Title 2

(a) Any ginner of cotton who willfully fails or refuses to collect and pay to the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries any assessment required by this article to be so collected and remitted to the commissioner shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Any ginner of cotton …

It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that producers of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats shall be authorized and encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with handlers, dealers, and purchasers of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats and with th…

No association, meeting or activity undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of this article and intended to benefit the Alabama wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats industry shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade. (Acts 1985, No. 85-701, p. 1142, §2.)

It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the economy of the state that wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats producers be permitted by referendum as hereinafter provided to levy upon themselves an assessment, and to provide for the coll…

Any nonprofit association of producers fairly and substantially representative of the producers of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats throughout the state, may at any time after this article becomes effective, make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries fo…

Upon filing with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of an application by any nonprofit association of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats producers, the said board shall within 30 days thereafter meet and consider the application. If it is shown by the applicant to th…

Upon being so certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, such organization shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the Alabama wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats producers a referendum wherein they shall be entitled …

With respect to any referendum conducted under the provisions of this article, the duly certified organization 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 an…

The arrangements for and the management of any referendum conducted hereunder 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 arrange for…

Any referendum conducted hereunder 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 wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats who shall be subject to any ass…

If in such referendum a majority or more of the wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats producers who are eligible to participate and actually vote therein, shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment proposed on such referendum, then s…

In the event any such referendum conducted as herein provided shall fail to receive the required number of affirmative votes from wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats producers eligible for participation and voting therein, then the certified association conducting the said refer…

In the event the required number of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats producers approve, by a referendum as provided hereunder, the levy of an assessment upon the sale of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats for a promotional program, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Indust…

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 wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats in any calendar year, nor shall the provisions of this article apply to occasional sales between growers. (Acts 1985, No. 85-701, p. 1142, §14.…

Any producer of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats 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 …

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 wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats 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 t…

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 and such associations, commissions or other agencies in other st…

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

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 the rules and regulations governing the holding of referendums as adopted…

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 as set forth under the provisions of this a…

Any individual, partnership, corporation, association or other business unit which buys wheat, corn, grain sorghum, or oats in Alabama from the producer thereof shall, in the event assessments are required to be deducted from the purchase price of such wheat, corn, grain sorghum,…

(a) Any dealer, handler, processor, or other purchaser of wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats 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 fail…

It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that producers of catfish shall be authorized and encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with handlers, dealers, processors and distributors of catfish feed and with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Indust…

No association, meeting or activity undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of this article and intended to benefit the Alabama catfish industry shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade. (Acts 1987, No. 87-587, p. 961, §2.)

It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the economy of the state that catfish 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 catfish producers organized for the promotion and betterment of the catfish industry may make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among catfish producer…

Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of an application by any nonprofit association of catfish producers as provided in Section 2-8-273, 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 2-8-274, such association shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the Alabama catfish producers a referendum wherein they shall be entitled to…

When a referendum has been authorized as provided in Section 2-8-275, 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 …

Arrangements for and the management of any referendum conducted under 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 ballot…

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 catfish who shall be subject to any assessments levied under the provisions of this articl…

If any referendum held under the provisions of this article a majority or more of the catfish 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 ass…

In the event any referendum conducted as provided in this article shall fail to receive the required number of affirmative votes from catfish 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 catfish producers approve by a referendum as provided in this article the levying of an assessment upon the sale of catfish feed for a promotional program, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall within 30 days, notify in writing e…

The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall remit to the treasurer of the certified association all moneys paid to or collected by him or her not later than the last day of January, April, July, and October of each year, less an amount not to exceed three percent of the …

Any purchaser of catfish feed against which any assessment is made 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 collected …

The provisions of this article shall not apply to occasional sales between producers. (Acts 1987, No. 87-587, p. 961, §15.)

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 catfish feed 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 promotin…

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 supplies under the provisions of this article and to …

(a) Any dealer, handler, processor, buyers or other distributors of catfish feed 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 misd…