Section 2-8-40 Legislative purpose and intent. It is hereby declared to be in the interest of the public welfare that producers of swine shall be authorized and encouraged to act jointly and in cooperation with handlers, dealers and purchasers of swine and with the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and with the State Board of […]
Section 2-8-41 Authorized activities not illegal or in restraint of trade. No association, meeting or activity undertaken in pursuance of the provisions of this article and intended to benefit the Alabama swine industry shall be deemed or considered illegal or in restraint of trade. (Acts 1973, No. 463, p. 653, §2.)
Section 2-8-42 Referendum and assessments declared to be in public interest. It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and highly advantageous to the economy of the state that swine producers be permitted by referendum as provided in this article to levy upon themselves an assessment and to provide for the collection […]
Section 2-8-43 Application of swine producers’ association for certification and approval to conduct referendum – Generally. Any nonprofit association of swine producers organized for the promotion and betterment of the swine industry may make application to the State Board of Agriculture and Industries for certification and approval for the purpose of conducting a referendum among […]
Section 2-8-44 Application of swine producers’ association for certification and approval to conduct referendum – Action by board on application. Upon the filing with the State Board of Agriculture and Industries of an application by any nonprofit association of swine producers as provided in Section 2-8-43, the said board shall within 30 days thereafter meet […]
Section 2-8-45 Authority of certified association to conduct referendum on assessment. Upon being certified by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries as provided in Section 2-8-44, such association shall thereupon be fully authorized and empowered to hold and conduct on the part of the Alabama swine producers a referendum wherein they shall be entitled […]
Section 2-8-46 Notice of referendum. When a referendum has been authorized as provided in Section 2-8-45, 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 assessment proposed to be […]
Section 2-8-47 Conduct of referendum; payment of expense. Arrangements for and the management of any referendum conducted under the 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 ballots and arrange for […]
Section 2-8-48 Eligibility to vote in referendum; question to be voted on. 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 swine who shall be subject to any assessments levied under the provisions […]
Section 2-8-49 Majority vote required for approval of assessment; canvass of results; limitations on assessments. If in any referendum held under the provisions of this article a majority or more of the swine producers eligible to participate and voting therein shall vote in the affirmative and in favor of the levying and collection of the […]
Section 2-8-50 Subsequent referendums. In the event any referendum conducted as provided in this article shall fail to receive the required number of affirmative votes from swine producers eligible for participation and voting therein, then the certified association conducting the said referendum shall be authorized to call another referendum for the purposes set forth in […]
Section 2-8-51 Collection of assessments; deductions for expenses. In the event the required number of swine producers approve by a referendum as provided in this article the levying of an assessment upon the sale of swine for a promotional program, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries shall, within 30 days, notify in writing every person […]
Section 2-8-52 Remission of collections to treasurer of association. 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 an amount not to […]
Section 2-8-54 Refund of assessment to swine producer. Any producer of swine 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 amount of the assessment collected from […]
Section 2-8-55 Exempt sales. The provisions of this article shall not apply to occasional sales between producers. (Acts 1973, No. 463, p. 653, §16.)
Section 2-8-56 Bond of treasurer of association. 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 commissioner in an amount not […]
Section 2-8-57 Expenditure of assessments. The funds derived from any assessments levied upon the sale of swine 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 promoting and stimulating by advertising and […]
Section 2-8-58 Joint programs with other states. 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 states, and such certified association shall be authorized to contribute […]
Section 2-8-59 Annual audit of association; examination by Department of Examiners of Public Accounts; publication of statement. 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 […]
Section 2-8-60 Rules and regulations. 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 the certified association, rules and regulations […]
