Each person dealing in hides or furs, whether principal business or not, shall pay the following license tax: In counties of 100,000 inhabitants or over, $25; in counties of 40,000 inhabitants and less than 100,000 inhabitants, $20; and in counties of less than 40,000 inhabitants, $15. The license herein fixed shall not apply to persons dealing in cattle, sheep, goat, or horse hides.
Ala. Code § 40-12-110 (1975)