of his own premises or the premises on which such dog or dogs is or are regularly kept. Nothing in this section shall prevent the owner of any dog or dogs or other person or persons having such dog or dogs in his or their charge from allowing such dog or dogs to accompany such owner or other person or persons elsewhere than on the premises on which such dog or dogs is or are regularly kept. Any person violating this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not less than $2.00 nor more than $50.00. (b) This section shall not apply to the running at large of any dog or dogs within the corporate limits of any city or town in this state that requires a license tag to be kept on dogs nor shall this section apply in any county in this state until the same has been adopted by the county commission of such county. (Acts 1915, No. 185, p. 259; Code 1923, §3221; Code 1940, T. 3, §5.)
AL Code § 3-1-5.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 3-1-5.1 - Agricultural Work Dogs and Hunting Dogs Exempt From Leash or Restraint Laws When Hunting Wild Game.

Section 3-1-5.1Agricultural work dogs and hunting dogs exempt from leash or restraint laws when hunting wild game. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) AGRICULTURAL WORK DOG. Any dog that is trained to herd or protect livestock or to otherwise assist in agricultural work and is actually or has been used for such purposes. (2) HUNTING DOG. Any dog trained to hunt wild game with a handler. (b) A local law requiring a dog to be kept on a leash or otherwise restrained does not apply to an agricultural work dog at any time while the dog is engaged in agricultural work or a hunting dog at any time while the dog is engaged in hunting wild game. (Act 2019-486, §1.)
AL Code § 3-1-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 3-1-6 - Liability of Owner, etc., for Injuries to Livestock, etc., Caused by Dog While Off Premises of Owner, Etc.

Section 3-1-6Liability of owner, etc., for injuries to livestock, etc., caused by dog while off premises of owner, etc. If any dog, not being at the time on the premises of the owner or person having charge thereof, shall kill or injure any livestock, the owner or person having such dog in charge shall be liable for damages sustained by the killing or maiming of any livestock and for the full costs of the action. (Code 1907, §2471; Code 1923, §5679; Code 1940, T. 3, §6.)
AL Code § 3-1-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 3-1-7 - Refusal to Permit Dog Guide to Accompany Blind Person Into Place of Public Accommodation, Etc.

Section 3-1-7Refusal to permit dog guide to accompany blind person into place of public accommodation, etc. No owner, lessee, proprietor, manager, superintendent, agent, or employee of any place of public accommodation, amusement or recreation, including, but not limited to, any inn, hotel, restaurant, eating establishment, barbershop, billiard parlor, store, public conveyance, theater, motion-picture house, public educational institution, or elevator shall refuse to permit a guide dog to accompany a blind person entering the place or making use of the accommodations available when the blind person is being led by the guide dog; if the guide dog is wearing a harness; and the blind person presents for inspection credentials issued by an accredited school for training guide dogs or the dog is being trained by a person employed by an accredited school for training guide dogs. Any person who violates this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction shall be fined an amount not to exceed fifty dollars ($50). (Acts 1967, No. 518, p. 1242; Act 99-698, 2nd. Sp. Sess., p. 207, §1.)
AL Code § 3-1-8 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 3-1-8 - Destruction of Certain Abandoned Animals by Members, etc., of Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.

Section 3-1-8Destruction of certain abandoned animals by members, etc., of societies for prevention of cruelty to animals. Any agent, officer or member of a duly incorporated society for the prevention of cruelty to animals may lawfully destroy or cause to be destroyed any animal found abandoned and not properly cared for which may appear, in the judgment of two reputable citizens called by him to view the same in his presence, to be superannuated, infirm, glandered, injured or diseased past recovery for any useful purpose. (Code 1896, §422; Code 1907, §2833; Code 1923, §6074; Code 1940, T. 3, §7.)
AL Code § 3-1-10 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 3-1-10 - Wanton, Malicious, etc., Destruction, Injury, etc., of Animal or Article or Commodity of Value of Another - Prohibited.

Section 3-1-10Wanton, malicious, etc., destruction, injury, etc., of animal or article or commodity of value of another - Prohibited. Any person, who unlawfully, wantonly or maliciously kills, disables, disfigures, destroys or injures any animal or article or commodity of value which is the property of another must, on conviction, be fined not less than twice the value of the injury or damage to the owner of the property nor more than $1,000.00 and may also be imprisoned in the county jail, or sentenced to hard labor for the county for not more than six months, and so much of the fine as may be necessary to repair the injury or loss shall go to the party injured. (Code 1852, §§186, 191; Code 1867, §§3733, 3738; Code 1876, §§4408, 4420; Code 1886, §3869; Code 1896, §§5090, 5091; Code 1907, §6230; Code 1923, §3212; Code 1940, T. 3, §9; Acts 1982, No. 82-626, p. 1180.)
AL Code § 3-1-11 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 3-1-11 - Wanton, Malicious, etc., Destruction, Injury, etc., of Animal or Article or Commodity of Value of Another — Proof of Trespassing by Animal in Mitigation or Justification of Offense; Tender of Compensation.

Section 3-1-11Wanton, malicious, etc., destruction, injury, etc., of animal or article or commodity of value of another - Proof of trespassing by animal in mitigation or justification of offense; tender of compensation. Upon the trial, the defendant may prove in mitigation or justification, as the jury may determine, that, at the time of the killing, disabling, disfiguring, destruction or injury, the animal killed, disabled, disfigured, destroyed or injured was trespassing and had within six months previously thereto trespassed upon a growing crop, inclosed by a lawful fence or while such animal was running at large in violation of law. No conviction must be had, if it is shown that, before the commencement of the prosecution, compensation for the injury was made or tendered to the owner. (Code 1876, §4411; Code 1886, §3871; Code 1896, §5092; Code 1907, §6231; Code 1923, §3213; Code 1940, T. 3, §10.)
AL Code § 3-1-11.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 3 - Animals.|Chapter 1 - General Provisions.|Section 3-1-11.1 - Killing or Disabling Livestock; Penalty.

Section 3-1-11.1Killing or disabling livestock; penalty. (a) Any person, who unlawfully, wantonly, or maliciously kills, disables, disfigures, destroys, or injures the livestock of another while the livestock is on the premises of the owner of the livestock or on the premises of a person having charge thereof shall be guilty of a Class C felony. (b) In addition to being guilty of a Class C felony, any person who unlawfully, wantonly, or maliciously kills, disables, disfigures, destroys, or injures the livestock of another while the livestock is on the premises of the owner of the livestock, or on the premises of a person having charge thereof, shall be liable for damages sustained by the killing, disabling, disfiguring, or destroying of the livestock in an amount equal to double the value thereof. (c) For purposes of this section, livestock is defined as equine or equidae, cows, swine, goats, and sheep. (Acts 1993, No. 93-719, p. 1406, §§1-3; Act 2004-627, p. 1421, §1.)