Title 20

Any food product containing any food fat as defined in subdivision (3) of Section 20-1-130, which is made in semblance or in imitation of mellorine as defined and standardized in Section 20-1-132 or any food which purports to be or is represented as mellorine as defined in this a…

For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) MILK, MILK PRODUCTS, AND FROZEN DESSERT PROCESSING PLANT. A plant or facility, place, premises, or establishment where milk, milk products, …

Every person who produces milk, milk products, or frozen desserts for sale or consignment or for remuneration of any nature, in a milk, milk products, or frozen dessert processing plant shall annually obtain a permit from the State Board of Health prior to selling or offering for…

The State Board of Health shall receive and review each completed application for a permit and shall annually or more often, if required, inspect each plant whether in-state or out-of-state. The board shall issue a permit for each plant requested if the application is complete, t…

The State Board of Health may deny issuance of renewal of, or it may suspend or revoke a permit issued for flagrant, serious, or continued violations of rules or public health laws. Administrative appeals shall be made in a timely manner to the State Board of Health in accordance…

(a) A person who produces milk, milk products, or frozen dessert in a producing plant and sells or offers for sale, consigns or offers for consignment, or offers for remuneration of milk, milk products, frozen desserts, or single-service container or closure without first obtaini…

All fees, fines, penalties, or funds of whatsoever nature collected by the State Board of Health under this article are continuously appropriated to the State Board of Health for the enforcement of this article. (Acts 1993, No. 93-718, p. 1403, §6.)

The State Board of Health shall adopt rules and orders as are necessary for implementing the provisions of this article. Where possible, the rules shall be in conformity with rules, regulations, ordinances, or standards of agencies of the government of the United States. All rule…

No drug product in finished solid oral dosage form for which a prescription is required by federal law may be manufactured or commercially distributed within this state unless it has clearly and prominently marked or imprinted on it an individual symbol, number, company name, wor…

Manufacturers or distributors shall make available on request to the State Board of Health descriptive material which will identify each current imprint used by the manufacturer or distributor. (Acts 1981, No. 81-389, p. 595, §2.)

The Department of Health shall promulgate rules for implementing the provisions of this article. (Acts 1981, No. 81-389, p. 595, §3.)

The State Board of Health may exempt drug products from the requirements of Section 20-1-150 on the grounds that imprinting is not feasible because of size, texture, or other unique characteristics. (Acts 1981, No. 81-389, p. 595, §4.)

The provisions of this article shall not apply to drug products compounded by a pharmacist licensed under Alabama law, in a pharmacy operating under a permit issued by the Alabama Board of Pharmacy. (Acts 1981, No. 81-389, p. 595, §5.)

For the purposes of this article, the term “cultivated food product” means any food product produced from cultured animal cells. (Act 2024-252, §1(a).)

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, hold or offer for sale, or distribute any cultivated food product in this state. (b) A violation of this section is a Class C misdemeanor. (Act 2024-252, §1(b).)

(a) A food sales establishment, as defined in Section 20-1-20, that sells or distributes cultivated food products in violation of Section 20-1-161 shall be subject to disciplinary action pursuant to Section 20-1-34. (b) The food safety permit of a food sales establishment may be …

(a) A food establishment, as defined by rule of the Alabama Department of Public Health, that sells or distributes cultivated food products in violation of Section 20-1-161 shall be subject to all enforcement measures as provided by rule of the Department of Public Health. (b) Th…

The Department of Agriculture and Industries and the Alabama Department of Public Health may adopt rules as necessary to implement this article. (Act 2024-252, §1(e).)

Nothing in this article shall be construed as preventing any federal, state, or local governmental entity or institution of higher education, or a person that is partnered with a governmental entity or institution of higher education as evidenced by a formal agreement, from condu…

This chapter may be cited as the Alabama Uniform Controlled Substances Act. (Acts 1971, No. 1407, p. 2378, §511.)

When used in this chapter, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings, respectively, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) ADMINISTER. The direct application of a controlled substance, whether by injection, inhalation, ingestion, or any other …

All persons employed in any capacity in the public, private, and church elementary and secondary schools shall be immune from civil liability for communicating information to the parents of a minor child, law enforcement officers, or health care providers concerning the suspected…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Darren Wesley ‘Ato’ Hall Compassion Act. (Act 2021-450, §1.)

(a) There is created a special account in the State Treasury to be known as the Medical Cannabis Commission Fund. Expenditures from the Medical Cannabis Commission Fund may be made only by the commission to implement, administer, and enforce this chapter. Specifically, the Medica…

The possession of a medical cannabis card lawfully obtained pursuant to this chapter does not infringe on the cardholder’s state or federal constitutional rights. (Act 2021-450, §1.)

The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any part of this chapter is declared invalid or unconstitutional, the declaration shall not affect the part that remains. (Act 2021-450, §1.)

An employee who is injured or killed under circumstances that might otherwise make the employee or the employee’s dependents eligible to receive worker’s compensation benefits under Chapter 5 of Title 25 is, along with the employee’s dependents, ineligible to receive compensation…

The Legislature finds all of the following: (1) It is not the intent of this chapter to provide for or enable recreational use of marijuana in the State of Alabama. (2) Medical research indicates that the administration of medical cannabis can successfully treat various medical c…

As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings: (1) APPLICANT. The entity or individual seeking a license under Article 4. (2) BOARD. The State Board of Medical Examiners. (3) CANNABIS. a. Except as provided in paragraph b., all parts of any plant of the…

This chapter supersedes state criminal and civil laws pertaining to the recommending, acquisition, possession, use, cultivation, manufacturing, processing, research and development, and sale of medical cannabis. The acquisition, possession, use, cultivation, manufacturing, proces…

All data related to the implementation of this chapter, including, but not limited to, application forms, licensing information, physician certifications, registration of qualified patients and designated caregivers, compliance, and the status of cannabis research programs must b…

(a) This chapter does not do any of the following: (1) Require an insurer, organization for managed care, health benefit plan, or any individual or entity providing coverage for a medical or health care service to pay for or to reimburse any other individual or entity for costs a…

(a) A registered qualified patient 19 years of age or older or registered caregiver is not subject to arrest or prosecution for unlawful possession of marijuana if he or she possesses no more than 70 daily dosages of medical cannabis and has a valid medical cannabis card. (b) A r…

(a)(1) An individual may not distribute, possess, manufacture, or use medical cannabis or a medical cannabis product that has been diverted from a registered qualified patient, a registered caregiver, or a licensed cultivator, processor, secure transporter, dispensary, or a state…

The commission shall provide annual written reports to the Legislature, with the first due no later than January 1, 2022, tracking implementation of this chapter. The report shall be made publicly available and posted on the commission’s website. The report shall include all of t…

(a) The State Board of Health, unless otherwise specified, shall administer this chapter and may add substances to or delete or reschedule all substances enumerated in the schedules in Sections 20-2-23, 20-2-25, 20-2-27, 20-2-29, or 20-2-31 pursuant to the procedures of the State…

The controlled substances listed or to be listed in the schedules in Sections 20-2-23, 20-2-25, 20-2-27, 20-2-29, and 20-2-31 are included by whatever official, common, usual, chemical, or trade name designated. (Acts 1971, No. 1407, p. 2378, §202.)

The State Board of Health shall place a substance in Schedule I if it finds that the substance: (1) Has high potential for abuse; and (2) Has no accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or lacks accepted safety for use in treatment under medical supervision. (Acts 1…

(a) The Legislature finds the following: (1) New synthetic substances are being created which are not controlled under the provisions of existing state law but which have a potential for abuse similar to or greater than that for substances controlled under existing state law. The…

The State Board of Health shall place a substance in Schedule II if it finds that: (1) The substance has high potential for abuse; (2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States or currently accepted medical use with severe restrictions; an…

The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule II: (1) Any of the following substances, except those narcotic drugs listed in other schedules, whether produced directly or indirectly by extraction from substances of vegetable origin or independently by …

The State Board of Health shall place a substance in Schedule III if it finds that: (1) The substance has a potential for abuse less than the substances listed in schedules I and II; (2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and (3) A…

(a) The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule III: (1) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances having a potential for abuse associated with a stimulant effect on the central nervous sy…

The State Board of Health shall place a substance in Schedule IV if it finds that: (1) The substance has a low potential for abuse relative to substances in Schedule III; (2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and (3) Abuse of the …

(a) The controlled substances listed in this section are included in Schedule IV: (1) Any material, compound, mixture, or preparation which contains any quantity of the following substances having a potential for abuse associated with a depressant effect on the central nervous sy…

The State Board of Health shall place a substance in Schedule V if it finds that: (1) The substance has low potential for abuse relative to the controlled substances listed in Schedule IV; (2) The substance has currently accepted medical use in treatment in the United States; and…