Title 2

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…

Any nonprofit association of producers fairly and substantially representative of the producers of soybeans throughout the state may make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among s…

Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of an application by any nonprofit association of soybean producers, as provided in Section 2-8-83, the said board shall within 30 days thereafter meet and consider the application. If it is shown by the applicant…

Upon being certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries as provided in Section 2-8-84, such association shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the Alabama soybean producers a referendum wherein they shall be entitled to …

When a referendum has been authorized as provided in Section 2-8-85, 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…

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…