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Ala. Code tit. 2, ch. 19, art. 4
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Ala. Code § 2-19-80 Cotton Standards of United States Adopted.

2-19-80. Cotton Standards of United States Adopted. The official cotton standards of the United States, as established and promulgated from time to time by the Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, shall, while they are in effect, be the official cotton standards of this state on which all cotton which is of or within the grades of the said official standards shall be sold in the state. (Ag. Code 1927, §378; Code 1940, T. 2, §176.)

Ala. Code § 2-19-81 Grade of Cotton to Be Indicated by Names, Designations, Etc., Used in Official Standards.

2-19-81. Grade of Cotton to Be Indicated by Names, Designations, Etc., Used in Official Standards. It shall be unlawful in or in connection with any transaction or transactions in commerce subject to the jurisdiction of this state or in any publication in this state for any person to indicate the grade of any cotton which is of or within the grades of the said official cotton standards by any name, description or designation or any system of names, descriptions or designations not used in said standards, but nothing in this section shall prevent the selling of cotton on types or samples. (Ag. Code 1927, §379; Code 1940, T. 2, §177.)

Ala. Code § 2-19-82 Cotton to Be Classed on Request of Storer.

2-19-82. Cotton to Be Classed on Request of Storer. All warehousemen shall obtain the grade and length of staple from the United States Department of Agriculture for the storer of any bale of cotton who makes a written request for the grade and staple and shall stamp the same on the warehouse receipt of the cotton stored. The said storer shall bear the actual cost of the classing or of the classing and stapling of the cotton stored. (Ag. Code 1927, §387; Code 1940, T. 2, §185.)

Ala. Code § 2-19-83 Admissibility in Evidence of Certificate of Classification of Cotton.

2-19-83. Admissibility in Evidence of Certificate of Classification of Cotton. A certificate of classification of cotton issued by the United States Department of Agriculture shall be accepted in all the courts of this state as prima facie evidence of the facts stated therein. (Ag. Code 1927, §386; Code 1940, T. 2, §184.)
Source: Alabama Legislature (alison.legislature.state.al.us)URL: https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabamaFetched: 10/20/2026

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