Section 2-32-16 – Enforcement and Collection of Assessments; Revocation of Certification.
Section 2-32-16 Enforcement and collection of assessments; revocation of certification. The commissioner shall, through the Department of Agriculture and Industries, enforce and collect the assessments levied upon feed sold to ratite producers by feed distributors in the state for ratite consumption and shall enforce the rules and regulations of the board. The board may at […]
Section 2-32-1 – Definitions.
Section 2-32-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) BOARD. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries. (2) COMMISSIONER. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries. (3) FEED DISTRIBUTOR. Any person residing in Alabama, or any Alabama corporation, or Alabama legal business entity that sells directly to a […]
Section 2-32-17 – Penalties.
Section 2-32-17 Penalties. Any feed distributor who sells feed in the state that is intended for ratite consumption who willfully fails or refuses to deduct and pay to the commissioner any assessment shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined an amount equal to three times the amount of the assessment […]
Section 2-32-2 – Purpose.
Section 2-32-2 Purpose. It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that ratite producers are encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with ratite industry related businesses and with the commissioner and the board in promoting and stimulating through research, education, advertising, and other methods, the increased and efficient production, […]
Section 2-32-3 – Association, Meeting or Activity Not Illegal.
Section 2-32-3 Association, meeting or activity not illegal. No association, meeting, or activity undertaken pursuant to the provisions of this chapter and intended to benefit the Alabama ratite industry shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade. (Acts 1997, No. 97-638, p. 1163, §3.)
Section 2-32-4 – Assessment.
Section 2-32-4 Assessment. It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the economy of the state that ratite producers be permitted by referendum, as provided in this chapter, to levy upon themselves an assessment and to provide for the collection of the assessment for the financing of a […]
Section 2-32-5 – Nonprofit Association.
Section 2-32-5 Nonprofit association. (a) Any Alabama nonprofit association of ratite producers organized for the promotion and betterment of the ratite industry may apply to the board for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among ratite producers of the state, on the question of levying an assessment and collecting, expending, and […]
Section 2-32-6 – Referendum – Generally; Public Announcement; Expenses; Voting.
Section 2-32-6 Referendum – Generally; public announcement; expenses; voting. (a) Upon certification by the board, an association may hold and conduct on the part of the Alabama ratite producers a referendum on the question of whether to levy upon themselves an assessment. The referendum shall be conducted on a statewide or area basis as determined […]
Section 2-32-7 – Referendum – Voting; Effects of Vote.
Section 2-32-7 Referendum – Voting; effects of vote. (a) If in any referendum, a majority of the ratite producers of the geographic area in which the referendum is conducted and eligible to participate and voting in the referendum, vote in favor of the levying and collection of the assessment proposed in the referendum, then the […]
Section 2-32-8 – Referendum – Levying an Assessment.
Section 2-32-8 Referendum – Levying an assessment. In the event a referendum levying an assessment is passed, the commissioner shall within 30 days notify in writing feed distributors that on or after the date designated in the notice, which shall be not less than 30 nor more than 60 days after the mailing of the […]