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GA Code § 10-2-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 10-2-8. Misrepresentation or Deception in Pricing by Weight, Measure, or Count Prohibited

 No person shall misrepresent the price of any commodity or service sold, offered, exposed, or advertised for sale by weight, measure, or count nor represent the price in any manner calculated to, or tending to, mislead or in any way deceive a person.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 654, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Unfair or deceptive trade practices or consumer transactions, § 10-1-370 et seq.    Criminal penalty for using or possessing false weight or measure, selling less than represented quality or quantity of a commodity or other offenses, § 16-9-50.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, § 40 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 28 et seq.
GA Code § 10-2-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 10-2-9. Permissible Methods of Selling by Quantity

 Except as otherwise provided by rules or regulations promulgated by the Commissioner, commodities in a liquid form shall be sold by liquid measure or by weight; and commodities not in the liquid form shall be sold only by weight, measure, or count, so long as the method of sale provides accurate quantity information.   (Ga. L. 1941, p. 510, § 4; Ga. L. 1972, p. 654, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 67 Am. Jur. 2d, Sales, § 105. 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, § 28.   C.J.S.   - 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 8 et seq.   ALR.    - Validity of statute or ordinance requiring commodities to be sold in a specified quantity or weight, 90 A.L.R. 1290.
GA Code § 10-2-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 10-2-10. Delivery Tickets for Bulk Sales and Bulk Deliveries of Heating Fuel

 Whenever the quantity is determined by the seller, bulk sales in excess of $20.00 and all bulk deliveries of heating fuel shall be accompanied by a delivery ticket containing the following information:    The name and address of the vendor and purchaser;   The date delivered;   The quantity delivered and the quantity upon which the price is based, if this differs from the delivered quantity;   The identity of the goods or commodities in the most descriptive terms commercially practicable, including any quantity representation made in connection with the sale; and   The count of individually wrapped packages, if more than one.    (Ga. L. 1972, p. 654, § 1; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 10/HB 323.)    The 2017 amendment,  effective May 9, 2017, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, inserted "and" at the end of paragraph (4).   Cross references.   - Protection of creditors in bulk transfers, T. 11, Art. 6.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, § 28 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 8 et seq.   ALR.    - Validity of statute or ordinance regulating weighing of merchandise sold in load or bulk lots, 116 A.L.R. 245.
GA Code § 10-2-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 10-2-11. Information Required on Packages

 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter or by rules or regulations promulgated pursuant to this chapter, any package kept for the purpose of sale or offered or exposed for sale shall bear on the outside of the package a definite, plain, and conspicuous declaration of:    The identity of the commodity in the package, unless the same can easily be identified through the wrapper or container;   The quantity of contents in terms of weight, measure, or count; and   The name and place of business of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor in the case of any package kept, offered, exposed for sale, or sold in any place other than on the premises where packed.    (Ga. L. 1972, p. 654, § 1; Ga. L. 2017, p. 774, § 10/HB 323.)    The 2017 amendment,  effective May 9, 2017, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, inserted "and" at the end of paragraph (2).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, § 13 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 28 et seq.
GA Code § 10-2-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 10-2-12. Unit Price Required on Packages With Random Weights

 In addition to the declarations required by Code Section 10-2-11, any package which is one of a lot containing random weights of the same commodity and bearing the total selling price of the package shall contain a plain and conspicuous declaration of the price per single unit of weight on the outside of the package.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 654, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, § 13 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 8 et seq.
GA Code § 10-2-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 10-2-13. Advertisements of Packaged Commodities Must State Quantity With Retail Price

 Whenever a packaged commodity is advertised in any manner with the retail price stated, a declaration of quantity as is required by this article or by rule or regulation of the Commissioner of Agriculture shall appear on the package and shall be closely and conspicuously associated with the retail price. Where a dual declaration is required, only the declaration that sets forth quantity in terms of the smaller unit of weight or measure need appear in the advertisement.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 654, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 10.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, § 14.   C.J.S.   - 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 8 et seq.
GA Code § 10-2-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 10-2-14. Using or Possessing Incorrect Weight or Measure; Removing Tags, Seals, or Marks; Obstructing Enforcement

 It shall be unlawful for any person to:    Use or possess any incorrect weight or measure for use in commerce;   Remove any tag, seal, or mark from any weight or measure without specific written authorization from the Commissioner;   Hinder or obstruct the Commissioner or any deputy or other official designated by the Commissioner and charged with the enforcement of the laws of this state dealing with weights and measures in the performance of his duties.    (Ga. L. 1941, p. 510, § 6; Ga. L. 1972, p. 654, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Gasoline pumps, § 10-1-159.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, § 40 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 25 et seq.
GA Code § 10-2-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 10-2-15. Grain Moisture Testing Equipment - Standards; Inspections

 It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to adopt standards for moisture testing equipment utilized in determining the moisture content of grain offered for sale in this state. Upon the establishment of such standards, it shall be unlawful for any person to utilize any such equipment which does not comply with the standards established pursuant to this Code section. It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to enforce this Code section and to make such inspections as shall be necessary to assure that all moisture testing equipment complies with the standards.   (Ga. L. 1962, p. 631, § 1; Ga. L. 1972, p. 654, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Grain dealers generally, § 2-9-30 et seq.
GA Code § 10-2-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 10-2-16. Grain Moisture Testing Equipment - Operator to Obtain Permit

 No person shall operate moisture testing equipment to determine the moisture content of grain offered for sale unless such person shall be trained in the operation thereof and shall have obtained a permit from the Commissioner after submitting proof to the Commissioner of his ability to such equipment. Any such permit shall be valid until suspended or revoked for cause after notice and hearing, in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act." There shall be no fee for such permit.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 654, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Official weigher's certificate as constituting prima-facie evidence of its own authenticity and genuineness and of facts stated therein, § 11-1-202.
GA Code § 10-2-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 10-2-17. Inspection of Scales Used in Intrastate Shipments

 The Commissioner is authorized to inspect scales used for the calculation and determination of fees or charges for the transportation of bulk materials, packages, goods, and commodities in intrastate shipments by rail, parcel services, motor vehicles, motor transport, buses, and airlines.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 654, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, §§ 17, 18.   C.J.S.   - 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 13 et seq.
GA Code § 10-2-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 10-2-18. When Weight, Measure, or Weighing or Measuring Device Presumed Used in Business

 Whenever there shall exist a weight or measure or weighing or measuring device in or about any place in which or from which buying or selling is commonly carried on, there shall be a rebuttable presumption that such weight or measure or weighing or measuring device is regularly used in the business conducted at such place.   (Ga. L. 1972, p. 654, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, § 28.   C.J.S.   - 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 16 et seq.
GA Code § 10-2-19 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 10-2-19. Manner of Display of Measurement of Compressed Natural Gas on Dispensing Devices

  As used in this Code section, the term "compressed natural gas" means a mixture of hydrocarbon gases and vapors, consisting principally of methane in gaseous form, that has been compressed for use as a motor fuel.   Notwithstanding any provision contained in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook or any other national standard that may be adopted in this state by law or regulation, any dispensing device used to dispense compressed natural gas for use as a motor vehicle fuel may display the measurement of compressed natural gas in gallon equivalent units or fractions thereof and may compute the sales price of compressed natural gas according to such units or fractions thereof; provided, however, that such gallon equivalent shall contain not less than 110,000 British thermal units.     (Code 1981, §10-2-19, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 811, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 385, § 4-1/HB 252.)    The 2015 amendment,  effective July 1, 2015, substituted "National Institute of Standards and Technology" for "National Bureau of Standards" near the beginning of subsection (b).   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1993, "Code section" was substituted for "Code Section" in subsection (a).   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1993, p. 811, § 1, effective July 1, 1993, renumbered former Code Section 10-2-19 as present Code Section 10-2-20.   Ga. L. 2015, p. 385, § 1-1/HB 252, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act shall be known and may be cited as the 'J. Calvin Hill, Jr., Act.'"
GA Code § 10-2-20 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 10-2-20. Enjoining Violations

 The Commissioner or his representative, at the discretion of the Commissioner, is authorized to apply to any court of competent jurisdiction for a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating this chapter.    (Ga. L. 1972, p. 654, § 1; Code 1981, §10-2-19; Code 1981, §10-2-20, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1993, p. 811, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1993, p. 811, § 1, effective July 1, 1993, renumbered former Code Section 10-2-20 as present Code Section 10-2-21.
GA Code § 10-2-21 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 10-2-21. Administrative Penalty for Violations; Judicial Review; Proceedings for Collection

  As an alternative to criminal or other civil enforcement, the Commissioner, in order to enforce this article or any orders, rules, or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, after a hearing, may issue an administrative order imposing a penalty not to exceed $1,000.00 for each violation whenever the Commissioner, after a hearing, determines that any person has violated this article or any rules, regulations, or orders promulgated pursuant to this article. The hearing and any administrative review thereof shall be conducted in accordance with the procedure for contested cases under Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."   Any person who has exhausted all administrative remedies available and who is aggrieved or adversely affected by any final order or action of the Commissioner shall have the right of judicial review thereof in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50.   All penalties recovered as provided in this Code section shall be paid into the state treasury.   The Commissioner may file in the superior court wherein the person under order resides or, if said person is a corporation, in the county wherein the corporation maintains its principal place of business, or in the county wherein the violation occurred, a certified copy of a final order of the Commissioner unappealed from, or of a final order of the Commissioner affirmed upon appeal, whereupon the court shall render judgment in accordance therewith and notify the parties. The judgment shall have the same effect, and all proceedings in relation thereto shall thereafter be the same, as though the judgment had been rendered in an action duly heard and determined by the court.   The penalty prescribed in this Code section shall be concurrent, alternative, and cumulative with any and all other civil, criminal, or alternative rights, remedies, forfeitures, or penalties provided, allowed, or available to the Commissioner with respect to any violation of this article and any orders, rules, or regulations promulgated pursuant thereto.     (Ga. L. 1979, p. 655, § 1; Code 1981, §10-2-20; Code 1981, §10-2-21, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1993, p. 811, § 1.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1993, p. 811, § 1, effective July 1, 1993, renumbered former Code Section 10-2-21 as present Code Section 10-2-22.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, § 40 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 25 et seq.
GA Code § 10-2-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 10-2-22. Criminal Penalty for Violations

 Any person, firm, partnership, corporation, society, or association who shall violate this article, relating to weights and measures in general, or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this article, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Laws 1833, Cobb's 1851 Digest, p. 821; Ga. L. 1851-52, p. 263, § 1; Code 1863, § 4458; Ga. L. 1865-66, p. 231, § 5; Code 1868, § 4502; Code 1873, § 4590; Code 1882, § 4590; Penal Code 1895, § 661; Penal Code 1910, § 706; Code 1933, § 112-9901; Ga. L. 1941, p. 510, § 9; Ga. L. 1972, p. 654, § 2; Code 1981, §10-2-21; Code 1981, §10-2-22, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1993, p. 811, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, § 40 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 25 et seq.
GA Code § 10-2-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 10-2-23. Sale and Measurement of Pulpwood, Sawtimber, Poles, and Other Types of Timber

 All pulpwood, sawtimber, poles, and other types of timber sold or measured in this state by weight shall be sold on the basis of tonnage or pounds, with one ton equaling 2,000 pounds. Nothing in this Code section shall prohibit the sale or measurement of such products by measured volume, so long as such measurement is not calculated by weight.    (Code 1981, §10-2-23, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 446, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1993, this Code section, enacted as Code Section 10-2-22, was redesignated as Code Section 10-2-23.
GA Code § 10-2-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 2 - Certified Public Weighers|§ 10-2-40. Persons Who May Be Licensed and Known as Certified Public Weighers

 Any person who shall weigh, measure, or record the indications or readings of weighing or measuring and declare the weight, measure, reading, or recording to be the true weight, measure, reading, or recording of any commodity, article, or product may be licensed under this article and shall be known as a certified public weigher of Georgia.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1179, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Employment of weighers.   - The "any person" designation in this section indicates that certified public weighers can be employed by highway contractors or material producers. 1972 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 72-47.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, §§ 19, 24, 26.   C.J.S.   - 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 13 et seq.   ALR.   - Right to enjoin business competitor from unlicensed or otherwise illegal acts or practices, 90 A.L.R.2d 7.
GA Code § 10-2-41 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 2 - Certified Public Weighers|§ 10-2-41. License Required; Application; Issuance

 (a) Any person who desires to be a certified public weigher in this state shall apply for and obtain a license permit from the Commissioner by filing a formal application as follows: I, ______________, a citizen of the United States, residing at ______________, County of ______________, having familiarized myself with the law relative to licensing of certified public weighers, do hereby make application for license permit as a certified public weigher. I certify that I am morally and physically fit to perform the duties imposed upon a certified public weigher and that I will, if licensed, faithfully and accurately make true recordings and will comply with the law and rules and regulations relating to certified public weighers to the best of my knowledge and ability. ______________ ___________________________________________________ Name Address We, the undersigned, being citizens of Georgia, do certify that the applicant herein is a person of good moral character and that the statements made in the foregoing application are true to the best of our knowledge and belief and that our endorsement is without fear of embarrassment. ______________ ___________________________________________________ Name Address ______________ ___________________________________________________ Name Address ______________ ___________________________________________________ Name Address   Upon his appointment as a certified public weigher, a license permit shall be issued to him authorizing the applicant to weigh, measure, and record any and all commodities.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1179, § 3.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, § 19.   C.J.S.   - 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 16 et seq.
GA Code § 10-2-42 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 2 - Certified Public Weighers|§ 10-2-42. Duration of License; Fees; Cost of Seals

 Certified public weighers shall be licensed for a period of one year beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30, next. A fee of $15.00 shall be paid to the Commissioner by each person so licensed at the time application is filed. A fee of $15.00 shall be required for each renewal of a license as a certified public weigher. In addition thereto, the applicant shall pay the actual cost of seals required under this article. Any fees collected pursuant to this Code section shall be retained pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 45-12-92.1.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1179, § 10; Ga. L. 1956, p. 334, § 3; Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-27/HB 1055.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, § 19.   C.J.S.   - 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 13 et seq.
GA Code § 10-2-43 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 2 - Certified Public Weighers|§ 10-2-43. Revocation of License Permit for Malfeasance or Violation; Notice and Hearing

 After reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing before the Commissioner, in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," any license permit as a certified public weigher may be revoked by the Commissioner for malfeasance in office or for the violation of this article or for violation of any rule or regulation promulgated under the terms of this article.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1179, § 12.)   Cross references.   - Authority of Commissioner to impose penalty in lieu of other action, § 2-2-10.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, § 19.   C.J.S.   - 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 13 et seq.
GA Code § 10-2-44 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 2 - Certified Public Weighers|§ 10-2-44. Surety Bonds

 Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 1991, p. 322, § 1, effective July 1, 1991.   Editor's notes.   - This Code section was based on Ga. L. 1949, p. 1179, § 5; Ga. L. 1956, p. 334, § 1; Ga. L. 1956, p. 631, § 6; and Ga. L. 1981, Ex. Sess., p. 8.
GA Code § 10-2-45 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 2 - Certified Public Weighers|§ 10-2-45. Certified Public Weigher's Official Seal

 It shall be the duty of every certified public weigher licensed under this article to obtain through the Department of Agriculture an official seal which shall have inscribed thereon the following words: "Georgia Certified Public Weigher" or such other design or legend as the Commissioner may deem appropriate. The seal shall be stamped or impressed upon each and every weight, measure, count, reading, or recording certificate issued by such certified public weigher. When so applied, the certificate shall be recognized and accepted as a declaration of the official, true, and accurate weight, measure, count, reading, or recording of the commodity, product, or article weighed, measured, or counted with the tolerance allowed by Article 1 of this chapter.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1179, § 6.)   Cross references.   - Provision that official weigher's certificate constitutes prima-facie evidence of its own authenticity and genuineness and of facts stated therein, § 11-1-202.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 79 Am. Jur. 2d, Weights and Measures, § 19.   C.J.S.   - 94 C.J.S., Weights and Measures, § 13 et seq.
GA Code § 10-2-46 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 10 - Commerce and Trade|Chapter 2 - Weights and Measures|Article 2 - Certified Public Weighers|§ 10-2-46. Issuance of Official Seals to Licensed Tobacco Warehousemen

 For the weighing of leaf tobacco sold or offered for sale at a licensed tobacco warehouse, an official seal for certification of all weights made at the warehouse may be issued directly to the licensed warehouseman and may be used for all weighings made at the warehouse, provided that all weighings shall be made by certified public weighers.   (Ga. L. 1975, p. 1302, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 10.)