Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-3-17-.16

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 80-3-17-.16 - Certificates To Be Posted, Permit Fees

(a) No person, firm or corporation shall operate a public hatchery, and no chick dealer or jobber shall operate within this state without first obtaining an annual permit from the state Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to so operate. The fee to be paid for such annual permit shall be $10.00 for independent hatcheries and chick dealers and $50.00 for commercial hatcheries, which shall be due and payable on January 1 of each year; and, unless such permit fee is paid within 30 days, a 15 percent delinquent penalty shall be added. All permit fees, including delinquent penalty fees, shall be paid into the Agricultural Fund of the State Treasury. Said permit may be revoked for a violation of this article or the regulations promulgated under this article.

(b) All hatcheries, chick dealers or jobbers offering chicks for sale to the public shall post in a conspicuous manner in their place of business a certificate furnished by the Department of Agriculture and Industries.

Filed April 19, 1982. Amended: Filed August 16, 2004; effective September 20, 2004. Amended: Filed November 14, 2011; effective December 19, 2011.

See Rule 80-3-17-.02, filed November 14, 2011.

Authors: Charles H. Barnes, John P. Hagood

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, § 2-16-2, 2-16-3.