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GA Code § 2-13-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 13 - Commercial Feeds|§ 2-13-23. Criminal Penalty

 Any person who violates any of the provisions of this chapter or who impedes, hinders, or otherwise prevents or attempts to prevent the Commissioner or his duly authorized agent in the performance of his duty in connection with this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Code 1933, §§ 42-211, 42-9922, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 10, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-15-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 15 - Pacific White Shrimp Aquaculture Development|§ 2-15-1. Through 2-15-14

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2019, p. 919, § 1-1/HB 553, effective July 1, 2019.   Editor's notes.   - This chapter consisted of Code Sections2-15-1 through2-15-14, relating to pacific white shrimp aquaculture development, and was based on Code 1981, §§ 2-15-1 through2-15-14, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 948, § 2-1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 10/SB 388.   This chapter never became effective as there was no specific appropriation of funds for purposes of this chapter as expressed in a line item of an appropriations Act enacted by the General Assembly at any session of the General Assembly from 2004 through 2018.   Ga. L. 2019, p. 1056, § 54(e)/SB 52, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, effective May 12, 2019, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "In the event of an irreconcilable conflict between a provision in Sections 1 through 53 of this Act and a provision of another Act enacted at the 2019 regular session of the General Assembly, the provision of such other Act shall control over the conflicting provision in Sections 1 through 53 of this Act to the extent of the conflict." Accordingly, the amendment to Code Section 2-15-1 by Ga. L. 2019, p. 1056, § 2(1)/SB 52, was not given effect.
GA Code § 2-16-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 16 - Action for Disparagement of Perishable Food Products or Commodities|§ 2-16-1. Legislative Findings, Determinations, and Declaration

 The General Assembly finds, determines, and declares that the production of agricultural and aquacultural food products and commodities constitutes an important and significant portion of the state economy and that it is imperative to protect the vitality of the agricultural and aquacultural economy for the citizens of this state by providing a cause of action for producers, marketers, or sellers to recover damages for the disparagement of any perishable product or commodity.    (Code 1981, §2-16-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1795, § 1.)   Law reviews.   - For note, "Must Peaches Be Preserved at All Costs? Questioning the Constitutional Validity of Georgia's Perishable Product Disparagement Law," see 12 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1223.
GA Code § 2-16-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 16 - Action for Disparagement of Perishable Food Products or Commodities|§ 2-16-2. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Disparagement" means the willful or malicious dissemination to the public in any manner of false information that a perishable food product or commodity is not safe for human consumption.The information shall be deemed to be false if it is not based upon reasonable and reliable scientific inquiry, facts, or data.   "Perishable food product or commodity" means any agricultural or aquacultural food product which is sold or distributed in a form that will perish or decay beyond marketability within a period of time.   "Producers, processors, marketers, and sellers" shall include the entire chain from grower to consumer.     (Code 1981, §2-16-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1795, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-16-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 16 - Action for Disparagement of Perishable Food Products or Commodities|§ 2-16-3. Cause of Action for Disparagement of Perishable Food Products or Commodities

 Any person who produces, markets, or sells a perishable food product or commodity and suffers damage as a result of another person's disparagement of such perishable food products or commodities has a cause of action for damages and for any other relief a court of competent jurisdiction deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, compensatory and punitive damages.    (Code 1981, §2-16-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1795, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1993, the designation "(a)" was deleted from the beginning.
GA Code § 2-16-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 16 - Action for Disparagement of Perishable Food Products or Commodities|§ 2-16-4. Limitations of Actions

 Any civil action for damages for disparagement of perishable agricultural or aquacultural food products or commodities shall be commenced within two years after the cause of action accrues.    (Code 1981, §2-16-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1795, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-17-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 17 - Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap)|§ 2-17-1. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)."    (Code 1981, §2-17-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1129, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-17-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 17 - Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap)|§ 2-17-2. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Department" means the Georgia Department of Agriculture.   "Emergency food provider" means a nonprofit, charitable organization that offers groceries or meals to people who are in need of food assistance and who reside in this state.   "Program" means the Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) created by this chapter.   "Program participant" means an individual or household which is in need of short-term food assistance to supplement the diet in order to prevent hunger or malnutrition, or both.   "Regional food bank" means an established nonprofit charitable organization which is qualified as exempt from taxation under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and which, as part of an existing food bank network, maintains a food distribution operation providing food to nonprofit food pantries and feeding centers that offer groceries or meals to people in need of food assistance.   "State nutrition information organization" means an established nonprofit charitable organization which is qualified as exempt from taxation under the provisions of Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and which, as part of its mission, fosters and promotes general health through nutrition education of the public.     (Code 1981, §2-17-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1129, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-17-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 17 - Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap)|§ 2-17-3. Grants to Regional Food Banks; Administration; Powers and Duties of Department of Agriculture

  The Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is established to provide grants to regional food banks within this state for the purchase, transportation, storage, and distribution of food to emergency food providers and program participants. Such grants shall be made from funds available to the department for such purpose. Grants made pursuant to the program shall be used only for the purchase of food or agricultural commodities from Georgia based purveyors or producers for repacking or processing, or both, of food for distribution to emergency food providers and program participants.   The program shall be administered by the department and all administrative costs shall be reimbursed to the department from the funds described in subsection (a) of this Code section.   All food purchases made through the use of program funds shall be made in accordance with the following standards:   All food shall be procured from Georgia based sources;   Food shall be purchased at wholesale, competitive bid prices or better; and   Food purchased with funds through the program shall not duplicate food available through the federal commodities program of the United States Department of Agriculture.     Not more than 7 percent of the grant funds made available through the program shall be used by any regional food bank for the payment of administrative and incidental costs.   The department shall contract with regional food banks for the operation of the program. The department, in conjunction with regional food banks, is authorized to take appropriate actions, including the entry of subcontracts, to ensure uniform access to the program by needy residents of this state. The department may allow a state nutrition information organization to provide free nutrition education as part of the program to residents of this state.   The department shall, by rule or regulation, establish and enforce procedures and guidelines for the determination of eligibility for participation in the program. Such rules, regulations, and procedures shall not limit or affect the established guidelines used by emergency food providers for any of their programs for which no funds are provided through the program established pursuant to this chapter. No person who is eligible for food funded by the program shall be charged for food or encouraged to contribute money in order to receive food under the program.     (Code 1981, §2-17-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1129, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-17-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 17 - Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap)|§ 2-17-4. Annual Review and Audit

 The program established pursuant to this chapter and any funds granted pursuant to this chapter or expenditures made with such funds are subject to review and audit by the department and the state auditor to determine proper operation of the program and compliance with statutes, regulations, and policies. Contractors, subcontractors, and others receiving funds or commodities under this chapter shall be subject to audit and review by the state auditor at reasonable times.    (Code 1981, §2-17-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1129, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-17-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 17 - Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap)|§ 2-17-5. Annual Report

 Within 90 days of the conclusion of the state's fiscal year, any entity with which the department has contracted for the operation of the program shall submit to the department an annual report which shall account fully for and shall specify the expenditure of funds made pursuant to the program, the dollar value of Georgia products distributed, the number of people and households served in each county, and the type and weight of food purchased. Within 180 days of the end of the state's fiscal year, the Commissioner shall submit an annual report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Such report shall include, but not be limited to, relevant information concerning the operation of the program for the preceding fiscal year, the quantity and dollar value of Georgia products distributed, the number of people and households served in each county, and the type and weight of food purchased.    (Code 1981, §2-17-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1129, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-17-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 17 - Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (Snap)|§ 2-17-6. Violations; Penalty

 It shall be unlawful for any person providing voluntary services to the department or to any regional food bank or emergency food provider which receives funds or food through the program or for any official or employee of the department to receive food for personal use through the program or to provide services for profit pursuant to the program created by this chapter. Any person violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Code 1981, §2-17-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1129, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-18-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 18 - Georgia Tobacco Community Development Board|§ 2-18-1. Through 2-18-6

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2019, p. 919, § 2-1/HB 553, effective July 1, 2019.   Editor's notes.   - This chapter consisted of Code Sections2-18-1 through2-18-6, relating to the Georgia Tobacco Community Development Board, and was based on Code 1981, §§ 2-18-1 through2-18-6, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 721, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 310, § 1.   Ga. L. 2019, p. 919, § 2-2/HB 553, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "Any assets of the Georgia Tobacco Community Development Board existing as of June 30, 2019, shall devolve by operation of law and without further action to the State of Georgia on July 1, 2019. Any liabilities and obligations of the Georgia Tobacco Community Development Board existing as of June 30, 2019, shall be transferred to and assumed by the State of Georgia, by such instruments as may be required to maintain the same."
GA Code § 2-19-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 19 - Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund|§ 2-19-1. Enactment of Chapter; Purpose

 This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority granted to the General Assembly by Article III, Section VI, Paragraph II(a)(3) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia and section 1121 of the federal Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1999, Public Law 105-277, as amended, and is for the purpose of creating an indemnity fund and making expenditures from such fund to indemnify cotton producers in this state for losses incurred in 1998 or 1999 from the loss of certain properly stored, harvested cotton.    (Code 1981, §2-19-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1062, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 956, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2001, p. 956, § 5, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "if any part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, it would have enacted any remaining parts of the Act which preserve its essential intent."
GA Code § 2-19-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 19 - Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund|§ 2-19-2. Definitions

 As used in this chapter, the term:    "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture of this state.   "Department" means the Department of Agriculture of this state.   "Eligible cotton producer" means a person, partnership, corporation, or other entity that grew cotton in this state and that incurred a loss in 1998 or 1999 of such properly stored, harvested cotton as the result of the bankruptcy of one or more warehousemen, brokers, or other parties in possession of such cotton or warehouse receipts evidencing title to such cotton; an improper conversion or transfer of such cotton; the issuance of one or more bad checks in payment for such cotton; or other hazards or events as determined by the Commissioner.   "Federal act" means section 1121 of the federal Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1999, Public Law 105-277.   "Secretary of agriculture" means the secretary of agriculture of the United States.     (Code 1981, §2-19-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1062, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-19-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 19 - Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund|§ 2-19-3. Powers and Duties of the Commissioner

  The Commissioner shall have the following powers and duties:   To promulgate suitable rules and regulations to carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter;   To request from the Attorney General and any court, agency, or department such assistance and data as will enable the Commissioner to determine the losses of cotton producers for which indemnity payments are available pursuant to this chapter and whether, and the extent to which, a claimant qualifies for such compensation. Any person, corporation, partnership, court, agency, or department is authorized to provide the Commissioner with the information requested upon receipt of a request from the Commissioner. Any provision of law providing for confidentiality of records does not apply to a request of the Commissioner pursuant to this Code section; provided, however, that the Commissioner shall preserve the confidentiality of any such records received;   To investigate each individual claim, utilizing, to the extent necessary, electronic warehouse receipt records, financial and banking records, market price records, and other records and documentation necessary to verify the claim;   To reinvestigate or reopen denied claims for awards filed with the Commissioner pursuant to this chapter as the Commissioner deems necessary;   To apply for funds from, and to submit all necessary forms and reports to, any federal agency participating in a cooperative program to compensate cotton producers who are eligible for indemnity payments pursuant to this chapter and to receive and administer federal funds for the purposes of this chapter;   To make indemnity payments to eligible cotton producers in the manner authorized by this chapter. Indemnity payments shall be made directly to eligible cotton producers;   To carry out programs designed to inform affected cotton producers of the purposes and requirements of this chapter and the indemnity program created pursuant to this chapter; and   To make a report to the secretary of agriculture, Congress, the Governor, and the General Assembly on or before October 1, 1999, and a report upon concluding the affairs of the Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund of 1999 describing the state's efforts to use the indemnity fund to provide compensation to injured cotton producers.     The Commissioner and the department shall assist applicants with their claims for indemnity payments through educational programs and administrative assistance.   Neither rule making nor any proceeding or hearing under the program authorized by this chapter shall be subject in any way to Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."     (Code 1981, §2-19-3, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1062, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-19-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 19 - Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund|§ 2-19-4. Claims by Eligible Cotton Producers; Filing; Contents

  A claim may be filed by an eligible cotton producer, as defined in Code Section 2-19-2. In any case in which the person entitled to make a claim is mentally incompetent or is deceased, the claim may be filed on his or her behalf by his or her guardian, executor, or such other individual as is authorized to administer his or her estate.   A claim must be filed by the claimant not later than July 1, 1999; provided, however, that, upon good cause shown, the Commissioner may extend the time for filing for a period not exceeding two months after such date. Claims shall be filed in the office of the Commissioner in person or by mail. The department shall provide forms for use in filing claims.   The claim shall be verified and shall contain the following:   The name, address, and telephone number of the claimant;   A description of the amount, nature, and circumstances of the loss;   A statement of the extent to which the cotton producer has been or may reasonably be expected to be indemnified or reimbursed for these losses from any other source, including the proceeds of any distribution by a trustee in bankruptcy;   An authorization permitting the Commissioner to verify the contents of the application; and   Such other information as the Commissioner may require.       (Code 1981, §2-19-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1062, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1999, Ga. L. 1999, p. 1062, § 1 enacted Chapter 18 of Title 2, which was redesignated as Chapter 19 of Title 2. Therefore, the reference in subsection (a) to Code Section 2-18-2 was changed to Code Section 2-19-2 to reflect the renumbering.
GA Code § 2-19-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 19 - Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund|§ 2-19-5. Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund of 1999 Created

  There is created a fund to be known as the Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund of 1999. The Commissioner shall be the custodian of the fund, shall administer the fund, and may invest the resources of the fund in the same manner and fashion that an insurer authorized to issue contracts of life insurance is authorized to invest its resources.   The fund shall consist of $5 million of federal moneys received pursuant to section 1121 of the federal Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1999, Public Law 105-277; all moneys appropriated by the General Assembly as required by section 1121 of the federal Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1999, Public Law 105-277, for the purpose of compensating claimants under this chapter; any other moneys made available to the fund; and any interest or earnings on such moneys accruing to the fund.   All funds appropriated to or otherwise paid into the fund shall be presumptively concluded to have been committed to the purpose for which they have been appropriated or paid and shall not lapse.   The Commissioner is authorized, subject to the limitations contained in this chapter, to disburse the appropriate indemnity payments to the persons eligible for such payments under this chapter from the Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund of 1999.   Following the receipt of all claims, the investigation of each claim, as necessary, and the making of a determination that an award should or should not be paid for each claim filed, the Commissioner is authorized to draw warrants upon the Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund of 1999 to pay the indemnity amounts granted to eligible recipients from such fund. If the total amount of all claims approved for payment exceeds the total amount available in the fund for such payments, a pro rata payment shall be made to each approved claimant in the proportion that such claimant's approved claim amount bears to the total of all approved claims.   If more than $5 million has been paid to cotton producers prior to January 1, 2000, any excess funds in the Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund of 1999 shall be expended as provided in Code Section 2-19-5.1.     (Code 1981, §2-19-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1062, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1510, § 4; Ga. L. 2001, p. 956, § 2.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2001, p. 956, § 5, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "if any part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, it would have enacted any remaining parts of the Act which preserve its essential intent."