Turpentine.

Ala. Code tit. 8, ch. 17, art. 6

in effect

Ala. Code § 8-17-170 Standards.

8-17-170. Standards. (a) No person shall sell or take orders for sale and delivery within this state any “oil of turpentine,” or so-called “spirits of turpentine,” “turpentine,” or “turps,” unless the same is wholly volatile oil derived from the oleo-resinous exudation from, or the resinous wood of, various species of coniferous trees. (b) It shall also be deemed a violation of this article if oil of turpentine does not conform to the standard specifications for turpentine as appearing in the latest biennial issue of the “A.S.T.M. Standards” issued by the American Society for Testing Materials. (Ag. Code 1927, §204; Code 1940, T. 2, §446.)

Ala. Code § 8-17-171 Labeling Requirements Generally.

8-17-171. Labeling Requirements Generally. No person shall sell any oil of turpentine unless it is exposed for sale or sold under its true name and each original unbroken tank car, tank, barrel, keg, or vessel containing such oil has distinctly and durably marked thereon the true name of such oil as well as the name and place of business of the manufacturer thereof, in ordinary bold-faced capital letters not less than 60 points in size. (Ag. Code 1927, §205; Code 1940, T. 2, §447.)

Ala. Code § 8-17-172 Sale of Substitutes; Labeling of Tanks, Etc., Containing Substitutes.

8-17-172. Sale of Substitutes; Labeling of Tanks, Etc., Containing Substitutes. (a) No person shall sell or take orders for sale and delivery within this state any compound or mixture of oil of turpentine with other products or any product which is intended to be used as a substitute for oil of turpentine unless it is exposed for sale and sold under the name “substitute for oil of turpentine.” (b) If the word “turpentine” is used other than in the name, the true name of each and every ingredient of such product shall also appear, giving preference of order to the ingredients present in the greater proportion; but all letters used in naming the ingredients shall be of the same size and color, using the style of type as specified in subsection (c) of this section. (c) Each tank car, tank, barrel, keg, can, jug, or vessel, both wholesale and retail, and all storage receptacles containing such product shall be distinctly and durably marked in a conspicuous place, using the English language and kind of type as specified in this subsection giving the name under which it is sold, the names of ingredients when required and the name and place of business of the manufacturer or jobber thereof in continuous list with no intervening matter of any kind, using ordinary bold-faced capital letters not less than 60 points in size, and there shall be such a contrast between the color of the type and the background of the label as to render the same easily and plainly legible. (Ag. Code 1927, §206; Code 1940, T. 2, §448.)

Ala. Code § 8-17-173 Enforcement of Article; Rules and Regulations; Applicability of Section 2-2-30, Et Seq.

8-17-173. Enforcement of Article; Rules and Regulations; Applicability of Section 2-2-30, Et Seq. (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, through the facilities of the state Department of Agriculture and Industries, shall enforce the provisions of this article. In addition, the commissioner may make and adopt rules pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act as he or she deems necessary to carry out this article and may establish a filing fee for reimbursement of expenses and costs. (b) The provisions of Article 2, Chapter 2 of Title 2 shall be applicable to turpentine regulated by the provisions of this article. (Act 2004-516, p. 996, §1.)

Ala. Code § 8-17-174 Penalty for Violation of Article.

8-17-174. Penalty for Violation of Article. (a) Any failure to label any article as specified in this article, any erasures, defacements or carelessness in printing or stamping labels, any statement regarding the composition of any article as required or any statements of any kind which are misleading or deceptive or which are not true shall constitute a misdemeanor. (b) Any person violating any other provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined not more than $500 and may also be sentenced to hard labor for not more than six months. (Ag. Code 1927, §§207, 611; Code 1940, T. 2, §§12, 449.)

Source: Alabama Legislature (alison.legislature.state.al.us)URL: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabamaFetched: 10/20/2026