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GA Code § 2-9-41 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 9 - Dealers in Agricultural Products|Article 2 - Grain Dealers|§ 2-9-41. Investigations

  Upon the complaint of any interested person or upon his own initiative, the Commissioner shall have the power to investigate:   The record of any applicant or licensee;   Any transaction involving the solicitation, receipt, sale, or attempted sale of grain;   The failure to pay proper and true accounts and settlements at prompt and regular intervals;   The making of false statements as to condition, quality, or quantity of grain received or in storage;   The making of false statements as to market conditions with intent to deceive;   The failure to make payment for grain received; or   Other alleged injurious transactions.     For such purposes, the Commissioner or his agents may examine the ledgers, books of accounts, memoranda, and other documents which relate to the transaction involved, at the place or places of business of the applicant, licensee, or unlicensed person, partnership, corporation, or other entity, and may take testimony thereon under oath.    (Ga. L. 1976, p. 512, § 11; Ga. L. 1988, p. 748, § 2.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Warehouse license-holder required to acquire separate "grain dealer's" license.    - Individuals holding warehouse licenses issued pursuant to the Georgia State Warehousing Act, Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 1 et seq. (see now O.C.G.A. § 10-4-1 et seq.) and bonded in accordance therewith must acquire a separate "grain dealer's" license and surety bond if engaging in the activities of a "grain dealer." 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-41.
GA Code § 2-9-42 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 9 - Dealers in Agricultural Products|Article 2 - Grain Dealers|§ 2-9-42. Rules and Regulations

 The Commissioner shall adopt and enforce rules and regulations deemed necessary to carry out this article.   (Ga. L. 1976, p. 512, § 14.)
GA Code § 2-9-42.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 9 - Dealers in Agricultural Products|Article 2 - Grain Dealers|§ 2-9-42.1. Publication of Names, Locations, and Manner of Payment by Licensed Grain Dealers

 The Commissioner may publish in print or electronically the names and locations of licensed grain dealers and the names and locations of those operations certifying that payment will be made on a cash or certified check basis.   (Ga. L. 1981, p. 927, § 3; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 10/SB 388.)
GA Code § 2-9-43 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 9 - Dealers in Agricultural Products|Article 2 - Grain Dealers|§ 2-9-43. Injunctions

 In addition to the other remedies provided in this article and notwithstanding the existence of any adequate remedy at law, the Commissioner is authorized to apply to the superior court, which court shall have jurisdiction, upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a temporary or permanent injunction, or both, restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate this article or from failing or refusing to comply with this article or any rule or regulation adopted by the Commissioner as provided in this article. Such injunction shall be issued without bond.   (Ga. L. 1976, p. 512, § 16.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Warehouse license-holder required to acquire separate "grain dealer's" license.    - Individuals holding warehouse licenses issued pursuant to the Georgia State Warehouse Act, Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 1 (see now O.C.G.A. § 10-4-1 et seq.), and bonded in accordance therewith must acquire a separate "grain dealer's" license and surety bond if engaging in the activities of a "grain dealer." 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-41.
GA Code § 2-9-44 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 9 - Dealers in Agricultural Products|Article 2 - Grain Dealers|§ 2-9-44. Applicability of Article

 This article shall not apply to:    Farmers in the sale of grain grown by themselves;   Persons who buy for cash, paying at the time of the purchase in United States currency, certified check, or cashier's check; or   Persons licensed and bonded in accordance with Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 10, the "Georgia State Warehouse Act."    (Ga. L. 1976, p. 512, § 2; Ga. L. 1977, p. 245, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 831, § 3.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Warehouse license-holder required to acquire separate "grain dealer's" license.    - Individuals holding warehouse licenses issued pursuant to the Georgia State Warehouse Act, Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 1 (see now O.C.G.A. § 10-4-1 et seq.), and bonded in accordance therewith must acquire a separate "grain dealer's" license and surety bond if engaging in the activities of a "grain dealer." 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-41.    Federally licensed warehousemen do not have to acquire separate bonding and licensing mandated by §§ 2-9-31 and2-9-34, but are accorded the exemption provided by paragraph (3) of this section. 1978 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 78-11.   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 § 2-9-45 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 9 - Dealers in Agricultural Products|Article 2 - Grain Dealers|§ 2-9-45. Penalty

 Any dealer in grain who violates any of the provisions of this article or who interferes with an agent of the Commissioner in the enforcement of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Ga. L. 1976, p. 512, § 16.)
GA Code § 2-10-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 10 - Marketing Facilities, Organizations, and Programs|Article 1 - Georgia Building Authority (Markets)|§ 2-10-1. Through 2-10-39

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2008, p. 224, § 1, effective July 1, 2008.   Editor's notes.   - This article was based on Ga. L. 1955, p. 224, §§ 1-8, 10-39; Ga. L. 1957, p. 3, § 1; Ga. L. 1964, p. 85, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1967, p. 652, § 1; Ga. L. 1967, p. 866, §§ 1-4; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 418; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 46; Ga. L. 1988, p. 426, § 1.
GA Code § 2-10-50 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 10 - Marketing Facilities, Organizations, and Programs|Article 2 - Farmers' Markets|§ 2-10-50. Short Title

 This article shall be known as the "Georgia Marketing Act of 1981."   (Ga. L. 1981, p. 1354, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-10-51 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 10 - Marketing Facilities, Organizations, and Programs|Article 2 - Farmers' Markets|§ 2-10-51. Purpose of Article

 This article is intended to promote the handling, packing, transporting, storage, distribution, inspection, and sale of agricultural products and to assist producers and consumers in selling and purchasing such products under fair conditions. It is the further intent and purpose of this article to authorize the Commissioner to control the operation of farmers' markets.   (Ga. L. 1981, p. 1354, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.    - Constitutionality of statutes relating to grinding, packing, or branding of farm products, 73 A.L.R. 1445.
GA Code § 2-10-53.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 10 - Marketing Facilities, Organizations, and Programs|Article 2 - Farmers' Markets|§ 2-10-53.1. Oversight by Legislative Advisory Committee; Membership; Duties; Expiration

  The Commissioner shall establish, operate, and maintain this state's farmers' markets under the oversight of a legislative advisory committee to be composed as follows:   The chairpersons of the House Appropriations Subcommittee for Economic Development and Tourism and the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee for Agriculture and Consumer Affairs or their designees, ex officio;   The chairperson of the House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee or his or her designee;   The chairperson of the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee or his or her designee;   Three members of the House of Representatives appointed by the chairperson of the House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee; and   Three members of the Senate appointed by the chairperson of the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee.     The members of the legislative advisory committee shall appoint the committee's chairperson and vice-chairperson, who shall each serve two-year terms to coincide with the legislative biennium of the General Assembly.   The members of the legislative advisory committee shall receive the allowances provided for in Code Section 28-1-8.   The legislative advisory committee created by this Code section shall be tasked with the duty to:   Commission an independent study of the economic viability and public benefit of each existing farmers' market with an analysis of the benefits to this state's agribusiness economy, including this state's farmers, food supply chain, grocers, restaurants, agri-tourism, local economies, and the effectiveness of the marketing of Georgia grown products. Upon completion of the study, the findings shall be presented to the legislative advisory committee; and   Using such findings as provided for in paragraph (1) of this subsection, coordinate with the Commissioner and the department to develop a five-year plan for all of this state's farmers' markets that maximizes the public benefit of all farmers' market properties and ensures efficient and fiscally responsible operation of such markets.     This Code section shall stand repealed on January 10, 2027.     (Code 1981, §2-10-53.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2021, p. 434, § 1/HB 676.)
GA Code § 2-10-54 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 10 - Marketing Facilities, Organizations, and Programs|Article 2 - Farmers' Markets|§ 2-10-54. Employees Prohibited From Engaging in Business as Dealer in Agricultural Products

 All full-time employees of the department whose regular work duties involve the operation of any farmers' market are prohibited from engaging in business as a "dealer in agricultural products," as that term is defined in Code Section 2-9-1, during their term of employment.   (Ga. L. 1917, p. 77, § 8; Code 1933, § 5-207; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1354, § 6.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 3 Am. Jur. 2d, Agriculture, § 39 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 3 C.J.S., Agriculture, § 10 et seq.
GA Code § 2-10-55 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 10 - Marketing Facilities, Organizations, and Programs|Article 2 - Farmers' Markets|§ 2-10-55. Authority of Commissioner to Make Inspections, Prescribe and Collect Fees and Charges, and Assign Space on Farmers' Markets

  In addition to any powers heretofore granted, the Commissioner shall have the authority to:   Inspect all agricultural products coming into Georgia markets or offered for sale within the state;   Prescribe and collect reasonable fees and charges to pay the necessary costs of operating and maintaining farmers' markets; and   Assign space on farmers' markets and make changes in such assignments as circumstances may require.     Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to limit any power or duty conferred upon the Commissioner by existing law.    (Ga. L. 1935, p. 369, §§ 5, 7, 8; Ga. L. 1959, p. 242, § 4; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1354, § 7.)   Cross references.   - Exemption from municipal property taxes and license fees for sale or introduction into municipality of agricultural products raised in state, § 48-5-356.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Municipal regulation.   - Business operated upon property of state farmers' market is exempted from municipal taxation and regulations of any kind except certain regulations as to police, fire, and health. 1954 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 494.   Those businesses or vendors operating strictly within the state farmer's market are not subject to any business license fee by the City of Forest Park. 1987 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 87-36.   Those vendors or businesses operating out of the state farmers' market in Forest Park who solicit orders and make deliveries within the City of Forest Park could conceivably be required to obtain a business license from the City of Forest Park. 1987 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 87-36.   Those businesses or vendors operating out of the state farmers' market in Forest Park who solicit orders and subsequently make deliveries in municipalities other than the City of Forest Park would be exempt from any municipal license fee provided that the county in which the municipality is located does not have a population greater than 500,000. 1987 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 87-36.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 3 Am. Jur. 2d, Agriculture, § 39 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 3 C.J.S., Agriculture, § 27 et seq.
GA Code § 2-10-56 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 10 - Marketing Facilities, Organizations, and Programs|Article 2 - Farmers' Markets|§ 2-10-56. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations by Commissioner

 The Commissioner is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations as in his judgment may be necessary to conduct and operate farmers' markets properly and to implement this article. Such rules and regulations may include, but are not limited to, rules and regulations to:    Establish procedures for the operation of farmers' markets;   Provide for the maintenance of safety and order;   Provide for health and sanitation;   Establish grades and classes of agricultural products;   Designate places on any market where agricultural products may be sold;   Regulate or prohibit the sale of produce which is below specified grades or produce unfit for human consumption; and   Regulate or prohibit the sale of any agricultural product which is below specified grades or unfit for human consumption.    (Ga. L. 1917, p. 77, § 4; Code 1933, § 5-205; Ga. L. 1935, p. 369, § 6; Ga. L. 1959, p. 242, § 3; Ga. L. 1976, p. 678, § 3; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1354, § 8.)   Cross references.   - Procedures for adoption of rules and regulations, T. 50, C. 13.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in  Wilder v. Irvin, 423 F. Supp. 639 (N.D. Ga. 1976).   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Municipal regulation.   - Business operated upon property of state farmers' market is exempted from municipal taxation and regulations of any kind except certain regulations as to police, fire, and health. 1954-56 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 494.   Commissioner not obliged to provide formal means of administrative appeal.   - The Commissioner has neither a statutory nor a constitutional obligation to provide a formal means of administratively appealing a decision to bar a party from a state-owned and regulated farmers' market. 1965-66 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 66-217.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 3 Am. Jur. 2d, Agriculture, § 35 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 3 C.J.S., Agriculture, §§ 2 et seq., 165.
GA Code § 2-10-59 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 10 - Marketing Facilities, Organizations, and Programs|Article 2 - Farmers' Markets|§ 2-10-59. License Required to Sell in Farmers' Markets; Consent to Inspection of Property; Removal From Premises

  In order that the department may better manage the farmers' markets authorized by this article and to thereby facilitate the use of such farmers' markets by the citizens of this state, all persons and their employees, agents, and designees desiring to sell or to offer for sale any items at any farmers' market which charges a gate fee must first obtain a license for this purpose from the Commissioner. A license may be refused, suspended, or revoked in accordance with Code Section 2-10-60.   By applying for a license or by operating under such license, the applicant or licensee, as the case may be, gives express consent for authorized representatives of the Commissioner to enter upon and inspect all property owned, leased, rented, controlled, or used at the farmers' market by the applicant or licensee.   The license required by this Code section is in addition to all other applicable licensing laws and shall not constitute an exemption or waiver thereof.   Any person who enters upon the premises of a farmers' market to sell or offer for sale any items at such market without the license required by subsection (a) of this Code section, if applicable, shall be subject to removal immediately from the farmers' market.    (Ga. L. 1976, p. 678, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1354, § 11; Ga. L. 2004, p. 1066, § 2.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 3 Am. Jur. 2d, Agriculture, § 35 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 3 C.J.S., Agriculture, § 156 et seq.   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 § 2-10-61 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 10 - Marketing Facilities, Organizations, and Programs|Article 2 - Farmers' Markets|§ 2-10-61. Rules and Regulations to Continue in Effect

 To the extent consistent with this article, the Georgia Department of Agriculture Rules and Regulations for State Farmers' Markets, Chapters 40-9-1 through 40-9-11 of the Secretary of State's Official Compilation of Rules and Regulations for the State of Georgia, adopted or promulgated by the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to an Act approved February 25, 1935 (Ga. L. 1935, p. 369), as amended, shall continue in force and effect as rules and regulations pursuant to this article. This article shall be considered as legal authority for those rules and regulations, and any reference in those rules and regulations shall be interpreted and read as a reference to this article. Those rules and regulations shall not be considered insufficient or defective for reason of reference to or stated reliance upon Ga. L. 1935, p. 369, as amended, instead of this article.   (Ga. L. 1981, p. 1354, § 13.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1935, p. 369, as amended, referred to in this Code section, was repealed and replaced by this article.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 3 Am. Jur. 2d, Agriculture, § 35 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 3 C.J.S., Agriculture, § 165.
GA Code § 2-10-62 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 10 - Marketing Facilities, Organizations, and Programs|Article 2 - Farmers' Markets|§ 2-10-62. Prohibited Acts; Penalty

  It shall be unlawful for any person on a farmers' market to:   Engage in deceptive or dishonest trade practices;   Do any act or use any language insulting to another tenant or customer; intimidate a shopper into purchasing his or her products; attempt to fix the price of products of any other farmer, vendor, or merchant; or circulate false reports tending to upset or destroy the operation of the market;   Use any profane, abusive, or discourteous language on the market;   Break, deface, or destroy any part of a building upon the market; interfere with electrical fixtures or wiring; or do any act tending to destroy the physical properties of the market;   Move any cull agricultural products from any farmers' market for any purpose other than use as garbage or livestock feed or for dumping;   Sell, offer, or expose for sale any products not meeting the requirements of the laws of this state relating to weights and measures;   Use any false pack;   Sublet any stall or space without the express written approval of the Commissioner;   Fail or refuse to remove any vehicle or property upon direction of the farmers' market manager;   Erect any facility or structure upon a farmers' market without the express written approval of the Commissioner; or   Sell or offer for sale any items at a farmers' market without the license required by subsection (a) of Code Section 2-10-59, if applicable.     Any person who violates any provision of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Ga. L. 1981, p. 1354, § 14; Ga. L. 2004, p. 1066, § 4.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 3 Am. Jur. 2d, Agriculture, § 35 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 3 C.J.S., Agriculture, § 161 et seq.
GA Code § 2-10-80 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 10 - Marketing Facilities, Organizations, and Programs|Article 3 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|§ 2-10-80. Short Title

 This article may be cited as the "Cooperative Marketing Act."   (Ga. L. 1921, p. 139, § 1; Code 1933, § 65-201.)
GA Code § 2-10-81 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 10 - Marketing Facilities, Organizations, and Programs|Article 3 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|§ 2-10-81. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Agricultural products" means:   Any horticultural, viticultural, forestry, dairy, livestock, poultry, bee, and farm products; and   Any marine or aquatic animal species, including, but not limited to, shrimp, crabs, oysters, finfish, and clams.     "Association" means any corporation organized under this article.   "Members" means actual members of associations without capital stock and holders of common stock in associations organized with capital stock.   "Persons" means individuals, firms, partnerships, corporations, and associations.    (Ga. L. 1921, p. 139, § 1; Code 1933, § 65-201; Ga. L. 1973, p. 835, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Marine fishery products.    - Former Code 1933, §§ 65-201 and 62-202 (see now O.C.G.A. §§ 2-10-81 and2-10-83) relate to certain agricultural products actually produced on farms, and cannot be extended to cover marine fishery products. 1972 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U72-118.   Hardwood cants and rough green lumber.   - Hardwood cants (timber prior to being cut into lumber) and rough green lumber produced by small to medium-sized hardwood sawmills can be considered agricultural products for purposes of O.C.G.A. Art. 3, Ch. 10, T. 2. 1989 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 89-4.
GA Code § 2-10-82 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 10 - Marketing Facilities, Organizations, and Programs|Article 3 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|§ 2-10-82. When Associations Deemed Nonprofit

 Associations organized under this article shall be deemed to be nonprofit since they are not organized to make profits for themselves, as such, or for their members, as such, but only for their members as producers.   (Ga. L. 1921, p. 139, § 1; Code 1933, § 65-201.)   Cross references.   - Nonprofit corporations generally, T. 14, C. 3.   JUDICIAL DECISIONS    Cited in Georgia Milk Producers Confederation v. City of Atlanta, 185 Ga. 192, 194 S.E. 181 (1937); Hall v. Georgia Milk Producers Confederation, 61 Ga. App. 676, 7 S.E.2d 330 (1940); Southeast Shippers Ass'n v. Georgia Pub. Serv. Comm'n, 211 Ga. 550, 87 S.E.2d 75 (1955).
GA Code § 2-10-83 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 10 - Marketing Facilities, Organizations, and Programs|Article 3 - Cooperative Marketing Associations|§ 2-10-83. Persons Who May Form Cooperative Association

 Five or more persons engaged in the production of agricultural products may form a nonprofit, cooperative association, with or without capital stock, under this article.   (Ga. L. 1921, p. 139, § 2; Code 1933, § 65-202.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    A group of county fishermen  cannot, under the Cooperative Marketing Act, establish a cooperative market for handling marine fishery resources. 1972 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U72-118.   Cooperatives of small to mid-sized hardwood sawmills.    - Small to mid-sized hardwood sawmills producing hardwood cants (timber prior to being cut into lumber) and rough green lumber could, as producers of an agricultural product, form a cooperative under the Cooperative Marketing Act, O.C.G.A. § 2-10-80 et seq. 1989 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 89-4.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 18 Am. Jur. 2d, Cooperative Associations, §§ 1, 15, 20.   C.J.S.   - 3 C.J.S., Agriculture, § 169 et seq.   ALR.    - Cooperative marketing of farm products by producers' association, 25 A.L.R. 1113; 33 A.L.R. 247; 47 A.L.R. 936; 77 A.L.R. 405; 98 A.L.R. 1406; 12 A.L.R.2d 130.