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Alabama Statutes, Title 2

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Title 2

40 chapters · 1,144 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 21,144 Ch 8, Promotion of Agricultural Industries…210 Ch 15, Livestock134 Ch 19, Cotton62 Ch 10, Cooperatives and Associations61 Ch 11, Marketing, Grading and Standards of …61 Ch 6, Agricultural Center56 Ch 13, Milk and Dairy Products48 Ch 2, Commissioner of Agriculture and Indu…42 Ch 17, Meat and Poultry Inspection36 Ch 27, Pesticides35 Ch 3A, Alabama Agricultural Development Aut…30 Ch 26, Seeds29 Ch 25, Plants and Trees28 Ch 5A, Farmers’ Marketauthority25

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Ala. Code § 2-15-112 Construction of Conveyances Used for Transporting of Livestock
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All such trucks, vans or other conveyances used for the transporting of the animals described in this article shall be so constructed that the roof of any deck of the conveyance will not touch the highest point of the back of any animal loaded thereon. Any such conveyance which i…
Ala. Code § 2-15-113 Use of Sticks, Whips, Chains, Etc., in Livestock Markets; Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Commissioner as to Treatment of Livestock in Markets; Inspections of Markets for Enforcement of Section
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In addition to the authority granted to the Commissioner of the Department of Agriculture and Industries pursuant to Division 1 of Article 4 of this chapter, the said commissioner, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, shall be authorized to promulga…
Ala. Code § 2-15-114 Penalties for Violations of Provisions of Article, Rules or Regulations Promulgated Thereunder, Etc.; Liability of Managers, Etc., of Transportation Agencies or Livestock Markets Permitting Violations of Article by Employees, Agents, Etc
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(a) Any person who shall violate any of the provisions or requirements of this article, or who fails to perform any duty imposed by the provisions of this article or who violates any rule or regulation duly promulgated under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon…

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Ala. Code § 2-15-130 Short Title

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This article shall be known and cited as the Alabama Livestock Dealers’ Financial Responsibility Act. (Acts 1969, No. 568, p. 1049, §1.)

Ala. Code § 2-15-131 Definitions

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When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BOARD. The Board of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Indust…

Ala. Code § 2-15-132 Dealer License Required; Denial or Revocation of License; Appeal

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(a) No person may engage in the business of a dealer as defined in Section 2-15-131 without having a license therefor issued by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, which license shall expire on December 31 and shall be renewable as of January 1 of each year. (b) An ap…

Ala. Code § 2-15-133 Bonds or Bond Equivalents; Financial Statements and Reports; Liability for Payments

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(a) No license as required under Section 2-15-132 shall be issued or renewed until the applicant therefor shall make, execute, and thereafter maintain on file with the commissioner a bond or a bond equivalent as provided in subsection (f) in favor of the State of Alabama or a tru…

Ala. Code § 2-15-134 Acceptance of Bonds Given Under Federal Packers and Stockyards Act

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The commissioner is hereby authorized to accept a bond made by any dealer pursuant to the bonding requirements of the federal Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, as amended, and any dealer presenting such a bond shall be deemed to have complied with the bonding provisions of Sectio…

Ala. Code § 2-15-135 Promulgation of Rules and Regulations for Implementation of Article

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The commissioner with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the evident intent and purposes of this article. (Acts 1969, No. 568, p. 1049, §7.)

Ala. Code § 2-15-136 Penalty for Violations of Provisions of Article; Injunctive Proceedings to Restrain Operation by Dealer in Violation of Provisions of Article

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(a) Any person who shall engage in business as a dealer as defined in Section 2-15-131 without having a license as required by subsection (a) of Section 2-15-132 or any person who shall violate any of the other requirements of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, up…

Ala. Code § 2-15-137 Applicability of Article

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The provisions of this article shall not apply to purchases of livestock bought by bona fide farmers or stockmen for grazing, feeding, dairying or breeding purposes when such livestock is held and kept for such purposes during a period of 15 days or more. (Acts 1969, No. 568, p. …

Ala. Code § 2-15-138 Provisions of Article Cumulative and Supplemental to Article 3 of Chapter

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None of the provisions of this article shall be construed to repeal, amend, modify or otherwise change the provisions and requirements of Article 3 of this chapter, as it is hereby intended that the provisions of this article are cumulative and supplemental to such other requirem…

Ala. Code § 2-15-150 Definitions

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When used in this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) DEPARTMENT. The Department of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of the Departme…

Ala. Code § 2-15-151 When Suppression or Eradication of Infectious, Contagious or Communicable Disease to Be Commenced Within County, Etc.; Appropriation of Funds for Same by County Commission

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The work of suppression or eradication of any infectious, contagious or communicable disease of livestock shall be taken up under the provisions of this article in any county or any part of a county or any part of the State of Alabama when the State Board of Agriculture and Indus…

Ala. Code § 2-15-152 When Commissioner to Invite Cooperation of Federal Government in Arrest or Eradication of Disease Within State

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Upon determination by the commissioner of the existence of a disease of animals which, in his opinion, threatens the livestock industry of the State of Alabama, he shall invite the United States government to cooperate with the department in the arrest or eradication of such dise…

Ala. Code § 2-15-153 Quarantining of Lots, Towns, Cities, Etc., Where Livestock Infected with Contagious, Infectious or Communicable Diseases, Etc.; Issuance and Service Upon Owners, Etc., of Livestock and Agents, Etc., of Railroads, Trucks, Etc., of Notice of Establishment of Quarantine

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The State Veterinarian or an assistant veterinarian or state livestock inspector shall quarantine a stall, lot, yard, pasture, field, town, city, township, county or any part of the State of Alabama when he shall determine the fact that livestock in such place or places are infec…

Ala. Code § 2-15-154 Transportation of Livestock Within or from Quarantined Districts

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No railroad company or the owners or masters of any vessel, boat, truck or other vehicle or other transportation company shall receive for transportation or shall transport livestock from any quarantined district into any other part of Alabama, except as provided in this section.…

Ala. Code § 2-15-155 Livestock Brought into State to Be Accompanied by Certificate of Health; Preparation and Contents Thereof; Mailing of Certificate to State Veterinarian Upon Arrival of Livestock in State; Furnishing of Blank Health Certificates by State Veterinarian

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All livestock, when brought into Alabama by a person, company or corporation or railroad or other transportation companies, shall be accompanied by a certificate of health, and said certificate shall state that said animal or animals are free from contagious, infectious or commun…

Ala. Code § 2-15-156 Cleaning, Disinfecting, Etc., of Quarantined Livestock or Places by Owners, Etc., Upon Receipt of Notice from State Veterinarian, Etc

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Owners, agents, renters or parties in possession of quarantined livestock or quarantined places shall follow the directions in the rules and regulations of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries in cleaning and disinfecting infected or exposed livestock and infested or inf…

Ala. Code § 2-15-157 Cleaning and Disinfecting of Vehicles Used in Transporting Animals

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All vehicles in which animals are transported in Alabama shall be cleaned and disinfected at the expense of the operator thereof after each time of use or before the vehicles are used to transport other animals. (Acts 1947, No. 694, p. 528, §15.)

Ala. Code § 2-15-158 Right of Entry of State Veterinarian, Livestock Inspectors, Etc.; Interference with Execution of Duties, Etc., by State Veterinarian, Livestock Inspectors, Etc

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The State Veterinarian, the assistant state veterinarian and the state livestock inspectors may enter upon the premises or into any barns or other buildings where livestock are kept or found in the State of Alabama in the discharge of the duties prescribed in this article. Any pe…

Ala. Code § 2-15-159 Permitting Livestock to Run at Large in Quarantined District

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It shall be unlawful for any person to permit livestock to run at large in a quarantined district without a written permit of the State Veterinarian or a commissioned livestock inspector, and any person convicted of violating this provision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Acts…

Ala. Code § 2-15-160 Commissioner Authorized to Destroy Animals or Materials Affected by or Exposed to Disease and Indemnify Owners Thereof

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If it appears necessary for the arrest or eradication of any disease of animals to destroy animals affected by or exposed to or any material contaminated by or exposed to disease, the commissioner is authorized, in cooperation with the State Veterinarian, to indemnify the owner a…

Ala. Code § 2-15-161 Diseased Animals to Be Appraised Prior to Slaughter

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Before authorizing the slaughter of diseased animals, they shall be appraised by a duly commissioned representative of the State Veterinarian or a cooperating representative of the United States Secretary of Agriculture duly commissioned by said State Veterinarian. (Acts 1947, No…

Ala. Code § 2-15-162 Reappraisal of Animals

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If the owner shall refuse to accept the appraisal provided for in Section 2-15-161, the animals shall be appraised by three competent and disinterested appraisers, one to be selected by the duly commissioned representative of the State Veterinarian or the representative of the Un…

Ala. Code § 2-15-163 Appraisal of Exposed Animals Whose Flesh Can Be Saved for Food; Payment of Salvage Value, Etc., to Owner Thereof

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Animals which are exposed to but not affected with the disease and whose flesh can be saved for food without risk of spreading the disease shall be appraised by the appraisal committee, as provided in Sections 2-15-161 and 2-15-162, and such salvage shall be paid the owner and cr…

Ala. Code § 2-15-164 Basis for Appraisal of Animals

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The amount of appraisal of animals shall be based on the meat, dairy or breeding value; but, in the case of appraisal based on breeding value, no appraisal of any animal shall exceed three times its meat or dairy value. (Acts 1947, No. 694, p. 528, §21.)

Ala. Code § 2-15-165 Appraisal of Materials to Be Destroyed

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The same board which is herein authorized in Section 2-15-161 to appraise animals shall also appraise materials which are to be destroyed. (Acts 1947, No. 694, p. 528, §22.)

Ala. Code § 2-15-166 Reporting of Appraisals - Animals

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Appraisals of animals shall be reported on forms furnished by the department, and such reports shall show the number of animals and either the value per head or the weight of the value per pound. (Acts 1947, No. 694, p. 528, §23.)

Ala. Code § 2-15-167 Reporting of Appraisals - Materials

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Appraisals of materials shall be reported on forms furnished by the department. Reports of appraisals of materials shall, when practicable, show the number, size or quantity, unit price and total value of each kind of material appraised. (Acts 1947, No. 694, p. 528, §24.)

Ala. Code § 2-15-168 Destruction of Condemned Animals and Materials and Disposition Thereof

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When the animals and materials affected or exposed to disease are ordered condemned, which the commissioner is herein authorized to do, any designated agent of the department shall proceed to destroy said animals and materials and to dispose of the carcasses under such rules and …

Ala. Code § 2-15-169 Sales of Exposed Animals

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When it becomes necessary in the eradication or control of disease to sell any exposed animal and salvage the flesh, the sale shall be made under such rules and regulations as the commissioner may prescribe. (Acts 1947, No. 694, p. 528, §26.)

Ala. Code § 2-15-170 Promulgation of Rules and Regulations for Control and Eradication of Infectious, Contagious, or Communicable Livestock Diseases by Commissioner

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The commissioner, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, shall have the power and authority to promulgate all necessary rules and regulations for the control and eradication of all infectious, contagious or communicable diseases of livestock. These ru…

Ala. Code § 2-15-171 Promulgation of Rules and Regulations as to Transportation, Disposition, Etc., of Quarantined Livestock by State Board of Agriculture and Industries; Admissibility in Evidence Thereof; Furnishing of Copies to Probate Judges, Etc

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The State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall have full power to make or enact such rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for governing the movement, transportation or disposition of livestock that may be quarantined as provided in this article on account of bein…

Ala. Code § 2-15-172 Promulgation of Rules and Regulations as to Manufacture, Sale, Etc., of Veterinary or Biological Products and Serums and Disposal of Dead Carcasses, Etc

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The State Board of Agriculture and Industries may make rules and regulations governing the manufacture, sale, distribution, handling and keeping and use of all veterinary or biological products and serums and also the disposal of dead carcasses, infectious and toxic meats and fee…

Ala. Code § 2-15-173 Payment of Expenses of Suppression or Eradication of Livestock Diseases and Administration of Article

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(a) The State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall provide for payment of the expense of the suppression or eradication of infectious, contagious or communicable diseases of livestock from the Agricultural Fund. (b) The funds appropriated in the general appropriation bill fo…

Ala. Code § 2-15-174 Penalty for Violations of Article or Rules or Regulations of Department, Commissioner, Etc

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Any person violating any section or provision of this article or any rule or regulation promulgated by the department, its board or the commissioner shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished accordingly. (Acts 1947, No. 694, p. 528, §28.)

Ala. Code § 2-15-190 Purpose of Article

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The purpose of this article is to authorize and empower the State Board of Agriculture and Industries to establish a program to include methods and procedures for the prevention, control and eradication of brucellosis or Bang’s disease in cattle and to prescribe the powers, autho…

Ala. Code § 2-15-191 Adoption and Establishment of Calfhood Vaccination Program by State Board

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The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is authorized and empowered to adopt and establish a calfhood vaccination program whereby persons owning cattle or calves in Alabama shall have such animals vaccinated against brucellosis at a time and in such a manner and under condi…

Ala. Code § 2-15-192 Establishment of Disease Control Program by State Board

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The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby further authorized and empowered to establish a program which shall include methods and procedures whereby all persons owning cattle and calves in Alabama shall be required to make such animals available for testing by the S…

Ala. Code § 2-15-193 Supervision, Etc., of Disease Control Program; Right of Entry and Inspection, Etc., of State Veterinarian, Etc.; Interference with Performance of Duties by State Veterinarian, Etc

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Any compulsory, voluntary or recommended program for the control and eradication of brucellosis disease in cattle as may be established under authority of this article shall be carried out under the supervision and direction of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and t…

Ala. Code § 2-15-194 Cooperation with Federal Agencies

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The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and the State Veterinarian, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, shall be authorized to cooperate with appropriate officials and agencies of the United States Department of Agriculture and to enter into…

Ala. Code § 2-15-195 Expenditure of General Appropriations for Conduct of Disease Control Program and Indemnification of Owners of Cattle Condemned, Slaughtered or Destroyed

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Funds appropriated under the provisions of the general appropriations act for brucellosis or Bang’s disease control and eradication work or any other funds that may be available for this purpose may be used and expended to carry out any brucellosis disease eradication and control…

Ala. Code § 2-15-196 Penalty for Violations of Rules and Regulations Promulgated by State Board

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Rules and regulations adopted and promulgated by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries as authorized under this article for a brucellosis disease program shall have the force and effect of law, and any person who shall violate any such rule or regulation or who shall fail…

Ala. Code § 2-15-197 Article Cumulative

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The provisions of this article are cumulative or supplemental to other laws or parts of laws enacted for the control and eradication of diseases of livestock. (Acts 1961, No. 1036, p. 1621, §8.)

Ala. Code § 2-15-210 Establishment, Conduct, and Maintenance of Swine Disease Diagnostic Laboratory

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(a) The Department of Agriculture and Industries may establish, conduct and maintain a swine disease diagnostic laboratory for the purpose of diagnosing contagious, infectious and communicable diseases of swine owned by producers of such livestock in Alabama, and the amount appro…

Ala. Code § 2-15-211 Feeding of Garbage to Swine

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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, municipality, county, political subdivision, governmental agency or department, institution, individual, partnership, corporation, association, other entity or organization to feed garbage to swine. (b) For the purposes of this section, “g…

Ala. Code § 2-15-230 Definitions

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When used in this subdivision, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) HOG CHOLERA VIRUS. An unattenuated virus administered to swine for the purpose of immunizing such swine from the disease known a…

Ala. Code § 2-15-231 Possession, Sale, Etc., of Hog Cholera Virus

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It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation or association in the State of Alabama to have in possession or keep, sell or offer for sale, barter, exchange, give away or otherwise dispose of hog cholera virus. (Acts 1951, No. 308, p. 601, §2.)

Ala. Code § 2-15-232 Sale of Swine Infected with or Exposed to Hog Cholera

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It is unlawful for any person knowingly or willfully to sell any hog, pig or shoat which is infected with or has been exposed to hog cholera disease. Any person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished as prescribed by law. (Act…