(a) Any person who shall violate any provision or requirement of this article or of regulations promulgated hereto or of any notice or order given pursuant thereto or who shall forge, counterfeit, destroy or wrongfully or improperly use any permit or certificate provided for in this article or in the regulations promulgated hereto or who shall interfere with or obstruct any inspector or other employee of the commissioner in the performance of his duties under this article shall be deemed guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
(b) There is conferred upon the commissioner and his specifically authorized representatives assigned by him to enforce the provisions of this statute the same powers as are possessed by sheriffs of this state for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this article. In the exercise of their duty they shall exhibit their official identification to any person questioning their authority upon demand. They are authorized and empowered to make lawful arrests of any person violating any provisions of this article.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.
Chapter 13 - Forests and Forest Products.
Article 10 - Ginseng Regulation.
Section 9-13-240 - Findings and Purpose.
Section 9-13-241 - Definitions.
Section 9-13-242 - Collection of Ginseng.
Section 9-13-243 - Registration of Ginseng Dealers, Growers and Collectors.
Section 9-13-244 - Record Keeping Requirements.
Section 9-13-245 - Exportation of Ginseng From Alabama.
Section 9-13-246 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.
Section 9-13-247 - Monitoring Program Conducted.
Section 9-13-248 - Right of Entry.