Alabama Code 2-8-251. Purchasers to obtain permit from commissioner; procedure
Terms Used In Alabama Code 2-8-251
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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
Any individual, partnership, corporation, association or other business unit which buys wheat, corn, grain sorghum, or oats in Alabama from the producer thereof shall, in the event assessments are required to be deducted from the purchase price of such wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats under the provisions of this article, obtain from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries an annual permit which shall authorize such individual or business firm to engage in the business of buying wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats in Alabama. The permit required hereunder shall expire on June 30, the end of the year for which it is issued and shall be renewable as of July 1 unless revoked by the commissioner for failure to comply with the provisions of this article. The application for the annual permit as required hereunder shall be accompanied by a fee of $5.00 which shall be deposited by the commissioner in the State Treasury to the credit of the Agricultural Fund. The permit shall be conditioned upon compliance with the provisions of this article and rules and regulations duly adopted for carrying out the requirements of this article relative to the deduction and remittance of assessments by individuals or business firms buying wheat, corn, grain sorghum, and oats in Alabama whether such individuals or business firms are domiciled in Alabama or another state.