{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-2-19-101","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 2-19-101","heading":"Required.","body":"(a) No person may purchase cotton on a forward contract from a cotton producer without first having registered with the commissioner as a cotton buyer.\n(b) It shall be a misdemeanor to violate subsection (a) of this section and, upon conviction, the punishment imposed shall be as prescribed by law.","path":["Title 2 Agriculture.","Chapter 19 Cotton.","Article 5 Registration of Cotton Buyers."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=2-19-101","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:52Z","sha256":"757dc336fdb1de3efffd178909681d4d7e14f1fecd5190b0b58f339a08e72a69","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-2-19-100","next":"us-al/ala.-code-2-19-102"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}