Ala. Code § 45-10-245.02
The tax hereby levied shall be paid by affixing stamps as is required for the payment of the tax imposed by Section 40-25-1 through Section 40-25-28. The State Department of Revenue shall have the same duties relative to the preparation and sale of stamps to evidence the payment of such tax that it has relative to the preparation and sale of stamps under those sections and may exercise the same powers and perform the same duties in the same manner relative to the collection of the tax hereby levied that it does relative to the collection of that tax. In accordance with Section 40-25-2(q), in the event the aforementioned tobacco stamps are not available, for affixing to tobacco products packages and containers, or by the authority of a duly promulgated regulation eliminating the requirement of affixing stamps, the Commissioner of Revenue may require a monthly report in lieu of stamps to report the amount of tax due. The monthly report shall be in a form approved by the Commissioner of Revenue and adopted by the Department of Revenue under the provisions of the Alabama Administrative Procedure Act, Title 41, Chapter 22.
Ala. Code § 45-10-245.02 (1975)