Code of Alabama - Title 2: Agriculture - Chapter 12 - Eggs

• Section 2-12-1 Definitions
  For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, unless the context clearly indicates...
• Section 2-12-2 Sale requirements
  It shall be unlawful: (1) For any dealer to offer for sale or sell any case of eggs or partial case of eggs without clearly...
• Section 2-12-3 Grades, standards and weight classes
  To provide for uniformity in the marketing of eggs, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and...
• Section 2-12-4 Permits for sale of eggs required; permit fee; delinquency penalty; revocation of permits and appeals therefrom
  Every retail dealer who sells eggs or offers eggs for sale in this state shall obtain a permit from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries...
• Section 2-12-5 Sales between wholesale dealers
  A wholesale dealer who is a holder of a permit issued under the provisions of this chapter may sell or consign eggs to another wholesale...
• Section 2-12-6 Exemptions
  The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to: (1) Producers who sell eggs of their own hens' production and who do not sell eggs...
• Section 2-12-7 Furnishing duplicate copies of invoices to Department of Agriculture and Industries
  The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, under rules and regulations adopted for this purpose,...
• Section 2-12-8 Administration and enforcement of chapter; rules and regulations
  The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries is charged with the administration and enforcement of this chapter, and, in order to execute the provisions thereof, he...
• Section 2-12-9 Suspension from sale and seizure; cost of inspection and grading after suspension
  (a) Suspension from sale and seizure. Any eggs sold or offered for sale within this state or any eggs which are being transported for sale...
• Section 2-12-10 Inspections of buildings, vehicles, records, etc.; penalty for failure to pay inspection fee or affix labels
  The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, authorized inspectors, employees and agents of the Department of Agriculture and Industries shall have power and authority during business...
• Section 2-12-11 Offenses; disposition of fines
  Any person who shall perform any of the acts which are declared unlawful by the provisions of this chapter or who fails to perform any...
• Section 2-12-12 Injunction
  In addition to the penalty provided in this article the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries may apply by petition to a circuit court, and such...

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