State and Federal Employees.

Ala. Code tit. 8, ch. 16, art. 3, div. 2

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Ala. Code § 8-16-70 Appointment.

8-16-70. Appointment. (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries is authorized to designate and appoint any competent employee or agent of the State Department of Agriculture and Industries or United States Department of Agriculture to weigh or supervise the weighing of any agricultural commodities which are to be sold on the basis of weight; and such employees or agents so appointed may be designated or appointed by the commissioner as public weighmasters; provided, that such employees or agents shall comply with all of the provisions of this article required for the appointment of weighmasters. (b) Weight certificates issued by such employees appointed under this section shall be issued in accordance with the provisions and requirements of this article governing public weighmasters. (Acts 1956, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 25, p. 295, §1.)

Ala. Code § 8-16-71 Fees and Charges for Weighing Agricultural Commodities; Disposition of Collected Amounts.

8-16-71. Fees and Charges for Weighing Agricultural Commodities; Disposition of Collected Amounts. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, may fix, assess and collect, or cause to be collected, fees and charges for weighing services furnished by the Department of Agriculture and Industries through services furnished by duly appointed weighmasters as authorized under Section 8-16-70, and all amounts collected therefor shall be deposited into the Shipping Point Inspection Fund of the State Treasury. No amounts collected under this section shall accrue or be paid to the employee or agent of the Department of Agriculture and Industries, as all such amounts are required to be deposited into the State Treasury to the credit of the Shipping Point Inspection Fund. (Acts 1956, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 25, p. 295, §2.)

Ala. Code § 8-16-72 Rules and Regulations for Weighing Agricultural Commodities.

8-16-72. Rules and Regulations for Weighing Agricultural Commodities. The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, may adopt and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this division, to the end that persons, firms, corporations, or associations may be furnished with accurate weighing services by the Department of Agriculture and Industries where such services are required for the sale of agricultural commodities. (Acts 1956, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 25, p. 295, §3.)

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