(a) Any person operating a public warehouse without a permit required by this chapter shall be subject to a penalty of not over $1,000, which may be collected in a civil action instituted at the instance of the Governor, the Attorney General or the Commissioner of Agriculture and Industries.

Terms Used In Alabama Code 8-15-10

  • person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See Alabama Code 1-1-1
  • public warehouse: as used in this chapter , shall not be construed as applying to any building, structure, or protected enclosure, or portion thereof, used exclusively for the checking or storing of hats, wearing apparel, or baggage or exclusively for the storing of furs when the storage thereof is merely incidental to the business of a dealer therein or to the business of cleaning or renovating such furs. See Alabama Code 8-15-1
(b) All moneys received from the collection of such penalty shall accrue to the Agricultural Fund.