Linseed Oil.

Ala. Code tit. 8, ch. 17, art. 3

in effect

Ala. Code § 8-17-40 Standards for Raw Linseed Oil.

8-17-40. Standards for Raw Linseed Oil. No person shall sell or take orders for sale and delivery within the state any raw linseed oil unless the same is wholly obtained from the seeds of the flax plant (linum usitatissimum) and unless the same fulfills all the requirements recognized by the United States pharmacopoeia official at the time of the investigation. (Ag. Code 1927, §198; Code 1940, T. 2, §442.)

Ala. Code § 8-17-41 Standards for Boiled Linseed Oil.

8-17-41. Standards for Boiled Linseed Oil. No person shall sell or take orders for sale and delivery within this state any boiled linseed oil, or so-called “boiled oil,” unless the same has been prepared from pure raw linseed oil and lead and manganese driers and unless the same complies with the standards and requirements prescribed by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries. (Ag. Code 1927, §200; Code 1940, T. 2, §443.)

Ala. Code § 8-17-42 Labeling of Original, Unbroken Containers.

8-17-42. Labeling of Original, Unbroken Containers. No person shall sell any linseed or flaxseed oil 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 the words “Pure Linseed Oil - Raw” or “Pure Linseed Oil - Boiled,” as the case may be. (Ag. Code 1927, §201; Code 1940, T. 2, §444.)

Ala. Code § 8-17-43 Mixture or Substitute to Be Marked and Sold as Such.

8-17-43. Mixture or Substitute to Be Marked and Sold as Such. (a) No person shall sell or take orders for sale and delivery within this state any compound or mixture of linseed oil, raw or boiled, with other products, except as provided in this article, or any product which is intended to be used as a substitute for linseed oil (raw or boiled) unless it is exposed for sale and sold under the name “substitute for linseed oil.” (b) If the words “linseed” or “flaxseed” are 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 hereinafter specified. (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 hereinafter specified, giving the name under which it is sold, the names of ingredients when required and the name and place of business of the manufacturer thereon in continuous list with no intervening matter, using ordinary bold-face 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, §202; Code 1940, T. 2, §445.)

Ala. Code § 8-17-44 Enforcement of Article; Suspension from Sale, Seizure, Etc., of Illegal Products.

8-17-44. Enforcement of Article; Suspension from Sale, Seizure, Etc., of Illegal Products. (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. (b) The provisions of Article 2, Chapter 2 of Title 2 shall be applicable to linseed oil regulated by this chapter. (Acts 1977, No. 20, p. 28, §2.)

Ala. Code § 8-17-45 Penalty for Violation of Article.

8-17-45. Penalty for Violation of Article. Any person violating any provision of this article or the standards established hereunder 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, §611; Code 1940, T. 2, §12.)

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