Alabama Administrative Code

Regulation entitled Agricultural Chemistry Division Revised Regulations Governing the Sale of Agricultural Liming Materials, adopted on November 6, 1975, December 10, 1975, and December 19, 1978; dated February 2, 1979; and effective January 1, 1979; is hereby withdrawn and repea…

(1) All agricultural liming materials except chalk, offered for sale, sold, or distributed in this state shall be crushed or ground to such a degree of fineness, that not less than 90% of the material will pass a 10 mesh screen, and not less than 50% of the material will pass a 6…

(1) Limestone and Ground Shells used as agricultural liming materials shall have a neutralizing value of not less than 90% calcium carbonate equivalent. (2) Chalk used as agricultural liming material shall have a neutralizing value of not less than 80% calcium carbonate equivalen…

If any agricultural liming material sold in this state shall upon official analysis prove to be deficient in meeting the screening and neutralizing value standards established herein or shall be deficient from its guarantee, as stated on the bag or other container, the penalties …

(1) Penalties assessed under Rule 80-1-7-.06 above shall be paid to the consumer-user by the final responsible seller within 60 days of the date of penalty notice from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries where the consumer-user can be located. Payment of penalties shal…

An inspection fee of 25 cents per ton of gross sales shall accompany the monthly gross sales report, required under the provisions of Code of Ala. 1975, §2-23-5, for each manufacturer or distributor of agricultural liming materials, to be sent to the Commissioner of Agriculture a…

All official samples of agricultural liming materials obtained and analyzed under the provisions of Code of Ala. 1975, §2-23-6, shall be retained by the Department of Agriculture and Industries at the conclusion of the analysis, as follows: (a) Samples, where no deficiency has be…

(1) Every manufacturer or distributor selling agricultural liming materials in this state shall, on or before October 1 of each year or prior to manufacture or distribution of such liming material in the State of Alabama, apply for and obtain an annual permit for such purpose on …

Any person violating any provisions of this regulation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor as provided under the provisions of Code of Ala. 1975, §2-23-11.

The purpose of this regulation is to provide requirements and guidelines for the processing of animal waste to be used as commercial feed or as a feed ingredient. This necessarily includes requirements for labeling, processing, testing, keeping of records and licensing.

That regulation entitled Rules and Regulations For Processed Animal Waste For Feed is hereby repealed and withdrawn. The following rules are submitted in its place.

For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions shall apply: (a) Animal Waste means a product composed of excreta, with or without bedding materials and/or animal drugs, and collected from poultry, ruminants, or other domestic farm animals. (b) Processed, as applied t…

(1) Any person processing for sale, selling or manufacturing for sale any animal waste as defined in this Chapter, to be used as a commercial feed or feed ingredient, must comply with all provisions of the commercial feed law as provided under Code of Ala. 1975, §§2-21-17 through…

(1) All processed animal waste products, before being used as commercial feed or as a feed ingredient, must be in compliance with applicable federal statutes and regulations along with Alabama statutes and regulations. (2) No pathogenic organisms, drug or pesticide residues, harm…

Processed animal waste shall meet the following standards before it may be sold or offered for sale in Alabama as commercial feed or feed ingredient: (a) Dried poultry waste shall contain as follows: 1. Not less than 18% crude protein. 2. Not more than 15% crude fiber. 3. Not mor…

The label or tag of processed animal waste products intended as feed ingredient or feed containing processed animal waste products shall, in addition to meeting the labeling requirements of commercial feed under Code of Ala. 1975, §2-21-20, be also labeled as follows: (a) If the …

Any person, selling, processing, or offering to sell any processed animal waste product shall test, by representative sampling and assaying of such samples, in a manner approved by the Commissioner. He shall keep accurate written records of such tests and assaying for such period…

(1) In addition to the requirements for a license under the commercial feed law, a processor of animal waste which is to be used as a commercial feed or feed ingredient shall also submit to the Commissioner a description of the facilities and equipment to be used in the manufactu…

Any person selling or offering to sell processed animal waste products as a commercial feed or feed ingredient shall maintain for a period of not less than three years, books and records setting forth fully the following information: (a) Each lot of processed animal waste or feed…

Failure of any person to perform the testing as specified in this Chapter, or to accurately maintain and display to the Commissioner or upon demand, the records required to be maintained under this Chapter, or any violation of the commercial feed law, shall be grounds for revocat…

The Commissioner may in his discretion for good cause shown, upon written request permit reasonable deviation from this Chapter insofar as the Commissioner finds compliance therewith to be impossible, impracticable or unreasonable. Said deviation shall not be contrary to any law,…

Pursuant to Code of Ala. 1975, §§4, 67 and 68 of Title 2, the following regulations, standards and requirements are hereby approved and adopted for the sale of commercial feeds where such feeds are offered for sale or sold for the feeding of domestic animals, birds and fish that …

The regulations as prepared and approved by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) as they appear in the official publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials, as recommended for adoption to govern the manufacture or distribution of feeds …

Nursery stock shall include all plants, trees, shrubs, vines, cuttings, and grafts, scions and buds grown or kept for or capable of propagation, distribution or sale.

(1) No inspection certificate shall be issued for the sale, offering for sale or movement of any nursery stock until the stock in question shall have been inspected by the Commissioner and found to be apparently free from seriously injurious plant pests. (2) The nursery must be i…

(1) Nurserymen shall pay annual inspection certificate fees based on the previous year’s volume of sales in nursery stock. Where stock is grown at more than one location, fees shall be based on the aggregated previous year’s volume of sales, unless the nurseryman requests separat…

(1) Growers of plants not considered as nursery stock by Alabama but classified as nursery stock by other states who wish to make shipments into states requiring that an inspection certificate accompany such plants, must make application for inspection services and pay the requir…

Every nurseryman and dealer must retain for three years all invoices showing source and date of purchase of all nursery stock. Such records must be made available upon request by the Commissioner during normal business hours.

(1) Out-of-state nurseries and dealers must file with the Commissioner a duplicate certificate of inspection issued by the official certifying agency of the state of origin. An official list of certified nurseries and/or dealers issued by the official certifying agency of the sta…

(1) Each box, bundle or package of nursery stock moved into or within the State of Alabama shall have a valid official tag bearing a copy of certificate of inspection and seal of the Department of Agriculture and Industries conspicuously attached, or an inspection tag of the U.S.…

Any person collecting native wild plants for the purpose of sale must take out an annual inspection certificate on the same basis as a dealer. Each load or lot collected must be inspected by the Commissioner before being offered for sale. Requests for inspection at a specified ti…

Any certificate or permit may be revoked and any certificate tags recalled at any time for violation of the provisions of Chapter 25, Title 2 Code of Ala. 1975, or the rules and regulations of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries.

All shipments of nursery stock coming into the state as well as intrastate shipments are subject to inspection in transit or at destination at the option of the Commissioner, and if found infested with any serious plant pests, may be returned to the consignor, treated, destroyed,…

(1) For those desiring to make complimentary shipments of nursery stock, inspections will be made of such shipments and if plants are found apparently free of plant pests, special permit tags will be issued. (2) Special permits may be issued for the entrance into Alabama of any q…

Public agencies which produce nursery stock for sale or distribution shall be exempt from payment of certificate of inspection fees provided: (a) such nursery stock is produced substantially for educational or research purposes, and (b) the gross income from sale of such nursery …

(a) It has been determined that the destructive pest known as the St. Augustine Grass Decline Virus defined as a plant pest under provisions of Code of Ala. 1975, §2-25-1(1), has become established in several states and countries. It is also found and determined that this pest is…

For the purposes of this quarantine, the following definitions shall apply: (a) Certificate of Quarantine Compliance. A certificate or document issued by a duly authorized official representative of the state of origin verifying compliance withthe provisions of this quarantine. S…

The following pest and articles shall be regulated by this quarantine. (a) St. Augustine Grass Decline Virus in any form or fashion. (b) All propagating parts except true sexual seed, or host plants of St. Augustine Grass Decline Virus, either independently, or as weeds or contam…

The following areas are regulated by this quarantine: (a) All infested areas of Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas. (b) All infested areas of the country of Mexico. (c) Any other country, state, or additional areas within currently quarantined states or country hereafter found to be …

Regulated articles from regulated areas will be prohibited entry into Alabama, unless each shipment is accompanied by a certificate of quarantine compliance issued by and bearing the signature of an authorized inspector of the state of origin certifying: (a) That St. Augustine Gr…

(1) Regulated articles from regulated areas will be rejected and returned to the shipper if found not to be accompanied by a certificate of quarantine compliance, or if found to be infested with the St. Augustine Grass Decline Virus.If such articles cannot be or are not returned …

The commissioner, after first displaying proper identification, is empowered to stop and inspect, without a warrant, any person or means of conveyance moving into, within or from the state of Alabama upon probable cause to believe that such means of conveyance or articles are inf…

The purpose of this Chapter is to establish a mechanism for the pollination of agricultural products by beekeepers to make certain of the continued production of certain agricultural products and for the further control of honeybees and apiaries involved in movement under complia…

The pollination of certain crops is found and determined to be necessary for successful crop production and yield for the economic benefit and welfare of the people of Alabama. With the continued absence of suitable and comprehensive pollination capabilities by Alabama beekeepers…

(1) Compliance Agreement - an agreement signed by two entities, which stipulate conditions which must be met in order to facilitate the pollination of crops in or outside Alabama. (2) Department - the State of Alabama, Department of Agriculture and Industries or its authorized re…

(1) In order to facilitate movement of colonies of honeybees into and out of Alabama for pollination purposes only a Compliance Agreement is hereby authorized. The following conditions for such Compliance Agreement shall apply: (a) A Compliance Agreement shall be an agreement bet…

(1) Every beekeeper, owner or others in possession of any honeybees shall, on or before October 1 of each year, register with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries every colony of honeybees, bee yards or apiaries in their possession or under their control, and such regis…