Terms Used In Alabama Code 40-23-211

  • following: means next after. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • 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
  • year: means a calendar year; but, whenever the word "year" is used in reference to any appropriations for the payment of money out of the treasury, it shall mean fiscal year. See Alabama Code 1-1-1

Covered items, as defined herein, are exempted from paying the state sales and use tax during the period from 12:01 a.m. on the third Friday in July of each year and ending at 12 midnight the following Sunday. Items normally sold in pairs shall not be separated to qualify for the exemption provided for in this article.