Title 22 — Title 22

It shall be unlawful to provide for use, or permit the use of, a common drinking cup or a common towel in any hotel, restaurant, railroad car, railroad station or other place frequented by the public. History: (Acts 1919, No. 658, p. 909; Code 1923, §1133; Acts 1935, No. 444, p. …

Any person, firm or corporation engaged in the construction of any railroad, public highways or other construction work in Alabama shall drain all borrow pits, cuts and fills likely to impound water which shall be dangerous to the public health. Any person, firm or corporation fa…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to retail any poisons enumerated in Schedules “A” and “B” which are as follows, except upon the conditions named in this section: (1) Schedule “A” - biniodide of mercury, cyanide of potassium, carbolic acid, hydrocyanic acid, strychnine, ar…

Any person who shall, directly or indirectly, publish, deliver or distribute, or cause to be published, delivered or distributed, in any manner, whatsoever, any advertisement concerning lost manhood, lost vitality, impotency, sexual weakness, seminal emissions, stricture, drains,…

Any physician, midwife, nurse or other person in attendance on a confinement case shall, within two hours after the birth of the child, use one of the following prophylactic solutions for the prevention of infantile blindness or ophthalmia neonatorum, two drops of the solution to…

(a) For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) COMMITTEE. The State Committee of Public Health. (2) NEWBORN SCREENING PANEL or PANEL. The list of conditions that the State of Alabama screens for as part of the Newborn Screening Program.…

(a) During the postpartum period, before discharging a newborn child, a hospital shall provide parents with educational information on pertussis disease. The information provided to parents shall contain the following statement: Pertussis, whooping cough, can cause serious illnes…

(a) This section shall have the same definitions as Section 22-20-3. (b) The State Committee of Public Health shall adopt rules to administer the use of the Newborn Screening Panel, including the conditions for which screening is required. The Newborn Screening Panel shall includ…

Whenever it is proposed to locate a cemetery or to extend the boundaries of an existing cemetery, the party or parties so proposing shall make written application to the judge of probate and county commission or to the mayor and council of an incorporated city or town, according …

(a) The State Committee on Public Health shall, as conditions demand, adopt and promulgate regulations for the construction, maintenance and operation of all establishments, and their immediate surroundings, in which foods or beverages intended for sale for human consumption are …

(a) For purposes of this section, the following words have the following meanings: (1) COTTAGE FOOD. A non-potentially hazardous food that has been prepared in a person’s home that does not require time or temperature control for safety to limit pathogenic microorganism growth or…

(a) This section shall be known and may be cited as the Sadie Grace Andrews Act. (b) This section shall apply to commercial food service establishments that utilize grease traps that are outdoors or are in areas that are accessible to members of the general public. (c)(1) Grease …

(a) A pet dog that is under the control of a person shall be permitted in an outdoor dining area of a food service establishment if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The owner of the food service establishment elects to allow pet dogs in its outdoor dining area. To evi…

(a) A state or local health department may not prohibit the serving of wine or beer, including draft beer, in a food service establishment that allows pet dogs in accordance with Section 22-20-5.3 or a dog park if the establishment or dog park otherwise meets the requirements for…

(a) As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) CERTIFYING FIRE OFFICIAL. The State Fire Marshal or a local fire department authorized to conduct fire safety inspections under subdivision (c)(1). (2) COMMISSARY. A food service establishment permi…

Any rule or regulation of the Health Department to the contrary notwithstanding, legally taken deer, turkeys and any other wild animal may be butchered, killed and/or processed at any slaughterhouse, abattoir, meat-packing and processing plant in this state. History: (Acts 1967, …

The State Board of Health shall inspect dairy farms, milk-cooling stations, milk-processing plants and creameries for grading the milk and cream output of such establishments. The said inspections shall be made in accordance with the rules and regulations of the State Board of He…

It shall be unlawful for any person to knowingly deposit any dead animal or nauseous substance in any source, standpipe or reservoir from which water is supplied to any city or town of this state or in any private well, spring, reservoir, tank, vessel or receptacle. Any person vi…

Any person who deposits the body of a dead animal or fowl in any running stream must, on conviction, be fined $10.00, and one half of the fine must go to the informer. History: (Code 1867, §4435; Code 1876, §1728; Code 1886, §1464; Code 1896, §5330; Code 1907, §7874; Code 1923, §…