Title 2

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…

Any owner of cattle 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 collecte…

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 commis…

The funds derived from any assessments levied upon the sale of cattle 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 …

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…

No association, meeting or activity undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of this article and intended to benefit the Alabama cattle industry shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade. (Acts 1961, Ex. Sess., No. 280, p. 2320, §2.)

The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the evident intent and purpose of this article, which shall include rules and regulations governing the holding of referendums as adopted by…

It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, through the facilities of the Department of Agriculture and Industries, to enforce and collect the assessment charges levied upon the sale of agricultural commodities under the provisions of this article and …

Any dealer, handler, processor, sales market or other purchaser of cattle who willfully fails or refuses to deduct and pay to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries any assessment required to be so deducted and remitted to the commissioner shall be guilty of a misdemeanor…

It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the economy of the state that cattle owners be permitted by referendum as provided in this article to levy upon themselves an assessment and to provide for the collection thereof for the financi…

Any nonprofit association of cattle owners organized for the promotion and betterment of the cattle industry may make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among cattle owners of the …

Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of an application by any nonprofit association of cattle owners as provided in Section 2-8-4, the said board shall within 30 days thereafter meet and consider the application. If it is shown by the applicant to th…

Upon being certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries as provided in Section 2-8-5, such association shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the Alabama cattle owners a referendum wherein they shall be entitled to vote …

When a referendum has been authorized as provided in Section 2-8-6, the certified association shall, not less than 30 days before the date for such referendum, publicly announce the date, hours, polling places and rules for voting in the referendum, the area covered by the refere…

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 an area or statewide basis as may be determined by the certified association pursuant to rules and regulations adopted for the holding of such referendum. All owners of cattle in the area covered by the …

It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that producers of swine shall be authorized and encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with handlers, dealers and purchasers of swine and with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and with the State…

No association, meeting or activity undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of this article and intended to benefit the Alabama swine industry shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade. (Acts 1973, No. 463, p. 653, §2.)

It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the economy of the state that swine producers be permitted by referendum as provided in this article to levy upon themselves an assessment and to provide for the collection thereof for the finan…

Any nonprofit association of swine producers organized for the promotion and betterment of the swine industry may make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among swine producers of t…

Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of an application by any nonprofit association of swine producers as provided in Section 2-8-43, the said board shall within 30 days thereafter meet and consider the application. If it is shown by the applicant to…

Upon being certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries as provided in Section 2-8-44, such association shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the Alabama swine producers a referendum wherein they shall be entitled to vo…

When a referendum has been authorized as provided in Section 2-8-45, the certified association shall, not less than 30 days before the date for such referendum, publicly announce the date, hours, polling places and rules for voting in the referendum, the amount and basis of the a…

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 necessary ba…

Any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article may be held on a statewide basis pursuant to rules and regulations adopted for the holding of such referendum. All producers of swine who shall be subject to any assessments levied under the provisions of this article …

If in any referendum held under the provisions of this article a majority or more of the swine producers eligible to participate and voting therein shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment proposed in such referendum, then such as…

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

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

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 an amount not to exceed thre…

Any producer of swine 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 collec…

The provisions of this article shall not apply to occasional sales between producers. (Acts 1973, No. 463, p. 653, §16.)

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 commis…

The funds derived from any assessments levied upon the sale of swine 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 s…

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…

The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the evident intent and purpose of this article, which shall include rules and regulations governing the holding of referendums as adopted by…

It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, through the facilities of the Department of Agriculture and Industries, to enforce and collect the assessment charges levied upon the sale of agricultural commodities under the provisions of this article and …

(a) Any dealer, handler, processor, sales market or other purchaser of swine who willfully fails or refuses to deduct and pay to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries any assessment required to be so deducted and remitted to the commissioner shall be guilty of a misdemea…

The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized and empowered to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out the evident intent and purpose of this article, which shall include rules and regulations governing the holding of referendums as adopted by…

It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, through the facilities of the Department of Agriculture and Industries, to enforce and collect the assessment charges levied upon the sale of agricultural commodities under the provisions of this article and …

Any individual, partnership, corporation, association or other business unit which buys soybeans in Alabama from the producer thereof shall, in the event assessments are required to be deducted from the purchase price of such soybeans under the provisions of this article, obtain …

(a) Any dealer, handler, processor or other purchaser of soybeans who willfully fails or refuses to deduct and pay to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries any assessment required to be so deducted and remitted to the commissioner or who fails or refuses to obtain a perm…

It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that producers of soybeans shall be authorized and encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with handlers, dealers and purchasers of soybeans and with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and with the…

No association, meeting or activity undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of this article and intended to benefit the Alabama soybean industry shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade. (Acts 1971, No. 227, p. 523, §2.)

It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the economy of the state that soybean producers be permitted by referendum as provided in this article to levy upon themselves an assessment and to provide for the collection thereof for the fin…