Exhibit 31



CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND TREASURER PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



I, Barry M. Yantis, certify that:



| | 1. | I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-QSB of Chase General Corporation (the Company); for the quarter ended December 31, 2004.
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| | 2. | Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the
circumstances under such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this quarterly report;
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| | 3. | Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of
operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
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| | 4. | I am the certifying officer responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) for the
registrant and have:
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| | a. | Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under my supervision, to ensure that material information relating
to the Company, including its consolidated subsidiary, is made known to me by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
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| | b. | Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under my supervision, to provide reasonable
assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
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| | c. | Evaluated the effectiveness of the Companys disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report my conclusion about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls
and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
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| | d. | Disclosed in this report any change in the Companys internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the Companys most recent fiscal quarter that has
materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Companys internal control over financial reporting; and
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| | 5. | I am the certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on my most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the Companys auditors and the
Companys board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
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| | a. | All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the
Companys ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
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| | b. | Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
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Dated: February 10, 2005



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|By: |  | /s/ Barry M. Yantis                
|    |  | Barry M. Yantis                    
|    |  | President, Chief Executive Officer,
|    |  | Treasurer and Chairman of the Board





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