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AL Code § 11-80-13 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 80 - General Provisions.|Section 11-80-13 - Cemetery Rehabilitation Authorities.

Section 11-80-13Cemetery rehabilitation authorities. (a)(1) County commissions may establish a county cemetery rehabilitation authority, hereinafter authority, to designate, register, and maintain neglected cemeteries lying outside any municipal area within the county.  (2) When a county commission establishes an authority, it shall appoint a board to oversee the duties given to the authority. Each board member shall serve at the pleasure of the county commission. (3) City governments have the same power to establish a city cemetery rehabilitation authority and a board to oversee the registration and maintenance of neglected cemeteries within their municipal limits. (4) Governments are encouraged to include on their board representatives of genealogical and historical societies and other citizens who have shown an interest in preserving cemeteries. (b) In the absence of action by the appropriate governing body, any citizen may submit, in writing, a request to the appropriate governing body that the governing body establish a cemetery rehabilitation authority, and such request shall be spread upon the minutes of the next meeting of the appropriate governing body following receipt of such request. (c) A cemetery rehabilitation authority created herein may accept the assistance of private citizens as well as money donated by private citizens or family, in order to afford the upkeep and restoration of cemeteries designated as neglected. A trust fund may be established to supply continuing needs over a long period of time. (d) The cemetery authority may work with private landowners to determine the frequency of access, either for specified work days or for visits by family to restore and or maintain the graves, or by genealogical researchers. (e) The county commission of each county may provide for the identification, cataloguing, or recording of neglected cemeteries. A copy of all surveys shall be forwarded to the Alabama Historical Commission for establishment of a statewide inventory. If the county or city has a cemetery rehabilitation authority, this duty may be delegated to that authority. (f) The authority or the county commissions of each county shall provide for the registration, with the Historical Commission, of each neglected cemetery within the county, unless the cemetery has been previously registered. The registration shall take place within one year of notification being made to the board by any interested party of the existence of the neglected cemetery. (g) No county or municipality nor any person under the supervision or direction of the county or municipality, providing good faith assistance in securing or maintaining a cemetery under this section, may be subject to civil liabilities or penalties of any type. (Act 2007-408, p. 836, §2.)
AL Code § 11-80-14 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 80 - General Provisions.|Section 11-80-14 - Deaf or Blind Child Area Signs.

Section 11-80-14Deaf or blind child area signs. (a) Upon request, a city or county may install a deaf or blind child area sign to warn drivers in the area that a deaf or blind child resides on a residential road or street. (b) The cost of the sign may be paid by the requesting party, a private individual, or a neighborhood association. (c) The county or city shall review annually the placement of a sign that has been installed pursuant to this section to ensure that the placement is still applicable. (Act 2011-561, p. 1068, §1.)
AL Code § 11-80-15 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 80 - General Provisions.|Section 11-80-15 - Regulation of Fertilizer.

Section 11-80-15Regulation of fertilizer. (a) A county commission or municipal governing body may not adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, or resolution regulating the registration, packaging, labeling, sale, distribution, transportation, storage, or application of fertilizers. The entire subject matter of the foregoing shall be subject to the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture and Industries. (b) For purposes of this section, the term fertilizer means any substance containing one or more recognized plant nutrients which is used for its plant nutrient content and which is designed for use or claimed to have value in promoting plant growth, except unmanipulated animal and vegetable manures, marl, lime, limestone, wood ashes, boiler ashes produced by the pulp and paper or the electric utility industry, and similar products exempted by regulation of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. (c) This section shall not affect, supersede, or override any zoning ordinance or business license enacted by a county or municipal government, except to the extent the zoning ordinance or business license purports to regulate fertilizer as prohibited by this section, which provisions are null and void. (d) A political subdivision of the state is not subject to the requirements of subsections (a), (b), and (c) if the political subdivision's National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permit or other Alabama Department of Environmental Management administrative action requires, based on federal or state requirements for impaired water bodies, a stricter standard than this section imposes. The political subdivision must demonstrate to the satisfaction of Alabama Department of Environmental Management that the discharges from the municipal separate storm sewer system (MS4) within its jurisdiction have the potential to impact an impaired water body and whether the MS4 is subject to an applicable total maximum daily load (TMDL) requirement for the impaired water body. The political subdivision must document in the public record the rationale supporting the exemption provided in this section, including all documents utilized to support the exemption. Any exemption pursuant to this section shall lapse upon restoration of water quality as documented in the Alabama's Water Quality Report to Congress and there are no federal or state requirements requiring a stricter standard than this section imposes. Upon lapse of the exemption, subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply. (Act 2011-624, p. 1475, §1.)
AL Code § 11-80-16 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 80 - General Provisions.|Section 11-80-16 - Prohibition Against Requiring Employers to Grant or Compensate for Vacation or Leave Not Required by State or Federal Law.

Section 11-80-16Prohibition against requiring employers to grant or compensate for vacation or leave not required by state or federal law. (a) For purposes of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) EMPLOYEE. An individual employed in this state by an employer. (2) EMPLOYER. A person engaging in any activity, enterprise, or business in this state employing one or more employees. (b) A county, municipality, or any political subdivision in this state may not enact or administer an ordinance, policy, rule, or other mandate requiring an employer to provide any employee or any class of employees with vacation or other forms of leave from employment, paid or unpaid, that is not required by state or federal law, and may not require an employer to compensate an employee for any vacation or other forms of leave for which state or federal law does not require the employee to be compensated. (c) This section does not apply to any mandate enacted by a county, municipality, or political subdivision of this state relating to vacation or other forms of leave for an employee or class of employees of the political subdivision. (d) Any ordinance, policy, rule, or other mandate of a political subdivision of this state that is inconsistent with this section is void. (Act 2014-173, p. 500, §§1-3.)
AL Code § 11-80-17 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 80 - General Provisions.|Section 11-80-17 - Alarm Systems; Regulation of Installation and Use of Battery-Charged Fences.

Section 11-80-17Alarm systems; regulation of installation and use of battery-charged fences. (a) For purposes of this section, a "battery-charged fence" means a new or existing alarm system and ancillary components or equipment attached to the system that includes a fence and an energizer powered by a commercial storage battery which produces a short electric pulsed charge upon contact with the fence and battery charging device used exclusively to charge the battery and meets all of the following requirements: (1) Interfaces with a monitored alarm device in a manner that enables the alarm system to transmit a signal intended to summon the business or law enforcement, or both, in response to an intrusion or burglary. (2) Is located on property that is not designated by a municipality or county exclusively for residential use. (3) Has an energizer that is driven by a commercial storage battery that is not more than 12 volts of direct current. (4) Produces an electric charge on contact that does not exceed energizer characteristics established for electric fence energizers by the current standards of the International Electrotechnical Commission. (5) Is surrounded by a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than five feet in height. (6) Is at least 10 feet in height. (7) Is at least two feet higher than the height of the non-electric perimeter fence or wall. (8) Is marked with conspicuous warning signs that are located on the battery charged fence at not more than 30-foot intervals and that read: "WARNING-ELECTRIC FENCE." (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality or county may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, resolution, order, or rule that does any of the following: (1) Requires a permit or fee for the installation or use of a battery-charged fence that is in addition to any fee or alarm system permit required for any other alarm system by the municipality or county. No additional permit or fee shall be required for the battery-charged fence. (2) Imposes installation or operational requirements for the battery-charged fence that are inconsistent with the requirements and standards described in this section. (3) Prohibits the installation or use of a battery-charged fence. (c) This section does not apply to a battery-charged fence used for agricultural or animal containment purposes. (d) This section shall not be construed as prohibiting a municipality from charging a business license as provided in Article 2 of Chapter 51 of Title 11 for any person or business installing battery-charged fences. (Act 2021-380, §1.)
AL Code § 11-81A-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 81A - Issuance of Securities in Anticipation of Receipt of Grants.|Section 11-81A-1 - Definitions.

Section 11-81A-1Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and terms shall have the following respective meanings: (1) CONDITIONS OF A GRANT. The terms and conditions upon which a grant is made by a donor. (2) COUNTY. Any county in the State of Alabama. (3) DONOR. The United States of America, or the state, or any county in the state or any municipality or any department, division, board, bureau, institution, or agency of any of the foregoing, or any person, firm or corporation, institution, foundation, or other agency or any combination of any two or more such donors. (4) GOVERNING BODY. The council, commission, board of directors, or other group or body which governs, controls, or makes decisions for a grantee. (5) GRANT. Any gift, grant, appropriation, donation, or advance by any donor, whether absolute or conditional, for any purpose. (6) GRANTEE. Any municipality, or any department, board, bureau, commissioner, or agency of any municipality, whether incorporated or not, acting on behalf of the municipality, or any public corporation, to which a grant is to be made. (7) MUNICIPALITY. Any city or town incorporated under the laws of the state. (8) PUBLIC CORPORATION. Any board, authority, or other municipal public corporation incorporated with the approval of, or the directors of which are elected or appointed by, the governing body of a municipality. A city board of education shall be considered a public corporation within the meaning of this chapter. (9) SECURITIES. One or more bonds, notes, warrants, or certificates of indebtedness of a municipality or public corporation. (10) STATE. The State of Alabama. (Acts 1980, No. 80-697, p. 1400, §1.)
AL Code § 11-81A-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 81A - Issuance of Securities in Anticipation of Receipt of Grants.|Section 11-81A-2 - Power and Authority of Grantees.

Section 11-81A-2Power and authority of grantees. Each grantee shall have the power, and, when approved by its governing body, the authority, to do or perform any one or more of the following: (1) To apply to any donor for a grant and to pay the expenses involved in making such application; (2) To accept and receive grants from any donor; (3) To expend or apply the proceeds of any grant for the purpose or purposes for which the same is made; (4) To agree to comply with the conditions of the grant; (5) To pay over or donate or loan to any board, authority, or agency of the grantee, or to any municipality, or to any public corporation, or to any county or counties in the state or to the state, or to any board, bureau, authority, institution, or agency of the grantee, or of such public corporation, or of such county or counties, or of the state or to any person, firm or corporation, any grant proceeds authorized or permitted to be so paid over, donated or loaned by the conditions of the grant. (Acts 1980, No. 80-697, p. 1400, §2.)
AL Code § 11-81A-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 81A - Issuance of Securities in Anticipation of Receipt of Grants.|Section 11-81A-3 - Power and Authority of Municipalities, Counties, and Public Corporations.

Section 11-81A-3Power and authority of municipalities, counties, and public corporations. Each municipality or county and each public corporation shall have the power and, when approved by its governing body, the authority, to do or perform any one or more of the following: (1) To anticipate the receipt of any grant either by loan or by assignment or both; to issue securities to evidence such loan or assignment; to make such securities the general obligation indebtedness of the issuer or the obligation of the issuer limited or restricted as to source of payment and security to all or a portion of the proceeds of the grant or to any revenue, receipts, or income or any special tax or license of the issuer, or any one or more thereof. (2) To pledge to the holders of any securities issued pursuant to this chapter the full faith and credit of the issuer and in addition to, or instead of such pledge, to pledge and grant a security interest in all or a portion of the proceeds of the grant or any revenue, receipts or income or any special tax or license of the issuer, or any one or more thereof; or to mortgage or grant a security interest in any property of the issuer as security for any such securities, as the governing body of the issuer may determine. (3) To pledge, assign, and grant a security interest in all or any part of the proceeds of any grant to the holders of any securities issued by the municipality, county or the public corporation for any lawful purpose under the authority of any law other than this chapter. (Acts 1980, No. 80-697, p. 1400, §3.)
AL Code § 11-81A-4 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 81A - Issuance of Securities in Anticipation of Receipt of Grants.|Section 11-81A-4 - Limitations and Amplification of Securities Authorization.

Section 11-81A-4Limitations and amplification of securities authorization. Securities issued under the authority of this chapter shall mature at such time or times as the governing body of the issuer shall determine, not later than the date on which the last installment of the grant is reasonably expected to be received. The total principal amount of securities which may be issued in respect of a grant shall not exceed the reasonably estimated proceeds of the grant. The determination of the governing body of the issuer of the date on which the last installment of the grant will be received and the amounts of the proceeds of any grant to be received shall be conclusive. Securities issued under the authority of this chapter shall be of such denomination and tenor, shall contain such covenants and restrictions and provisions and shall be payable at such place or places, within or without the state, as the governing body of the issuer shall determine. Such securities shall be executed in the name of the issuer by the mayor or other chief executive officer and attested by the clerk or secretary thereof, with the seal of the issuer impressed thereon, but coupons for interest, if interest is evidenced by coupons, need be signed only by the mayor or other chief executive officer. Execution by facsimile signature and seal in the manner authorized by law for bonds of a municipality or county may be authorized by the governing body. (Acts 1980, No. 80-697, p. 1400, §4.)
AL Code § 11-81A-5 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 81A - Issuance of Securities in Anticipation of Receipt of Grants.|Section 11-81A-5 - Exemption of Securities From Taxation.

Section 11-81A-5Exemption of securities from taxation. All securities issued by authority of this chapter and the interest thereon shall be exempt from all taxation in the state. (Acts 1980, No. 80-697, p. 1400, §5.)
AL Code § 11-81A-6 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 81A - Issuance of Securities in Anticipation of Receipt of Grants.|Section 11-81A-6 - Legal Investment Status of Securities.

Section 11-81A-6Legal investment status of securities. Securities issued under the authority of this chapter shall be securities in which the state, the grantee, all counties, and political subdivisions of this state, their officers, boards, departments or agencies, and all banks, bankers, trust companies, savings and loan associations, investment companies, and other persons carrying on a banking business, all insurance companies and insurance associations and other persons carrying on an insurance business, all administrators, executors, guardians, trustees, and other fiduciaries, and all other persons who now are or may hereafter be authorized to invest in securities issued by a municipality or county, may properly and legally invest any funds, including capital belonging to them or within their control. (Acts 1980, No. 80-697, p. 1400, §6.)
AL Code § 11-81A-7 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 81A - Issuance of Securities in Anticipation of Receipt of Grants.|Section 11-81A-7 - Effect of Chapter.

Section 11-81A-7Effect of chapter. This chapter is intended to grant additional authority to grantees, municipalities, counties, and public corporations and shall not be considered to repeal, restrict, or modify any law now in effect or hereafter enacted. (Acts 1980, No. 80-697, p. 1400, §7.)
AL Code § 11-82-1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 82 - Redemption of Securities.|Section 11-82-1 - Definitions.

Section 11-82-1Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) SECURITIES. All types of bonds, warrants, certificates of indebtedness, notes and all evidences of indebtedness issued by any county or municipality in this state. (2) OPTION TO REDEEM. Any option retained by the county or municipality in the proceedings authorizing the issuance of securities whereunder such county or municipality has the option of calling for redemption or of paying on a specified date or dates at a specified price or prices all or any part of such securities as may be provided in such proceedings. (3) REDEMPTION DATE. The date on which securities shall be made subject to payment pursuant to the exercise by the issuing county or municipality of any option to redeem retained by such county or municipality in the proceedings whereunder such securities are authorized to be issued. (Acts 1945, No. 395, p. 613, §1.)
AL Code § 11-82-2 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 82 - Redemption of Securities.|Section 11-82-2 - Retention of Option to Redeem - Generally.

Section 11-82-2Retention of option to redeem - Generally. Any county or municipality in this state which may hereafter issue securities may, if such action shall be deemed advisable by the governing body of such county or municipality, retain in the proceedings of such governing body authorizing the issuance of such securities an option to redeem all or any part thereof as may be specified in such proceedings at such price or prices and after such notice or notices and on such terms and conditions as may be set forth in such proceedings and as may be briefly recited in the face of such securities. (Acts 1945, No. 395, p. 613, §2.)
AL Code § 11-82-3 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 11 - Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Title 3 - Provisions Applicable to Counties and Municipal Corporations.|Chapter 82 - Redemption of Securities.|Section 11-82-3 - Retention of Option to Redeem - Securities Maturing More Than 10 Years After Date.

Section 11-82-3Retention of option to redeem - Securities maturing more than 10 years after date. Any county or municipality in this state which may hereafter issue securities having a stated maturity more than 10 years after the date thereof shall retain in the proceedings of its governing body authorizing the issuance of such securities an option to redeem at the expiration of the tenth year following the date of such securities and on any interest payment date subsequent thereto all or any part of such securities having stated maturities subsequent to the expiration of the tenth year after their date at such price or prices and after such notice or notices and on such terms and conditions as may be set forth in such proceedings and briefly recited in the face of such securities. (Acts 1945, No. 395, p. 613, §3.)