Ala. Code § 2-8-152

It is hereby further declared to be in the public interest and advantageous to the economy of the state that owners and others in possession of hens who produce eggs and egg products be permitted by referendum, as provided in this article, to levy upon themselves an assessment and to provide for the collection thereof for the financing or contributing toward the financing of a program of research, education, advertising and other methods designed to increase or promote the efficient and economical production, distribution and marketing, as well as the increased use, consumption and sale, of eggs and egg products.