Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 11, August 30, 2024
(1) Pursuant to Code of Ala.
1975, §
2-26-5, Every
person who sells, offers for sale, exposes for sale, distributes or solicits
orders for the sale of any agricultural, vegetable, herb, tree, shrub or flower
seed to retail seed dealers, farmers or to others who use or plant such seed in
the State of Alabama shall, before selling or offering such seed for sale or
distributing or soliciting orders for the sale of such seed and on or before
January 1 of each year secure an annual permit from the Commissioner of
Agriculture and Industries to engage in such business. Seed dealers and other
sellers of seed shall apply for an annual permit upon forms prescribed by the
commissioner, and such permit shall be issued upon the payment of the following
permit fees when the application is in proper form:
(a) For each person engaged in selling seed
at retail in closed containers or packets of eight ounces or less displayed on
a supplemental container display such as a seed rack, a permit fee of $5.00 for
each such supplemental container display;
(b) For each person selling seed to retail
seed dealers, farmers or others who use or plant such seed, not displayed on a
supplemental container display, a permit fee for each such place of business or
each such representative or representatives, where such person does not
maintain an established place of business in Alabama, shall be based on gross
receipts from the sale of such seed for the last preceding year in Alabama as
follows:
Gross ReceiptsPermit Fee
1. Receipts of $2,500.00 or less
................. $ 10.00
2.
Receipts of $2,500.01 through $25,000.00 ...... $ 35.00
3. Receipts of $25,000.01 through $50,000.00
..... $ 70.00
4. Receipts of
$50,000.01 through $100,000.00.... $125.00
5. Receipts of $100,000.01 through
$200,000.00... $250.00
6. Receipts
of $200,000.01 through $300,000.00... $350.00
7. Receipts of $300,000.01 through
$400,000.00... $450.00
8. Receipts
of $400,000.01 through $500,000.00... $550.00
9. Receipts of more than $500,000.00
............. $700.00
(c) Persons engaged in the operation of seed
cleaning or processing plants, including peanut shellers, seed treaters and
corn processors, and persons who purchase seed and process such seed for resale
shall be required to obtain a permit as required under this section if such
persons clean and/or process or treat seed at their plant, and the annual fee
to be paid therefor shall be $75.00.
