Whenever the State Forester determines that there exists an infestation or infection injurious to timber of forest growth on privately owned lands and that said infestation or infection is of such a nature as to be a menace to the timber on forestlands of adjacent owners, the State Forester, with the approval of the State Forestry Commission, may declare the existence of a control zone and describe and fix the control zone boundaries.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.
Chapter 13 - Forests and Forest Products.
Article 5 - Protection of Forest Trees From Insect Infestation or Tree Disease Infection.
Section 9-13-120 - Definitions.
Section 9-13-122 - Declaration of Existence of Control Zones, Etc.
Section 9-13-124 - Dissolution of Control Zones.
Section 9-13-126 - Control of Forest Tree Insects and Diseases Fund.