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GA Code § 26-2-233 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 7 - Milk and Milk Products|§ 26-2-233. Promulgation and Amendment of Rules and Regulations by Commissioner

  The Commissioner shall have the power to adopt, amend, and repeal rules and regulations to implement and enforce this article; provided, however, that all rules and regulations shall be of uniform application; and provided, further, that all rules and regulations shall be adopted, amended, or repealed in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act." The rules and regulations shall include, but not be limited to, the following:   Rules and regulations to provide for the labeling of milk and milk products in such manner so as to indicate that the milk or milk product complies with this article and the rules and regulations promulgated under this article;   Rules and regulations to prescribe the specifications of all glassware, including, but not limited to, bottles, pipettes, test tubes, and burrettes, and such other instruments as may be used in the testing of milk, cream, or other dairy products; and   Rules and regulations to prescribe the specifications for the installation and operation of recording thermometers on bulk farm tanks.     The Commissioner may include as a part of such rules and regulations the adoption of supplements to and changes in the "Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance" referred to in Code Section 26-2-238.    (Ga. L. 1929, p. 280, § 19; Code 1933, § 42-501; Ga. L. 1935, p. 167, § 2; Ga. L. 1961, p. 501, § 14; Ga. L. 1980, p. 981, § 5; Ga. L. 1983, p. 737, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 26.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Food, §§ 3, 49 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Food, §§ 4, 14.   ALR.    - Constitutionality of regulations as to milk, 42 A.L.R. 556; 58 A.L.R. 672; 80 A.L.R. 1225; 101 A.L.R. 64; 110 A.L.R. 644; 119 A.L.R. 243; 155 A.L.R. 1383.    Construction and application of regulations as to milk, 122 A.L.R. 1062.
GA Code § 26-2-234 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 7 - Milk and Milk Products|§ 26-2-234. Applications for Licenses and Permits; Duration of Licenses; Renewal of Licenses; Procedure for Denial, Revocation, or Suspension of Licenses

 Application for all licenses and permits provided for in this article shall be made to the Commissioner on such forms as he or she may prescribe. All licenses shall be valid for a period of one year unless revoked or suspended as provided in this article. All licenses shall be renewable upon submission of all required application forms. The Commissioner may deny, refuse, suspend, or revoke any license, after notice and a hearing, for any violation of or failure to comply with this article or the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder; provided, however, that the hearing shall be held in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."   (Code 1933, § 42-606, enacted by Ga. L. 1961, p. 501, § 11; Ga. L. 1972, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 981, § 6; Ga. L. 2007, p. 103, § 1/HB 112.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Food, §§ 11, 42, 43.   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Food, §§ 17, 18.   ALR.    - What amounts to sale of milk to "public" within statutory regulations as to milk, 111 A.L.R. 725.    Construction and application of regulations as to milk, 122 A.L.R. 1062.
GA Code § 26-2-235 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 7 - Milk and Milk Products|§ 26-2-235. License Requirements - Cream Testers

 No person shall act as a cream tester unless he or she is licensed, and it shall be unlawful for any person to employ as a cream tester any person who does not have a license to operate testing apparatus for milk and cream. The license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in plain view of all persons entering the room in which all testing is done.   (Ga. L. 1929, p. 280, § 4; Code 1933, § 42-505; Ga. L. 1935, p. 167, § 2; Ga. L. 1980, p. 981, § 7; Ga. L. 2007, p. 103, § 2/HB 112.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Food, §§ 11, 37, 42.   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Food, §§ 17, 29 et seq.   ALR.    - Construction and application of regulations as to milk, 122 A.L.R. 1062.
GA Code § 26-2-236 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 7 - Milk and Milk Products|§ 26-2-236. License Requirements - Operators of Milk and Cream Buying Stations

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1999, p. 638, § 2, effective July 1, 1999.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1929, p. 280, § 14; Code 1933, § 42-515; Ga. L. 1935, p. 167, § 2; Ga. L. 1980, p. 981, § 8.
GA Code § 26-2-237 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 7 - Milk and Milk Products|§ 26-2-237. License Requirements - Milk and Cream Brokers

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1999, p. 638, § 3, effective July 1, 1999.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1929, p. 280, § 15; Code 1933, § 42-520; Ga. L. 1937, p. 725, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 981, § 9.
GA Code § 26-2-238 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 7 - Milk and Milk Products|§ 26-2-238. Standards and Requirements Generally

 The standards and requirements of the May, 2005, Amended Version of the Grade A Pasteurized Milk Ordinance Recommendations of the United States Public Health Service - Food and Drug Administration and supplements thereto, except as otherwise provided in this article, are expressly adopted as the standards and requirements for this state. Future changes in and supplements to said milk ordinance may be adopted by the Commissioner as a part of the standards and requirements for this state.   (Ga. L. 1929, p. 280, § 8; Code 1933, § 42-509; Ga. L. 1980, p. 981, § 10; Ga. L. 1983, p. 737, § 2; Ga. L. 1999, p. 638, § 4; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1291, § 2; Ga. L. 2002, p. 815, § 3; Ga. L. 2003, p. 140, § 26; Ga. L. 2004, p. 457, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 178, § 1/SB 441.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Food, §§ 11, 42 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Food, § 21.   ALR.    - Constitutionality of regulations as to milk, 42 A.L.R. 556; 58 A.L.R. 672; 80 A.L.R. 1225; 101 A.L.R. 64; 110 A.L.R. 644; 119 A.L.R. 243; 155 A.L.R. 1383.    Construction and application of regulations as to milk, 122 A.L.R. 1062.
GA Code § 26-2-239 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 7 - Milk and Milk Products|§ 26-2-239. Standards and Requirements for Frozen Desserts Generally

 The standards and requirements for standardized frozen desserts, specifically ice cream, frozen custard, sherbet, and water ices, as adopted by the Food and Drug Administration of the United States Department of Health and Human Services and contained in "Frozen Desserts," 21 C.F.R. Sec. 135.3, 21 C.F.R. Sec. 135.110 - 135.160 (1979), except as otherwise provided, are expressly adopted as the standards and requirements for this state.   (Code 1933, § 42-612, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 981, § 12; Ga. L. 1999, p. 638, § 5.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Food, §§ 12, 42, 46.   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Food, § 29 et seq.   ALR.    - Construction and application of regulations as to milk, 122 A.L.R. 1062.
GA Code § 26-2-240 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 7 - Milk and Milk Products|§ 26-2-240. Adulterated Ice Cream

  Ice cream shall be deemed to be adulterated:   If it contains any preservative, mineral, or other substance or compound deleterious to health; provided, however, that this Code section shall not be construed to prohibit the use of harmless coloring matter when not used for fraudulent purposes;   If it contains any fats other than milk fat or any oils or paraffin added to, blended with, or compounded with it; provided, however, that chocolate ice cream and the chocolate coating of coated ice cream may contain cocoa butter; or   If it is made, in whole or in part, from any milk product which is unfit for consumption as food.     It shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, offer or expose for sale, or have in possession with intent to sell or offer or expose for sale under the name of "ice cream" any product or substance deemed adulterated under subsection (a) of this Code section.    (Ga. L. 1929, p. 280, § 11; Code 1933, § 42-512; Ga. L. 1965, p. 498, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 981, § 13.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Food, §§ 6, 20, 46.   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Food, §§ 23, 29 et seq.   ALR.    - Preservative as adulterant within statute in relation to food, 50 A.L.R. 76.    Validity, construction, and application of statutes or ordinances relating specifically to ice cream or other frozen milk products, 111 A.L.R. 112.
GA Code § 26-2-241 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 7 - Milk and Milk Products|§ 26-2-241. Testing of Milk, Cream, or Other Dairy Products

 In determining the value of milk, cream, or other dairy products by the use of the Babcock test, it shall be unlawful to give any false reading or in any way manipulate the test so as to give a higher or lower percent of butterfat than the milk, cream, or other dairy products actually contain, or to cause any inaccuracy in reading the percent of butterfat by securing from any quantity of milk, cream, or other dairy products to be tested an inaccurate sample for the test. None other than the Babcock method, or such method of testing as may be approved by the Commissioner, may be employed when testing milk or cream, the test of which is to be used as a basis for making payment for the milk or cream thus tested. None other than the torsion balanced scales, or such scales as may be approved by the Commissioner, may be used when weighing cream for testing, when the tests are to be used as a basis for making payment for cream. It shall be unlawful to use adjustable scale weights in determining the weight of cream used in the Babcock test. Only such centrifuge shall be used as shall meet the approval of the Commissioner. Specifications for apparatus and chemicals and directions for testing milk and cream must conform to Standard Methods for the Examination of Dairy Products, with such additions as shall be deemed advisable by the Commissioner to make them conform to this article. All test tubes, bottles, pipettes, burettes, or instruments used in connection with testing or determining the value of milk, cream, or other dairy products by the use of the Babcock test must be United States government standard and shall be approved by the Commissioner. All milk and cream tests shall be maintained at a temperature of 135 to 140 degrees Fahrenheit for at least three minutes before the reading of the percent of butterfat shall be made and recorded. In reading cream tests, glymol or its equivalent must be used, and the samples under test must be held for three minutes in a water bath extending up as high on the graduated neck as the sample itself does.   (Ga. L. 1929, p. 280, § 3; Code 1933, § 42-504; Ga. L. 1935, p. 167, § 2; Ga. L. 1951, p. 444, § 1; Ga. L. 1957, p. 628, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 981, § 11; Ga. L. 1999, p. 638, § 6.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1999, "burettes" was substituted for "burrettes" in the seventh sentence.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Food, §§ 6, 12, 37 et seq., 56.   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Food, §§ 4, 19, 20, 29 et seq..   ALR.    - Construction and application of regulations as to milk, 122 A.L.R. 1062.
GA Code § 26-2-242 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 7 - Milk and Milk Products|§ 26-2-242. Standards and Requirements as to Sale of Milk and Milk Products Generally; Labeling; Sale of Ungraded Milk, Raw Whole Milk, Condensed or Evaporated Milk

  Milk and milk products which are in compliance with this article and in compliance with the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant to this article may be sold, offered for sale, or delivered to the consuming public for the purpose of human consumption, provided the container in which the milk or milk product is sold, offered for sale, or delivered has affixed thereto or printed thereon labels approved by the Commissioner. No milk or milk product may be sold, offered for sale, or delivered for the purpose of human consumption if it is not in compliance with this article or the standards or rules and regulations prescribed pursuant to this article.   The sale, offering for sale, or delivery of ungraded milk is prohibited.   No raw whole milk for manufacturing purposes may be offered for sale in this state to anyone except processors and manufacturers properly licensed and inspected to manufacture and process manufactured milk products.   It shall be unlawful to sell, keep for sale, or offer for sale any condensed or evaporated milk, concentrated milk, sweetened condensed milk, sweetened evaporated milk, sweetened concentrated milk, sweetened evaporated skimmed milk, or any of the fluid derivatives of any of them, to which shall have been added any fat or oil other than milk fat, either under the name of the products or articles or the derivatives thereof, or under any fictitious or trade name whatsoever.    (Code 1933, § 42-614, enacted by Ga. L. 1961, p. 501, §§ 6, 7; Ga. L. 1980, p. 981, § 14.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Food, § 37 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Food, §§ 29 et seq., 41.
GA Code § 26-2-245 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 7 - Milk and Milk Products|§ 26-2-245. Condemnation and Coloring of Milk and Milk Products Produced, Processed, or Delivered in Violation of Laws of State

 Any milk or milk product shipped into this state or produced, processed, or delivered in this state in violation of the laws of this state or the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner pursuant thereto shall be condemned by the Commissioner and may be rendered unfit for marketing by the addition of a pyoktanin solution or other approved harmless coloring matter to notify the consuming public that the milk or milk product is ungraded and unfit for human consumption.   (Code 1933, § 42-618, enacted by Ga. L. 1937, p. 725, § 1; Ga. L. 1961, p. 501, § 8; Ga. L. 1980, p. 981, § 18.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Milk import permit deniable only when milk unsanitary or when importer cannot show equal sanitary standards.   - Permits for the importation into Georgia of milk or milk products may be denied by the Commissioner of Agriculture only when the applicant for such permit cannot show that the sanitary standards for the product in force where it is produced and processed are as adequate as such standards in this state, or when an inspection of the proposed shipment discloses that it does not conform to the sanitary standards of this state; such permits may not be denied solely to protect domestic producers from foreign competition. 1969 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 69-202.
GA Code § 26-2-246 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 7 - Milk and Milk Products|§ 26-2-246. Furnishing of Records by Persons Operating Under Article

  Any person operating under this article shall furnish, upon the request of the Commissioner, such data and statistics as he may require.   All persons operating under this article shall keep complete and accurate records of their operations, and the Commissioner shall have free access to all such records.    (Ga. L. 1929, p. 280, §§ 9, 16; Code 1933, §§ 42-510, 42-517; Ga. L. 1935, p. 167, § 2; Ga. L. 1980, p. 981, § 4.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Food, § 51.   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Food, § 15.   ALR.    - Construction and application of regulations as to milk, 122 A.L.R. 1062.
GA Code § 26-2-247 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 7 - Milk and Milk Products|§ 26-2-247. Enforcement of Article Generally

  The Commissioner shall be charged with the enforcement of this article; and he shall have the power and authority, in connection with this and other provisions dealing with milk, food, or food products, to revoke or cancel the permit or license of any person doing business in this state who violates the laws of this state or the rules and regulations made pursuant thereto.   The enforcement methods authorized by this article shall be cumulative of those provided otherwise by law, and the same are not superseded by this article.    (Ga. L. 1929, p. 280, § 19; Code 1933, § 42-501; Ga. L. 1935, p. 167, § 2; Ga. L. 1961, p. 501, § 11; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1988, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 981, § 15.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Food, § 57.   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Food, § 43 et seq.
GA Code § 26-2-248 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 7 - Milk and Milk Products|§ 26-2-248. Injunctions

 Any person, firm, or corporation subject to this article and the other milk laws of this state who violates any of said provisions or any valid rules and regulations made thereunder may be enjoined from such continued violation. The Commissioner is authorized to apply for, and for cause shown the superior court having jurisdiction of the defendant in any such action may grant, injunctive relief, by interlocutory injunction, permanent injunction, or temporary restraining order, as the circumstances may warrant. The proceeding may be maintained notwithstanding the pendency of any civil action and notwithstanding the pendency of or conviction in a criminal proceeding arising from the same transaction. Such action may be maintained without bond. The purpose of this Code section is to create a statutory cause of action by way of injunction, and the Commissioner is authorized to bring such proceedings in the same form and manner and in the same court as other equitable proceedings may be brought. This remedy is not exclusive but is cumulative of other remedies afforded to protect the consuming public from unwholesome products which are economic frauds.   (Ga. L. 1929, p. 280, § 19; Code 1933, § 42-501; Ga. L. 1935, p. 167, § 2; Ga. L. 1961, p. 501, § 11; Ga. L. 1978, p. 1988, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 981, § 15.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Food, § 57.   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Food, § 51.
GA Code § 26-2-250 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 7 - Milk and Milk Products|§ 26-2-250. Penalties for Violations of Article

 Any person who violates this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Ga. L. 1931, Ex. Sess., p. 61, § 4; Code 1933, § 42-9914; Ga. L. 1961, p. 501, § 22; Ga. L. 1980, p. 981, § 19.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Food, § 53 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Food, § 52 et seq.   ALR.    - Penal offense predicated upon violation of food law as affected by ignorance or mistake of fact, lack of criminal intent, or presence of good faith, 152 A.L.R. 755.
GA Code § 26-2-260 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 8 - Eggs|§ 26-2-260. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Cold storage" means protected storage in a refrigerated place.   "Commerce" means interstate, foreign, or intrastate commerce.   "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture of the State of Georgia.   "Department" means the Department of Agriculture of the State of Georgia.   "Egg" means the shell egg of the domesticated chicken, turkey, duck, goose, or guinea.   "Egg handler" means any person who engages in any business in commerce which involves buying or selling any eggs, as a poultry producer or otherwise, processing any egg products, or otherwise using any eggs in the preparation of human food.   "Egg product" means any dried, frozen, or liquid eggs, with or without added ingredients, except products which contain eggs only in a relatively small proportion or which historically have not been considered by consumers as products of the egg food industry.   "Quality" means the inherent properties of any product which determine its relative degree of excellence.   "Wholesaler" means any person, firm, corporation, association, dealer, or broker selling or offering for sale, in or into this state, more than five cases of eggs in any one week.    (Ga. L. 1935, p. 364, § 9; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1115, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    For an update of crimes and offenses  for which the Georgia Crime Information Center is authorized to collect and file identifying data, see 1991 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 91-35.
GA Code § 26-2-262 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 8 - Eggs|§ 26-2-262. Registration of Entities Dealing in Eggs

 All wholesalers, commission merchants, brokers, retailers, and dealers of any kind or character who desire to sell or offer eggs for sale in this state shall first file with the Commissioner of Agriculture, upon forms furnished by the Commissioner, the name of the firm or person desiring to offer eggs for sale either by themselves or by their agent, together with the address of said firm or person and the type or kind of eggs to be offered for sale.   (Ga. L. 1935, p. 364, § 4; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1115, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Food, §§ 11, 33.   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Food, § 15.
GA Code § 26-2-263 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics|Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food|Article 8 - Eggs|§ 26-2-263. License Required for Wholesaler or Egg Handler; Grounds for Suspension or Revocation; Transferability; Exemption

  It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in business as a wholesaler or as an egg handler without first obtaining a license from the Commissioner.No license issued under this article shall be suspended or revoked except for health and sanitation reasons or violations of this article and until the licensee to be affected shall be provided with reasonable notice thereof and an opportunity for hearing, as provided under Chapter 13 of Title 50, known as the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."Licenses issued under this article shall be valid until suspended or revoked and shall not be transferable with respect to persons or location. There shall be no fee for such license.   Food sales establishments licensed under Article 2 of this chapter, known as the "Georgia Food Act," and shell egg handlers registered under the United States Department of Agriculture shell egg surveillance inspection program shall be exempt from the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section.    (Ga. L. 1935, p. 364, § 5; Ga. L. 1958, p. 27, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1115, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 26.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Food, §§ 11, 33.   C.J.S.   - 36A C.J.S., Food, §§ 14, 17.