Ala. Code § 45-49-43.11: Property Held for Inspection or Examination.

The property of the kind described in Section 45-49-43 shall be held in the same form, shape, or condition in which they were purchased, without mutilation, melting, reduction to block or lump form, or destruction of the form thereof, for a period of 86 hours after the hour when the licensee reports the purchase to the chief of police or sheriff, during which time the article or articles shall be open to inspection or examination by the chief of police, or such officer or officers of the police department or sheriff or other law enforcement officer as may be delegated to make such examination or inspection, unless permission for change in form or sale is obtained in writing from the chief of police or sheriff after the filing of the report required by Section 45-49-43.07.