Title 2

The arrangements for and the management of any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article shall be under the direction of the association certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries to conduct the same, and such association shall furnish all necessar…

Any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article may be held on a statewide basis pursuant to rules and regulations adopted by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for the holding of such referendum. All producers of soybeans who shall be subject to any asse…

If in any referendum held under the provisions of this article a majority or more of the soybean producers who are eligible to participate and who actually vote therein shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment proposed in such ref…

In the event any referendum conducted as provided in this article shall fail to receive the required number of affirmative votes from soybean producers eligible for participation and voting therein, then the certified association conducting the said referendum shall be authorized…

In the event the required number of soybean producers approve, by a referendum as provided in this article, the levying of an assessment upon the sale of soybeans for a promotional program, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall, within 30 days, notify in writing ev…

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall remit to the treasurer of the certified association all moneys paid to or collected by him on a quarterly basis between the first and fifteenth of January, April, July and October of each year, less a commission of three percen…

The provisions of this article shall not apply to any person who purchases 1,000 or less bushels of soybeans in any calendar year, nor shall the provisions of this article apply to occasional sales between growers. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §15.)

Any producer of soybeans against whom any assessment is made and deducted under authority of this article, if dissatisfied with said assessment, shall have the right to demand and receive from the treasurer of the certified association a refund of the amount of the assessment col…

Before any money is remitted by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to the treasurer of an organization or association as authorized under the provisions of this article, the treasurer of said organization shall furnish the commissioner a bond approved by the commissio…

The funds derived from any assessments levied upon the sale of soybeans as authorized under this article shall be used and expended by the certified association, after such funds are remitted to it by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, for the purpose of promoting an…

Any certified association may enter into agreements with like associations, commissions or other agencies of other states for the purpose of conducting a similar agricultural commodities promotional program jointly with such associations, commissions or other agencies in other st…

The approved and certified association receiving and disbursing funds as authorized in this article shall, following the close of its fiscal year every two years, cause an audit of its books and accounts for the two-year period to be conducted by a certified public accountant, di…

It is declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that the Alabama farmers who are producers of nuts, bulbs, fruits and vegetables shall be permitted and encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with handlers, dealers and processors of such products in promoting and …

No association, meeting or activity undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of this article and intended to benefit all of the producers, handlers and processors of a particular commodity shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade. (Acts 1957, No. 108, p. 14…

It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the agricultural economy of the state that farmers, producers and growers commercially producing the commodities referred to in this article shall be permitted by referendum to be held among the…

Any commission, council, board or other agency or any nonprofit association of producers, fairly representative of the growers or producers of any agricultural commodity referred to in this article may make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of the State…

Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of such application as is provided for in Section 2-8-123, on the part of any commission, council, board, other agency or association, the said board shall, within 30 days thereafter, meet and consider the applica…

Upon being certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries in the manner set forth in Section 2-8-124, such organization shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the producers and growers of such particular agricultural commo…

When a referendum has been authorized as provided in Section 2-8-125, the certified organization shall, before calling and announcing the referendum, fix, determine, and publicly announce, at least 30 days before the date determined upon for the referendum, the date, hours, and p…

The arrangements for and management of any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article shall be under the direction of the organization duly certified and authorized to conduct the same, and any and all expenses in connection therewith shall be borne by such organiz…

Any referendum conducted under this article may be held either on an area or statewide basis, as may be determined by the certified organization before the referendum is called. The referendum may be participated in by all producers engaged in the production of the agricultural c…

If in any referendum held under the provisions of this article a majority of the producers in the area in which the referendum is conducted, eligible to participate and voting therein, shall vote in the negative and against the levying or collection of the assessment, then no ass…

If in any referendum called under the provisions of this article, a majority of the producers in the area in which any referendum is conducted, eligible to participate and voting therein, shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment p…

The hours, voting places, and rules for any referendum authorized in this article with respect to any of the agricultural commodities herein referred to and the area in which the referendum shall be held shall be established and determined by the organization of the commercial gr…

The duly certified organization of the producers of any agricultural product among whom a referendum shall be conducted under the provisions of this article shall likewise prepare and distribute in advance of such referendum all necessary ballots for the purposes thereof and shal…

(a) In the event a majority of the producers eligible for participation in a referendum conducted under this article and voting therein vote in favor of the assessment, the assessment shall be collected annually for five years, as set forth in the call for the referendum, and the…

In the event a referendum conducted as provided in this article shall not be supported by a majority of those eligible for participation therein and voting therein, the organization conducting the referendum may call another referendum for the purposes set forth in this article n…

In the event a referendum conducted as provided in this article is carried by the vote of a majority of the eligible producers participating therein and assessments in pursuance thereof are levied annually for five years as set forth in the call for the referendum, then the organ…

In the event a referendum conducted as provided in this article is carried in the affirmative and the assessment is levied and collected as provided in this article and under the regulations to be promulgated by the duly certified organization conducting the same, any farmer or p…

If assessments are levied and collected as provided in this article, the treasurer of the organization shall, within 30 days after the end of any calendar year in which such assessments are collected, publish through the medium of the press of the state a statement of the amount …

It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare of the State of Alabama that owners or others in possession of hens for the production of eggs and egg products shall be authorized and encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with handlers, dealers, processor…

No association, meeting or activity undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of this article and intended to benefit the poultry and egg industry shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade. (Acts 1963, No. 351, p. 844, §2.)

It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and advantageous to the economy of the state that owners and others in possession of hens who produce eggs and egg products be permitted by referendum, as provided in this article, to levy upon themselves an assessment an…

Any nonprofit association of producers of eggs and egg products or any nonprofit association organized for the benefit and betterment of the poultry industry of the State of Alabama may make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for certification and approv…

Upon the filing of an application with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries by any nonprofit association of owners or others in possession of hens, as authorized under Section 2-8-153, the said board shall within 30 days thereafter meet and consider such application. If …

Upon being certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries in the manner set forth in Section 2-8-154, such organization shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the producers of eggs in Alabama a referendum wherein they shal…

When a referendum has been authorized as provided in Section 2-8-155, the certified organization shall, not less than 30 days before the date of the referendum, publicly announce the date, hours, polling places and rules for voting in the referendum, the area covered by the refer…

The arrangements for and the management of any referendum conducted under this article shall be under the direction of the organization certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries to conduct the same, and such organization shall furnish all necessary ballots and ar…

Any referendum conducted under this article may be held on an area or statewide basis, as may be determined by the certified association, pursuant to and in accordance with the rules and regulations adopted for holding of such referendum. All owners of hens engaged in the product…

If in any referendum held under the provisions of this article two thirds or more of the egg producers in the area in which the referendum is conducted, eligible to participate and voting therein, shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the ass…

In the event any referendum conducted as provided in this article shall fail to receive the required number of affirmative votes from egg producers eligible for participation and voting therein, then the certified association conducting the referendum shall be authorized to call …

In the event the required number of egg producers approve, by a referendum as provided in this article, the levying of an assessment upon the sale of hens for a promotional program, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall, within 30 days, notify in writing every pers…

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall remit to the treasurer of the certified association all moneys paid to or collected by him on a quarterly basis between the first and fifteenth days of January, April, July and October of each year, less a commission of three p…

Before any money is remitted by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to the treasurer of an organization or association, as authorized under the provisions of this article, the treasurer of said organization shall furnish to the commissioner a bond approved by the commi…

The funds derived from any assessments levied upon the sale of hens as authorized under this article shall be used and expended by the certified association, after such funds are remitted to it by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, for the purpose of promoting and st…

Any certified association may enter into agreements with like associations, commissions or other agencies of other states for the purpose of conducting a similar egg and egg products promotional program and other activity, as authorized in this article, jointly with such associat…