Section 1-2-1 Official coat of arms – General description. Alabama shall have an official coat of arms which shall be as follows: a shield upon which is carried the flags of four of the five nations which have at various times held sovereignty over a part or the whole of what is now the State […]
Section 1-2-10 State horse. The racking horse is hereby designated and named the official state horse of Alabama. (Acts 1975, No. 1153.)
Section 1-2-11 State flower; state wildflower. (a) The camellia, Camellia japonica L., is hereby designated and named as the official state flower of Alabama. (b) The oak-leaf hydrangea, Hydrangea quercifolia Bartr., is hereby designated and named as the official state wildflower of Alabama. (c) Specimens of the state flower and the state wildflower shall be […]
Section 1-2-12 State tree. The southern longleaf pine, Pinus palustris Miller, is hereby designated and named as the official state tree of Alabama. A specimen of the state tree shall be deposited in the Auburn University Herbarium, which is the State Herbarium for Alabama. (Acts 1949, No. 143, p. 169; Acts 1997, No. 97-548, p. […]
Section 1-2-13 Official mineral. Hematite is hereby designated and named the official mineral of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1967, No. 503, p. 1215.)
Section 1-2-14 Official rock. Marble is hereby designated and named the official rock of Alabama. (Acts 1969, No. 755, p. 1334.)
Section 1-2-15 Poet Laureate. There shall be the honorary office of Poet Laureate of Alabama. The Writers’ Conclave, a voluntary organization of Alabama historians, playwrights, fiction writers, poets and newspaper writers, may at any annual meeting of said Writers’ Conclave, designate a suitable person to hold the honorary office of Poet Laureate of Alabama; and, […]
Section 1-2-16 State song. The poem “Alabama,” a gift to the people of the state from Julia S. Tutwiler, together with the original music written for such poem by Edna Gockel-Gussen, which music has been approved and adopted by the Alabama Federation of Music Clubs, is hereby adopted as the state song of Alabama. (Acts […]
Section 1-2-17 State game bird. The wild turkey is hereby designated and named the official state game bird for the State of Alabama. (Acts 1980, No. 80-734, p. 1490, §1.)
Section 1-2-18 State dance. The dance known as the square dance is designated the American folk dance of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1981, No. 81-48, p. 60.)
Section 1-2-19 State nut. The pecan is designated as official state nut of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1982, No. 82-17, p. 27.)
Section 1-2-2 Official coat of arms – Description in heraldic terms. The coat of arms of Alabama as described in heraldic terms shall be as follows: arms: quarterly, the first azure three fleur de lis or (for France); second quarterly first and fourth gules a tower tripple towered or, second and third argent a lion […]
Section 1-2-20 State fossil. The Alabama Legislature does hereby designate as the official State of Alabama fossil the “Species Basilosaurus Cetoides.” No fossil “Species Basilosaurus Cetoides” shall be removed from the State of Alabama, in whole or in part, except by prior written approval of the Governor. (Acts 1984, No. 84-66, p. 89.)
Section 1-2-21 State renaissance faire. The annual renaissance faire in Florence, Alabama, is hereby named and designated as the official renaissance faire in the State of Alabama, and said city is now and shall remain as the permanent location of this event. (Acts 1988, No. 88-43, p. 44.)
Section 1-2-22 State championship horse show. The Alabama State Championship Horse Show is hereby designated as the official state championship horse show of Alabama. (Acts 1988, No. 88-656, p. 1054.)
Section 1-2-23 State butterfly. The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail is hereby designated as the official mascot and butterfly of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1989, No. 89-676, p. 1341.)
Section 1-2-24 State insect. The monarch butterfly is hereby named and designated as the official insect for the State of Alabama. (Acts 1989, No. 89-935, p. 1842.)
Section 1-2-25 State reptile. In recognition of its occurrence in the State of Alabama only, Pseudemys alabamensis of the Family Emydidae and Order Testudines, or the Alabama red-bellied turtle, is hereby named and designated as the official reptile for the State of Alabama. (Acts 1990, No. 90-82, p. 87.)
Section 1-2-26 State gemstone. The Star Blue Quartz is designated as the official gemstone for the State of Alabama. (Acts 1990, No. 90-203, p. 240.)
Section 1-2-27 State shell. The Scaphella junonia johnstoneae is hereby designated as the official shell of the State of Alabama. (Acts 1990, No. 90-567, p. 964.)
