(a) Nothing in this article shall be construed to create any claim, right of action, or civil liability that did not previously exist under the law of this state.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 6-5-735

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
(b) Nothing in this article shall be construed to interfere with any agency’s exclusive or primary jurisdiction to find or declare violations of an adulteration or misbranding statute or rule.