A certificate of analysis or examination by the chemist who is the supervisor or director of the laboratory of the Department of Agriculture and Industries or other laboratory utilized by the commissioner as provided in Section 2-2-33 in which the analysis or examination is made, when properly verified by affidavit, shall be admissible and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts therein stated in any of the courts of this state on the trial of any issue involving the merits, and the quality of the bulk from which the sample was taken shall prima facie be presumed to be the same as the quality of the sample as shown by the analysis or examination.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 2 - Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.
Article 2 - Suspension From Sale, Condemnation and Sampling of Articles and Products.
Section 2-2-30 - Suspension of Sale of Article.
Section 2-2-31 - Seizure and Condemnation of Adulterated, Misbranded or Substandard Article.
Section 2-2-32 - Procedure When Analysis Shows Article or Product in Violation of Title.
Section 2-2-33 - Duty to Perform Tests or Analyses; Delegation; Use of Results.
Section 2-2-34 - Where Analyses to Be Made.
Section 2-2-35 - Certificate of Analysis Admissible as Evidence.
Section 2-2-36 - Establishment and Operation of Laboratory.
Section 2-2-37 - Commissioner Authorized to Inspect and Secure Samples.