Title 45

The authority of the county engineer shall be limited to the requisition for the expenditure of funds for the purpose of construction, maintenance, or repairs of public roads, bridges, ferries, or any other duties for Macon County as may be set aside and appropriated by the commi…

The county engineer shall make written requisition to a county purchasing agent for all materials, machinery, equipment, and necessary supplies needed for the construction, maintenance, or repair of the public roads, bridges, and ferries of Macon County. The requisitions shall be…

It shall be the further duty of the county engineer to inspect and approve on delivery all materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies, purchased by the county for the use on public roads, bridges, and ferries prior to payment. Any deviation from this policy shall be reported b…

In the event of an emergency in which it would be impossible for the commission to employ an engineer, the commission shall employ a competent road supervisor who need not be an engineer, but, when so employed shall have all the duties and authority of the engineer, and be subjec…

The County Commission of Macon County is authorized, when the need exists, to provide protection against forest fires in Macon County by participating in the Alabama Forestry Commission’s fire protection program in the manner hereinafter specified. (Act 81-845, p. 1520, § 1.)

(a) After the Macon County Commission has determined that such a need does exist in Macon County, the county commission, in the manner hereinafter specified, may provide for a financial charge or tax to be paid by the owners of forest lands located in Macon County for the use of …

The need for such financial charge or tax to provide forest fire protection within the county shall be determined by the county commission after a public hearing is held thereon. Notice of such public hearing shall be given by the county commission for a period of two consecutive…

Any such financial charge or tax fixed as provided in Section 45-44-140.02 shall be payable at the same time and in the same manner as county taxes and the owners of the forest lands, as herein defined, shall make reports of same to the Tax Assessor of Macon County at the time fi…

The County Commission of Macon County is authorized to appoint agents and delegate authority to individuals to search out forest lands in Macon County, determine the area and owners thereof, and report same to the Tax Assessor of Macon County who shall be authorized after notice …

The tax herein imposed shall be due and payable quarterly to the Macon County Tax Collector, and shall, when collected, be paid by such Macon County Tax Collector to the Treasury of Macon County. All monies collected in accordance with this part shall be spent in participating in…

The County Commission of Macon County is authorized to remove such financial charge or tax after the county commission has determined that the financial charge or tax is no longer needed. The county commission shall hold public hearings to determine whether or not the financial c…

(a) In Macon County, the Little Texas Volunteer Fire Department may assess and collect a service charge by action of the board on all property served by the department for fire protection services. The service charge shall not exceed seven and one-half percent of the total ad val…

(a) The Macon County Racing Commission is hereby created and established and is vested with the powers and duties specified in this part, and all other powers necessary and proper to enable it to execute fully and effectually the purposes of this part. The official name of the co…

(a) Each racing commissioner shall take the same constitutional oath of office as any other county officer, and shall give bond payable to Macon County in the amount of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) conditioned that such commissioner shall faithfully and properly perform…

Commencing on June 1, 1996, the basic compensation of each member of the racing commission shall be two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) per month. One member of the racing commission shall be required to be in attendance at the racetrack for each racing performance consist…

The treasurer shall be appointed by the Macon County Racing Commission. The Treasurer of the Macon County Commission shall be ex officio cotreasurer of the commission for purposes of receiving and distributing certain collected net proceeds as provided in Section 45-44-150.14. Th…

The racing commission shall have the authority to employ legal counsel of its selection to advise the racing commission and represent it in all proceedings. Compensation of such counsel shall be paid out of funds collected by the commission. (Act 83-575, p. 882, § 5.)

It shall be the duty of the racing commission to carry out this part; and it shall have the following specific duties: (1) To fix and set dates upon which race meetings may be held or operated. (2) To make an annual report to the county governing body of its operation, showing it…

(a) The applicant granted a license to operate a race track in the county shall have the right, subject to this part, to hold and conduct one or more racing meetings at such track each year provided that no such license shall be granted to any applicant or to any track for a peri…

(a) No person under 19 years of age shall be employed in any manner about the race track except as exercise people, grooms, and parking lot attendants; nor shall persons under 19 years of age be permitted to attend any race. (b) The track licensee is encouraged to employ bona fid…

(a) The original license issued in accordance with the terms of this part shall be for a period to allow 10 full calendar years of racing following the construction and equipping of the racing plant or facility or for the length of time required for the amortization of the capita…

The racing commission is empowered to compel the production of any and all books, memoranda, or documents showing the receipts and disbursements of any person, association, or corporation licensed to conduct race meetings under this part. The racing commission may at any time req…

After granting of a license to operate a greyhound race track, the racing commission shall have the power to grant, refuse, suspend, or withdraw annual licenses for all persons connected with the greyhound dog race track, including gate keepers, announcers, ushers, starters, offi…

(a) The racing commission shall make rules governing, permitting, and regulating the wagering on greyhound dog races under the form of mutuel wagering by patrons known as parimutuel wagering, which method shall be legal to the extent that and so long as the same is carried on and…

Every licensee conducting a race meeting under this part shall pay to the treasurer of the racing commission on a quarterly basis, a tax equal to four percent of the total contributions to all parimutuel pools made at the track. The total take out by a licensee on any parimutuel …

The license fees, commissions, and excise taxes imposed herein shall be in lieu of all licenses, excise taxes, occupational taxes to the State of Alabama or any county, city, town, or other political subdivision thereof including, but not limited to, any and all sales and use tax…

(a) All fees, commissions, taxes, and other monies, including fines and forfeitures, received under this part shall be paid to the treasurer of the racing commission. All such monies remaining after payment of expenses incurred in the administration of this part shall be distribu…

Any corporation, association, or person who directly, or indirectly holds any greyhound dog race without having procured a license as prescribed in this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person wagering upon the results of races, except in the parimutuel method of wageri…

Any person who engages in the practice of professional gambling on greyhound dog races, or in the practice of making gambling or wagering books on such races, or who knowingly takes any part in such practices, or has been convicted of any charge of gambling, any felony, or any cr…

Any person who shall influence or have any understanding or connivance with any owner, groom, or other person associated with or interested in any kennel, greyhound, or race in which any greyhound participates, to prearrange or predetermine the results of any such race, or any pe…

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to transmit or communicate to another by any means whatsoever the results, changing odds, track conditions, or any other information relating to any greyhound race from any race track in this county, between the period of time beginning one…

(a) Upon request of recognized charities, the racing commission may extend the limitations of time for greyhound racing not to exceed three days at any one time beyond the period otherwise provided by law so that any such track shall conduct a charity day or days of racing for an…

The Alabama Ethics Law shall govern the conduct of the Macon County legislative delegation and members of the Macon County Racing Commission in the performance of their duties, as set forth in this part. (Act 83-575, p. 882, § 22.)

All appointees under this part shall take the same oath of office as is administered to other county officials. (Act 83-575, p. 882, § 23.)

The provisions of Part 1 to the contrary notwithstanding, any person now or hereafter licensed by the Macon County Racing Commission to conduct live greyhound racing and parimutuel wagering thereon, a racing operator shall have the right, subject to the reasonable regulatory auth…

With respect to greyhound racing events that are conducted at the Macon County racetrack and are transmitted by television to other locations, the racing operator may create and administer parimutuel pools that, in addition to bets made by bettors at the Macon County racetrack, i…

(a) The total parimutuel pools or handle bet by bettors placing their bets at the Macon County racetrack on greyhound racing events that are received by television from elsewhere shall be subject to the state privilege tax levied by Chapter 26A, Title 40, and to all local taxes o…

In order to provide a uniform takeout for parimutuel wagering on live greyhound racing events and on horse or greyhound racing events that are conducted elsewhere and received by television at the Macon County racetrack, and to enable the Macon County racetrack to maximize its pa…

Notwithstanding Part 1 and any rules and regulations of the racing commission now in effect or hereafter promulgated, all of which are hereby superseded to the extent inconsistent with this section, the racing operator is hereby authorized to open the Macon County racetrack for b…

This part shall be liberally construed to expand the opportunity of patrons of the Macon County racetrack to wager on televised racing events conducted at other racetracks and to participate in combined pools with respect to such events. Nothing in this part shall be construed to…

This article shall be known and cited as the Macon County Public Nuisance Regulations. (Act 2004-247, p. 339, § 1.)

The regulation of the accumulation and storage of junk inoperable motor vehicles, and other litter within the unincorporated areas of Macon County, and licensing the operation of junkyards within the unincorporated areas of Macon County is hereby declared to be in the public inte…

(a) It is unlawful and constitutes a public nuisance for the owner or other person in charge or in control of a building, lot, junkyard, or other premises within the unincorporated territory of Macon County to fail to keep the lot, junkyard, or premises clean and free from garbag…

(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), it constitutes a public nuisance for any person to park, leave, or store upon any place or premises in public view within the unincorporated territory of Macon County more than one motor vehicle, which is not currently and validly registe…

(a) No person shall establish, operate, or maintain a junkyard containing any items listed in Section 45-44-170.01, but not limited to those items any portion of which is within 1,000 feet of the nearest edge of the right-of-way of any highway, without obtaining a county license …

(a) The operation of an unlicensed junkyard that is required to be licensed pursuant to this section constitutes a public nuisance. (b) The Macon County Commission shall adopt regulations and requirements for issuing licenses for the operation of junkyards within the limits defin…