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GA Code § 2-14-131 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 6 - Vidalia Onions|§ 2-14-131. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other legal entity.   "Shipping date" means the first day on which Vidalia onions may be shipped for sale.   "Vidalia onion" means all onions of the Vidalia onion variety grown in the Vidalia onion production area.   "Vidalia Onion Advisory Panel" means the advisory panel established pursuant to Code Section 2-14-138.   "Vidalia onion production area" means a production area which encompasses only the State of Georgia or such lesser area as may be provided for pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 2-14-133.   "Vidalia onion variety" means varieties of Allium Cepa of the hybrid yellow granex, granex parentage, or other similar varieties. The Commissioner may limit the usage of certain varieties or authorize the inclusion of new varieties based upon recommendations of the director of the Experiment Stations of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of the University of Georgia.     (Code 1981, §2-14-131, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 3, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 710, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 6, § 2; Ga. L. 2003, p. 461, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-14-132 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 6 - Vidalia Onions|§ 2-14-132. Use of Term "vidalia."

 Only onions which are of the Vidalia onion variety and which are grown within the Vidalia onion production area may be identified, classified, packaged, labeled, or otherwise designated for sale inside or outside this state as Vidalia onions. The term "Vidalia" may be used in connection with the labeling, packaging, classifying, or identifying of onions for sale inside or outside this state only if the onions are of the Vidalia onion variety and are grown in the Vidalia onion production area.    (Code 1981, §2-14-132, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 3, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Deceptive and unfair trade practices generally, § 10-1-370 et seq.    Adulteration and misbranding of food, § 26-2-20 et seq.
GA Code § 2-14-132.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 6 - Vidalia Onions|§ 2-14-132.1. Vidalia Onion Trademark; Royalties; License Fees

 The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to take all actions necessary and appropriate to create, register, license, promote, and protect a trademark for use on or in connection with the sale or promotion of Vidalia onions and products containing Vidalia onions. The Commissioner is authorized to impose and collect a royalty or license fee for the use of such trademark on products containing Vidalia onions or the packaging containing such onion products. Funds derived from such royalties and license fees shall be retained by the Commissioner and shall be used to promote Vidalia onions and to pay costs associated with monitoring the use of such trademark, prohibiting the unlawful or unauthorized use of the trademark, and enforcing rights in the trademark.    (Code 1981, §2-14-132.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1301, § 1; Ga. L. 2012, p. 731, § 1/HB 832.)   Law reviews.   - For note on the 2000 enactment of this Code section, see 17 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2000).   JUDICIAL DECISIONS   Mandamus to require enforcement not appropriate.    - Growers were not entitled to mandamus relief to force the Georgia Department of Agriculture and Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture to enforce regulations allegedly prohibiting certain labels that were being used; mandamus could not be used to direct the way in which the Commissioner exercised the Commissioner's discretion under O.C.G.A. § 2-14-132.1 to protect trademark use or the Commissioner's discretion under O.C.G.A. § 2-14-135(a), (b) to civilly enforce regulations promulgated under O.C.G.A. § 2-14-133(a) to promulgate regulations regarding labeling and marketing practices. Bland Farms, LLC v. Ga. Dep't of Agric., 281 Ga. 192, 637 S.E.2d 37 (2006).
GA Code § 2-14-134 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 6 - Vidalia Onions|§ 2-14-134. Violations; Criminal Penalties

  It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale either inside or outside this state any onions as Vidalia onions unless such onions are of the Vidalia onion variety and were grown in the Vidalia onion production area.   It shall be unlawful for any person to package, label, identify, or classify any onions for sale inside or outside this state as Vidalia onions or to use the term "Vidalia" in connection with the labeling, packaging, classifying, or identifying of onions for sale inside or outside this state unless such onions are of the Vidalia onion variety and were grown in the Vidalia onion production area.   Any person who violates subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $5,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than three years, or both.   It shall be unlawful for any person to sell onions in a manner which does not comply with the rules or regulations established by the Commissioner under authority of Code Section 2-14-133.     (Code 1981, §2-14-134, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 3, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Deceptive and unfair trade practices generally, § 10-1-370 et seq.    Adulteration and misbranding of food, § 26-2-20 et seq.
GA Code § 2-14-135 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 6 - Vidalia Onions|§ 2-14-135. Civil Penalties; Injunctions

  Any person who violates any provision of this article or who violates any rule or regulation issued by the Commissioner pursuant to this article shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00 for each and every violation thereof, the amount of such penalty to be fixed by the Commissioner after notice and hearing as provided in Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act," for contested cases. Each day of violation shall constitute a separate violation for purposes of this subsection but in no event shall the penalty exceed $20,000.00. Any moneys recovered pursuant to this Code section shall be deposited in the state treasury.   Whenever in the judgment of the Commissioner any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes or will constitute any violation of this article, the Commissioner may make application to the superior court of the county where such person resides or, if a nonresident of this state, to the superior court of the county where such person is engaged in or is about to engage in such act or practice, for an order enjoining and restraining such act or practice. If it appears to the court, upon any application for a temporary restraining order or upon any application for an interlocutory or permanent injunction, after evidence is received, that any person has engaged in or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes or will constitute any violation of this article or any rule or regulation duly issued by the Commissioner under this article, then the court shall enjoin the defendant from commiting further violations. It shall not be necessary in such event to allege or prove lack of an adequate remedy at law.   In any court action brought by the Commissioner to enforce any of the provisions of this article or any rule or regulation issued by the Commissioner, the judgment, if in favor of the Commissioner, shall provide that defendant pay to the Commissioner all costs and expenses incurred by the Commissioner in the prosecution of such action.   The Commissioner may file in the superior court of the county wherein the person under order resides, or, if the person is a corporation, in the county wherein the corporation maintains its principal place of business, or in the county wherein the violation occurred or in which jurisdiction is appropriate, a certified copy of a final administrative order of the Commissioner unappealed from or a final administrative order of the Commissioner affirmed upon appeal, whereupon the court shall render judgment in accordance therewith and notify the parties. Such 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 such court.     (Code 1981, §2-14-135, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 3, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-14-136 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 6 - Vidalia Onions|§ 2-14-136. Marketing Season Shipping Date

 The Commissioner may determine and announce a shipping date each year for the Vidalia onion marketing season in this state upon the recommendation of the Vidalia Onion Advisory Panel. Vidalia onions may be shipped prior to such date with a mandatory U.S. No. 1 grade certificate. The Vidalia Onion Advisory Panel shall survey the conditions of the Vidalia onion crop and recommend a shipping date for the marketing season to the Commissioner.    (Code 1981, §2-14-136, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 710, § 3; Ga. L. 2003, p. 461, § 3.)
GA Code § 2-14-137 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 6 - Vidalia Onions|§ 2-14-137. Standards for Grades

 The standards for grades adopted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Standards for Grades of Bermuda-Granex-Grano Type Onions, effective January 1, 1960, as amended March 18, 1962, and February 20, 1985 (7 C.F.R. 51.3195-51.3209), December 31, 1981, and U.S. Standards for Grades of Common Green Onions (7 C.F.R. 51.1055-51.1071) December 31, 1981, are adopted and shall be the standards for grades in this state, except that the Commissioner may establish tolerances or allowable percentages of U.S. Standards each season upon the recommendation of the Vidalia Onion Advisory Panel.    (Code 1981, §2-14-137, enacted by Ga. L. 1995, p. 710, § 4; Ga. L. 2003, p. 461, § 4; Ga. L. 2005, p. 60, § 2/HB 95; Ga. L. 2006, p. 72, § 2/SB 465.)
GA Code § 2-14-138 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 6 - Vidalia Onions|§ 2-14-138. Advisory Panel Created

 The Commissioner shall appoint a Vidalia Onion Advisory Panel, to consist of individuals involved in growing, packing, or growing and packing Vidalia onions; at least one county cooperative extension agent from the Vidalia onion production area; and any other person or persons selected by the Commissioner, for the purpose of rendering advice upon his or her request regarding the exercise of his or her authority pursuant to Code Sections 2-14-136 and 2-14-137. Members of the advisory panel shall receive no compensation for their service as such members.    (Code 1981, §2-14-138, enacted by Ga. L. 2003, p. 461, § 5.)
GA Code § 2-14-150 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 7 - Pick-Your-Own Farm Operations|§ 2-14-150. Legislative Declarations; Intent

 The General Assembly recognizes that persons who patronize farms specializing in pick-your-own agricultural products may incur injuries as a result of the risks involved in such activity. The General Assembly also finds that the state and its citizens derive numerous economic and personal benefits from such activity. The General Assembly finds, determines, and declares that this article is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety. It is, therefore, the intent of the General Assembly to encourage the direct sale of agricultural products from farmers to the general public by limiting the civil liability of farmers involved in such activity.    (Code 1981, §2-14-150, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 1249, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-14-151 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 7 - Pick-Your-Own Farm Operations|§ 2-14-151. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Agricultural products" means Christmas trees, fruits, vegetables, pecans, nuts, horticultural products, and other such fresh farm products that are made available to the general public through pick-your-own farm operations.   "Participant" means any person who enters the farm location, singly or with a group, for the purpose of harvesting fresh farm products from pick-your-own farm operations.     (Code 1981, §2-14-151, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 1249, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-14-152 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 7 - Pick-Your-Own Farm Operations|§ 2-14-152. Liability of Farm Owner or Operator

  Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, the owner or operator of any farm specializing in pick-your-own agricultural products shall not be liable for an injury to or the death of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of harvesting agricultural products, and, except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, no participant or participant's representative shall make any claim against, maintain an action against, or recover from an owner or operator, or any other person or entity for injury, loss, damage, or death of the participant resulting from any of the inherent risks of harvesting agricultural products.   Nothing in subsection (a) of this Code section shall prevent or limit the liability of an owner or operator or any other person or entity if the owner or operator:   Owns, leases, rents, or otherwise is in lawful possession and control of the land upon which the participant sustained injuries because of a dangerous latent condition which was known or should have been known to the owner or operator;   Commits an act or omission that constitutes willful or wanton disregard for the safety of the participant, and that act or omission caused the injury; or   Intentionally injures the participant.     Nothing in subsection (a) of this Code section shall prevent or limit the liability of an owner or operator under liability provisions as set forth in the product liability laws.     (Code 1981, §2-14-152, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 1249, § 1.)
GA Code § 2-14-153 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 2 - Agriculture|Chapter 14 - Sale of Agricultural and Forest Products|Article 7 - Pick-Your-Own Farm Operations|§ 2-14-153. Warning Notices Required; Effect of Failure to Comply With Notice Requirements

  Every owner and operator of a pick-your-own farm operation shall post and maintain white signs which contain the warning notice specified in subsection (b) of this Code section. Such signs shall be placed in a clearly visible location near the entrance of the farm. The warning notice specified in subsection (b) of this Code section shall appear on the sign in black letters, with each letter to be a minimum of one inch in height. Every written contract entered into by an owner or operator shall contain in clearly readable print the warning notice specified in subsection (b) of this Code section.   The signs and contracts described in subsection (a) of this Code section shall contain the following warning notice:  "Under Georgia law, an owner or operator of a pick-your-own farm location is not liable for an injury to or the death of a participant from the inherent risks of harvesting agricultural products, pursuant to Article 7 of Chapter 14 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated."    Failure to comply with the requirements concerning warning signs and notices provided in this Code section shall not prevent an owner or operator from invoking the privileges of immunity provided by this article.     (Code 1981, §2-14-153, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 1249, § 1.)
GA Code § 3-2-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 2 - State Administration and Enforcement|Article 1 - Administration|§ 3-2-1. Powers and Duties of Commissioner Generally; Delegation of Administrative Duties

 The commissioner shall administer and enforce this title. The commissioner may designate employees of the department for the purpose of administering this title and may delegate to employees of the department any of the duties required of him pursuant to this title.   (Code 1933, § 5A-301, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 15 et seq., 26 et seq., 90 et seq., 226 et seq., 231 et seq., 261 et seq.   ALR.   - Interplay between Twenty-First Amendment and Commerce Clause concerning state regulation of intoxicating liquors, 116 A.L.R.5th 149.
GA Code § 3-2-3.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 2 - State Administration and Enforcement|Article 1 - Administration|§ 3-2-3.1. Power of Commissioner to Permit Importation of Alcohol Into Counties and Municipalities; Taxation of Such Alcohol

 The commissioner, in accordance with such rules and regulations as he shall adopt, in his discretion may permit importation of distilled spirits and alcohol into any county or municipality where the manufacture and sale of the spirits or alcohol has been legalized. These rules and regulations shall provide for the collection of all taxes due on the distilled spirits or alcohol.   (Code 1933, § 5A-303.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1981, p. 1269, § 6.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 26 et seq., 168 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 45 et seq., 138 et seq., 425 et seq.
GA Code § 3-2-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 2 - State Administration and Enforcement|Article 1 - Administration|§ 3-2-4. Sale, Distribution, or Other Dealing in Alcoholic Beverages by Employees, Agents, or Officers of Department Prohibited; Exemption

  No employee, agent, or officer of the department, directly or indirectly, shall have any interest whatsoever in manufacturing, selling, transporting, distributing, storing, or otherwise dealing in alcoholic beverages, except in the performance of his official duties.   The commissioner may provide by rule for the exemption of employees of the department from the provisions of this Code section so as to permit employment within the alcoholic beverage trade when such employment would pose no conflict of interest or interference with the performance by the employee of his duties as an employee of the department. This subsection shall not apply with respect to employees having responsibility for enforcement of this title.    (Code 1933, § 5A-304, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1.)
GA Code § 3-2-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 2 - State Administration and Enforcement|Article 1 - Administration|§ 3-2-5. Collection of Taxes Under Title; Issuance of Licenses

 Except as otherwise specifically provided for in this title, the taxes provided for in this title shall be collected by the commissioner. Upon payment of the appropriate taxes and fees and compliance with all other requirements of this title, the commissioner shall issue appropriate licenses as provided for in this title.   (Code 1933, § 5A-305, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 45 Am. Jur. 2d, Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 1 et seq., 15 et seq., 90 et seq., 168 et seq.   14C Am. Jur. Pleading and Practice Forms, Intoxicating Liquors, § 15 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 138 et seq., 400 et seq.
GA Code § 3-2-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 3 - Alcoholic Beverages|Chapter 2 - State Administration and Enforcement|Article 1 - Administration|§ 3-2-6. Establishment and Operation of Reporting System for Collection of Taxes on Malt Beverages, Distilled Spirits, and Wines; Applicability to Reporting System of Provisions of Law Relating to Revenue Stamps

  With respect to malt beverages and wine, the commissioner shall provide, and with respect to distilled spirits, the commissioner may provide, by regulation, that the taxes on malt beverages, wine, and distilled spirits shall be collected by a reporting system.   Pursuant to the establishment of a reporting system authorized by subsection (a) of this Code section, the commissioner may promulgate rules and regulations which shall include, but shall not be limited to, provisions for:   Records to be made and kept;   Penalties to be assessed for failure to comply with the reporting system;   Bonds or other security to be posted with the commissioner; and   Other matters relative to the administration and enforcement of collecting the tax under the reporting system.     In the event the commissioner prescribes a reporting system for collection of taxes imposed on distilled spirits by this title, all of the laws applicable to revenue stamps shall apply to the reporting system insofar as they can be made applicable.   There is established a reporting system for the collection of state excise taxes imposed by this title on all taxable wine. The reporting system shall be conducted as follows:   Every licensed wholesale dealer, importer, and broker located within this state shall file a monthly report with the commissioner, on forms prescribed by the commissioner, setting forth his taxable wine sales for the month and shall remit with the report the appropriate excise taxes on the wine. The reports and remittances shall be filed with the commissioner not later than the fifteenth day of the month next following the month of sale; and   Every licensed manufacturer, winery, producer, shipper, importer, and broker shipping wines or causing wines to be shipped into the state shall file a monthly report with the commissioner, on forms prescribed by the commissioner, which shall set forth the total quantity of wines shipped into the state during the month and which shall have attached to it legible copies of all invoices covering the shipments. The monthly reports shall be filed with the commissioner not later than the fifteenth day of the month next following the month of shipment.      (Code 1933, § 5A-306, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1573, § 1; Ga. L. 1981, p. 1269, §§ 7, 8.)   Cross references.   - Procedures relating to excise taxation of cigars and cigarettes, T. 48, C. 11.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 48 C.J.S., Intoxicating Liquors, §§ 138 et seq., 400 et seq.