Ala. Code § 2-15-293
The State Veterinarian shall determine the required number of dipping vats in the county and shall give written notice to the county commission of said county of the necessary number of dipping vats and the required number of inspectors and the amount of material required for keeping said vats filled with a standard tick-killing arsenical dip of the composition and strength required by the rules and regulations of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries.
A certified copy of such notice shall be received as evidence of the giving of same in all courts and places without further proof, and said written or printed notice may be served on the probate judge or chairman of the board of revenue by registered or certified mail.
Ala. Code § 2-15-293 (1975)