(a) A local fire district may not assess any type of fees or dues upon forest land that is treated as timber land for ad valorem tax purposes.
(b) The authority and responsibility for the control and coordination of fire prevention, fire protection, and fire fighting services on land treated as timber land for ad valorem tax purposes shall be under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Forestry Commission.
(c) Nothing in this section shall preclude a forest land owner from voluntarily entering into an agreement with a local fire district to provide fire protection services for a negotiated fee.
(d) Nothing in this section shall invalidate a negotiated dues structure implemented by resolution by a fire district prior to June 10, 2019.
Structure Code of Alabama
Title 9 - Conservation and Natural Resources.
Chapter 3 - State Forestry Commission.
Section 9-3-1 - Created; Composition; Qualifications, Appointment and Terms of Office of Members.
Section 9-3-4 - Powers and Duties Generally.
Section 9-3-5 - State Forester.
Section 9-3-6 - Assistant State Forester.
Section 9-3-8 - Members of Commission Not Eligible for Certain Employments.
Section 9-3-9 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations.
Section 9-3-10 - Alabama Forestry Commission Fund.
Section 9-3-11 - Steering Committee to Represent Rural Community Fire Departments - Creation.
Section 9-3-16 - Advisory Committee on General Forestry Matters.
Section 9-3-17 - Certification as Volunteer Fire Department.