Alabama § 22-20A-2 Definitions

Alabama Statutes

§ 22-20A-2 — Definitions

Alabama § 22-20A-2

Title 22Health, Mental Health, and Environmental Control

Ch. 20ASource or Origin of Fish Products

Art. 1Source or Origin of Farm-Raised and Wild Fish

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Ala. Code § 22-20A-2 (2026).

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For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:

(1)BOARD. The State Committee of Public Health pursuant to Section 22-2-1 .

(2)COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. The country in which an animal, from which a covered commodity is derived, born, raised, slaughtered, or substantially transformed. If the animal is born, raised, slaughtered, or substantially transformed in different countries, the term includes each country.

(3)COVERED COMMODITY. a. Includes all of the following: 1. Farmed-raised fish. 2. Wild fish. b. The term does not include an item described in this subdivision if the item is an ingredient in processed food.

(4)DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health.

(5)FARM-RAISED FISH. Includes fa

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For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings, unless the context clearly requires a different meaning:
(1) BOARD. The State Committee of Public Health pursuant to Section
22-2-1
.
(2) COUNTRY OF ORIGIN. The country in which an animal, from which a covered commodity is derived, born, raised,
slaughtered, or substantially transformed. If the animal is born, raised,
slaughtered, or substantially transformed in different countries, the term includes each country.
(3) COVERED COMMODITY.
a. Includes all of the following:
1. Farmed-raised fish.
2. Wild fish.
b. The term does not include an item described in this subdivision if the item is an ingredient in processed food.
(4) DEPARTMENT. The Alabama Department of Public Health.
(5)
FARM-RAISED FISH. Includes farm-raised shellfish and fillets, steaks, nuggets, and any other flesh from a farm-raised fish or shellfish
.
(6)
FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT. Any place, vehicle, or vessel where food
is prepared, stored, held, transported, served, or dispensed
to consumers and which is regulated by the department.
The term includes
any such place regardless of whether
the food sold
is
intended for
on-
premises
or off-premises
consumption
.
(7) PROCESSED FOOD. A food product derived from the combination of a covered commodity with one or more other agricultural commodity so as to render the covered commodity inseparable or indistinguishable from the other agricultural commodity or commodities.
(8)
SHELLFISH. Includes crab, lobster, oyster, shrimp, crayfish, clam, and scallops in the wild and any farm-raised shellfish
.
(9)
STATE HEALTH OFFICER. The State Health Officer as defined in Section 22-2-8, or his or her designated representative.
(10)
VERIFIED COMPLAINT. An allegation of noncompliance with
this article that can be attributed to the complainant and which is signed and verified by the complainant.
(11)
WILD FISH. Naturally born or hatchery-raised fish and shellfish harvested in the wild. The term includes
fillets, steaks, nuggets,
and any other flesh from wild fish or shellfish
.
The term does not include net-pen
aquacultural or other farm-raised fish
or shellfish
.