Title 22 — Title 22

The Legislature hereby finds and declares the consumer’s right to know the source or origin of a food product for human consumption is paramount and essential to the health, safety, and well-being of the people of this state and nation. Providing notice to the public of whether f…

For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning: (1) BOARD. The State Committee of Public Health pursuant to Section 22-2-1. (2) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. The country in which an animal, from whic…

(a) Any individual or entity who supplies a covered commodity to a food service establishment shall provide the country of origin of the covered commodity to the food service establishment. (b) A food service establishment, including an in-store deli, selling or providing a cover…

For purposes of this article, the following terms shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Health as defined in Section 22-2-3. (2) CATFISH. Any species of fish classified within the family Ictaluridae. …

(a) A food service establishment shall not advertise or label a food item as catfish unless it is fish classified within the family of Ictaluridae. (b) Any advertising of catfish or other members of the Order of Siluriformes, or catfish products or siluriformes products by food s…

(a) Any food service establishment engaged in the sale or advertising of catfish products in violation of this article shall be subject to civil penalties. The department shall impose the following civil penalties. For violations occurring within a 24-month period: (1) A warning …

Any covered commodity with the United States as its country of origin may have the appropriate state name, USA, or United States of America, including a trade name or trademark, listed in lieu thereof to accommodate products produced in any of the states or a territory of the Uni…

The board shall promulgate rules as may be necessary for the enforcement of this article, such rules to be promulgated according to the Administrative Procedure Act. History: (Act 2009-582, p. 1715, §5.)

Any shrimp harvested from inland ponds or farms may be processed at the site where the harvesting occurs pursuant to rules adopted by the Alabama Department of Public Health. History: (Act 2015-488, §2.)

The board may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state or agencies of the federal government in order to carry out the purpose of this article. History: (Act 2009-582, p. 1715, §6.)

The State Health Officer may apply for and the court may grant a temporary restraining order or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this article or any rule promulgated under this article, notwithstanding th…

(a) Any food service establishment that violates this article or the rules adopted thereunder, after notice and a hearing, shall be subject to civil penalties. The State Health Officer shall impose these penalties on a graduated scale in accordance with the following schedule for…

The requirements of this article shall not apply to any of the following: (1) Any retailer required to inform consumers of the country of origin of a covered commodity as provided in 7 U.S.C. §§ 1638 through 1638d, inclusive. (2) A hospital as defined in Section 22-21-20. (3) A g…