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The Department of Agriculture and Industry supplies both information and technical support to Alabama 's farmers, businesses and consumers. In providing the services, the department acts as a regulatory agency, a service agency and a consumer protection agency.
As a regulatory agency, the department is responsible for the monitoring and enforcement of laws and regulations dealing with meats, poultry, nursery plants, produce, over-the-counter drugs, gasoline, motor oils, pesticides, and agricultural products from seeds to fertilizers. As a service agency, it assists farmers and businesses with seed testing, market reporting, farm legislation, animal and crop disease detection, analysis and prevention, pest detection and eradication, foreign and domestic market development, farm law enforcement, research and numerous other activities.
For more information, contact:
Department of Agriculture and Industry
P.O. Box 3336
Montgomery , AL 36109
(334) 240-7171