Tuberville introduces legislation to protect AL shrimp industry and health standards

As Alabama’s representative on the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Sen. Tommy Tuberville has made it a priority to safe guard the Yellowhammer State’s agricultural resources and industries. In keeping with that trend, Tuberville (R-Auburn) and a group of fellow Republican senators have introduced the Prioritizing Offensive Agricultural Disputes and Enforcement Act. “Alabama’s shrimp industry can out-compete anyone in the world — as long as the rules are fair,” Tuberville said when discussing the need for bill. “But right now, the rules aren’t fair, and our fisherman a