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GA Code § 2-12-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 1 - Fertilizers|§ 2-12-7. Inspection of Fertilizer; Methods of Sampling and Analysis; Distribution of Results

  It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to sample, inspect, make analyses of, and test fertilizers distributed within this state and inspect the storage of bulk fertilizer at any time and place and to such extent as he or she may deem necessary to determine whether such fertilizers are in compliance with the provisions of this article. The Commissioner is authorized to enter upon any public or private premises or carriers during business hours in order to have access to fertilizers subject to provisions of this article and the regulations pertaining thereto, and to the records relating to their distribution and storage.   The methods of sampling and analysis shall be those adopted by the Commissioner by regulation.   The Commissioner, in determining for administrative purposes whether any fertilizer is deficient in plant food, shall be guided by the terms "lot" and "official sample" as defined in paragraphs (17) and (19) of Code Section 2-12-2.   The results of official analysis of fertilizers and portions of official samples shall be distributed by the Commissioner as provided by regulation. Official samples establishing a penalty for nutrient deficiency shall be retained for a minimum of 90 days from issuance of a deficiency report.     (Code 1981, §2-12-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1271, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Fertilizer inspection fees must be collected on sales to federal government  and its various installations. 1963-65 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 295.
GA Code § 2-12-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 1 - Fertilizers|§ 2-12-8. Inspection Fees; Quarterly Report; Collection Penalty; Effect of Failure to File Report and Pay Assessment

  There shall be paid to the Commissioner for all fertilizer distributed in this state to nonlicensees an inspection fee at the rate of 60› per ton, provided that sales or exchanges between licensees and sales of containers of ten pounds or less are exempted from such fee; and provided, further, that the Commissioner may exempt by regulation certain other types of fertilizer from the inspection fee, when deemed appropriate. Any fees collected pursuant to this Code section shall be retained pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 45-12-92.1.     Each licensee distributing fertilizer in this state shall file with the Commissioner a quarterly report of the total tons of fertilizer distributed by such licensee in the state to nonlicensees for the quarterly period ending on the last day of March, June, September, and December. This and such other information as the Commissioner may require by regulation shall be supplied on forms furnished by or acceptable to the Commissioner. A quarterly tonnage report is required even if no reportable tonnage has been sold, provided that licensees which only distribute specialty fertilizer in containers of ten pounds or less shall not be required to submit these quarterly reports.   The report shall be due on or before 30 days following the close of the filing period, and the inspection fee at the rate stated in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be included with the report. If the tonnage report is not filed and the payment of inspection fees is not made within 30 days after the end of the specified filing period, a penalty fee of 10 percent of the amount due or $10.00, whichever is greater, shall be assessed against the licensee and added to the amount due.   A report not filed for six months or a fee or an assessed penalty which remains unpaid for six months shall constitute cause for the revocation of all registrations and licenses. Any fees owed shall constitute a debt to be collected by the Commissioner and may become the basis for legal action against the licensee.     When more than one person is involved in the distribution of a fertilizer, the licensee who finally distributes a fertilizer to a nonlicensee shall be responsible for reporting the tonnage and paying the inspection fees.     (Code 1981, §2-12-8, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1271, § 1; Ga. L. 1998, p. 128, § 2; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-9/HB 1055.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Constitutionality, construction, and application of statutes relating to testing or sampling of agricultural fertilizers, 105 A.L.R. 348; 147 A.L.R. 765.
GA Code § 2-12-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 1 - Fertilizers|§ 2-12-10. Distribution of Misbranded Fertilizer Prohibited; When Misbranded

 No person shall distribute misbranded fertilizer. A fertilizer shall be deemed to be misbranded if:    Its labeling is false or misleading in any particular;   It is distributed under the name of another fertilizer product;   It is not labeled as required in Code Section 2-12-6 and in accordance with regulations prescribed under this article; or   It purports to be or is represented as a fertilizer or is represented as containing a plant nutrient or fertilizer, unless such plant nutrient or fertilizer conforms to the definition of identity, if any, prescribed by regulations of the Commissioner. In adopting such regulations the Commissioner shall give due regard to commonly accepted definitions and official fertilizer terms.     (Code 1981, §2-12-10, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1271, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Authority of Commissioner to impose penalty in lieu of other action, § 2-2-10.
GA Code § 2-12-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 1 - Fertilizers|§ 2-12-11. Distribution of Adulterated Fertilizer Prohibited; When Adulterated

 No person shall distribute an adulterated fertilizer product. A fertilizer shall be deemed to be adulterated if:    It contains any deleterious or harmful ingredient in sufficient amount to render it injurious to beneficial plant, animal, human, or aquatic life or to soil or water when applied in accordance with directions for use on the label or if adequate warning statements or directions for use which may be necessary to protect plant, animal, human, or aquatic life or soil or water are not shown upon the label;   Its composition falls below or differs from that which it is purported to possess by its labeling;   It contains unwanted crop seed or weed seed; or   It contains domestic septage as such term is defined in 40 C.F.R. 503.9.     (Code 1981, §2-12-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1271, § 1; Ga. L. 2020, p. 364, § 1/HB 1057; Ga. L. 2021, p. 922, § 2/HB 497.)    The 2020 amendment,  effective January 1, 2021, deleted "or" at the end of paragraph (2), substituted "; or" for a period at the end of paragraph (3), and added paragraph (4).    The 2021 amendment,  effective May 10, 2021, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted "40 C.F.R. 503.9" for "40 CFR 503.9" in paragraph (4).   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code section 28-9-5, in 2020, an extra period at the end of paragraph (4) was deleted.   Editor's notes.   - In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, annotations decided under former Ga. L. 1929, pp. 228, 229 are included in the annotations for this Code section.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Sale of fertilizer not void for noncompliance with paragraph (2).    - Where a vendor of fertilizer in this state sells certain sacks of fertilizer which are not tagged or branded, the failure to comply with paragraph (2) of this section does not render the sale void and does not render a mortgage note given by the purchaser to the vendor for the purchase price of the fertilizer void and unenforceable. Blackshear Mfg. Co. v. Perry, 48 Ga. App. 355, 172 S.E. 585 (1934) (decided under former Ga. L. 1929, pp. 228, 229).
GA Code § 2-12-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 1 - Fertilizers|§ 2-12-12. Determination of Value of Ingredients; Prohibition of Use or Deletion From Label

 The Commissioner is authorized to determine whether an ingredient listed on the label or otherwise advertised as an ingredient and used in the mixing of any fertilizer contributes to plant growth. If any such ingredient is found to be worthless, harmful, or deceptive, the Commissioner may prohibit its use or require that it be deleted from the label.    (Code 1981, §2-12-12, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1271, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-12-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 1 - Fertilizers|§ 2-12-13. Short Weight Penalty; Adjustment of Invoice

  If any fertilizer in the possession of the consumer is found by the Commissioner to be short in weight, the licensee of such fertilizer shall within 30 days after official notice from the Commissioner submit to the consumer a penalty payment of four times the commercial value of the shortage in weight of the lot.   If any fertilizer offered for sale is found by the Commissioner to be short in weight, the fertilizer shall be returned for reprocessing at the expense of the licensee.     (Code 1981, §2-12-13, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1271, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-12-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 1 - Fertilizers|§ 2-12-14. Exchange Between Licensees Not Restricted

 Nothing in this article shall be construed to restrict, subject to inspection fees, or regulate the sale or exchange of fertilizer to other licensees who mix fertilizer materials for sale or to prevent the free and unrestricted shipment of fertilizer to licensees.    (Code 1981, §2-12-14, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1271, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-12-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 1 - Fertilizers|§ 2-12-15. Adoption, Enforcement, and Promulgation of Rules and Regulations Generally; Sharing of Information

 For the enforcement and implementation of this article, the Commissioner is authorized to prescribe and adopt, according to the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," and enforce such reasonable rules and regulations relating to the distribution of fertilizers as the Commissioner finds necessary to carry into effect the full intent and meaning of this article and to ensure ethical practices in the sale, delivery, and return of fertilizer. The Commissioner is further authorized to share such information and consult with other agencies such as, but not limited to, the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources and the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service.    (Code 1981, §2-12-15, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1271, § 1; Ga. L. 2019, p. 91, § 4/HB 512; Ga. L. 2020, p. 364, § 2/HB 1057.)    The 2019 amendment,  effective April 18, 2019, added the second and third sentences.    The 2020 amendment,  effective January 1, 2021, deleted the former second sentence, which read: "The Commissioner is also authorized to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations relative to fertilizers derived from industrial by-products which may include, but not be limited to, application rates, proper conditions for application, application record keeping and retention, development and use of site-specific nutrient management plans, and storage and containment in or on lands where fertilizers are applied."
GA Code § 2-12-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 1 - Fertilizers|§ 2-12-16. Revocation or Denial of License; Cancellation or Refusal of Registration

 The Commissioner is authorized to revoke the license and cancel registrations of any licensee or to refuse to register products or issue a plant food license upon satisfactory evidence that the licensee or person has used fraudulent or deceptive practices in the evasion or attempted evasion of this article or of any rules and regulations promulgated under this article. No license shall be revoked or denied or no registration shall be canceled or refused until the licensee or person has been notified by certified mail or statutory overnight delivery, return receipt requested, of the time and place of the hearing and has been given an opportunity to appear and be heard according to the provisions of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."    (Code 1981, §2-12-16, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1271, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 3.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2000, p. 1589, § 16, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the amendment to this Code section is applicable with respect to notices delivered on or after July 1, 2000.
GA Code § 2-12-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 1 - Fertilizers|§ 2-12-17. Stop Sale, Stop Use, or Removal Orders

 The Commissioner may issue and enforce a written or printed stop sale, stop use, or removal order to the owner or custodian of any lot of fertilizer and order such person to hold such lot at a designated place when the Commissioner finds said fertilizer is being offered or exposed for sale in violation of any of the provisions of this article until the law has been complied with and said fertilizer is released in writing by the Commissioner or said violation has been otherwise legally disposed of by written authority. The Commissioner shall release the fertilizer so withdrawn when the requirements of the provisions of this article have been complied with and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the withdrawal have been paid.    (Code 1981, §2-12-17, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1271, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Authority of Commissioner to impose penalty in lieu of other action, § 2-2-10.
GA Code § 2-12-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 1 - Fertilizers|§ 2-12-18. Seizure, Condemnation, and Disposition of Nonconforming Fertilizer

 In addition to stop sale, stop use, or removal orders, any lot of fertilizer not in compliance with the provisions of this article shall be subject to seizure on complaint of the Commissioner to the court of competent jurisdiction in the area in which such fertilizer is located. If the court finds such fertilizer to be in violation of this article and orders the condemnation of such fertilizer, it shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with the quality of the fertilizer and the laws of this state, provided that in no instance shall the disposition of such fertilizer be ordered by the court without first giving the claimant an opportunity to apply to the court for release of such fertilizer or for permission to process or relabel such fertilizer to bring it into compliance with this article.    (Code 1981, §2-12-18, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1271, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Lawfulness of seizure of property used in violation of law as prerequisite to forfeiture action or proceeding, 8 A.L.R.3d 473.
GA Code § 2-12-19 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 1 - Fertilizers|§ 2-12-19. Injunctions

 The Commissioner is authorized to apply for and the court is authorized to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate any of the provisions of this article or any rule or regulation promulgated under this article notwithstanding the existence of other remedies at law. Any such injunction may be issued without bond.    (Code 1981, §2-12-19, enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1271, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-12-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 1 - Fertilizers|§ 2-12-21. Local Regulation Prohibited

  No county, municipal corporation, consolidated government, or other political subdivision of this state shall adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, regulation, or resolution regulating the registration, labeling, packaging, sale, storage, transportation, distribution, use, or application of fertilizer.   This Code section shall in no way prohibit or impair the legal right of any county, municipal corporation, consolidated government, or other political subdivision of this state to issue business licenses or to make zoning decisions.     (Code 1981, §2-12-21, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1030, § 1/SB 88.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2005, Code Section 2-12-22, as enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1030, § 1, was redesignated as Code Section 2-12-21.   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1997, p. 1271, § 1, repealed former Code Section2-12-21, relating to notice of violations and administrative hearings. The former Code section was based on Ga. L. 1960, p. 916, §§ 19, 26; Ga. L. 1970, p. 609, § 16; Code 1981, § 2-12-22; Code 1981, § 2-12-21, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1989, p. 473, § 1.
GA Code § 2-12-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 2 - Liming Materials|§ 2-12-40. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Liming Materials Act of 1996."    (Code 1981, §2-12-40, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1183, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-12-42 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 2 - Liming Materials|§ 2-12-42. Administration of Article

 This article shall be administered by the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Georgia.    (Code 1981, §2-12-42, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1183, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-12-44 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 2 - Liming Materials|§ 2-12-44. Semiannual Tonnage Statements

 Each licensee shall submit semiannually to the Commissioner, on forms furnished by or acceptable to the Commissioner, a statement as to the total tons of liming material sold by such licensee. This and such other information as the Commissioner may require by regulations shall be supplied for the reporting periods of July 1 through December 31 and January 1 through June 30. Reports shall be received by the Commissioner no later than 30 days after the close of the reporting period.    (Code 1981, §2-12-44, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1183, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-12-45 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 2 - Liming Materials|§ 2-12-45. Labeling Requirements

  Agricultural liming materials sold, offered, or exposed for sale in this state shall have affixed to each container in a conspicuous manner on the outside thereof a plainly printed or stamped label, tag, or statement, or in the case of bulk sales, a delivery slip setting forth at least the following information:   The name and principal office address of the licensee, manufacturer, or distributor;   The brand or trade name of the material;   The identification of the product as to the type of the agricultural liming material;   The net weight of the agricultural liming material;   The guaranteed calcium carbonate equivalent (neutralizing value). The minimum calcium carbonate equivalent shall be prescribed for various agricultural liming materials by regulation;   The guaranteed content of elemental calcium (Ca);   In the case of dolomitic limestone, the guaranteed content of elemental magnesium (Mg). The minimum magnesium content for dolomitic liming materials shall be established by regulations;   The percent by weight passing through U.S. Standard sieves as prescribed by regulations; and   The percent moisture. The maximum moisture content will be prescribed by regulation.     No information or statement shall appear on any package, label, delivery slip, or advertising matter which is misleading to the purchaser as to the quality, analysis, type, or composition of any agricultural liming material. No oral or written statement or claim which is false or misleading as to the comparative value or effectiveness of liming materials shall be made in any labeling, promotion, or advertising medium.     (Code 1981, §2-12-45, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1183, § 1.)   Cross references.   - False advertising generally, § 10-1-420 et seq.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Constitutionality of statutes requiring notice by label or otherwise of the fact that product is imported, or as to place of production, 124 A.L.R. 572.
GA Code § 2-12-46 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 2 - Liming Materials|§ 2-12-46. Analysis and Sampling by Commissioner

  It shall be the duty of the Commissioner, who may act through his or her authorized agent, to sample, inspect, make analyses of, and test agricultural liming materials distributed within this state as the Commissioner may deem necessary to determine whether such agricultural liming materials are in compliance with the provisions of this article. The Commissioner, individually or through his or her agent, is authorized to enter upon any public or private premises or carrier during regular business hours in order to have access to agricultural liming material subject to the provisions of this article and regulations pertaining thereto and to the records relating to their distribution.   The methods of analysis and sampling shall be those adopted by the Association of Official Analytical Chemists (AOAC) or such other methods approved by the Commissioner.   The results of official analyses of agricultural liming materials and portions of official samples shall be distributed by the Commissioner as provided for by regulation.     (Code 1981, §2-12-46, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1183, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 143, § 2.)
GA Code § 2-12-47 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 2 - Liming Materials|§ 2-12-47. Sale of Noncomplying, Toxic, or Domestic Septage Material Prohibited

  No agricultural liming material shall be sold or offered for sale in this state unless it complies with the provisions of this article and rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this article.   No agricultural liming material shall be sold or offered for sale in this state which contains toxic materials in quantities determined by the Commissioner which may be injurious to plants or animals.   No agricultural liming material which contains domestic septage as such term is defined in 40 CFR 503.9 shall be sold or offered for sale in this state.     (Code 1981, §2-12-47, enacted by Ga. L. 1996, p. 1183, § 1; Ga. L. 2020, p. 364, § 4/HB 1057.)    The 2020 amendment,  effective January 1, 2021, added subsection (c).