General Provisions.

Ala. Code tit. 2, ch. 3, art. 1

in effect

Ala. Code § 2-3-1 Composition of Board.

2-3-1. Composition of Board. There shall be a State Board of Agriculture and Industries composed of 11 members which shall consist of the Governor as ex officio chairman, the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, the Director of the Cooperative Extension Service of Auburn University, the Administrative Head of Agriculture and Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station of Auburn University, four outstanding farmers and three outstanding leaders of industry. (Acts 1939, No. 145, p. 199; Code 1940, T. 2, §25; Acts 1979, No. 79-234, p. 361, §1.)

Ala. Code § 2-3-2 Farmer and Industry Members Appointed by Governor; Terms of Office.

2-3-2. Farmer and Industry Members Appointed by Governor; Terms of Office. The four farmer members and the three industry members shall be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate; provided, that no two of the farmer members shall reside in the same congressional district of the state; provided further, that no two of the industry members shall reside in the same congressional district of the state. The members of said State Board of Agriculture and Industries appointed by the Governor shall hold office for and only during the tenure of office of the Governor making the appointment and until their successors are appointed and qualified. (Acts 1939, No. 145, p. 199; Code 1940, T. 2, §26.)

Ala. Code § 2-3-3 Meetings; Per Diem and Expenses.

2-3-3. Meetings; Per Diem and Expenses. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall hold its annual meetings each year at the office of the commissioner on the second Tuesday in November. Other regular meetings shall be held on the second Tuesdays in February, May and August. Special meetings may be held as the duties and business of the board may require. In case of the absence of the chairman, the board shall elect a temporary chairman. The rules generally adopted by deliberative bodies for their government shall be observed by the board. No motion or resolution shall be adopted without the concurrence of a majority of the whole board. The appointive members of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries shall receive a per diem of $50.00 per day, and their expenses incurred in attending meetings and transacting the business of the board shall be paid as provided in Article 2 of Chapter 7 of Title 36; provided, that they shall not draw such per diem for more than 20 days in any fiscal year. An ex officio or nonappointive member of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries may designate or appoint any member of his staff to attend meetings of the board when such ex officio member is unable to attend and such staff member so designated shall have full power and authority to vote for and on behalf of such ex officio member on any question that may come before the board. (Ag. Code 1927, §27; Acts 1935, No. 13, p. 12; Code 1940, T. 2, §27; Acts 1953, No. 669, p. 926; Acts 1979, No. 79-234, p. 361, §;2.)

Ala. Code § 2-3-4 Duties of Board.

2-3-4. Duties of Board. It shall be the duty of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries to consider the agricultural and industrial needs of the state; to make and promulgate reasonable rules and regulations necessary to carry out the objects and purposes of the regulatory work required by law to be executed by the commissioner; to cooperate with all federal, state, county and municipal agencies in the enforcement of such regulatory work or police matters as relate to the duties of the commissioner; to cooperate with the Agricultural Experiment Station, the extension service of Auburn University and with all official agencies in promoting the interest of agriculture and industry in Alabama; to provide that the soil survey of Alabama and the necessary resurvey and revision of the soil survey work are completed and state soil survey maps and reports are printed for distribution and to discharge such other duties as are required by law. (Ag. Code 1927, §28; Code 1940, T. 2, §28.)

Ala. Code § 2-3-5 Assistance from Specialists and Scientists of Auburn University and Agricultural Extension Service.

2-3-5. Assistance from Specialists and Scientists of Auburn University and Agricultural Extension Service. The State Board of Agriculture and Industries is hereby authorized to call into consultation the heads of departments, professors or scientists of Auburn University and officers or specialists of the Alabama Agricultural Extension Service whenever it may be deemed advisable to secure technical, scientific or practical information relating to any of the subjects of this title. It shall be the duty of such heads of departments, professors or scientists of Auburn University and of the officers or specialists of the Alabama Agricultural Extension Service, when so requested by the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, to attend any meetings of the board and to furnish such information, facts and data in their possession as may be requested by the said board. The actual traveling expenses of such persons in attending such meeting may be paid from the Agricultural Fund. (Ag. Code 1927, §30; Code 1940, T. 2, §29.)

Ala. Code § 2-3-6 Attorney General Legal Advisor; Duties of District Attorneys.

2-3-6. Attorney General Legal Advisor; Duties of District Attorneys. The Attorney General shall be the legal advisor of the Department of Agriculture and Industries in matters relating to the powers and duties of the commissioner and State Board of Agriculture and Industries. It shall be the duty of any district attorney, when requested by the commissioner or his duly authorized agent, to investigate, institute and prosecute all violations of the laws of the state and rules and regulations of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries, and such district attorney shall, upon the request of the commissioner, institute and prosecute all necessary actions and proceedings which the commissioner is authorized to bring to enforce the laws of the state and rules and regulations of the State Board of Agriculture and Industries. (Ag. Code 1927, §31; Code 1940, T. 2, §30.)

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