The Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries, with the approval of the Attorney General, shall be authorized, subject to the provisions of the state Merit System law, to appoint a legal counsel for the state Department of Agriculture and Industries. He shall be commissioned as an assistant attorney general and shall have the authority and duties of an assistant attorney general, but he shall devote his entire time to the business of the Department of Agriculture and Industries.
The compensation for the said legal counsel shall be paid out of funds appropriated to the state Department of Agriculture and Industries and in the same manner as the compensation of other employees is paid.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 2 - Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 2-2-1 - Chief Executive Officer of Department.
Section 2-2-2 - Qualifications of Commissioner.
Section 2-2-4 - Term of Office; Vacancy.
Section 2-2-5 - Salary of Commissioner.
Section 2-2-6 - Inspection of Books; Examination of Witnesses; Divulging Information.
Section 2-2-7 - Annual Report; Publication of Handbooks, Pamphlets, Etc.
Section 2-2-8 - Commissioner's Powers and Duties Generally; Assistance From Other State Agencies.
Section 2-2-8.1 - Promotion of Economic and Industrial Development.
Section 2-2-9 - Delegation of Powers and Duties.
Section 2-2-10 - Assistant to Commissioner.
Section 2-2-11 - Organization of Department; Unclassified Service.
Section 2-2-12 - Legal Counsel for Department.
Section 2-2-13 - Appointment of Assistants and Employees; Employees' Bonds.
Section 2-2-14 - Livestock Theft Investigator.
Section 2-2-14.1 - Appearance Upon Arrest for Misdemeanor Livestock Violations.
Section 2-2-14.2 - Forfeiture of Conveyances and Vehicles Used to Perpetrate Livestock Theft.
Section 2-2-16 - Commissioner to Enforce Laws; Promulgation of Rules and Regulations; Notice.
Section 2-2-17 - Evidence of Rules, Regulations and Notices; Copies Furnished to Probate Judges.
Section 2-2-19 - Regulation of Micro Markets and Vending Machines.