2015 Code of Alabama
Title 9 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES.
Chapter 13 - FORESTS AND FOREST PRODUCTS.
Article 7 - County Taxes and Assessments for Forest and Forest Fire Protection.
Division 1 - Special Taxes for Forest Protection.
Section 9-13-163 - Special annual tax for forest protection - Assessment and levy of tax upon petition of freeholders in forest protection areas.
For the purpose of receiving the financial and supervisory cooperation of the State Forestry Commission of the State of Alabama in forest protection, the county commission is required to make, assess and levy a special annual tax upon all said lands in the county, or any definitely described portion thereof, immediately upon receipt of a petition so requesting, signed by a majority of the freeholders of the county, or any definitely described portion thereof, said area to be known as a forest protection area.
(Acts 1939, No. 562, p. 884, §2; Code 1940, T. 12, §201.)Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Alabama may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
