Ala. Code § 2-21-19 (2026)
(b) The person shall apply for and obtain from the commissioner a license authorizing the sale and distribution of commercial feed. The application for a license shall be accompanied by the fee hereinafter required and shall be on forms furnished by the commissioner which shall contain such information as is necessary for the issuance of the license. All licensing shall expire on December 31 of each year and shall be renewed annually as of January 1 upon the filing of an application and payment of the required license fee. The license fee shall be based upon the number of tons of commercial feed sold or distributed in this state during the preceding 12-month period ending December 31. The amount of the license fee shall be established by the Board of Agriculture and Industries within the range as set out in the following schedule:
PubTbl tgroup dispwid=“9.07in” PubTbl row rht=“0.48in” Tons SoldLicense Fee Less than 250 tons ....$ 30.00- 45.00 250 tons or more but less than 500 tons .... 60.00 - 90.00 500 tons or more but less than 1,000 tons ....200.00 - 300.00 1,000 tons or more but less than 2,000 tons ....250.00 - 375.00 2,000 tons or more but less than 4,000 tons ....300.00 - 450.00 4,000 tons or more but less than 8,000 tons ....350.00 - 575.00 8,000 tons or more ....400.00 - 750.00
If the license fee is not paid within a period of 30 days after the date on which payment thereof is due, a delinquent penalty of 10 percent of the total amount due or a minimum amount of $10.00 shall be added to the license fee. The license fee due hereunder, and any delinquent penalty, shall constitute a debt and becomes the basis of judgment against the person required to obtain the license if not paid as herein required. The amount of the license fee required to be paid by persons not previously distributing commercial feed into this state shall be the minimum fee of $30.00 for a license also expiring on December 31 following the date of issuance at which time the license shall be renewable in accordance with this subsection.
(c) In the event of sale or other transfer of ownership of a commercial feed manufacturing or sale facility by a person who has a license as required in this section, the license shall be transferred to the new owner, provided, that the amount of such new owner’s license required on January 1 shall be governed by the amount of the person’s previous sales from which the license was transferred.
It is hereby intended that every person who manufactures or formulates or labels any commercial feed which is sold in or for importation into this state, or any person who labels any such commercial feed and sells it in or for importation into this state, whether manufactured by such person or not, shall be required to procure a license and pay the fee therefor as herein required.
(Acts 1978, No. 780, p. 1143, §4; Act 2004-516, p. 996, §1.)