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2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 6B - The Alabama Family Farm Preservation Act. › Section 2-6B-1 - Short Title; Legislative Intent.

Section 2-6B-1
Short title; legislative intent.
(a) This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Family Farm Preservation Act.
(b) The Legislature recognizes the importance of the family farm in Alabama. It is the intent of the Legislature to assist in the preservation of family farms in Alabama by assuring that lawfully conducted farms and farm operations will not be considered to be public or private nuisances when and so long as they are operated in conformance with generally accepted agricultural and farm management practices, as described herein. The Legislature further recognizes that family farms may incorporate to take advantage of those provisions of law not afforded to other corporations.
(Act 2010-397, p. 649, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 6B - The Alabama Family Farm Preservation Act. › Section 2-6B-2 - Definitions.

Section 2-6B-2
Definitions.
For the purposes of this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following respective meanings:
(1) FARM. The land, including ponds, buildings, support facilities, machinery, equipment, tractors, implements, and other appurtenances used by the owner or operator thereof in the production of farm products, with respect to which there has been issued a farm serial number by the Farm Services Agency or which comports with the definition of a farm under 7 C.F.R. §718.2, or any subsequent regulation of similar import.
(2) FARM OPERATION. Any condition existing on a farm or activity taking place on a farm pursuant to the instigation or direction of the owner or operator of the farm including, in the latter case, the owner's lessee, agent, or independent contractor, or of a supplier of goods or services, which condition or activity occurs, exists, or is supplied on a farm in connection with the production of farm products and includes, but is not limited to: The marketing of produce at roadside stands or farm markets; the operation of machinery, tractors, implements, and irrigation pumps in the production of farm products; the generation of noise, odors, dust, and fumes in the production of farm products; the plowing of farm land and the harvesting and the planting of trees or crops; the irrigation and ground or aerial seeding and spraying of farm and silvicultural products; the disposal of manure; the application of chemical fertilizers and amendments, conditioners, insecticides, pesticides, and herbicides; and the employment and use of labor in the production of farm and silvicultural products; provided, however, that such term shall not include or cover any condition existing or activities taking place on a public road or anywhere else other than on a farm as defined herein.
(3) FARM PRODUCTS. Any plants, fish, or animals useful to, or intended to be consumed or used by, humans or other animals and plants, and includes, but is not limited to, forages and sod crops, grains and food crops, dairy products, poultry and poultry products, bees, livestock and livestock products, trees and silvicultural products, and fruits, berries, vegetables, flowers, seeds, grasses, and other similar products, as well as any product derived therefrom.
(Act 2010-397, p. 649, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 6B - The Alabama Family Farm Preservation Act. › Section 2-6B-4 - Applicability of Alabama Litigation Accountability Act.

Section 2-6B-4
Applicability of Alabama Litigation Accountability Act.
The Alabama Litigation Accountability Act, Article 6, commencing with Section 12-19-270, of Chapter 19 of Title 12, shall apply to this chapter.
(Act 2010-397, p. 649, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 6B - The Alabama Family Farm Preservation Act. › Section 2-6B-5 - Effect of Nuisance Actions.

Section 2-6B-5
Effect of nuisance actions.
No municipality, county, or other unit of local government in the state, whether by ordinance, resolution, or otherwise, may declare or treat any farm or farm operation that meets the requirements of Section 2-6B-3 as a public or private nuisance, and any attempt to take such an action shall have no force and effect beyond the provisions of then applicable state and federal law, rule, or regulation.
(Act 2010-397, p. 649, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 6B - The Alabama Family Farm Preservation Act. › Section 2-6B-6 - Availability of Certain Nonproprietary Information as to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems Permits.

Section 2-6B-6
Availability of certain nonproprietary information as to National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Systems permits.
In order that the citizens of Alabama shall have the opportunity to be as fully informed as practicable respecting the establishment hereafter in this state of farm operations known as concentrated animal feeding operations, as defined in Section 502(14) of the Federal Clean Water Act, and as described in Chapter 335-6-7 of the rules promulgated by the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, the Legislature finds and declares that it is the public policy of this state that appropriate nonproprietary information respecting the pendency and issuance of national pollutant discharge elimination systems general or individual permits in respect of such farm operations be available to the citizens of Alabama, and that the Alabama Department of Environmental Management, in carrying out the public notice provisions and requirements of its Rules 335-6-6.21 and 335-6-6.23(5)(d) and (13), shall act consistently with this public policy and those rules and with all applicable federal requirements and guidelines including, by way of example and not limitation, the unified national animal feeding operation strategy released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on March 9, 1999.
(Act 2010-397, p. 649, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 6B - The Alabama Family Farm Preservation Act. › Section 2-6B-7 - Construction of Chapter.

Section 2-6B-7
Construction of chapter.
The provisions of this chapter are supplemental and shall not be construed to repeal any law not in direct conflict with this chapter.
(Act 2010-397, p. 649, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 1 - Agricultural and Industrial Exhibit Commission. › Section 2-7-1 - Commission Created; Composition; Chairman.

Section 2-7-1
Commission created; composition; chairman.
In order to promote and develop throughout the State of Alabama livestock, agriculture, poultry, the fine arts and the other activities dealt with in this article, there is hereby created the Alabama Agricultural and Industrial Exhibit Commission, hereinafter referred to as "the commission." The commission shall be composed of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the State Superintendent of Education, the President of Auburn University and the President of the University of Alabama. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall be chairman of the commission.
(Acts 1953, No. 638, p. 895, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 1 - Agricultural and Industrial Exhibit Commission. › Section 2-7-2 - Grants to Alabama State Fair Authority - Appropriations to Be Used for Premiums, Rewards, or Prizes for Exhibits.

Section 2-7-2
Grants to Alabama State Fair Authority - Appropriations to be used for premiums, rewards, or prizes for exhibits.
(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, any funds appropriated to the commission by the Legislature of the State of Alabama shall be used by the commission, through the Alabama State Fair Authority, a public corporation created under Acts 1947, No. 215, in the manner provided in this article in paying premiums, rewards, or prizes for the following:
(1) Beef cattle, dairy cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, equine or equidae, and other livestock.
(2) Agricultural shows or exhibits.
(3) Fine arts (art exhibits, including portraits, paintings, drawings, sculpture, and molding of pottery).
(4) Exhibits of an educational character portraying important phases of community life.
(5) Educational shows and exhibits for participation therein by students.
(6) Home economics, including cooking, sewing, preserving, and other activities of women.
(7) Exhibits of 4-H Clubs, Future Farmers of America, and Future Homemakers of America.
(8) Poultry shows or exhibits.
(9) Rabbit shows or exhibits.
(10) Dog shows or exhibits.
(11) Flower shows or exhibits.
The exhibits and shows referred to in subdivisions (1) to (11), inclusive, are hereinafter referred to as "the exhibits."
(b) The funds appropriated to the commission for use in a fiscal year shall be referred to in this article as the "annual appropriation." At each annual state fair, the commission, through the Alabama State Fair Authority, shall pay the premiums, awards, or prizes provided for in this section by using the annual appropriation for the fiscal year in which the fair is held and no more. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Alabama State Fair Authority from spending additional money for premiums, awards, or prizes.
(Acts 1953, No. 638, p. 895, §§2, 3; Act 2004-627, p. 1421, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 1 - Agricultural and Industrial Exhibit Commission. › Section 2-7-4 - Grants to Alabama State Fair Authority - Meetings of Commission to Consider Distribution Plan; Travel Allowances and per Diem.

Section 2-7-4
Grants to Alabama State Fair Authority - Meetings of commission to consider distribution plan; travel allowances and per diem.
For the purpose of considering the plan proposed by the Alabama State Fair Authority as provided in Section 2-7-3, the commission shall meet at such time or times and at such place or places in the state as may be designated by the chairman of said commission. For traveling to and from any such meeting and for attending the same, each member of the commission shall receive the same travel allowances and per diem expense allowance as are provided for by law for members of the Legislature of the State of Alabama, which said allowances shall be paid to such members by the Alabama State Fair Authority upon said members presenting to the Alabama State Fair Authority verified claims for the same.
(Acts 1953, No. 638, p. 895, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 1 - Agricultural and Industrial Exhibit Commission. › Section 2-7-5 - Grants to Alabama State Fair Authority - Payment of Appropriation to State Fair Authority; Expenditures Limited to Prizes, etc.; Free Space for Exhibits.

Section 2-7-5
Grants to Alabama State Fair Authority - Payment of appropriation to State Fair Authority; expenditures limited to prizes, etc.; free space for exhibits.
Each year, upon a plan for distribution of premiums or prizes having been adopted by the Alabama State Fair Authority and upon said plan having been returned to the Alabama State Fair Authority by the commission, with or without modifications thereof by the said commission, or upon the expiration of the time provided for the return of said plan by the commission to the Alabama State Fair Authority without said plan having been returned within said time, the chairman of the board of directors of the Alabama State Fair Authority shall present the State Comptroller with a requisition for a lump sum in an amount equal to the annual appropriation for that year, and the State Comptroller shall thereupon draw a warrant upon the Treasurer of the State of Alabama for that amount, and the Treasurer shall pay said warrant or cause said warrant to be paid. The Alabama State Fair Authority shall expend and disburse said funds for the purposes and only for the purposes specified in this article. All moneys appropriated to the commission shall be used exclusively for premiums, prizes or rewards for the exhibits, and no portion of said moneys shall be used or allocated for overhead or other expenses of the Alabama State Fair Authority. The Alabama State Fair Authority shall provide space for exhibits without charge to the persons participating in the exhibits.
(Acts 1953, No. 638, p. 895, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 1 - Agricultural and Industrial Exhibit Commission. › Section 2-7-6 - Grants to Alabama State Fair Authority - Report of Fair Authority to Commission; Return of Unexpended Funds.

Section 2-7-6
Grants to Alabama State Fair Authority - Report of fair authority to commission; return of unexpended funds.
Each year, within 30 days from the date specified for the closing of the fair as provided in Section 2-7-3, the Alabama State Fair Authority shall forward to the chairman of the commission, in quintuplicate, a report showing in detail the distribution of the prize or premium money, and within said 30 days the Alabama State Fair Authority shall return to the Treasurer of the State of Alabama any funds not expended by the Alabama State Fair Authority in accordance with the applicable plan of distribution.
(Acts 1953, No. 638, p. 895, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 1 - Agricultural and Industrial Exhibit Commission. › Section 2-7-7 - Annual Payment to South Alabama State Fair Association for Premiums, Awards and Prizes.

Section 2-7-7
Annual payment to South Alabama State Fair Association for premiums, awards and prizes.
The commission shall pay to the South Alabama State Fair Association, under the same terms and conditions as are provided in this article for the payment to the Alabama State Fair Authority, a sum annually for premiums, awards and prizes provided for in this article. The payment of this sum of money shall be limited to premiums, awards and prizes as provided in this article. Payment of any sum of money to the South Alabama State Fair Association by the commission shall contain all of the limitations and requirements provided in this article for payment to the Alabama State Fair Authority, and such payment shall be made in the manner provided for in this article for payment of prizes, premiums and awards at the annual fair held by the Alabama State Fair Authority.
(Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 248, p. 363; Acts 1971, No. 2058, p. 3320; Acts 1982, No. 82-563, p. 940.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 2 - State Aid to Agricultural Fairs. › Section 2-7-20 - Definitions.

Section 2-7-20
Definitions.
For the purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them by this section:
(1) ASSOCIATION. Any association organized to promote, sponsor and operate a county, regional or state fair.
(2) BOARD. The Agricultural Center Board of the State of Alabama.
(3) FAIR. A bona fide exhibition designed to promote education and encourage improvement in agriculture, horticulture, livestock, poultry, dairy products, apiary products, liberal arts, fine arts, home economics and 4-H Club and other youth organizational activities by offering prizes, premiums or rewards for the best exhibits thereof.
The board is authorized to adopt, by rules and regulations, different categories or types of fairs to be used in disbursing special merit awards under Section 2-7-28.
(Acts 1969, No. 1122, p. 2077, §2; Acts 1989, No. 89-423, p. 888, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 2 - State Aid to Agricultural Fairs. › Section 2-7-21 - Funds to Be Disbursed by Agricultural Center Board.

Section 2-7-21
Funds to be disbursed by Agricultural Center Board.
Any funds which may be appropriated by the Legislature for the purposes of this article shall be disbursed by the Agricultural Center Board for payment of prizes, premiums and awards, together with other expenses incident thereto, as provided in this article.
(Acts 1969, No. 1122, p. 2077, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 2 - State Aid to Agricultural Fairs. › Section 2-7-22 - Qualifications for Receipt of Aid by Fairs.

Section 2-7-22
Qualifications for receipt of aid by fairs.
Fairs which receive state aid under the provisions of this article must be members of the Association of Alabama State Fairs and shall use their profits for future fair improvements, increasing premiums lists and furthering the growth, expansion and usefulness of fairs and for community betterment and development, civic, charitable and similar uses and activities. A fair which pays monetary dividends to any person, firm or corporation shall be ineligible to receive funds under this article, as it is intended that state aid provided under this article shall be paid to nonprofit fairs only.
(Acts 1969, No. 1122, p. 2077, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 2 - State Aid to Agricultural Fairs. › Section 2-7-23 - Expenditures for Administrative Purposes.

Section 2-7-23
Expenditures for administrative purposes.
The board is authorized to expend such amounts from the appropriation by the Legislature as it may approve and determine to be necessary for expenses of the administration of this article, which amount shall not exceed 12 percent of the amount appropriated by the Legislature for state aid to fair associations.
(Acts 1969, No. 1122, p. 2077, §9; Acts 1976, No. 588, p. 800, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-423, p. 888, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 2 - State Aid to Agricultural Fairs. › Section 2-7-24 - Types of Awards Permitted.

Section 2-7-24
Types of awards permitted.
The board shall grant state aid only on cash premiums paid on approved classes of:
(1) Beef and dairy cattle, swine, sheep, goats, equine or equidae, and other livestock, including farmwork stock, poultry, eggs, and dairy products.
(2) Field, garden, and horticulture products and apiary products and exhibits.
(3) Home economics displays, including cooking, sewing, preserving, and other activities of women.
(4) Other agricultural products.
(5) Agricultural education exhibits.
(6) Flower shows or exhibits.
(7) Fine arts (art exhibits, including portraits, paintings, drawings, sculpture, and molding of pottery).
(8) Exhibits for 4-H clubs, Future Farmers of America, and other similar youth organizations.
(9) Community exhibits.
(Acts 1969, No. 1122, p. 2077, §5; Act 2004-627, p. 1421, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 2 - State Aid to Agricultural Fairs. › Section 2-7-25 - Filing of Statement of Prizes to Be Awarded.

Section 2-7-25
Filing of statement of prizes to be awarded.
On a date to be specified by the board and not less than 30 days before holding its fair, the president, secretary or other officer of any association which desires to share in state aid available for the purposes of this article shall file with or make available to the board a statement of prizes and premiums to be paid during the current fair season for entries outlined in Section 2-7-24. The statement shall show the name and address of each prize and premium winner for the prior year, along with the amount paid to each winner and the total amount paid to all winners. The association shall keep for three years checks, receipts or other evidence of payments of prizes and premiums listed for the purpose of obtaining state aid. State aid on the basis of premiums paid during the preceding season shall be allocated by the board for the current fair season. Whenever any fair did not operate during the preceding fair season, the board is authorized in that instance alone to make an allocation of state aid based upon the estimate of prizes and premiums to be paid during the current season.
(Acts 1969, No. 1122, p. 2077, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 2 - State Aid to Agricultural Fairs. › Section 2-7-26 - Verified Statement of Awards; Approval of Awards by Board; Payments to Fairs.

Section 2-7-26
Verified statement of awards; approval of awards by board; payments to fairs.
Within 30 days after the prizes and premiums have been paid and upon a verified statement of the association, the board shall determine from the application, reports, checks or receipts and by any investigation deemed necessary as to whether or not a fair requesting aid has been held in accordance with the provisions of this article and with the rules and regulations promulgated under this article. If, in the judgment of the board, the fair has met such requirements, said board shall present the State Comptroller with a requisition for an amount equal to the state aid authorized such fair and any special merit award, as provided in this article, that may have been earned by such fair. The State Comptroller shall thereupon draw a warrant upon the State Treasurer for payment of the amount due to be paid to such fair.
(Acts 1969, No. 1122, p. 2077, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 2 - State Aid to Agricultural Fairs. › Section 2-7-27 - Amount of State Aid Payable to Fairs - Generally.

Section 2-7-27
Amount of state aid payable to fairs - Generally.
Two thirds of the annual appropriation remaining, after the deduction of not more than 12 percent of the annual appropriation for administrative expenses, shall be paid by the board as state aid to fairs eligible to receive such aid. Allotments of state aid shall be made on the basis of the percentage of premiums paid by a fair during the preceding year pursuant to Section 2-7-29 and in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the board.
(Acts 1969, No. 1122, p. 2077, §10; Acts 1976, No. 588, p. 800, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 2 - State Aid to Agricultural Fairs. › Section 2-7-28 - Amount of State Aid Payable to Fairs - Special Merit Awards.

Section 2-7-28
Amount of state aid payable to fairs - Special merit awards.
(a) One third of the funds remaining after deductions for administrative expenses shall be disbursed to those fairs entitled to a special merit award as follows:
(1) The fair which in the opinion of the judges is superior to all other fairs in the same category of those categories adopted by the board shall receive the state championship award, which shall be equal to 100 percent of the state aid allotted to the fair receiving such award. It is intended that there shall be a state championship award for each category of fairs of those categories adopted by the board.
(2) Every fair in each category of fairs judged superior under criteria established by the judges shall receive a superior fair award. The fair eligible to receive the superior fair award shall receive an amount equal to 75 percent of the state aid allotted to it.
(3) Every fair in each category of fairs judged excellent under the criteria established by the judges shall receive an excellent fair award. The fair eligible to receive this award shall receive an amount equal to 50 percent of the state aid allotted to it.
(4) Every fair in each category of fairs judged standard under the criteria established by the judges shall receive a standard fair award. The fair eligible to receive this award shall receive an amount equal to 35 percent of the state aid allotted to it.
(b) No one fair shall be eligible for more than one of the four awards listed above. If the one third of the annual appropriation allocated for merit awards is inadequate to pay such awards provided for in this section, then said merit awards shall be reduced proportionately. The board is hereby authorized to reduce a merit award not to exceed 20 percent in case proper records and reports required by the board or required by the judges for issuance of awards are not promptly and accurately submitted.
(Acts 1969, No. 1122, p. 2077, §11; Acts 1971, No. 962, p. 1719, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-423, p. 888, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 2 - State Aid to Agricultural Fairs. › Section 2-7-29 - Amount of State Aid Payable to Fairs - Limitations.

Section 2-7-29
Amount of state aid payable to fairs - Limitations.
The amount of state aid given a fair under Section 2-7-27 shall be a percentage of the prizes or premiums paid by the fair. In no case shall a fair be paid state aid and merit awards combined exceeding the amount such fair pays in approved agricultural prizes or premiums. The total amount paid by the board in state aid and merit awards to a fair in any year shall not exceed the amount authorized herein. No allotment and payment to a fair under Sections 2-7-26 and 2-7-27 for state aid shall exceed 50 percent of the prizes and premiums paid at the fair, and no such fair shall be eligible for an allotment unless at least $500.00 is to be paid by it in prizes and premiums. No part of any allotment and payment of funds payable hereunder shall be used for maintenance, improvements or operating expenses of any fair or for any other purpose than prizes, premiums and awards.
(Acts 1969, No. 1122, p. 2077, §4; Acts 1989, No. 89-423, p. 888, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 2 - State Aid to Agricultural Fairs. › Section 2-7-30 - Fairs Receiving Direct Legislative Appropriations Ineligible for Aid Under Article.

Section 2-7-30
Fairs receiving direct legislative appropriations ineligible for aid under article.
Any state, county, regional or community fair which shall receive any state financial aid by direct legislative appropriation for the payment of prizes and premium awards shall not be eligible to participate in any of the benefits provided under this article.
(Acts 1969, No. 1122, p. 2077, §12.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 2 - State Aid to Agricultural Fairs. › Section 2-7-31 - Special Awards Committee for Fairs.

Section 2-7-31
Special awards committee for fairs.
The board shall appoint a committee to consist of not more than five members and it shall be the duty of the committee to establish the standards and criteria by which the eligible fairs in the state shall be judged for the awards as provided in Section 2-7-28 and to judge such fairs to select the recipients of such awards. The committee shall be known and designated as the "Special Awards Committee for Fairs." Each member of such committee, before being eligible for appointment thereon, shall be an officer or director of a fair association which is a member of the Association of Alabama Fairs, which association shall be entitled to make recommendations to the board concerning individuals who are to be appointed as members of the committee. The members shall serve on the committee for a term of four years and until their successors are appointed by the board. Vacancies on said committee shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointments are made. The committee shall select one of its members to serve as its chairman. For attending meetings of the committee and for performing other duties of the committee, the members shall receive a per diem allowance of $25.00 per day, plus the travel and subsistence expense allowance at the rate authorized by law for official travel of state employees. Such per diem and travel allowances shall be paid from the administrative fund or account provided in Section 2-7-23 upon a verified claim presented to the board, provided such funds are available under authority of said Section 2-7-23.
(Acts 1969, No. 1122, p. 2077, §13; Acts 1971, No. 962, p. 1719, §2; Acts 1976, No. 588, p. 800, §2; Acts 1981, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 81-984, p. 166, §1; Acts 1989, No. 89-423, p. 888, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 2 - State Aid to Agricultural Fairs. › Section 2-7-32 - Rules and Regulations by Board.

Section 2-7-32
Rules and regulations by board.
The board is hereby authorized to adopt and enforce rules and regulations reasonably necessary to carry out the evident intent and purpose of the provisions of this article.
(Acts 1969, No. 1122, p. 2077, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 3 - State Aid to Livestock Shows. › Section 2-7-50 - Declaration of Purpose.

Section 2-7-50
Declaration of purpose.
A legitimate and properly organized agricultural fair is an important educational aid in encouraging agriculture, fostering the development of livestock and promoting interest in community, club and school work. The offering of prizes, premiums and awards for exhibits and demonstrations stimulates competition in these pursuits and serves as an incentive to a greater participation in these activities. Therefore, in order to better promote the development of agriculture in Alabama, it is deemed necessary to provide state aid for livestock shows.
(Acts 1951, No. 746, p. 1295, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 3 - State Aid to Livestock Shows. › Section 2-7-51 - Expenditures for Prizes and Premiums Authorized.

Section 2-7-51
Expenditures for prizes and premiums authorized.
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, is hereby authorized to expend up to but not more than such amount as may be appropriated in the general appropriations bill for the purpose of awarding prizes and premiums at livestock shows. Such awards shall be made for exhibits and demonstrations at bona fide, nonprofit livestock shows which are sponsored by the state Department of Agriculture and Industries. The amounts to be expended under this section shall be applied for, expended and disbursed as provided in this article.
(Acts 1951, No. 746, p. 1295, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 3 - State Aid to Livestock Shows. › Section 2-7-52 - Shows Eligible for Allotments; Limitations on Allotments.

Section 2-7-52
Shows eligible for allotments; limitations on allotments.
Allotments of state aid under this article may be made for awarding of prizes for livestock shows; provided, that such awards shall be made only for the purpose of awarding prizes and premiums at shows sponsored by the state Department of Agriculture and Industries, and then only to match an equal amount provided for that purpose by subscription of private persons, firms or corporations. Allotments of state aid under this section shall not be made to any livestock show or other similar organization if such organization is organized for pecuniary profit of any individual, firm or corporation or if such organization pays monetary dividends to any individual, firm or corporation.
(Acts 1951, No. 746, p. 1295, §3; Acts 1953, No. 667, p. 924.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 7 - Fairs and Exhibits. › Article 3 - State Aid to Livestock Shows. › Section 2-7-53 - Statement to Be Filed by Organization Desiring Allotment; Time of Payment; Amount.

Section 2-7-53
Statement to be filed by organization desiring allotment; time of payment; amount.
Any livestock exhibit group desiring to obtain an allotment under this article shall, not less than 30 days before holding its livestock show, file with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries a statement of its premium list for that year with a detailed explanation of the exhibits and demonstrations for which prizes, premiums and awards are to be paid. The amounts allotted shall be paid by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries within 30 days after the prizes, premiums and awards have been actually paid upon a verified statement of same. The amount to be allotted to livestock shows shall be left to the discretion of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, subject to the approval of the Board of Agriculture and Industries.
(Acts 1951, No. 746, p. 1295, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products. › Article 1 - Cattle Industry. › Section 2-8-1 - Legislative Purpose and Intent.

Section 2-8-1
Legislative purpose and intent.
It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that owners of cattle shall be authorized and encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with handlers, dealers and purchasers of cattle and with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries in promoting and stimulating, by research, education, advertising and other methods, the increased and efficient production, distribution, use and sale of cattle and beef products, and it is the intent and purpose of this article to authorize and provide a method and procedure for a promotional program for the cattle industry and the financing thereof pursuant to powers conferred upon the Legislature by Amendment 201 to the Alabama Constitution of 1901.
(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 280, p. 2320, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products. › Article 1 - Cattle Industry. › Section 2-8-2 - Authorized Activities Not Illegal or in Restraint of Trade.

Section 2-8-2
Authorized activities not illegal or in restraint of trade.
No association, meeting or activity undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of this article and intended to benefit the Alabama cattle industry shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade.
(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 280, p. 2320, §2.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products. › Article 1 - Cattle Industry. › Section 2-8-3 - Referendum and Assessments Declared to Be in Public Interest.

Section 2-8-3
Referendum and assessments declared to be in public interest.
It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the economy of the state that cattle owners be permitted by referendum as provided in this article to levy upon themselves an assessment and to provide for the collection thereof for the financing or contributing toward the financing of a program of 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 cattle and beef products.
(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 280, p. 2320, §3.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products. › Article 1 - Cattle Industry. › Section 2-8-4 - Application of Cattle Owners' Association for Certification and Approval to Conduct Referendum - Generally.

Section 2-8-4
Application of cattle owners' association for certification and approval to conduct referendum - Generally.
Any nonprofit association of cattle owners organized for the promotion and betterment of the cattle industry may make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among cattle owners of the state, upon the question of levying an assessment and collecting, expending and utilizing same for the purpose or purposes authorized under this article and as stated in such referendum. Any nonprofit association approved or certified under this article as an approved or certified association by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall be authorized to execute or carry out such a promotional program within the limits prescribed by this article.
(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 280, p. 2320, §4.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products. › Article 1 - Cattle Industry. › Section 2-8-5 - Application of Cattle Owners' Association for Certification and Approval to Conduct Referendum - Action by Board on Application.

Section 2-8-5
Application of cattle owners' association for certification and approval to conduct referendum - Action by board on application.
Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of an application by any nonprofit association of cattle owners as provided in Section 2-8-4, the said board shall within 30 days thereafter meet and consider the application. If it is shown by the applicant to the satisfaction of the board that the applicant is fairly representative of the cattle owners of this state and the board shall otherwise find and determine that such application is in conformity with the provisions and purposes of this article, the board shall certify such association as the duly delegated and authorized group or organization and shall likewise certify that such organization is duly authorized to conduct among the cattle owners of this state a referendum for the purpose set forth in its application which shall be consistent with the purposes of this article.
(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 280, p. 2320, §5.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products. › Article 1 - Cattle Industry. › Section 2-8-6 - Authority of Certified Association to Conduct Referendum on Assessment.

Section 2-8-6
Authority of certified association to conduct referendum on assessment.
Upon being certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries as provided in Section 2-8-5, such association shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the Alabama cattle owners a referendum wherein they shall be entitled to vote on the question of whether or not they shall levy upon themselves an assessment under and subject to and for the purpose stated in this article. The referendum may be conducted either on a statewide or area basis as may be determined by the certified association.
(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 280, p. 2320, §6.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products. › Article 1 - Cattle Industry. › Section 2-8-7 - Notice of Referendum.

Section 2-8-7
Notice of referendum.
When a referendum has been authorized as provided in Section 2-8-6, the certified association shall, not less than 30 days before the date for such referendum, publicly announce the date, hours, polling places and rules for voting in the referendum, the area covered by the referendum, the amount and basis of the assessment proposed to be collected, the means by which such assessment shall be collected and the general purposes for which said amount so collected shall be expended and applied. Such notice shall be published by the certified association through the medium of its trade publication, and written notice thereof shall be given to each county agent in the area covered by the referendum.
(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 280, p. 2320, §7.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products. › Article 1 - Cattle Industry. › Section 2-8-8 - Conduct of Referendum; Payment of Expense.

Section 2-8-8
Conduct of referendum; payment of expense.
The arrangements for and the management of any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article shall be under the direction of the association certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries to conduct the same, and such association shall furnish all necessary ballots and arrange for the necessary poll holders. All expense and costs necessary to conduct such a referendum shall be borne by such association.
(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 280, p. 2320, §8.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products. › Article 1 - Cattle Industry. › Section 2-8-9 - Eligibility to Vote in Referendum; Question to Be Voted On.

Section 2-8-9
Eligibility to vote in referendum; question to be voted on.
Any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article may be held on an area or statewide basis as may be determined by the certified association pursuant to rules and regulations adopted for the holding of such referendum. All owners of cattle in the area covered by the referendum who shall be subject to any assessments levied under the provisions of this article shall be entitled to vote in the referendum. In such referendum, individuals so eligible for participation therein shall vote upon 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 such referendum, which amount shall not exceed the limitations prescribed by this article.
(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 280, p. 2320, §8; Acts 1981, No. 81-211, p. 265, §1.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products. › Article 1 - Cattle Industry. › Section 2-8-10 - Majority Vote Required for Approval of Assessment; Canvass of Referendum Results.

Section 2-8-10
Majority vote required for approval of assessment; canvass of referendum results.
If in any referendum held under the provisions of this article a majority of the cattle owners of the area in which the referendum is conducted, eligible to participate and voting therein, shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment proposed in such referendum, then such 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 thereof.
(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 280, p. 2320, §10; Acts 1984, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 85-51, p. 74.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products. › Article 1 - Cattle Industry. › Section 2-8-11 - Subsequent Referendums.

Section 2-8-11
Subsequent referendums.
In the event any referendum conducted as provided in this article shall fail to receive the required number of affirmative votes from cattle owners eligible for participation and voting therein, then the certified association conducting the said referendum shall be authorized to call another referendum, for the purposes set forth in this article, in the next succeeding year, on the question of an assessment and promotional program for the period authorized by this article; provided, that no such referendum shall be held within a period of 12 months from the date on which the last referendum was held. In the event such referendum is carried or favored by the required number of eligible cattle owners participating therein and assessments in pursuance thereof are levied for the period set forth in the call for such referendum, then the association conducting such referendum shall have full power and authority to call and conduct during or after the last year of such period another referendum in which the cattle owners shall vote upon the question of whether or not such assessments shall be continued or renewed for another period of time as authorized under this article. 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 article.
(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 280, p. 2320, §11.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products. › Article 1 - Cattle Industry. › Section 2-8-12 - Collection of Assessments; Deductions for Expenses.

Section 2-8-12
Collection of assessments; deductions for expenses.
In the event the required number of cattle owners approve, by a referendum as provided in this article, the levying of an assessment upon the sale of cattle for a promotional program, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall, within 30 days, notify in writing every person licensed to operate a livestock market under authority of Sections 2-15-60 through 2-15-71, as well as every person who operates a meat packing or slaughter establishment which buys cattle or calves directly from the producer, that on or after the date designated in such notice, which shall be not less than 30 nor more than 60 days after the mailing of such notice by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the amount of the assessment shall be deducted by all such sales markets or purchasers of cattle and calves or by their agents or representatives from the purchase price paid to the seller of such cattle and calves, where such cattle and calves are produced in the area covered by the referendum. On or before the tenth day of each calendar month, all assessments so deducted shall be remitted to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, less three percent thereof, which may be retained to compensate the stockyard operator, meat packer or other such establishment for the expense of collecting and remitting such assessment. The books and records of all such purchasers of cattle shall at all times during regular business hours be open for inspection by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries or his duly authorized representatives or agents for the purpose of ascertaining the accuracy of the amounts remitted as required by this section. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall be entitled to deduct three percent of all sums remitted to him under this section to defray the expense incident to collection and administration of this article. All amounts so deducted by the commissioner shall be paid into the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund; provided, that in the event the collection of such assessments is conducted through the shipping point inspection division of the Department of Agriculture and Industries, the amount so deducted by the commissioner for cost of collection and administration shall be paid into the Shipping Point Inspection Fund of the State Treasury.
(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 280, p. 2320, §12.)
2023 Code of Alabama › Title 2 - Agriculture. › Chapter 8 - Promotion of Agricultural Industries and Products. › Article 1 - Cattle Industry. › Section 2-8-13 - Remittances to Treasurer of Association.

Section 2-8-13
Remittances to treasurer of association.
The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall remit to the treasurer of the certified association all moneys paid to or collected by him on a quarterly basis between the first and fifteenth of January, April, July and October of each year, less a commission of three percent of the total amount so collected, which commission shall be deposited in the Agricultural Fund of the State Treasury. The amount remitted to the treasurer of the certified association shall be used and expended by such association for a promotional program in the manner provided by this article and the rules and regulations of the association.
(Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 280, p. 2320, §13.)