Terms Used In Alabama Code 2-15-162

  • Appraisal: A determination of property value.
  • 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

If the owner shall refuse to accept the appraisal provided for in Section 2-15-161, the animals shall be appraised by three competent and disinterested appraisers, one to be selected by the duly commissioned representative of the State Veterinarian or the representative of the United States Secretary of Agriculture duly commissioned by the State Veterinarian, one by the owner and these two to select a third.