Section 2-2-9 – Delegation of Powers and Duties.
Section 2-2-9 Delegation of powers and duties. The commissioner may delegate any of his powers to or direct any of his duties to be performed by the chief of a division and, except where it is otherwise provided by statute or the context otherwise requires, may delegate any of such powers to any agent or […]
Section 2-2-10 – Assistant to Commissioner.
Section 2-2-10 Assistant to commissioner. The Board of Agriculture and Industries may, in its discretion, designate one employee of the Department of Agriculture and Industries as an assistant to the commissioner. (Ag. Code 1927, §489; Acts 1935, No. 13, p. 12; Code 1940, T. 2, §35.)
Section 2-2-11 – Organization of Department; Unclassified Service.
Section 2-2-11 Organization of department; unclassified service. The commissioner shall, with the advice and approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, organize the Department of Agriculture and Industries into such divisions as deemed necessary to properly segregate and conduct the work of the department. The commissioner may assign to each of the employees […]
Section 2-2-1 – Chief Executive Officer of Department.
Section 2-2-1 Chief executive officer of department. The constitutional officer known as the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall be the chief executive officer and shall have management and control of the Department of Agriculture and Industries. He shall exercise all rights, privileges, powers and duties granted him under the Constitution and statutes of the […]
Section 2-2-2 – Qualifications of Commissioner.
Section 2-2-2 Qualifications of commissioner. The commissioner shall be a person of good moral character of recognized executive ability and trained in the practice and science of agriculture. (Ag. Code 1927, §8; Code 1940, T. 2, §15.)
Section 2-2-3 – Bond.
Section 2-2-3 Bond. Before entering upon the duties of his office, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall execute to the State of Alabama a bond, to be approved by the Governor, in an amount to be fixed by the Board of Agriculture and Industries, for the faithful performance of his duties. (Acts 1943, No. […]
Section 2-2-4 – Term of Office; Vacancy.
Section 2-2-4 Term of office; vacancy. The commissioner shall hold office for a term of four years from the first Monday after the second Tuesday in January next after his election and until his successor is elected and qualified. The vacancies in said office shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term and […]
Section 2-2-5 – Salary of Commissioner.
Section 2-2-5 Salary of commissioner. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall be paid such salary as shall be fixed by law. Such salary shall be payable from the Agricultural Fund of the State Treasury, and shall be payable to such officer in installments in the same manner as the salaries of other state officers […]
Section 2-2-6 – Inspection of Books; Examination of Witnesses; Divulging Information.
Section 2-2-6 Inspection of books; examination of witnesses; divulging information. The commissioner or his duly appointed agents shall have authority to inspect books and records, to hear complaints, to administer oaths, to certify to all official acts and to examine under oath in any part of the state witnesses in any matter pertaining to their […]
Section 2-2-7 – Annual Report; Publication of Handbooks, Pamphlets, Etc.
Section 2-2-7 Annual report; publication of handbooks, pamphlets, etc. The commissioner, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, shall submit each year on or before December 1 or as early thereafter as practicable to the Governor an annual report covering all operations of the Department of Agriculture and Industries and the […]