(a)

Attorney's Note

Under the Alabama Code, punishments for crimes depend on the classification. In the case of this section:
ClassPrisonFine
Violationup to 30 daysup to $200
For details, see Ala. Code § 13A-5-7
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Terms Used In Alabama Code 2-25-6

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
(1) Before any nurseryman or dealer in nursery stock may sell, offer, or expose for sale or distribution in this state any nursery stock, he or she shall apply for and obtain from the commissioner an inspection certificate indicating compliance with the provisions of this article and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder. The inspection certificate shall, among other requirements, be based upon an inspection conducted by the commissioner of the nursery stock and the area where it is kept, stored or grown. The inspection certificate issued by the commissioner shall expire on September 30 and shall be renewable on or before October 1 for the succeeding fiscal year.
(2) Where nursery stock is grown at more than one location by one nurseryman, fees shall be based upon the previous year‘s volume of sales, and established by rule of the Board of Agriculture and Industries, and the fees shall be deposited to the credit of the Agricultural Fund in the State Treasury.
(b)

(1) Each application for a certificate of inspection shall be accompanied by an inspection fee. The fees shall be determined by the board by rule based upon the previous year’s volume of sales, but in no event shall the board prescribe fees in excess of two hundred thirty dollars ($230), nor less than fifty dollars ($50) for any one certificate as follows:

Previous Year’s Gross Sales of Production

Maximum Fee for Range

less than $100,000

$50.00

$100,000 to $500,000

$100.00

$500,000 to $1,000,000

$150.00

more than $1,000,000

$230.00
(2) Certain public agencies designated by the board may, in the board’s discretion, be exempt from the requirements of an inspection fee, although all other requirements for a certificate of inspection shall be met by the public agency. Delinquent fees shall be handled as provided under Section 2-9-2, but operating as a nurseryman or dealer without a valid and up-to-date certificate of inspection is a violation of the provisions of this article and will be handled accordingly.
(c) Before any nurseryman or dealer in nursery stock may sell, offer or expose for sale or distribution any nursery stock, such person shall file with the commissioner a duplicate certificate of inspection issued by the official certifying agency of the state or country where the nursery stock is grown together with the inspection certificate fee which shall be an amount not to exceed twenty dollars ($20), the fee to be deposited to the credit of the Agricultural Fund in the State Treasury. The inspection certificate shall expire on September 30 of each year and be renewable as of October 1; provided, that the commissioner may enter into reciprocal agreements with the certifying agency of other states whereby no certificate or permit fee is required, provided Alabama nurserymen and dealers who otherwise qualify are permitted to ship nursery stock into such states without having to pay a fee for an inspection certificate or permit granting that privilege and provided further, that the commissioner shall find that the inspection standards of that state are equal to those required by the Alabama law and rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture and Industries.
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