Terms Used In Alabama Code 2-15-152

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the several territories of the United States. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • United States: includes the territories thereof and the District of Columbia. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

Upon determination by the commissioner of the existence of a disease of animals which, in his opinion, threatens the livestock industry of the State of Alabama, he shall invite the United States government to cooperate with the department in the arrest or eradication of such disease.