Shipping Point Inspection Fund.

Ala. Code tit. 2, ch. 9, art. 2

in effect

Ala. Code § 2-9-20 Fund Created; Moneys to Be Paid into Fund.

2-9-20. Fund Created; Moneys to Be Paid into Fund. There is hereby created in the State Treasury a fund to be known and designated as the Shipping Point Inspection Fund. All funds, fees, charges, costs and collections accruing to or collected by the Department of Agriculture and Industries in connection with the administration and enforcement of, or providing inspection, classification or grading services pursuant to Articles 1, 4 and 5 of Chapter 11 of this Title, and any other laws or parts of laws whereby agricultural shipping point and terminal market inspection services are furnished by the Department of Agriculture and Industries, including services furnished for weighing and issuing weight certificates to be used for the sale of agricultural commodities, shall be deposited into the State Treasury, to the credit of the Shipping Point Inspection Fund. (Acts 1956, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 26, p. 296, §1.)

Ala. Code § 2-9-21 Expenditure of Fund.

2-9-21. Expenditure of Fund. All funds now or hereafter deposited in the State Treasury to the credit of the Shipping Point Inspection Fund shall be expended to provide and furnish the services for which such funds are collected in accordance with the provisions of the law authorizing the collection of such funds or as otherwise directed by the Legislature. (Acts 1956, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 26, p. 296, §2.)

Ala. Code § 2-9-22 Insurance for Employees of Department of Agriculture and Industries at Shipping Points, Etc.

2-9-22. Insurance for Employees of Department of Agriculture and Industries at Shipping Points, Etc. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, subject to approval by the Governor, is hereby authorized and empowered and may enter into a contract by bond or policy with an insurance company authorized to do business in this state whereby employees of the Department of Agriculture and Industries who are engaged in work involving inspection, grading, classifying, weighing or otherwise handling agricultural commodities at shipping points, terminal markets, receiving centers or elsewhere will be insured against personal injury or death caused by accidental means while discharging their duties as such employees. The amount of insurance protection to be paid to any employee as authorized under this section on account of death, injury or disability shall not exceed the amount or amounts as provided by the workmen’s compensation laws of the State of Alabama if such employees were privately employed; except, that such insurance may provide additional benefits not to exceed $10,000.00 per employee for the payment of hospital and medical expenses. The cost of any accident, death, disability, hospital, medical or other insurance benefits as authorized under this section shall be paid out of the Shipping Point Inspection Fund of the State Treasury. (Acts 1965, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 40, p. 56.)

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