Title 1

Hematite is hereby designated and named the official mineral of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1967, No. 503, p. 1215.)

Marble is hereby designated and named the official rock of Alabama. (Acts 1969, No. 755, p. 1334.)

There shall be the honorary office of Poet Laureate of Alabama. The Writers’ Conclave, a voluntary organization of Alabama historians, playwrights, fiction writers, poets and newspaper writers, may at any annual meeting of said Writers’ Conclave, designate a suitable person to ho…

The poem “Alabama,” a gift to the people of the state from Julia S. Tutwiler, together with the original music written for such poem by Edna Gockel-Gussen, which music has been approved and adopted by the Alabama Federation of Music Clubs, is hereby adopted as the state song of A…

The wild turkey is hereby designated and named the official state game bird for the State of Alabama. (Acts 1980, No. 80-734, p. 1490, §1.)

The dance known as the square dance is designated the American folk dance of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1981, No. 81-48, p. 60.)

The pecan is designated as official state nut of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1982, No. 82-17, p. 27.)

The coat of arms of Alabama as described in heraldic terms shall be as follows: arms: quarterly, the first azure three fleur de lis or (for France); second quarterly first and fourth gules a tower tripple towered or, second and third argent a lion rampant gules (for Spain); third…

The Alabama Legislature does hereby designate as the official State of Alabama fossil the “Species Basilosaurus Cetoides.” No fossil “Species Basilosaurus Cetoides” shall be removed from the State of Alabama, in whole or in part, except by prior written approval of the Governor. …

The annual renaissance faire in Florence, Alabama, is hereby named and designated as the official renaissance faire in the State of Alabama, and said city is now and shall remain as the permanent location of this event. (Acts 1988, No. 88-43, p. 44.)

The Alabama State Championship Horse Show is hereby designated as the official state championship horse show of Alabama. (Acts 1988, No. 88-656, p. 1054.)

The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is hereby designated as the official mascot and butterfly of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1989, No. 89-676, p. 1341.)

The monarch butterfly is hereby named and designated as the official insect for the State of Alabama. (Acts 1989, No. 89-935, p. 1842.)

In recognition of its occurrence in the State of Alabama only, Pseudemys alabamensis of the Family Emydidae and Order Testudines, or the Alabama red-bellied turtle, is hereby named and designated as the official reptile for the State of Alabama. (Acts 1990, No. 90-82, p. 87.)

The Star Blue Quartz is designated as the official gemstone for the State of Alabama. (Acts 1990, No. 90-203, p. 240.)

The Scaphella junonia johnstoneae is hereby designated as the official shell of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1990, No. 90-567, p. 964.)

The drama by William Gibson, “The Miracle Worker,” which is performed annually on the grounds of Ivy Green, the birthplace of native Alabamian Helen Keller, is hereby designated as the official outdoor drama of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1991, No. 91-37, p. 45.)

The Demopolis Christmas on the River Barbecue Cook-off is hereby designated as the official Alabama State Barbecue Championship. (Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 91-739, p. 116; Acts 1991, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 91-748, p. 126.)

The official coat of arms of the State of Alabama shall be placed above the speaker’s stand in each house of the Alabama Legislature, in the office of the Governor of the state, in the Department of Archives and History and any other department or institution, and shall be used f…

The Dothan Landmarks Parks is hereby designated the official Agricultural Museum for the State of Alabama. (Acts 1992, No. 92-541, p. 1149.)

The annual fall horseshoe tournament in Stockton, Alabama, is hereby designated as the official championship horseshoe tournament for the State of Alabama. (Acts 1992, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 92-697, p. 90.)

The Alabama Theatre for the Performing Arts is designated as the official State Historic Theatre for the State of Alabama. (Acts 1993, No. 93-26, p. 58; Acts 1993, No. 93-34, p. 67; Acts 1993, No. 93-240, p. 344.)

“The Incident at Looney’s Tavern” is designated as Alabama’s Official Outdoor Musical Drama. (Acts 1993, No. 93-110, p. 166.)

The Red Hills Salamander, Phaeognathus hubrichti Highton 1961, is hereby designated and named as the official state amphibian of Alabama. (Act 2000-232, p. 367, §1.)

The Blackberry, Rubus, R. occidentalis, is hereby designated and named as the official fruit of Alabama. (Act 2004-363, p. 592, §1.)

The Black Bear, subfamily ursinae, Ursus americanus Pollas, 1780, is hereby designated as the official state mammal of Alabama. (Act 2006-245, p. 443, §1.)

The Peach, Rosaceae, genus Prunus, species P. persica, is hereby designated as the official state tree fruit of Alabama. (Act 2006-520, p. 1208, §1.)

The West Indian Manatee, family Trichechidae, order Sirenia, species Trichechus manatus, is hereby designated as the official state marine mammal of Alabama. (Act 2009-488, p. 891, §1.)

The Brown Shrimp, family Penaeidae, order Descapoda, species Penaeus aztecus, is designated as the official State Crustacean of Alabama. (Act 2015-124, §1.)

The seal shall be circular, and the diameter thereof two and a quarter inches; near the edge of the circle shall be the word “Alabama,” and opposite this word, at the same distance from the edge, shall be the words, “Great Seal.” In the center of the seal there shall be a represe…

The queen honey bee is hereby named and designated as the official agricultural insect for the State of Alabama. (Act 2015-461, §1.)

The Lane Cake, which originated in Clayton, Alabama, is designated as the official State Cake of Alabama. (Act 2016-309, §1.)

(a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares the following: (1) With the passing of the Bicentennial Celebration of Alabama, it has become known that Alabama lacks an official state vegetable. (2) In 2015, the Alabama Farmers Federation reported that the great State of Alabama r…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The research and educational programs of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, established by act of the Legislature in 1971 as the administrative home for the Alabama Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium, serve the citiz…

(a) The Legislature finds all of the following: (1) George Washington Carver was an agricultural scientist and inventor who developed hundreds of products using peanuts, sweet potatoes, and soybeans. Born into slavery a year before it was outlawed, Carver left home at a young age…

(a) The Legislature finds all of the following: (1) Peanuts and pecans are crops of historical and agricultural significance to the State of Alabama. (2) The peanut was elevated to its current status by landmark agricultural scientist George Washington Carver’s research at Tuskeg…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) Schizachyrium scoparium, commonly known as Little Bluestem, is a warm-season grass native to lower Canada and all of the United States except Nevada and Washington. (2) Little Bluestem fosters healthier Alabama ecos…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) MISS ALABAMA. The individual selected and recognized by the Miss Alabama Organization to hold the title of Miss Alabama for an annual term. (2) OFFICIAL STATE AMBASSADOR. An honorary repres…

The flag of the State of Alabama shall be a crimson cross of St. Andrew on a field of white. The bars forming the cross shall be not less than six inches broad, and must extend diagonally across the flag from side to side. (Code 1896, §3751; Code 1907, §2058; Code 1923, §2995; Co…

The flag of the state shall be hoisted on the dome of the Capitol when the two houses of the Legislature are in session, and shall be used by the state on all occasions when it may be necessary or customary to display a flag, except when, in the opinion of the Governor, the natio…

The bird commonly called the yellow-hammer is hereby designated the state bird. (Acts 1927, No. 542, p. 628; Code 1940, T. 55, §7.)

The tarpon is hereby designated and named the official state salt water fish of Alabama. (Acts 1955, No. 564, p. 1226.)

The largemouth bass, Micropterus punctulatus, is hereby designated and named the official fresh water fish of Alabama. (Acts 1975, No. 1183, §1.)