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Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-1 - COTTON GINS › Section 80-6-1-.06 - Gin Operation Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) All parts of the gin machinery shall run
				true, and all belts shall be kept in condition to pull at all times the maximum
				capacity.
(2) The saws and ribs
				shall be kept in perfect alignment and in good condition, the saws being
				centrally placed between the ribs.
(3) Gins shall not be run at a greater speed
				than that recommended by the manufacturer of the gin in use, nor than that
				which will produce the best quality of lint for the particular cotton being
				ginned. The gin roll shall not be run tight enough to cause injury to the
				fiber.
(4) Air blasts shall have
				sufficient pressure at the end of the nozzle and so directed against the saw
				teeth as will ensure the removal of the lint from the saws in the proper
				manner. Where brushes are used the bristles shall be of sufficient length as to
				take all the lint from the saws.
(5) Cotton in process of ginning shall be
				kept from contact with oil, grease, dirt, motes and trash.
(6) In changing from a trashy, low grade bale
				to good cotton, for the purpose of giving the same good sample on both sides of
				the succeeding bale, the breast of the gin shall be left down on every bale
				until the roll ceases to turn, for the purpose of giving the same sample on
				both sides of the bale, before beginning on the next bale.
(7) All persons engaged in the business of
				ginning cotton in the State of Alabama shall properly equip their gins and hold
				themselves in readiness to perform such duties as the Commissioner may require,
				unless from good cause the duty cannot be performed.
(8) The Commissioner shall make
				recommendation to the operator of any gin plant of any change or improvement to
				said plant that is required or that would be to the advantage of the operator
				or customer, or both. It shall be the duty of the operator to notify the
				Commissioner when such changes have been made.
(9) Notice of the discontinuance of use of
				any gin equipment, of record in the office of the Commissioner, shall be made
				to the Commissioner at the time of or before the discontinuance of use.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-19-62.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-1 - COTTON GINS › Section 80-6-1-.07 - Notification Of Change Of Ownership

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
The proprietor, lessee or manager of any cotton gin shall
				  notify the Commissioner of the change of ownership or management of the
				  gin.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-19-62.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-1 - COTTON GINS › Section 80-6-1-.08 - Requirements After A Fire

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(1)
				Whenever a fire is known to have occurred in the process of ginning a bale of
				cotton, the proprietor, lessee or manager of a cotton gin in which such fire
				shall have occurred shall attach to the bale of cotton in the gin press at the
				time the fire was discovered a red tag giving the date of ginning and the words
				in conspicuous type, DANGER OF FIRE.
(2) The failure of any proprietor, lessee or
				manager of any cotton gin to mark the bale of cotton in the gin at the time the
				fire occurs as prescribed in paragraph (1) above shall subject the proprietor,
				lessee or manager to the revocation of his permit.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-19-62.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-1 - COTTON GINS › Section 80-6-1-.09 - Reporting Requirements

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Such reports, relating to operations, gin equipment and
				  ginning, shall be made on specified dates each year by every proprietor, lessee
				  or manager, to whom a ginner's permit has been issued, as the Commissioner or
				  his agent may request.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-19-62.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-1 - COTTON GINS › Section 80-6-1-.10 - Requirements For Permits

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) The
				proprietor, lessee or manager of any cotton gin shall procure on or before July
				1 of each year from the commissioner a permit to do business as a cotton
				ginner, the application for which shall be made upon forms to be furnished by
				the commissioner. The fee for the annual permit shall be $75.00, payable to the
				Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries for deposit to the credit of the
				Agricultural Fund, which shall accompany the application for the permit. If
				such permit fee is not paid within 45 days from the due date, a delinquent
				penalty of 15 percent shall be added.
(2) Any person engaged in business as a
				cotton buyer as defined in §
									2-19-100 of the
Code of Ala. 1975
, as amended, shall, in addition to
				satisfactorily complying with the requirements of the Alabama Code, submit an
				application fee of $100 with each application.
(3) The Ginner's Permit shall be posted in a
				conspicuous place in the gin house for which such permit has been
				issued.
(4) Upon the sale, lease or
				change in ownership and a change of the proprietor, lessee or manager of any
				cotton gin, the permit automatically cancels and a new application for a permit
				shall be made in due form as for a new gin.
NOTE:
The
Ginners Permit
set out
				  above is required by
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
										2-19-61.
Authors:
Charles H. Barnes, John P.
				  Hagood
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											2-19-61,
					 2-19-102.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-1 - COTTON GINS › Section 80-6-1-.11 - Requirements For Handling Dirt And Foreign Matter In Cotton

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
No dirt or other foreign material removed from seed cotton
				  during the process of ginning shall be returned to the seed. The return of sand
				  and other foreign matter to cotton seed after the same has been removed from
				  seed cotton, or the adding of dirt or other foreign material to cotton seed is
				  held to be an adulteration of the seed in violation of the United States Food
				  and Drug Act of 1906 as subsequently amended. In like manner, the same practice
				  in Alabama would be an adulteration in violation of the Alabama Food and Drug
				  Act of 1927, and would, therefore, subject persons engaged in such practice to
				  prosecution under the said laws. Because of objections under the Food and Drug
				  Laws and of the economic waste in the practice of adulterating cotton seed with
				  dirt and other foreign material, no proprietor, lessee or manager of any cotton
				  gin outfit that is constructed so as to clean seed cotton and separate the
				  foreign material from same shall allow the foreign material to be returned to
				  the seed.
NOTE:
The Alabama Food and Drug Act of 1927
				  mentioned in the above rule is codified in
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
									20-1-20
et seq
.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-19-62.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-1 - COTTON GINS › Section 80-6-1-.12 - Recommendations

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
We the State Board of Agriculture, hereby recommend for
				  consideration, the following:
(a) That
				whereas the ginning of wet cotton greatly reduces the market value of cotton,
				injures the gin machinery and unduly reduces the progress of ginning, it is
				better for all parties concerned that a ginner refuse to gin wet
				cotton.
(b) That all ginners,
				wherever practical, should provide sheds without cost for the storage and
				protection, until ginned, of such cotton as is delivered by customers to be
				ginned.
(c) That all gins have fire
				protection consisting of one approved fire extinguisher for each gin stand, and
				in addition thereto, one water barrel for each gin stand, filled with salt
				water and two buckets for each barrel. Provided that where steam power is used
				a steam jet for use in the lint flue in case of fire, be provided. The barrels
				should be kept full at all times and the buckets should be used only in case of
				fire.
(d) That all cotton, after
				being ginned, be removed from the gin house and kept at a safe distance of
				fifty feet from the gin.
NOTE:
The above Rule apparently only recommends
				  the above ginning practices. Violation of this rule would probably not be
				  considered a violation of a rule or regulation.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-19-62.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-4 - OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR GRAIN DEALERS › Section 80-6-4-.01 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
The purpose of this regulation is to set up requirements and
				  guidelines to be used by grain dealers in keeping of records, inspections and
				  weighing of grain.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-31-16.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-4 - OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR GRAIN DEALERS › Section 80-6-4-.02 - Previous Regulations Repealed

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Any and all regulations promulgated under the authority of
				  the State Board of Agriculture and Industries in conflict with this regulation
				  are hereby repealed and withdrawn.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-31-16.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-4 - OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR GRAIN DEALERS › Section 80-6-4-.03 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
The words defined under
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
									2-31-1, for use in
				  the Grain Dealer Law shall carry the same meaning in this regulation unless
				  otherwise noted.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-31-16.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-4 - OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR GRAIN DEALERS › Section 80-6-4-.04 - Requirements For Weighing Grain

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) All grain purchased by weight by a grain
				dealer from a producer shall be weighed by a weighmaster. This weight shall be
				the official weight in price determination.
(2) The above weighmaster shall be appointed
				and bonded as a weighmaster under the provisions of
Code of Ala.
				1975
, §§
									8-16-50 through
				8-16-59.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-31-16.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-4 - OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR GRAIN DEALERS › Section 80-6-4-.05 - Access Requirements For Departmental Personnel

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) So that Department of Agriculture and
				Industries personnel may effectively and safely administer the grain dealer
				law, all grain storage bins, tanks and elevators shall be equipped with
				sufficient ladders, man-lifts, catwalks, and safety devices so to permit ready
				and safe ingress, egress, and/or examination.
(2) This shall include having all grain
				storage facilities equipped in such a manner as to afford reasonable accessible
				inspection, measuring and/or examination by Department personnel.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-31-16.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-4 - OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR GRAIN DEALERS › Section 80-6-4-.06 - Procedure For Consignment Purchased Grain

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Upon selling grain on consignment, a
				grain dealer shall mail to the selling producer payment in full for said grain
				within 48 hours after being instructed to sell by the producer. Documentation
				reflecting full information concerning the sale and/or the producer's account
				shall accompany the payment.
(2)
				The requirements of Paragraph (1) above may be waived upon written
				authorization for different arrangements, signed by the producer.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-31-16.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-4 - OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR GRAIN DEALERS › Section 80-6-4-.07 - Handling And Keeping Of Records

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) Each grain dealer shall keep and maintain
				grain receiving and shipping records on the premises of each separate location
				which reflect the minimum information listed below:
(a) Date issued.
(b) To whom issued.
(c) Weight of grain.
(d) Kind of grain.
(e) Date released or shipped.
(f) To whom the grain was shipped or
				released.
(g) Identifying marks, if
				any.
(h) Weight tickets shall be
				prenumbered.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-4 - OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR GRAIN DEALERS › Section 80-6-4-.08 - Examination Of Grain Dealers

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
The Commissioner will attempt to inspect and examine every
				  grain dealer at least twice each year, time and personnel permitting. Right is
				  reserved to either increase or decrease examination and inspection time within
				  the discretion of the Commissioner. It should be clearly understood that either
				  increasing or decreasing this time does not necessarily reflect evidence or
				  suspicion of wrongdoing or an exemplary operation.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-31-16.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-4 - OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR GRAIN DEALERS › Section 80-6-4-.09 - License Application Fee

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Pursuant to
Code of Ala. 1975
,
				  §
									2-31-3,
				  each applicant for a license as a grain dealer shall pay a license application
				  fee according to the terms of
Code of Ala. 1975
,
				  §
									2-31-3 according to the following formula:
(1) 500,000 bushels or less storage capacity;
				$50.00 each separate location;
(2)
				Over 500,000 bushels storage capacity; $100.00 each separate
				location;
(3) No storage capacity;
				$25.00.
Authors:
John P. Hagood, Robert J.
					 Russell
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-31-3.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-5 - OPERATION OF PUBLIC WAREHOUSES › Section 80-6-5-.01 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
The purpose of this Chapter is to provide rules and standards
				  for the operation of public warehouses in the areas of fire prevention, storage
				  of goods, receipts, records, reports, bonds and insurance.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											8-15-2.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-5 - OPERATION OF PUBLIC WAREHOUSES › Section 80-6-5-.02 - Previous Regulations Repealed And Withdrawn

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Those regulations entitled Regulations of Public Warehouses
				  in the State of Alabama by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries
				  incorporating six regulations effective August 1, 1961, covering the subjects
				  of fire prevention, receipts, storage, records and receipts, reports, insured
				  and amount of bonds, and that regulation entitled Regulations Authorizing the
				  Use of Tabulating Machine Card Receipts by Public Warehouses Storing Cotton
				  under the Alabama Warehouse Law, effective July 1, 1957 and dated May 28, 1957,
				  and that regulation entitled Public Warehouse Regulation, effective November 1,
				  1969, dated October 21, 1969, are hereby repealed and withdrawn. The following
				  rules are hereby substituted in their place.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											8-15-2.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-5 - OPERATION OF PUBLIC WAREHOUSES › Section 80-6-5-.03 - Fire Prevention Requirements For Public Warehouses

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) All loose cotton from sampling or from
				picking damaged cotton must be removed from the warehouse or placed in bags or
				closed bins as soon as picked or removed from the bale.
(2) All trash and rubbish must be removed
				from warehouse and not allowed to remain closer than 100 feet from any open
				area. Cotton stored in the open should be tiered or stacked in an orderly
				manner and so located as to reduce fire hazards to a minimum.
(3) No Smoking signs must be kept
				conspicuously posted in the warehouse at all times.
(4) Cotton that has been in a fire, or in
				which fire originated during the process of ginning, must not be stored in any
				warehouse for at least five days after such fire.
(5) No warehouseman shall store any article
				of value, other than for which a public warehouseman's permit has been issued,
				when the warehouse space is needed for the storage and proper protection of the
				goods authorized in the warehouseman's permit. When the warehouse space will
				permit other articles to be stored than that for which a public warehouseman's
				permit has been issued but storage for such additional article or articles
				would cause the insurance rate on the goods in the warehouse to increase, then
				the additional article shall not be stored until after the warehouseman has
				absorbed the increased insurance on all the goods stored. No nitrate material
				such as ammonium nitrate shall be stored in warehouses where cotton is stored.
				The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries is authorized to refuse to
				approve, or to withdraw his approval of the application of a public
				warehouseman's permit to store more than one article when it appears that all
				the storage space is, or will be, needed for the proper protection and
				accommodation in handling of the principal article represented in the
				application for a warehouseman's permit.
(6) In addition to the above requirements set
				out in paragraph no.
(1) through (5) above,
				all public warehouses must comply with those fire prevention standards as
				promulgated by regulation of the State Fire Marshal and those standards imposed
				by the various municipalities where the public warehouse may be located.
				Failure to comply with the above standards, after warning, will be considered
				grounds for revocation, suspension or failure to renew the permit for the
				operation of a public warehouse.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-5 - OPERATION OF PUBLIC WAREHOUSES › Section 80-6-5-.06 - Storage And Recording Of Receipts, Records And Goods

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) There shall be a warehouse record of
				every receipt issued for cotton or other articles of value which shall be a
				duplicate of the receipt issued as to the following:
1. tag letter, if used;
2. receipt number;
3. place and date of issuance of the receipt;
4. person to whom issued;
5. description of the article; and
6. the signature of the person
				authorized to sign receipts.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-5 - OPERATION OF PUBLIC WAREHOUSES › Section 80-6-5-.07 - Report And Tariff Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) At the close of business on the last day
				of every calendar month, all public warehouseman shall make a report to the
				Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries showing such information as he may
				require; blanks for submitting these monthly reports will by provided by the
				Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. An exact copy of this report shall
				be kept on file by the warehouseman for a period of six months after the date
				on which the report is made.
(2) At
				the close of business of every day all public warehousemen shall make and keep
				for inspection by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries a report of
				all cotton or other articles of value placed outside the warehouse, the number
				of bales of cotton or the number or amount of other articles of value stored
				outside, naming the amount of insurance and the companies with whom the
				insurance is carried; provided, that all cotton or other articles of value
				stored in the open shall be insured for the full value of same at the time it
				is stored in the open.
(3) At the
				beginning of each cotton season, each public warehouse authorized to store
				cotton shall file with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries a tariff
				or schedule of rates and charges to apply during the season. When any rate or
				charge is changed during the cotton season, previous notice in writing of such
				change shall be filed with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. Such
				tariffs and amendments shall be filed in duplicate and made available to the
				interested public.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											8-15-2.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-5 - OPERATION OF PUBLIC WAREHOUSES › Section 80-6-5-.08 - Insurance Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) All
				public warehouses shall fully insure against loss by fire, peril or damage all
				goods accepted for storage to include each and every bale of cotton, unless
				instructed by the owners of such goods not to insure them. The above property
				insurance shall be issued by insurers authorized to do the business of
				insurance in the State of Alabama and shall be without limit of
				liability.
(2) Any purchaser of an
				insured warehouse receipt who desires cancellation of the insurance on same
				must surrender to the warehouseman said receipts to be stamped with the words
				Not Insured By Warehouseman showing date with a rubber stamp across the face of
				the receipts with letters of the words Not Insured By Warehouseman to be not
				less than 1/4 inch in height.
(3)
				Those warehouses falling under the provisions of
Code of Ala.
				1975
, §
									8-15-7,
				requiring proof of warehouseman's legal liability insurance shall, prior to the
				issuance of a permit, present evidence of this insurance in an amount equal to
				the total value of goods stored at any one time during the past 12 months. If
				the warehouseman, by written contract with a storer of goods, limits his
				liability, then only the value of the goods for which the warehouseman is
				liable need be covered by the above liability insurance. Written certification
				reflecting the amount of contractual liability shall accompany the required
				evidence of insurance. Exclusionary causes in the insurance policy excluding
				coverage of liability insurance on stored goods in the care, custody or control
				of the warehouseman shall not be accepted and if the insurance policy contains
				such a clause, the warehouseman shall be deemed not to have complied with the
				provisions of §
									8-15-7 above regarding liability insurance coverage.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											8-15-2.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-5 - OPERATION OF PUBLIC WAREHOUSES › Section 80-6-5-.09 - Bond Requirements

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) The
				bond required under
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
									8-15-7 above for warehouses storing the following agricultural commodities shall be
				computed, based upon the total storage capacity of the warehouse or group of
				warehouses, all under one permit. The total bond shall be subject to the
				liabilities of each warehouse, under one permit, such warehouses being
				considered as one for bond requirements.
(a)
				Cotton - $5.00 per bale.
(b) All
				agricultural commodities other than cotton 20 cents per bushel. If the
				warehouse stores on tonnage other than bushel basis, minimum weights of the
				various commodities per bushel as set out in Chapter 80-13-3 shall be used for
				conversion to bushels.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-6-5 - OPERATION OF PUBLIC WAREHOUSES › Section 80-6-5-.10 - Permit Fees

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Any applicant for a permit to operate a public warehouse as
				  outlined in
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
									8-15-3 shall remit to the Department of Agriculture and Industries a fee of $150.00
				  with said application.
Author:
John P. Hagood
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											8-15-3.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-7-1 - RULES FOR CERTIFICATION OF STATE FARMERS MARKETS › Section 80-7-1-.01 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(1) The Alabama
				Farmers Market Authority serves to promote the sale of Alabama-grown farm
				products by giving local farmers the chance to sell food they raise directly to
				consumers and allowing consumers to buy fresh food from the farmers who raise
				it. The Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries', Farmers Market
				Authority accomplishes this purpose by providing local farmers markets the
				opportunity to become Certified State Farmers Markets, thus giving consumers
				confidence that they are buying only fresh, locally raised produce.
(2) The "Alabama Certified Farmers Market
				Program" is created to promote and identify a market place for Alabama grown
				fruits, vegetables, plants, and other products made and/or processed in
				Alabama.
(3) The primary objectives
				of an "Alabama Certified Farmers Market" is to offer a diverse product
				selection, attract a large and repeating customer base, and afford farmers a
				profitable location to sell produce and other goods.
(4) Factors that define the term "Farmers
				Market" and distinguish farmers markets from road-side stands, grocery stores
				and from other types of food marketing outlets, include: farmers selling
				produce and food items they grow and produce to individual customers at a
				temporary or permanent location, often located on public property, such as a
				common public area or parking lot on a periodic basis, typically once or twice
				a week for a set period of time, usually 3 or 4 hours. This happens during the
				local growing season, usually 5 or 6 months.
(5) Depending on the farmers markets, a wide
				variety of products are available. Poultry, pork, fish, shellfish, lamb, beef,
				eggs, milk, cream, butter, cheese, honey, syrup, jams, jellies, sauces,
				mushrooms, flowers, breads, and pastries are some examples of vendor produced
				products sold at farmers markets in addition to fruits and
				vegetables.
Authors:
Don Wambles, Patrick B. Moody
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											2-5A-1 et. seq.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-7-1 - RULES FOR CERTIFICATION OF STATE FARMERS MARKETS › Section 80-7-1-.04 - Criteria And Rules For A Certified Farmers Market

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(1) General Criteria for an Alabama Certified
				Farmers Market
(a) "Alabama Certified Farmers
				Market" means a place, structure or building that is used by two or more
				Alabama Farmers for the direct sale of their own on-farm produce and/or food
				products to consumers, and where sales of these farm products represent the
				core business of the market.
1. A
				grower/producer is a person(s) that grows or produces agricultural products. At
				least 80% of the agricultural product grown and offered for sale must be
				produced by the grower/producer or under the grower/producer's direction. The
				grower must verify in writing with the market manager and the Farmers Market
				Authority the name, location and contact information from whom the other 20% of
				locally grown products brought to market originate if this is permissible and
				clearly defined in the market's rules.
2. A grower or grower representative must be
				present during market hours when his/her products are offered for
				purchase.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-7-1 - RULES FOR CERTIFICATION OF STATE FARMERS MARKETS › Section 80-7-1-.05 - Issuance Of Certificates

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(1)
				The Authority shall issue a Certified Farmers Market certificate upon review of
				application and determination that the applicant meets the requirements to
				operate a Certified Farmers Market.
(2) A Certified Farmers Market certificate
				shall be valid until December31st of the
				2nd year in which the certificate is
				issued.
Authors:
Don Wambles, Patrick B. Moody
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-5A-8.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-7-1 - RULES FOR CERTIFICATION OF STATE FARMERS MARKETS › Section 80-7-1-.06 - Compliance Requirements For The Operator Of A Certified Farmers Market

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(1) The operator of
				a Certified Farmers Market shall ensure that each person participating in the
				sale of agricultural products in the area designated as a Certified Farmers
				Market:
(a) Is a Farmer, or grower
				representative.
(b) Sells only
				certified agricultural products.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-7-1 - RULES FOR CERTIFICATION OF STATE FARMERS MARKETS › Section 80-7-1-.07 - Applicability Of Rules And Regulations Regarding Farmers Market Nutrition Programs

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No provision in this Chapter shall be construed to in any
				  way invalidate, supersede, or otherwise impair the applicability of the rules
				  and regulations regarding either the Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program or
				  the WIC Farmers Market Nutrition Program.
Authors:
Don Wambles, Patrick B. Moody
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-5A-8.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-7-1 - RULES FOR CERTIFICATION OF STATE FARMERS MARKETS › Section 80-7-1-.08 - Penalties

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(1) All Farmers and
				Certified Farmers Markets are required to adhere to the rules and regulations
				of the Authority. The Commissioner may discipline the following for violating
				the Authority's rules and regulations:
(a) The
				Certified Farmers Market; or
(b) A
				family member, employee, or another Farmer acting on behalf of the Farmer;
				or
(c) Any other person whose
				actions may have resulted in the violation.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › COMMISSIONER'S OFFICE › Chapter 80-7-1 - RULES FOR CERTIFICATION OF STATE FARMERS MARKETS › Section 80-7-1-.09 - Appeals

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(1) Any person may
				appeal to the Commissioner for a hearing to challenge any of the following
				actions:
(a) Denial of any
				certificate.
(b) Revocation of any
				certificate.
(c) Suspension of
				participation privileges.
In all cases, the appeal must be submitted to the Director in
				  writing within 30 days of the date the action or decision was
				  made.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › MARKETING › Chapter 80-8-1 - SOYBEAN PROMOTIONAL REFERENDUM › Section 80-8-1-.01 - Purpose

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The purpose of this Chapter is to establish the rules and
				  procedures to govern the conduct of a referendum under the terms of
Code of Ala, 1975
. This referendum will allow soybean
				  producers to vote an assessment against themselves which will be used for
				  promotion of the soybean industry in Alabama.
Author:
N. Gunter Guy, Jr.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											2-8-80,
					 2-8-100.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › MARKETING › Chapter 80-8-1 - SOYBEAN PROMOTIONAL REFERENDUM › Section 80-8-1-.02 - Referendum To Be Held

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Pursuant to
Code of Ala. 1975
,
				  §
									2-8-82 the Association certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries
				  shall hold a referendum amongst producers of soybeans. At that time Alabama
				  soybean producers will vote and determine if they favor paying for a period of
				  5 years from the date of the referendum, an assessment in an amount not to
				  exceed the limit set forth in the
Code of Ala. 1975
,
				  §
									2-8-89.
Rule .03 was renumbered .02 per certification filed
					 February 27, 2018; effective April 14,
					 2018.
Author:
N. Gunter Guy, Jr.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-8-82.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › MARKETING › Chapter 80-8-1 - SOYBEAN PROMOTIONAL REFERENDUM › Section 80-8-1-.03 - Conduct Of Referendum; Payment Of Expenses

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(1) The Association certified by the State
				Board of Agriculture and Industries shall have the responsibility to arrange,
				manage and conduct any referendums.
(2) All expenses and costs necessary to
				conduct any referendums shall be borne by the Association certified by the
				State Board of Agriculture and Industries.
Rule .02 was renumbered .03 per certification filed
					 February 27, 2018; effective April 14,
					 2018.
Author:
N. Gunter Guy, Jr.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-8-87.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › MARKETING › Chapter 80-8-1 - SOYBEAN PROMOTIONAL REFERENDUM › Section 80-8-1-.04 - Notice Requirements

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Not less than 30 days before any referendum is held, the
				  Association certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall
				  give notice of such referendum by publishing same in an established farm
				  publication and by mailing a written notice to each county extension
				  coordinator in the area covered by the referendum. The notice shall include, at
				  minimum, the geographic area covered by the referendum, the date of the
				  referendum, the hours that the polls will be open, the addresses of polling
				  places, the rules for voting in 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 the assessment is
				  collected.
Author:
N. Gunter Guy, Jr.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-8-8 6.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › MARKETING › Chapter 80-8-1 - SOYBEAN PROMOTIONAL REFERENDUM › Section 80-8-1-.05 - Polling Places And Time Of Operation

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(1) Voting facilities shall be provided in
				counties in which soybeans are produced or processed. Additional facilities may
				be provided should the Association certified by the State Board of Agriculture
				and Industries find same advisable.
(2) Polls shall be open from 8:00 a.m. to
				4:00 p.m. on the date of the referendum.
Rule .04 was renumbered .05 per certification filed
					 February 27, 2018; effective April 14,
					 2018.
Author:
N. Gunter Guy, Jr.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-8-100.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › MARKETING › Chapter 80-8-1 - SOYBEAN PROMOTIONAL REFERENDUM › Section 80-8-1-.06 - Persons Entitled To Vote

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(1)
				All producers of soybeans who in the last crop year produced soybeans who shall
				be subject to an assessment levied under this article shall be eligible to vote
				in the referendum. If there is any question of eligibility, the Association
				certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries is authorized to
				request any additional information permitted by law.
(2) Each producer shall have one
				vote.
Author:
N. Gunter Guy, Jr.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-8-88.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › MARKETING › Chapter 80-8-1 - SOYBEAN PROMOTIONAL REFERENDUM › Section 80-8-1-.07 - Polling Procedures; Certifying Of Results

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(1) There shall be two persons at each
				polling place who shall serve as poll holders. Such poll holders shall be in
				charge of and supervise the voting.
(2) Each polling place shall have a voting
				register in the form of an affidavit. Prior to casting his or her vote, each
				person who is entitled to vote in the referendum shall sign his or her name to
				the register. Also, each voter shall write in the register his or her address
				and the total number of acres they had in production of soybeans in the last
				year.
(3) Each producer shall be
				provided a ballot. The producer will mark whether he approves or disapproves
				the promotional program.
(4) Votes
				shall be cast by secret ballot. Each marked ballot shall be deposited in a
				ballot box or other designated container where it will be kept until such time
				as it is counted.
(5) As soon as
				the polls close and the last vote is cast, the poll holders shall open the
				ballot boxes or other containers, count each ballot and tabulate the results of
				the count. They will then immediately report the results to the Association
				certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries. Following the
				referendum and within 10 days thereafter, the Association certified by the
				State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall publicly declare and announce
				the results.
Rule .05 was renumbered .07 per certification filed
					 February 27, 2018; effective April 14,
					 2018.
Author:
N. Gunter Guy, Jr.
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§2-8 4,
					 2-8-100.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › MARKETING › Chapter 80-8-2 - POULTRY PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 80-8-2-.01 - Referendum To Be Held

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A referendum shall be held by the Alabama Poultry and Egg
				  Association on a statewide basis every three years, wherein all owners of hens
				  who will be subject to the assessment from the sale price thereof shall be
				  given an opportunity to vote upon the question of whether they favor such an
				  assessment for financing a poultry and egg promotional program in Alabama to be
				  conducted through research, education, advertising and other methods.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-8-167.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › MARKETING › Chapter 80-8-2 - POULTRY PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 80-8-2-.02 - Notice Requirements For Referendum

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Due notice and publicity of the referendum shall be given by
				  the Alabama Poultry and Egg Association. Each County Agriculture Extension
				  Chairman shall be given notice of the referendum and such information shall
				  also be published in the official trade publication of the Alabama Poultry and
				  Egg Association. Every effort shall be made to assure that every eligible egg
				  producer shall have an opportunity to vote in this referendum.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-8-167.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › MARKETING › Chapter 80-8-2 - POULTRY PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 80-8-2-.04 - Exemptions From Poultry Promotional Program

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Owners and sellers of hens shall not be required to assess
				  the poultry promotional program assessment per hen from the sale price of hens
				  where the flock-owner seller owns less than three thousand (3,000) hens before
				  the hens are sold.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-8-167.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › MARKETING › Chapter 80-8-2 - POULTRY PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 80-8-2-.05 - Record Requirements For Poultry Promotional Program

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Owners and sellers of hens which sell hens for the purpose of
				  dressing, processing or reselling to processors whether said buyers are located
				  within the State of Alabama or not, shall, at the time of sale of their hens
				  from which the poultry promotional program assessment is assessed, prepare in
				  triplicate a hen sellers report upon which there must be shown the date of
				  sale, the name of seller, name of buyer, the number of light hens sold, the
				  number of heavy hens sold, the total amount assessed on the sale price of such
				  hens and the sellers permit number. One copy of the hen sellers report shall be
				  kept by the seller, and two copies shall be included with the monthly
				  remittance report required to be forwarded to the Department of Agriculture and
				  Industries at the end of each month.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-8-167.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › MARKETING › Chapter 80-8-2 - POULTRY PROMOTIONAL PROGRAM › Section 80-8-2-.06 - Form Requirements For Poultry Promotional Program

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The total amount of monthly assessments from the poultry
				  promotional program assessment, per hen assessed on the sale price thereof by
				  owners and sellers of hens, required to be remitted to the Commissioner of
				  Agriculture and Industries by such sellers of hens at the end of each month
				  shall be accompanied by a form prescribed and furnished by the
				  Commissioner.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §
											2-8-167.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › MARKETING › Chapter 80-8-3 - BONDING COOPERATIVE OFFICERS › Section 80-8-3-.01 - Purpose

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The purpose of this regulation is to set out the minimum
				  amount of bond required under
Code of Ala. 1975
,
				  §
									2-10-23,
				  for persons handling or controlling money or property of associations as
				  defined under §
									2-10-20 above.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											2-3-4,
					 2-10-23.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › MARKETING › Chapter 80-8-3 - BONDING COOPERATIVE OFFICERS › Section 80-8-3-.02 - Previous Regulations Repealed

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Any and all prior regulations promulgated for the purpose set
				  out in Rule
				  80-8-3-.01 above are hereby repealed and withdrawn. The following Chapter is submitted in
				  their place.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											2-3-4,
					 2-10-23.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › MARKETING › Chapter 80-8-3 - BONDING COOPERATIVE OFFICERS › Section 80-8-3-.03 - Minimum Bond Requirements

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(1) Any persons required to be bonded under
				the provisions of
Code of Ala. 1975
, §
									2-10-23,
				shall be bonded in an amount not less than $5,000. Said bond shall be in favor
				of the association conditioned upon the faithful performance of their duties in
				handling and controlling the property and money of the association.
(2) The minimum bond amount set out in
				Paragraph (1) above shall not prohibit the association, through its board of
				directors or by the majority of its members in any regular or special meeting,
				from requiring any other bond amount over and above this minimum.
(3) Any association existing as of the
				effective date of this rule whose officers handle and control the money and
				property of the association that are bonded in an amount less than $5,000 shall
				be granted reasonable time to comply with this rule. Upon a person's failure to
				procure added bond coverage up to the minimum required, the association shall
				then remove said person from the business of handling and controlling the money
				and property of the association.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											2-3-4,
					 2-10-23.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 80 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRIES › MARKETING › Chapter 80-8-3 - BONDING COOPERATIVE OFFICERS › Section 80-8-3-.04 - Procedure When Bond Cancelled

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When a person required to be bonded under
Code of
				  Ala. 1975
, §
									2-10-23,
				  has the bond cancelled, or in any other manner is not covered under the bond,
				  the association shall then immediately, as provided by law, remove such person
				  from any position with the association that is in control of, or handling the
				  money or property of, the association. Failure of the association to take these
				  steps will be considered grounds for revocation of its permit.
Author:
Charles H. Barnes
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
					 1975
, §§
											2-3-4,
					 2-10-23.