{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-40-12-135","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 40-12-135","heading":"Oculists, Optometrists and Opticians.","body":"Each oculist, optometrist, or optician practicing his profession shall pay the following license tax: In cities or towns of over 5,000 inhabitants, $25; in cities and towns of 1,000 to 5,000 inhabitants, $10; and all other places, whether incorporated or not, $5, but no license shall be paid to the county. If such business is conducted as a firm or as a corporation in which more than one person is engaged, each oculist, optometrist, or optician so engaged shall pay the license as above stated; provided, that the license imposed by this section shall not apply until such oculist, optometrist, or optician shall have practiced his profession as long as two years. A licensee having procured a license in the city or town where he has his principal office may practice his profession in any other place without the payment of an additional license.","path":["Title 40 Revenue and Taxation.","Chapter 12 Licenses.","Article 2 Business, Vocation, or Occupation."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=40-12-135","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"39a11d9954bb3cb97623a92d51fe6736f714a0012e6cdab00176f15cfebb1629","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-40-12-134","next":"us-al/ala.-code-40-12-136"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}