Alabama Code (Last Updated: November 28, 2014) |
Title9 CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES. |
Chapter13. FORESTS AND FOREST PRODUCTS. |
Article10. Ginseng Regulation. |
§9-13-240. Findings and purpose.
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The Legislature has found that ginseng Panax quinquefolius L., is listed as endangered by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, and as such, must be protected from extinction. The purpose of this article is to provide a mechanism for collection and exportation of ginseng while at the same time preventing the depletion of wild ginseng populations throughout the state.