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AL Code § 2-8-291 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 8 - Catfish Industry.|Section 2-8-291 - Penalty for Failure to Deduct and Pay Over Assessment; Inspection of Books and Records; Injunctions.

Section 2-8-291Penalty for failure to deduct and pay over assessment; inspection of books and records; injunctions. (a) Any dealer, handler, processor, buyers or other distributors of catfish feed who willfully fails or refuses to deduct and pay to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries any assessment required to be so deducted and remitted to the commissioner shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, in addition to other penalty provided by law, shall be fined in an amount equal to three times the amount of the assessment he failed or refused to collect and remit as required under this article. Any distributor of catfish feed who fails or refuses to allow the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or his authorized agents and employees to inspect and review his books and records which disclose his distributed or manufactured tonnage of catfish feed for the purpose of ascertaining the accuracy of amounts deducted and remitted as required under this article shall also be guilty of a misdemeanor. The amount of any fine under this article shall be remitted to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and shall be forthwith transferred by the commissioner to the account of the certified association entitled thereto. (b) In addition to the above penalty, the circuit court or any judge thereof shall have jurisdiction, for cause shown, to grant a temporary restraining order or permanent injunction or both, restraining and enjoining any person from distributing and manufacturing catfish feed in Alabama in violation of the provisions of this article. Petitions for injunctive relief as authorized under this subsection shall be filed in the name of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries in the circuit court in the county of residence of the person who distributes or manufactures catfish feed in violation of the provisions of this article or in the county where such violation occurs. Any temporary restraining order or permanent injunction issued under this subsection shall be issued without a bond. (Acts 1987, No. 87-587, p. 961, §22.)
AL Code § 2-8-310 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 9 - Sheep and Goat Industry.|Section 2-8-310 - Definitions.

Section 2-8-310Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. (3) SHEEP and GOAT. One of a variety of small ruminants. (4) SHEEP OR GOAT PRODUCER. Any person residing in Alabama, any Alabama corporation, or Alabama legal business entity that owns or has a financial investment in sheep or goats located in Alabama. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §1.)
AL Code § 2-8-311 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 9 - Sheep and Goat Industry.|Section 2-8-311 - Purpose.

Section 2-8-311Purpose. It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that sheep and goat producers are encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with sheep and goat industry-related businesses and with the commissioner and the board in promoting and stimulating through research, education, advertising, and other methods, the increased and efficient production, distribution, use, and sale of sheep or goats and their products. It is further the intent and purpose of this article to provide a method and procedure for financing a promotional program for the sheep and goat industry pursuant to powers conferred upon the Legislature by Amendment No. 715 to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §2.)
AL Code § 2-8-312 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 9 - Sheep and Goat Industry.|Section 2-8-312 - Association, Meeting, or Activity Not Illegal.

Section 2-8-312Association, meeting, or activity not illegal.  No association, meeting, or activity undertaken pursuant to this article and intended to benefit the Alabama sheep and goat industry shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §3.)
AL Code § 2-8-313 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 9 - Sheep and Goat Industry.|Section 2-8-313 - Assessment.

Section 2-8-313Assessment. It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the economy of the state that sheep and goat producers be permitted by referendum, as provided in this article, to levy upon themselves an assessment and to provide for the collection of the assessment for the financing of a program for research, education, advertising, and other methods designed to increase or promote the efficient and economical production, distribution, and marketing, as well as the increased use, consumption, and sale, of sheep and goats and their products. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §4.)
AL Code § 2-8-314 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 9 - Sheep and Goat Industry.|Section 2-8-314 - Nonprofit Association.

Section 2-8-314Nonprofit association. (a) Any Alabama nonprofit association of sheep and goat producers organized for the promotion and betterment of the sheep and goat industry may apply to the board for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among sheep and goat producers of the state, on the question of levying an assessment and collecting, expending, and utilizing the assessment for the purpose or purposes authorized under this article and as stated in the referendum. Any nonprofit association approved or certified by the board may execute or carry out a promotional program pursuant to this article. (b) Upon any nonprofit association of sheep and goat producers filing an application with the board, the board shall, within 30 days thereafter, meet and consider the application. If the board is satisfied that the applicant is fairly representative of the sheep and goat producers of the state, and the board finds and determines that the application is in conformity with the provisions and purposes of this article, the board shall certify the association as a duly delegated and authorized association and shall certify that the association may conduct among the sheep and goat producers of the state a referendum for the purpose set forth in its application. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §5.)
AL Code § 2-8-315 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 9 - Sheep and Goat Industry.|Section 2-8-315 - Referendum - Generally.

Section 2-8-315Referendum - Generally. (a) Upon certification by the board, an association may hold and conduct on the part of the Alabama sheep and goat producers a referendum on the question of whether to levy upon themselves an assessment. The referendum shall be conducted on a statewide or area basis as determined by the certified association. (b) The certified association, not less than 30 days before the date of any referendum, shall publicly announce the date, hours, polling places, and rules for voting in the referendum, the geographic areas covered by the referendum, the amount and basis of the assessment proposed to be collected, the means by which the assessment shall be collected, and the general purposes for which the amount collected shall be expended and applied. The notice shall be published by the certified association in its trade publication and written notice shall be given to each county agent in the geographic area covered by the referendum. (c) Arrangements for, and the management of, any referendum conducted shall be under the direction of the association certified by the board to conduct the referendum, and the association shall furnish all necessary ballots and arrange for the necessary poll holders. All expenses and costs necessary to conduct a referendum shall be borne by the association. (d) Any referendum conducted shall be held on a statewide or area basis, as determined by the certified association, pursuant to rules and regulations adopted for the holding of a referendum. All sheep and goat producers in the geographic area covered by the referendum, who shall be subject to any assessments levied, shall be entitled to vote in the referendum. In the referendum, individuals eligible to participate shall vote on the question of whether there shall be levied an assessment for a period of five years in an amount set forth in the call for the referendum. The amount of the assessment levied shall be determined by the certified association. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §6.)
AL Code § 2-8-316 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 9 - Sheep and Goat Industry.|Section 2-8-316 - Referendum - Voting.

Section 2-8-316Referendum - Voting. (a) If, in any referendum, a majority of the sheep and goat 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 article. 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 a referendum fails 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 except that no referendum may be held within 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, the association conducting the referendum may call and conduct during or after the last year of the assessment period another referendum in which the sheep and goat producers may vote on the question of whether the assessment shall be continued or renewed for another designated period of time. Any subsequent referendum authorized in this section shall be subject to all of the requirements of an original referendum conducted under this article. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §7.)
AL Code § 2-8-317 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 9 - Sheep and Goat Industry.|Section 2-8-317 - Referendum - Levy of Assessment.

Section 2-8-317Referendum - Levy of assessment. In the event a referendum levying an assessment is passed, the commissioner, within 30 days, shall notify in writing stockyards and small ruminant selling points that on or after the date designated in the notice, which may not be less than 30 nor more than 60 days after the mailing of the notice by the commissioner, the amount of the assessment shall be fifty cents ($.50) per sheep or goat and shall be deducted from all sales. On or before the tenth day of each calendar month, all assessments so deducted by sellers shall be remitted to the commissioner, less two percent of the total assessment deducted, which may be retained by the livestock broker to compensate him or her for the expense of collecting and remitting the assessments. The books and records of all stockyards 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 two percent of all sums remitted to him or her under this section to defray the expenses incident to collection and administration of this article. All amounts deducted by the commissioner shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §8.)
AL Code § 2-8-318 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 9 - Sheep and Goat Industry.|Section 2-8-318 - Assessment Moneys Collected - Generally.

Section 2-8-318Assessment 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 two percent of the total amount collected, which amount shall be deposited into 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 article and the rules and regulations of the association. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §9.)
AL Code § 2-8-319 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 9 - Sheep and Goat Industry.|Section 2-8-319 - Assessment Moneys Collected - Refunds.

Section 2-8-319Assessment moneys collected - Refunds.  Any sheep or goat producer against whom any assessment is made and collected under authority of this article, if dissatisfied with the assessment, may demand and receive from the treasurer of the certified association a refund of the amount of the assessment collected from the sheep or goat producer. A demand for refund must be made in writing within 30 days from the date on which the assessment is collected by the commissioner. The application for refunds of amounts collected shall give the name and address of the producer. Within 30 days after the first quarterly receipt of funds from the commissioner, and thereafter within 30 days after receipt of an application for a refund, the certified association shall, after the association determines that the assessment was paid as claimed in the application, refund the amount so paid as an assessment. The mailing by the association of a valid check in the amount of the assessment, payable to the sheep or goat producer, within 30 days after receipt of the application for refund, shall constitute a compliance with this section. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §10.)
AL Code § 2-8-320 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 9 - Sheep and Goat Industry.|Section 2-8-320 - Duty of Treasurer Before Money Remitted.

Section 2-8-320Duty of treasurer before money remitted.  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. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §11.)
AL Code § 2-8-321 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 9 - Sheep and Goat Industry.|Section 2-8-321 - Use of Funds.

Section 2-8-321Use of funds. The funds derived from any assessments levied upon the sale of sheep and goats shall be used and expended by the certified association for the purpose of promoting and stimulating advertising, education, research, production, and sales of sheep or goats and the consumption and use of sheep or goat 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 sheep and goat 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 of Chapter 4 of Title 41, and disbursements and expenditures may not be restricted or subject to any other requirements for general or special appropriations. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §12.)
AL Code § 2-8-322 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 9 - Sheep and Goat Industry.|Section 2-8-322 - Certified Association - Generally.

Section 2-8-322Certified association - Generally. A certified association may enter into agreements with like associations, commissions, or other agencies of other states for the purpose of conducting a similar sheep or goat 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. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §13.)
AL Code § 2-8-323 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 9 - Sheep and Goat Industry.|Section 2-8-323 - Certified Association - Audit.

Section 2-8-323Certified association - Audit. A certified association receiving and disbursing funds, following the close of its fiscal year every two years, shall cause an audit of its books and accounts for the two-year period to be conducted by a certified public accountant, disclosing receipts, disbursements, expenditures, and other related 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 may audit, review, and investigate the receipts and disbursements of the 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 article, the association shall forward a copy of a financial statement to the state board showing the amount received and collected and the amount spent for each project and item. The statement shall be available for public inspection. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §14; Act 2010-257, p. 448, §1.)
AL Code § 2-8-324 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 9 - Sheep and Goat Industry.|Section 2-8-324 - Rules and Regulations.

Section 2-8-324Rules and regulations. The board may adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the intent and purposes of this article, 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 article. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §15.)
AL Code § 2-8-325 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 9 - Sheep and Goat Industry.|Section 2-8-325 - Enforcement and Collection of Assessments; Revocation of Certification.

Section 2-8-325Enforcement and collection of assessments; revocation of certification. The commissioner, through the Department of Agriculture and Industries, shall enforce and collect the assessments levied upon sellers of the sheep or goat producers and shall enforce the rules and regulations of the board. The board, at any time, may revoke or cancel the certification of an association if the association is not carrying out its promotional program in accordance with this article 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. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §16.)
AL Code § 2-8-326 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 9 - Sheep and Goat Industry.|Section 2-8-326 - Violations.

Section 2-8-326Violations. Any individual, stockyard, or broker who sells sheep or goats in the state 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 individual, stockyard, or livestock broker failed or refused to collect and remit as required under this article. 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. (Act 2002-523, p. 1364, §17.)
AL Code § 2-8-350 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 10 - Shrimp and Seafood.|Section 2-8-350 - Definitions.

Section 2-8-350Definitions. As used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. (3) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Agriculture and Industries. (Act 2004-301, p. 427, §1.)
AL Code § 2-8-351 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 10 - Shrimp and Seafood.|Section 2-8-351 - Purpose.

Section 2-8-351Purpose. It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that shrimpers and seafood fishermen are encouraged to act singularly or jointly in cooperation with shrimp and seafood related businesses and with the commissioner and the board in promoting and stimulating through research, education, advertising, and other methods, the increased and efficient production, distribution, use, and sale of shrimp and seafood and their products. It is further the intent and purpose of this article to provide a method and procedure for financing a promotional program for the shrimp and seafood industry pursuant to powers conferred upon the Legislature by Amendment ______ to the Constitution of Alabama of 1901. (Act 2004-301, p. 427, §2.)
AL Code § 2-8-352 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 2 - Agriculture.|Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products.|Article 10 - Shrimp and Seafood.|Section 2-8-352 - Legality of Association, Meeting, or Activity Under Article.

Section 2-8-352Legality of association, meeting, or activity under article. No association, meeting, or activity undertaken pursuant to this article and intended to benefit the Alabama shrimp and seafood industry shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade. (Act 2004-301, p. 427, §3.)