There is conferred upon the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries and local sealers of weights and measures the same powers in their respective jurisdictions as are possessed by sheriffs of this state for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter only. In the exercise of their duties they shall exhibit their badges to any person questioning their authority upon demand. They are authorized and empowered to make arrests of any person violating any provisions of this chapter.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 8 - Commercial Law and Consumer Protection.
Chapter 16 - Weights and Measures.
Article 1 - General Provisions.
Section 8-16-2 - Standard Measure of Length, Surface, Weight, and Capacity.
Section 8-16-3 - Standards Approved by Congress to Be State Standards.
Section 8-16-4 - Contracts Construed According to Standards Ascertained by Congress.
Section 8-16-6 - Duties Generally of Commissioner Respecting Weights and Measures.
Section 8-16-7 - Powers of Commissioner and Local Sealers in Supervising Weights and Measures.
Section 8-16-8 - Weights or Measures Corresponding With Standards to Be Sealed or Marked.
Section 8-16-9 - Condemnation, Repair, etc., of Nonstandard Weights and Measures.
Section 8-16-15 - Rules and Regulations; Fees.
Section 8-16-16 - Standards for Containers of Farm Products - Duty to Establish.
Section 8-16-17 - Standards for Containers of Farm Products - Adoption of Federal Standards.