(a) The State Board of Agriculture and Industries, as the administrative agency, shall perform all of the following duties:
(1) To make, amend, and rescind such rules and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this article, including, but without being limited to, such orders, rules, and regulations as it is hereinafter specifically authorized and directed to make and to establish fees for reimbursement of expenses.
(2) To adopt from time to time such regulations changing or adding to the required ingredients for flour, cornmeal, grits, or bread specified in Sections 20-1-73 through 20-1-75 as shall be necessary to conform to the definitions and standards of identity of enriched flour and other products from time to time promulgated by the appropriate federal agency pursuant to the federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
(3) To issue an order, to be effective immediately upon issuance, in the event of the finding by the board that there is an existing shortage of any ingredient required under Sections 20-1-73, 20-1-74, and 20-1-75, with the result that the sale and distribution of this product may be substantially impeded by the enforcement of this article, permitting the omission of such ingredient from this product. Whenever the state board finds that such shortage no longer exists, it shall issue an order, to be effective not less than 10 days after publication thereof, revoking such order. Any such findings as to the existence or imminence of any such shortage or the cessation thereof may be made by the state board without any hearing, on the basis of an order of or factual information supplied by the appropriate federal agency (as defined in subdivision (7) of Section 20-1-71) or any similar federal agency. In the absence of any such order or factual information, the state board, upon receiving the sworn statement of any persons subject to this article that such a shortage exists or is imminent or has ceased, shall, within 10 days thereafter, hold a public hearing with respect thereto, at which time any interested person may present evidence in support of such sworn statement, and any such finding by the state board may be based upon the evidence so presented. The state board shall publish notice of any such hearing at least 10 days prior thereto.
(b) All orders, rules, and regulations adopted by the board pursuant to this article shall be published in the manner prescribed in subsection (c) of this section, and, within the limits specified by this article, shall become effective upon such date as the state board shall fix.
(c) Whenever under this article publication of any notice, order, rule, or regulation is required, the publication shall be made at least three times in 10 days in newspapers of general circulation in three different sections of this state.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 20 - Food, Drugs and Cosmetics.
Chapter 1 - Standards, Labeling and Adulteration.
Article 3 - Bread, Flour, Cornmeal, and Grits.
Section 20-1-70 - Short Title.
Section 20-1-71 - Definitions.
Section 20-1-72 - Applicability of Provisions of Article.
Section 20-1-74 - Minimum Requirements as to Amounts of Vitamins and Other Ingredients - Flour.
Section 20-1-75 - Minimum Requirements as to Amounts of Vitamins and Other Ingredients - Bread.
Section 20-1-76 - Enrichment of Bread.