Alabama § 2-19-40 - Maintenance of Record Book as to Purchases, Etc., by Persons Trafficking in Seed Cotton - Required Generally.
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§ 2-19-40. Maintenance of Record Book as to Purchases, Etc., by Persons Trafficking in Seed Cotton - Required Generally.
All persons engaged in the traffic in seed cotton are required to keep legibly written in a book, which shall be open to public inspection, the names of all persons from whom they purchase or receive, by way of barter or exchange or traffic of any sort, any seed cotton, with the number of pounds and the date of purchase, barter or exchange.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 2-19-40 ("Maintenance of Record Book as to Purchases, Etc., by Persons Trafficking in Seed Cotton - Required Generally.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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