Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-3-8-.05
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024
Section 80-3-8-.05 - Record Keeping Requirements(a) The owner, manager, or party in charge of the livestock market shall keep complete records of all movement of animals into, within, and out of said yards and such records shall be open for examination by the Commissioner, or his authorized representative, at any time.(b) Unless otherwise provided in this section, every person operating a livestock market in this state shall be required to pay annually, on or before October 1. The exact amount of such annual permit fee for livestock markets, depending upon the annual gross business during the preceding 12-month period prior to October 1 totaled shall be as follows:(1) For an annual gross business of $250,000.00 or less, the permit fee shall be $85.00;(2) For an annual gross business of more than $250,000.00 but less than $500,000.00, the permit fee shall be $170.00;(3) For an annual gross business of more than $500,000.00 but less than $1,000,000.00, the permit fee shall be $250.00;(4) For an annual gross business of more than $1,000,000.00 but less than $2,500,000.00, the permit fee shall be $340.00;(5) For an annual gross business of over $2,500,000.00, the permit fee shall be $425.00. For livestock markets which are beginning operations the permit fee shall be the minimum of $85.00. The fee levied under this section for any permit issued on or after April 1 of any year shall be one half of the amount prescribed above for an annual permit fee unless the permit was actually required to be obtained prior to that date.
(c) A permit to operate scales at livestock markets as required under Section 2-15-91 shall be obtained from the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and such permit shall expire on September 30 following the date of issuance. A permit fee of $12.50 shall accompany each application for a livestock market scale permit, which fee shall be deposited into the Agricultural Fund of the State Treasury. Annual permits required under this rule shall cover the 12-month period beginning October 1 and ending September 30.(d) Any person doing business as a "livestock dealer" as defined in § 2-15-40 of the Code of Ala. 1975 shall, in addition to any and all other statutory or regulatory requirements for obtaining a permit under § 2-15-40 of the Code of Ala. 1975, remit to the Department of Agriculture and Industries on or before October 1 of each year a permit fee of $30.00.(e) Any person doing business as a "livestock dealer" as defined in § 2-15-132 of the Code of Ala. 1975 shall, in addition to any and all other statutory or regulatory requirements for obtaining a permit under § 2-15-132 of the Code of Ala. 1975, remit to the Department of Agriculture and Industries on or before October 1 of each year a permit fee of $30.00. Author: John P. Hagood
Ala. Admin. Code r. 80-3-8-.05
Filed April 19, 1982. Amended: Filed August 16, 2004; effective September 20, 2004.Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, §§ 2-15-41, 2-15-62, 2-15-64(c), 2-15-92, 2-15-132.