Before any money is remitted by the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries to the treasurer of an organization or association as authorized under the provisions of this article, the treasurer of said organization shall furnish to the commissioner a bond approved by the commissioner in the amount of not less than the estimated annual total amount of the assessments handled by such officer. The surety on said bond shall be a corporate surety company duly qualified and licensed to do business in Alabama, and said bond shall be conditioned upon the faithful handling, proper accounting and properly authorized expenditure of all funds received and disbursed by the principal named in said bond.
Ala. Code § 2-8-16 (1975)