(a) Except as provided in Section 2-15-253, the department shall distribute through employees of the livestock sanitary division of the said department, licensed veterinarians and others approved by the State Veterinarian, anti-hog cholera serum and any other approved immunizing agent, without cost thereof, to any bona fide farmer who is an owner of swine in Alabama making application therefor upon forms to be furnished by said department and approved by the officially approved administrator of said serum or other approved immunizing agent. Distribution of anti-hog cholera serum or other approved immunizing agent shall not be made under the provisions of this subsection to owners of commercial garbage fed swine.
(b) The cost of inoculating swine with products distributed under any of the provisions of this subdivision shall be paid by the owner of such swine, such cost to be mutually agreed upon by the owner and the individual performing the services of inoculation.