Any employee or agent employed under this article or any inspector licensed under this article, who shall knowingly inspect or classify improperly any agricultural product or shall knowingly give an incorrect certificate of classification, quality or condition or shall accept money or other consideration directly or indirectly for any incorrect or improper performance of duty and any person who shall improperly influence or attempt to improperly influence any such agent, employee or licensed inspector in the performance of his duty shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Ala. Code § 2-11-10 (1975)