HB30 Alabama 2016 Session

Updated Feb 26, 2026

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Summary

Primary Sponsor: David SessionsSenator
Republican
Session: Regular Session 2016
Title: Agriculture and Industries Dept. seeds, regulation reserved to dept., local regulation prohibited, Sec. 2-26-3.1 added
Summary: HB30 makes seed regulation statewide under the Board of Agriculture and Industries and bans local seed rules.
What This Bill Does
It would place all seed regulation—covering cultivation, harvesting, production, processing, labeling, marketing, sale, storage, transport, distribution, possession, planting, and related uses—under the Board of Agriculture and Industries and its Commissioner. It prohibits counties, municipalities, and other local governments from enacting or enforcing seed-related laws, and any conflicting local laws would be invalid. It preserves the availability of remedies under existing law or common law. The act would take effect immediately after the governor signs it into law.

Who It Affects
Local governments (counties, municipalities, and other subdivisions) would be barred from regulating seeds and from passing seed-related laws; any such local regulations would be invalid.
Individuals and businesses involved with seeds (farmers, seed producers, processors, marketers, distributors, sellers, and others handling seeds) would be regulated under state law administered by the Board of Agriculture and Industries and the Commissioner.

Key Provisions
Section 2-26-3.1 establishes that seed regulation is a statewide matter under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Board of Agriculture and Industries and the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.
No local law, ordinance, rule, or resolution may prohibit or regulate seed-related activities; any conflicting local regulations are invalid.
The chapter does not preempt remedies available under common law or statute.
The act becomes effective immediately following the governor's approval.

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Subjects: Agriculture