Section 2-21-16 – Short Title.
Section 2-21-16 Short title. This chapter shall be known as the Alabama Commercial Feed Law of 1978. (Acts 1978, No. 780, p. 1143, §1.)
Section 2-21-17 – Definitions.
Section 2-21-17 Definitions. When used in this chapter or in rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, the following words and terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them, except where the context clearly indicates otherwise: (1) BRAND NAME. Any word, name, symbol or device, or any combination thereof, identifying the commercial feed of a distributor or […]
Section 2-21-18 – Enforcing Official.
Section 2-21-18 Enforcing official. This chapter shall be administered by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries of the State of Alabama, hereinafter referred to as the “commissioner.” (Acts 1978, No. 780, p. 1143, §2.)
Section 2-21-19 – Licensing.
Section 2-21-19 Licensing. (a) No person shall manufacture or sell a commercial feed in this state, unless he or she has filed with the commissioner on forms provided by the commissioner, his or her name, place of business, and location of each manufacturing facility from which feed may be shipped within or into this state. […]
Section 2-21-20 – Labeling.
Section 2-21-20 Labeling. A commercial feed, regardless of the container in which it is shipped or sold, shall be labeled as follows: (1) In case of a commercial feed, except a customer-formula feed, it shall be accompanied by a label bearing the following information: a. The net weight. b. The product name and the brand […]
Section 2-21-21 – Misbranding.
Section 2-21-21 Misbranding. A commercial feed shall be deemed to be misbranded: (1) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular; (2) If it is distributed under the name of another commercial feed; (3) If it is not labeled as required in Section 2-21-20; (4) If it purports to be or is represented […]
Section 2-21-22 – Adulteration.
Section 2-21-22 Adulteration. A commercial feed shall be deemed to be adulterated: (1) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance, such commercial feed shall not be considered adulterated under this subdivision if the quantity of […]
Section 2-21-23 – Prohibited Acts.
Section 2-21-23 Prohibited acts. The following acts and the causing thereof within the State of Alabama are hereby prohibited: (1) The manufacture or distribution of any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded. (2) The adulteration or misbranding of any commercial feed. (3) The distribution of agricultural commodities such as whole seed, hay, straw, stover, […]
Section 2-21-24 – Inspection Fee; Quarterly Statement; Disposition of Fees; Overpayments.
Section 2-21-24 Inspection fee; quarterly statement; disposition of fees; overpayments. (a) An inspection fee established by the Board of Agriculture and Industries not to exceed twenty-five cents ($.25) per ton shall be paid on commercial feeds by every person who distributes the commercial feed in this state, exempting bulk grain; except that: (1) The inspection […]
Section 2-21-25 – Rules and Regulations.
Section 2-21-25 Rules and regulations. (a) The commissioner, with the approval of the board, is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations for commercial feeds and pet foods as are specifically authorized in this chapter and such other reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of this chapter. In the […]
Section 2-21-26 – Inspection, Sampling, and Analysis.
Section 2-21-26 Inspection, sampling, and analysis. (a) For the purpose of enforcement of this chapter and in order to determine whether its provisions have been complied with, including whether or not any operations may be subject to such provisions, officers or employees duly designated by the commissioner, upon presenting appropriate credentials to the owner, operator, […]
Section 2-21-27 – Stop Sale Orders, Seizure and Condemnation.
Section 2-21-27 Stop sale orders, seizure and condemnation. When the commissioner or his duly authorized agent has reasonable cause to believe that any lot or other quantity of commercial feed is being distributed, sold or offered for sale or kept for sale in violation of any of the requirements of this chapter or rules or […]
Section 2-21-28 – Short Weight.
Section 2-21-28 Short weight. If any commercial feed in the possession of or consigned to the purchaser is found by the commissioner to be short in weight, the licensee who manufactures or distributes said commercial feed shall, within 30 days after an official notice from the commissioner, pay to the purchaser a penalty equal to […]
Section 2-21-29 – Feed Deficiency Penalties.
Section 2-21-29 Feed deficiency penalties. If a commercial feed is found to be deficient in a constituent guaranteed on the label by more than one “permitted analytical variation,” a monetary penalty is assessed in an amount equal to five percent of the purchase price of the product and 10 percent for each additional “permitted analytical […]
Section 2-21-30 – Recovery of Short Weight and Feed Deficiency Penalties.
Section 2-21-30 Recovery of short weight and feed deficiency penalties. In any case wherein the licensee fails or refuses to make payment of a penalty to the purchaser within the time required, the purchaser may institute legal action against the licensee for the recovery of such penalty as provided in Sections 2-21-28 and 2-21-29. Any […]
Section 2-21-31 – Penalties for Violations of Chapter or Rules and Regulations; Injunctive Relief; Warning Notices.
Section 2-21-31 Penalties for violations of chapter or rules and regulations; injunctive relief; warning notices. (a) Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of this chapter or who fails to perform any duty or requirement imposed by the provisions of this chapter or who violates any rule or regulation duly promulgated under […]
Section 2-21-32 – Protection of Trade Secrets.
Section 2-21-32 Protection of trade secrets. Any person who seeks to his own advantage, or reveals to other than the commissioner or officers of the commissioner (appropriate department of the state), or to the court when relevant in any judicial proceeding, any information acquired under the authority of this chapter concerning any method, record, formulation […]
Section 2-21-33 – Cooperation With Other Entities.
Section 2-21-33 Cooperation with other entities. The commissioner may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this state, other states, agencies of the federal government and private associations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this chapter. (Acts 1978, No. 780, p. 1143, §18.)
Section 2-21-34 – Publication of Certain Information.
Section 2-21-34 Publication of certain information. The commissioner may publish annually, in such forms as he may deem proper, information concerning the sales of commercial feeds, together with such data on their production and use as he may consider advisable; provided, that the information concerning production and use of commercial feed shall not disclose the […]