Title 2

Fairs which receive state aid under the provisions of this article must be members of the Association of Alabama State Fairs and shall use their profits for future fair improvements, increasing premiums lists and furthering the growth, expansion and usefulness of fairs and for co…

The board is authorized to expend such amounts from the appropriation by the Legislature as it may approve and determine to be necessary for expenses of the administration of this article, which amount shall not exceed 12 percent of the amount appropriated by the Legislature for …

The board shall grant state aid only on cash premiums paid on approved classes of: (1) Beef and dairy cattle, swine, sheep, goats, equine or equidae, and other livestock, including farmwork stock, poultry, eggs, and dairy products. (2) Field, garden, and horticulture products and…

On a date to be specified by the board and not less than 30 days before holding its fair, the president, secretary or other officer of any association which desires to share in state aid available for the purposes of this article shall file with or make available to the board a s…

Within 30 days after the prizes and premiums have been paid and upon a verified statement of the association, the board shall determine from the application, reports, checks or receipts and by any investigation deemed necessary as to whether or not a fair requesting aid has been …

Two thirds of the annual appropriation remaining, after the deduction of not more than 12 percent of the annual appropriation for administrative expenses, shall be paid by the board as state aid to fairs eligible to receive such aid. Allotments of state aid shall be made on the b…

(a) One third of the funds remaining after deductions for administrative expenses shall be disbursed to those fairs entitled to a special merit award as follows: (1) The fair which in the opinion of the judges is superior to all other fairs in the same category of those categorie…

The amount of state aid given a fair under Section 2-7-27 shall be a percentage of the prizes or premiums paid by the fair. In no case shall a fair be paid state aid and merit awards combined exceeding the amount such fair pays in approved agricultural prizes or premiums. The tot…

Any state, county, regional or community fair which shall receive any state financial aid by direct legislative appropriation for the payment of prizes and premium awards shall not be eligible to participate in any of the benefits provided under this article. (Acts 1969, No. 1122…

The board shall appoint a committee to consist of not more than five members and it shall be the duty of the committee to establish the standards and criteria by which the eligible fairs in the state shall be judged for the awards as provided in Section 2-7-28 and to judge such f…

The board is hereby authorized to adopt and enforce rules and regulations reasonably necessary to carry out the evident intent and purpose of the provisions of this article. (Acts 1969, No. 1122, p. 2077, §8.)

A legitimate and properly organized agricultural fair is an important educational aid in encouraging agriculture, fostering the development of livestock and promoting interest in community, club and school work. The offering of prizes, premiums and awards for exhibits and demonst…

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, is hereby authorized to expend up to but not more than such amount as may be appropriated in the general appropriations bill for the purpose of awarding prizes and …

Allotments of state aid under this article may be made for awarding of prizes for livestock shows; provided, that such awards shall be made only for the purpose of awarding prizes and premiums at shows sponsored by the state Department of Agriculture and Industries, and then only…

Any livestock exhibit group desiring to obtain an allotment under this article shall, not less than 30 days before holding its livestock show, file with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries a statement of its premium list for that year with a detailed explanation of the…

(a) A singular Agriculture Exhibition Center Corporation may be established and created by any number of individuals associated with an agricultural membership advocacy organization filing articles of incorporation in the office of the judge of probate of the county in which the …

(a) The Agriculture Exhibition Center Corporation shall have the following powers: (1) To adopt bylaws necessary for the implementation and administration of this chapter. (2) To institute and defend legal proceedings in any court of competent jurisdiction and proper venue; provi…

(a) Subject to the conditions, qualifications, and restrictions set forth in subsection (b), the Agriculture Exhibition Center Corporation may borrow money from any person or governmental entity. As security for any money borrowed, together with interest thereon, and any obligati…

The county in which the Alabama Farm Center is located and each municipality therein may lease, sell, donate, or otherwise convey to the Agriculture Exhibition Center Corporation real or personal property, including park properties, without authorization by election of the qualif…

The Agriculture Exhibition Center Corporation may permit the consumption of alcoholic beverages any day of the week, purchased from licensees of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, to be consumed by purchasers within the boundaries of the Alabama Farm Center. (Act 2024-451, §5.…

The Agriculture Exhibition Center Corporation and all property in which it has any ownership, leasehold, or other interest, direct or indirect, is exempt from all municipal ordinances and rules, including zoning ordinances, unless the corporation consents to the application of or…

(a) The Agriculture Exhibition Center Corporation, as a governmental entity, is exempt from the payment of all state, county, and municipal sales and use taxes. The corporation and its contractors shall be granted a certificate of exemption from sales and use taxes by the Departm…

The Agriculture Exhibition Center Corporation shall be deemed an economic development organization, and the Alabama Farm Center shall be deemed a site, for the purposes of Article 19A, Chapter 18, Title 40. (Act 2024-451, §8.)

The Agriculture Exhibition Center Corporation shall be subject to audit and examination every two years by the Department of Examiners of Public Accounts for compliance with this chapter. (Act 2024-451, §9.)

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

If in any referendum held under the provisions of this article a majority of the cattle owners of 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 assessment …

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

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

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…