Code of Alabama
Article 1 - Conservation and Regulation of Production.
Section 9-17-15 - Judicial Review of Rules, Regulations or Orders.

Any interested person aggrieved by any rule, regulation or order made or promulgated by the board under this article and who may be dissatisfied therewith shall, within 30 days from the date said order, rule or regulation was promulgated, have the right, regardless of the amount involved, to institute a civil action by filing a complaint in the circuit court of the county in which all or part of the aggrieved person's property affected by any such rule, regulation or order is situated to test the validity of said rule, regulation or order promulgated by the board. Such civil action shall be advanced for trial and be determined as expeditiously as feasible, and no postponement or continuance thereof shall be granted except for reasons deemed imperative by the court. In such trials the validity of any rule, regulation or order made or promulgated under this article shall be deemed prima facie valid, and the court shall be limited in its consideration to a review of the record of the proceedings before the board, and no new or additional evidence shall be received.
The reviewing court shall limit its consideration to the following:
(1) Whether the rule, regulation or order is constitutional;
(2) Whether the rule, regulation or order was without or in excess of jurisdiction;
(3) Whether the rule, regulation or order was procured by fraud;
(4) Whether the rule, regulation or order is reasonable; and
(5) Whether the rule, regulation or order is unsupported by the evidence.

Structure Code of Alabama

Code of Alabama

Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.

Chapter 17 - Oil and Gas.

Article 1 - Conservation and Regulation of Production.

Section 9-17-1 - Definitions.

Section 9-17-2 - Declaration of Public Policy; Purpose of Article.

Section 9-17-3 - Oil and Gas Board - Created; Composition; Compensation and Members Emeritus.

Section 9-17-3.1 - Oil and Gas Board — Exemption From Sunset Law.

Section 9-17-4 - Oil and Gas Board - Quorum; Votes Required for Promulgation of Rules, Regulations or Orders.

Section 9-17-5 - Oil and Gas Board - Representation in Litigation; Administration of Oaths.

Section 9-17-6 - Oil and Gas Board - Powers and Duties Generally.

Section 9-17-7 - Oil and Gas Board - Rules of Procedure for Hearings, etc.; Promulgation, etc., of Rules, Regulations or Orders Generally; Promulgation, etc., of Emergency Rules, Regulations or Orders.

Section 9-17-8 - Oil and Gas Board - Powers as to Witnesses; Enforcement of Subpoenas Issued by Board.

Section 9-17-9 - State Oil and Gas Supervisor.

Section 9-17-10 - Employment of Personnel.

Section 9-17-11 - Waste Prohibited.

Section 9-17-12 - Limitations on Regulations; Drilling or Production Units; Producers' Shares.

Section 9-17-13 - Integration of Interests; Cycling Operations; Orders of Board; Procedures.

Section 9-17-14 - Limitations Upon Rules, Regulations or Orders Establishing Limits on Production Allowable Within State or From Separate Pools; Production of More Than Established Allowable Production or Production in Unauthorized Manner.

Section 9-17-15 - Judicial Review of Rules, Regulations or Orders.

Section 9-17-16 - Injunctions - Issuance Against Board, Etc.

Section 9-17-17 - Injunctions - Issuance Against Persons Violating, etc., Provisions of Article, Rules, Etc.

Section 9-17-18 - Injunctions - Appeals.

Section 9-17-19 - Civil Actions for Damages for Violations of Provisions of Article, Rules, etc.; Actions by Private Parties to Enjoin Violations of Provisions of Article, Rules, Etc.

Section 9-17-21 - Illegal Oil, Gas or Product - Sale, Acquisition, Processing, Handling, Etc.

Section 9-17-22 - Illegal Oil, Gas or Product - Seizure, Condemnation and Sale.

Section 9-17-23 - Owners Not to Allow Wells to Get Out of Control, etc.; Rights of Board Upon Failure of Owners to Control Wells; Powers, etc., of Board to Secure Payment by Owners of Costs and Expenses of Controlling or Plugging Wells.

Section 9-17-24 - Notification Requirement; Hearing; Fees; Alabama Oil and Gas Board Special Fund.

Section 9-17-25 - Tax for Expenses of Administration and Enforcement of Article - Levied; Exemptions; Payment.

Section 9-17-26 - Tax for Expenses of Administration and Enforcement of Article - Records, Returns and Remittances of Producers; Determination of Gross Value at Point of Production; Rules and Regulations.

Section 9-17-27 - Tax for Expenses of Administration and Enforcement of Article - Recovery of Tax Improperly Collected.

Section 9-17-31 - Tax for Expenses of Administration and Enforcement of Article - Disposition and Expenditure.

Section 9-17-32 - Penalty for Violations of Provisions of Article, Rules, etc.; Penalty Applicable to Each Prohibited Transaction Relating to Illegal Oil, Gas, or Product; Penalty for Aiding or Abetting Violations of Provisions of Article, Rules, etc...

Section 9-17-33 - Disposition of Proceeds From Sale of Oil or Gas Production.

Section 9-17-34 - Additional Definitions.

Section 9-17-35 - Tax Based on Gross Proceeds for Offshore Production.