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GA Code § 2-12-104 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 4 - Horticultural Growing Media|§ 2-12-104. Authority of Commissioner

 The Commissioner is authorized to:    Cooperate with and, as the Commissioner may deem necessary, enter into written agreements with any other agency of this state, another state, or the federal government or any other organization or entity that may be of assistance;   Inspect or cause to be inspected by duly authorized employees any lands, facilities, equipment, materials, substances, or products used for preparation, distribution, or labeling of horticultural growing media.For this purpose, the Commissioner shall have the power to enter into or upon any place during regular business hours upon notice and to open and sample any bulk material, bundle, package, or other container containing or thought to contain any horticultural growing medium, or to inspect labels or labeling;   Require every person registering any horticultural growing medium in this state to furnish on forms supplied by the Commissioner such information as the Commissioner may require to ascertain the accuracy and truthfulness of any label, labeling, or composition of any horticultural growing medium;   Place a stop sale order on any horticultural growing medium if the composition thereof is inaccurately or untruthfully labeled;   Adopt, in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," such rules and regulations as the Commissioner deems necessary to ensure the accuracy or truthfulness of labels or labeling or content of horticultural growing media, including but not limited to:   Requiring that all registrants of horticultural growing media register each product name with the Commissioner and supply the Commissioner with a complete label and labeling for each product name;   Requiring that all registrants of horticultural growing media supply analyses of horticultural growing media they have distributed, upon request of the Commissioner;   Specifying the contents of the label and the manner of expressing the contents required on each package or accompanying each shipment of horticultural growing media;   Requiring an annual registration fee for each product registered of not more than $100.00 per product nor more than $1,500.00 per registrant;   Establishing a stop sale procedure for horticultural growing media which do not meet the requirements of this article or the rules and regulations of the Commissioner;   Determining the suitability of any horticultural growing medium for its intended purpose; and   Requiring data and proof of usefulness from registrants of horticultural growing media in order to determine suitability for its intended purpose.       (Code 1981, §2-12-104, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 986, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-12-105 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 4 - Horticultural Growing Media|§ 2-12-105. Assessment and Collection of Cost of Registration

 For the purpose of defraying expenses of registration under this article, the Commissioner may assess and collect the cost thereof with any surplus to be paid into the state treasury.    (Code 1981, §2-12-105, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 986, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-12-106 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 4 - Horticultural Growing Media|§ 2-12-106. Exemptions

  Distribution of horticultural growing media planted with live plant material is exempt from the labeling and registration requirements imposed pursuant to this article.   Distribution of custom media is exempt from the registration requirements imposed pursuant to this article provided it is prepared for a single purchaser and is not held for distribution to other purchasers.   Distribution of horticultural growing media containing plant nutrients shall be exempt from the requirements of Article 1 of this chapter, the "Georgia Plant Food Act of 1989."     (Code 1981, §2-12-106, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 986, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 10, § 2.)
GA Code § 2-12-107 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 4 - Horticultural Growing Media|§ 2-12-107. Revocation, Denial, Cancellation, and Refusal of Registration

 The Commissioner is authorized to revoke and cancel registrations of any person or to refuse to register horticultural growing media upon satisfactory evidence that the registrant 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 registration shall be revoked, denied, canceled, or refused until the registrant 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 by the Commissioner or the Commissioner's authorized representative.    (Code 1981, §2-12-107, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 986, § 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.   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1993, "canceled" was substituted for "cancelled" in the second sentence.
GA Code § 2-12-108 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 4 - Horticultural Growing Media|§ 2-12-108. Injunctions Against Violations

 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, §2-12-108, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 986, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-12-109 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 4 - Horticultural Growing Media|§ 2-12-109. Prohibited Acts

 It shall be unlawful for any person to:    Distribute an unregistered horticultural growing medium, except one exempted from the registration requirements of this article;   Distribute a horticultural growing medium if the label or labeling thereof does not accurately reflect its composition;   Distribute a horticultural growing medium which is unsuitable for its intended purpose or which contains substances at a level harmful to plant growth;   Fail to supply the Commissioner with analyses of a horticultural growing medium when requested by the Commissioner or a person authorized by the Commissioner or this article to make such requests;   Fail to cease distribution of any horticultural growing medium for which the Commissioner has issued a stop sale order; or   Obstruct the Commissioner in the performance of the Commissioner's duties under this article.     (Code 1981, §2-12-109, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 986, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-12-110 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments|Article 4 - Horticultural Growing Media|§ 2-12-110. Penalty

 Any person violating any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Code 1981, §2-12-110, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 986, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-14-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 2 - Cotton|§ 2-14-20. Sale of Cottonseed Hulls Without Having Weight Stamped on Package

 (Ga. L. 1901, p. 63, § 1; Penal Code 1910, § 566; Code 1933, § 5-9913.)   Cross references.   - Use and advertisement of weights and measures generally, § 10-2-1.    Warehouse storage of cotton generally, § 10-4-70 et seq.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 3 C.J.S., Agriculture, § 84 et seq.   ALR.    - Cotton industry as affected with a public interest, 23 A.L.R. 1478; 74 A.L.R. 1079.    Constitutionality of statutes relating to grinding, packing, or branding of farm products, 73 A.L.R. 1445.
GA Code § 2-14-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 3 - Honeybees|§ 2-14-40. License Required for Sale of Bees; Fee; Revocation of License

  All persons, firms, or corporations desiring to carry on as a business the sale of bees, queens, nuclei, etc., shall apply to the Commissioner of Agriculture as ex officio state entomologist for a license to do so. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of $25.00. All fees so collected shall be turned over to the Office of the State Treasurer.   The Commissioner, upon investigation of the party so applying and at his discretion, shall issue a license to the same. Such license shall be revoked by the Commissioner if the licensee fails to comply with this article or to carry out the rules and regulations established by the Commissioner.   Any person, firm, or corporation attempting to carry on as a business the sale of bees, queens, nuclei, etc., without the license required by subsection (a) of this Code section or after such license has been revoked shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished as provided in Code Section 2-14-47.    (Ga. L. 1921, p. 260, § 1; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 98A; Code 1933, §§ 5-901, 5-9929; Ga. L. 1993, p. 1402, § 18; Ga. L. 2010, p. 863, § 2/SB 296.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    The Entomology Act of 1937 (see now O.C.G.A. § 2-7-1 et seq.) does not by implication repeal the law on honebees (see now O.C.G.A. § 2-14-140 et seq.). 1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 5.    Section clearly indicates legislative purpose to impose criminal liability.  1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 70-155.
GA Code § 2-14-41 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 3 - Honeybees|§ 2-14-41. Powers of Commissioner Generally; Promulgation and Enforcement of Rules, Ordinances, and Regulations

 The Commissioner shall have full and plenary power to deal with the American and European foul brood, all other contagious and infectious honeybee diseases, Africanized bees, or any other threat to honeybees. He shall have full power and authority to make, promulgate, and enforce such rules, ordinances, and regulations and to do and perform such acts, through his agents or otherwise, as in his judgment may be necessary to curtail, eradicate, or prevent the introduction, spread, or dissemination of any and all contagious diseases, Africanized bees, or any other threat to honeybees. All such rules, ordinances, and regulations shall have the force and effect of law.   (Ga. L. 1920, p. 160, § 2; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 98; Code 1933, § 5-902; Ga. L. 1990, p. 373, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    The Entomology Act of 1937, Ga. L. 1937, p. 659, § 1 (see now O.C.G.A. § 2-7-1 et seq.) did not by implication repeal former Code 1933, § 5-902 (see now O.C.G.A. § 2-14-41). 1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 5.   Extent of repeal of chief entomologist's powers.   - The previous powers and duties of the state (now chief) entomologist were only repealed and supplanted by Ch. 7 of this title to the extent that they related to the subjects dealt with in that chapter. 1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 5.    Proper agency to enforce this article,  see 1945-47 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 5.
GA Code § 2-14-41.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 3 - Honeybees|§ 2-14-41.1. Prohibition Against Restriction of Honeybee Production or Maintenance

 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 prohibiting, impeding, or restricting the establishment or maintenance of honeybees in hives.This Code section shall not be construed to restrict the zoning authority of county or municipal governments.    (Code 1981, §2-14-41.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1716, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 10, § 2.)
GA Code § 2-14-42 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 3 - Honeybees|§ 2-14-42. Inspections Authorized Generally

 The Commissioner and his agents and employees shall have the authority to enter any depot, express office, storeroom, warehouse, or other premises for the purpose of inspecting any honeybees or beekeeping fixtures or appliances therein in order to ascertain whether such bees or fixtures are infected with any contagious or infectious diseases, have become Africanized, or pose any other threat to honeybees. They may also make such inspections when they have reason to believe that any honeybees or beekeeping fixtures or appliances on the premises have been or are being transported in violation of this article.   (Ga. L. 1920, p. 160, § 3; Code 1933, § 5-904; Ga. L. 1990, p. 373, § 2.)
GA Code § 2-14-43 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 3 - Honeybees|§ 2-14-43. Inspection of Honeybee Colonies; Assistance in Inspection

 The Commissioner may require the registration and inspection of honeybee colonies as needed. Such inspections shall be made for the primary purpose of combating the spread of bee diseases, Africanized bees, or any other threat to honeybees in this state. All persons subject to this article shall be provided a reasonable opportunity to assist the inspectors in the inspection of such colonies.   (Ga. L. 1966, p. 192, § 1; Code 1933, § 5-907, enacted by Ga. L. 1970, p. 197, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 373, § 3; Ga. L. 2003, p. 794, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-14-44 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 3 - Honeybees|§ 2-14-44. Disposition of Infected Bees or Fixtures

 The Commissioner, through his agents or employees, may require the removal from this state of any honeybees or beekeeping fixtures which have been brought into the state in violation of this article. If he finds that any bees or fixtures are infected with any contagious or infectious disease or that such bees or fixtures have been exposed to danger of infection by such diseases, that any honeybees have become Africanized, or that honeybees are confronted with any other threat in this state, the Commissioner may require the destruction, treatment, or disinfection of any such infected or exposed bees, hives, fixtures, or appliances.   (Ga. L. 1920, p. 160, § 3; Code 1933, § 5-905; Ga. L. 1990, p. 373, § 4.)
GA Code § 2-14-45 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 3 - Honeybees|§ 2-14-45. Compensation for Destroyed Property Authorized; Appraisal

 Whenever bees, hives, or other equipment are ordered destroyed pursuant to Code Section 2-14-44, the Commissioner shall appraise the property to be destroyed. If the Commissioner and the owner are unable to agree on the value, the Commissioner and the owner shall each appoint one disinterested appraiser. These two appraisers shall appoint a third disinterested appraiser. The three appraisers thus appointed shall appraise the property. When the property is destroyed, the Commissioner shall pay any Georgia resident beekeeper whose property is destroyed a sum equal to 50 percent of the appraised value of the property destroyed from any funds appropriated for that specific purpose, provided that in no event shall the compensation paid to any such owner exceed $25.00 per colony. For the purposes of this Code section, the term "property" shall include bees, hives, frames, and other equipment.   (Code 1933, § 5-908, enacted by Ga. L. 1970, p. 197, § 1; Ga. L. 1975, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 713, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 373, § 5; Ga. L. 1992, p. 1121, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 797, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Law of bees, 29 A.L.R. 352.   Liability for injury or damage caused by bees, 86 A.L.R.2d 791.
GA Code § 2-14-46 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 3 - Honeybees|§ 2-14-46. Importation of Honeybees or Secondhand Equipment Prohibited Without Special Permit

 The shipment or movement into this state of any honeybees on comb, honeybees in hives, secondhand beehives, honeycomb, frames, used bee shipping cages, secondhand honey containers, or other used beekeeping fixtures is prohibited, except under special permit issued by the Commissioner under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by him in accordance with Code Section 2-14-41.   (Ga. L. 1920, p. 160, § 4; Code 1933, § 5-906; Ga. L. 1947, p. 1158, § 3.)
GA Code § 2-14-47 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 3 - Honeybees|§ 2-14-47. Penalty for Violation of Article or Rules or Regulations

 Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article or any of the rules or regulations of the Commissioner adopted in accordance with this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.00 or by imprisonment for not more than six months in the county jail.   (Ga. L. 1920, p. 160, § 5; Code 1933, § 5-9930.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Section indicates legislative purpose to impose criminal liability.  1970 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 70-155.
GA Code § 2-14-60 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 4 - Pecans|§ 2-14-60. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Grower" means any producer of pecans who does not engage in the business of a processor, as defined in paragraph (2) of this Code section, and who does not sell any pecans at wholesale other than those grown by him.   "Processor" means any person, firm, partnership, or corporation engaged in the business of cracking, shelling, and grading pecan meats for sale or of cleaning, grading, storing, bagging, or selling in-shell pecans, but this term does not include persons engaged solely in retail sales to the consumer.   "Wholesaler" means any person, firm, partnership, or corporation, other than a grower as defined in paragraph (1) of this Code section, who sells pecans to others for the purpose of resale. This term does not apply to anyone who sells pecans only direct to the consumer, unless he is also a processor, as defined in paragraph (2) of this Code section.    (Ga. L. 1974, p. 539, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Validity of discrimination in license statute or ordinance in favor of farmers selling their own products and against other persons dealing in farm products, 123 A.L.R. 1051.
GA Code § 2-14-61 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 4 - Pecans|§ 2-14-61. Licenses Required of Pecan Processors and Wholesalers

  Within this state, no person, firm, partnership, or corporation shall engage in the processing of pecans other than those grown by him or it or in selling pecans other than those grown by him or it at wholesale without first obtaining a license to do so from the Department of Agriculture.   Applications for licenses shall be on a form prescribed by the Commissioner.   Duly issued licenses shall be on a form prescribed by the Commissioner. They shall remain in force unless revoked but shall not be transferable.    (Ga. L. 1974, p. 539, § 2.)
GA Code § 2-14-62 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 4 - Pecans|§ 2-14-62. Standards and Grades; Labels; Improper Grading or Labeling as Cause for License Revocation

 The Commissioner shall prescribe standards and grades for pecans fit for human consumption. All pecans sold by processors or wholesalers must conform to the prescribed standards and grades and must be labeled accordingly. Improper grading or labeling shall be cause for revocation of the processor's or wholesaler's license.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 539, § 3.)   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 § 2-14-63 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 4 - Pecans|§ 2-14-63. Disposition of Pecans Unfit for Human Consumption; Violation of Code Section Grounds for License Revocation

 Pecans failing to meet the standards prescribed for pecans fit for human consumption shall be destroyed, crushed, or rendered unfit for sale for human consumption by the processors or wholesalers of such pecans. Violation of this Code section shall be sufficient cause for revocation of the processor's or wholesaler's license.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 539, § 4.)   Cross references.   - Authority of Commissioner to impose penalty in lieu of other action, § 2-2-10.
GA Code § 2-14-64 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 4 - Pecans|§ 2-14-64. Rules and Regulations

 The Commissioner is authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to implement this article and to accomplish its purposes. After they are legally adopted and promulgated, such rules and regulations shall have the force and effect of law.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 539, § 6.)
GA Code § 2-14-65 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 4 - Pecans|§ 2-14-65. Injunctions

 In addition to the remedies provided in this article and notwithstanding the existence of an adequate remedy at law, the Commissioner is authorized to apply to the superior courts for an injunction. Such courts shall have jurisdiction and for good cause shown shall grant a temporary or permanent injunction or an ex parte or restraining order, restraining or enjoining a person, firm, partnership, or corporation from violating and continuing to violate this article or any rules and regulations promulgated under this article. Such injunction shall be issued without bond. An injunction may be granted notwithstanding the fact that the violation constitutes a criminal act and notwithstanding the pendency of any criminal prosecution for the same violation.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 539, § 7.)
GA Code § 2-14-66 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 4 - Pecans|§ 2-14-66. Penalty for Violations of Article or Rules and Regulations

 Violation of any provision of this article or of the rules and regulations promulgated under this article shall constitute a misdemeanor.   (Ga. L. 1974, p. 539, § 5.)
GA Code § 2-14-130 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 6 - Vidalia Onions|§ 2-14-130. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Vidalia Onion Act of 1986."    (Code 1981, §2-14-130, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 3, § 1.)