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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 4 - ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF MEAT GENERALLY (§§ 26-2-150 — 26-2-161) › Section 26-2-152 - Advertisement or sale of beef, pork, and lamb; "bait and switch" advertising

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, firm, company, or corporation to advertise, sell, or offer for sale any carcass cuts of beef, pork, or lamb without prominently disclosing the price per pound of such beef, pork, or lamb in all such advertisements or on the packaging or display case in which the meat is displayed or offered for sale. This Code section shall not apply to the sale of beef, pork, or lamb when sold for immediate consumption on the premises or where sold as an unpackaged, cooked food or where sold for purposes other than for human consumption.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, firm, company, or corporation to employ "bait and switch" advertising or sales techniques in connection with the sale of beef, pork, or lamb or to use any other advertising or sales technique which is calculated to deceive, or which in fact deceives, purchasers of beef, pork, or lamb as to what they are purchasing or its quality or quantity. "Bait and switch" as used in this subsection shall mean, but shall not be limited to, the advertising of products with the intent not to sell the products as advertised; or advertising products with the intent not to supply reasonably expected public demand, unless the advertisement discloses a limitation of quantity; or advertising a product which by accepted standards is inferior, with the expectation of switching the consumer to a product of accepted standard at a higher price.
(c)
(1)
As used in this subsection the term:
(A)
"Animal" means any animal, including cattle, swine, sheep, goats, fish, and poultry, including eggs, raised for the production of an edible product or products intended for human consumption. The term also includes "game animals" as such term is defined in Code Section
27-1-2
.
(B)
"Food" means articles used or processed for human consumption and components of any such articles.
(2)
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, firm, company, or corporation to label, advertise, or otherwise represent any food produced or sold in this state as meat or any product from an animal unless each product is clearly labeled by displaying the following terms prominently and conspicuously on the front of the package, labeling cell cultured products with "lab-grown," "lab-created," or "grown in a lab" and plant based products as "vegetarian," "veggie," "vegan," "plant based," or other similar term indicating that the product is plant based and does not include the flesh, offal, or other by-product of any part of the carcass of a live animal that has been slaughtered.
Amended by 2020 Ga. Laws 486,§ 1, eff. 12/31/2020.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 4 - ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF MEAT GENERALLY (§§ 26-2-150 — 26-2-161) › Section 26-2-153 - Sale of partial or whole carcasses

It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, firm, company, or corporation to advertise, sell, or offer for sale any quarter, half, three-quarters, or whole animal carcass for use as food for human consumption without disclosing in such advertisement and to the purchaser at the time of sale the minimum number of pounds of retail cuts contained in such quarter, half, three-quarters, or whole animal carcass. In determining the minimum number of pounds of red meat from such carcass, the person, partnership, firm, company, or corporation shall refer to currently effective United States Department of Agriculture charts and tables of yield grades.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 4 - ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF MEAT GENERALLY (§§ 26-2-150 — 26-2-161) › Section 26-2-154 - Penalty for violation of Code Sections 26-2-150 through 26-2-153

Any person, partnership, firm, company, or corporation violating the provisions of Code Sections
26-2-150
through
26-2-153
or any rule or regulation adopted by the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to Code Sections
26-2-150
through
26-2-153
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 4 - ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF MEAT GENERALLY (§§ 26-2-150 — 26-2-161) › Section 26-2-155 - Food service establishment display of information if serving imported beef

(a)
All food service establishments in this state, as defined in Code Section
26-2-370
, which serve carcass beef, or cuts derived from such carcass, imported from a foreign country, shall conspicuously display or attach to their menus the words: "We serve beef imported from a foreign country."
(b)
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 4 - ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF MEAT GENERALLY (§§ 26-2-150 — 26-2-161) › Section 26-2-156 - Slaughter of horses for human consumption or other purposes

(a)
No person, partnership, association, corporation, or firm shall slaughter a horse in this state for the purpose of selling or offering for sale for human consumption or for other than human consumption the horse meat derived from such slaughtered animal unless:
(1)
Such horse shall have remained on the business premises for at least four consecutive days prior to its slaughter;
(2)
The vehicle license plate number and state of issue of any motor vehicle and any trailer used to transport such horse to the business premises is recorded and retained at such premises;
(3)
An identifying description of such horse is maintained at such premises;
(4)
The person delivering or selling the horse or horses is identified by his driver's license number and address and said number is recorded on the bill of sale; and
(5)
Satisfactory records, pursuant to rules and regulations of the Department of Agriculture, are kept to show information required in paragraphs (1) through (3) of this subsection.
(b)
Any person, partnership, association, corporation, or firm violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 4 - ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF MEAT GENERALLY (§§ 26-2-150 — 26-2-161) › Section 26-2-157 - Signage and label required for sale of horse meat

No horse meat shall be sold or offered for sale in this state for human consumption unless at the place of sale there shall be posted in a conspicuous location a sign bearing the words "HORSE MEAT FOR SALE." No sausage, ground meat, canned, or processed meat containing horse meat shall be sold for human consumption unless the package bears a label stating the proportionate amount of horse meat contained therein and unless there is likewise kept and maintained in a conspicuous place a sign showing that the meat offered for sale contains horse meat.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 4 - ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF MEAT GENERALLY (§§ 26-2-150 — 26-2-161) › Section 26-2-158 - Disclosure required for sale of horse meat

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to sell horse meat in any form for human consumption unless the person, firm, or corporation selling the meat shall inform the purchaser thereof at the time of sale that the purchaser is obtaining horse meat.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 4 - ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF MEAT GENERALLY (§§ 26-2-150 — 26-2-161) › Section 26-2-159 - Promulgation of regulations

The Department of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate proper regulations for the carrying out of Code Sections
26-2-157
and
26-2-158
, this Code section, and Code Sections
26-2-160
and
26-2-161
and to assist prosecuting attorneys in the enforcement thereof.
Amended by 2003 Ga. Laws 9, § 26, eff. 5/14/2003.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 4 - ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF MEAT GENERALLY (§§ 26-2-150 — 26-2-161) › Section 26-2-160 - Sale of dog meat restricted; packaging and label requirements

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to distribute or offer for sale for human consumption any dog meat in the State of Georgia; and all dog meat sold in this state for any purpose, other than human consumption, shall be sold in packages only. The packages shall carry a label showing the contents, for what use it is intended, and stating that said contents are "NOT FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION." The words "not for human consumption" shall be in conspicuous type.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 4 - ADVERTISEMENT AND SALE OF MEAT GENERALLY (§§ 26-2-150 — 26-2-161) › Section 26-2-161 - Penalty for violations of Code Section 26-2-157, 26-2-158, 26-2-159, or 26-2-160

Any person, firm, or corporation violating the terms of Code Section
26-2-157
,
26-2-158
,
26-2-159
, or
26-2-160
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof shall be fined an amount not exceeding $1,000.00 or imprisoned for a period not exceeding 12 months, or both, at the discretion of the court.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 5 - ANIMALS SUSPECTED OF BEARING ANY RESIDUE CAUSING CONTAMINATED MEAT (§§ 26-2-180 — 26-2-186) › Section 26-2-180 - Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1)
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture.
(2)
"Contaminate" means to cause the loss of wholesomeness for human consumption.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 5 - ANIMALS SUSPECTED OF BEARING ANY RESIDUE CAUSING CONTAMINATED MEAT (§§ 26-2-180 — 26-2-186) › Section 26-2-181 - Promulgation of rules and regulations

The Commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to govern the sampling and inspection of animals, poultry, and products quarantined or detained pursuant to this article and to implement and enforce this article.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 5 - ANIMALS SUSPECTED OF BEARING ANY RESIDUE CAUSING CONTAMINATED MEAT (§§ 26-2-180 — 26-2-186) › Section 26-2-182 - Inspection and quarantine of animals, poultry, or products suspected of contamination

(a)
The Commissioner or his duly authorized representative is authorized to inspect and quarantine or detain upon the premises where found any animals, poultry, or animal and poultry products suspected of bearing or containing a residue of any pesticide, insecticide, herbicide, drug, or any substance that would cause the resultant meat or product to be deemed contaminated.
(b)
Notice of the quarantine or detention shall be given to the owners or keepers of said animals, poultry, or products and to the owners or operators of the premises where the suspected contaminated matter is found.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 5 - ANIMALS SUSPECTED OF BEARING ANY RESIDUE CAUSING CONTAMINATED MEAT (§§ 26-2-180 — 26-2-186) › Section 26-2-183 - Duration of quarantine or detention of animals, poultry, or products suspected of contamination

All animals, poultry, or animal and poultry products suspected of bearing or containing a contaminating residue shall be quarantined or detained at the premises where found until sufficient sampling conducted under the authority of the Commissioner has been completed to determine that the resultant meat or product is wholesome and fit for human consumption. No such animal, poultry, or product shall be moved from quarantine or detention except by order of the Commissioner.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 5 - ANIMALS SUSPECTED OF BEARING ANY RESIDUE CAUSING CONTAMINATED MEAT (§§ 26-2-180 — 26-2-186) › Section 26-2-184 - Orders for destruction of animals, poultry, or products suspected of contamination; compliance with federal tolerances

If animals, poultry, or animal and poultry products quarantined or detained contain such contaminating residue that remains in excess of a safe level for human consumption, the Commissioner is authorized to order the animals, poultry, or animal and poultry products to be destroyed in a manner prescribed for the particular contaminating residue. Tolerances established by the United States Food and Drug Administration shall be complied with in enforcing this and other Code sections of this article.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 5 - ANIMALS SUSPECTED OF BEARING ANY RESIDUE CAUSING CONTAMINATED MEAT (§§ 26-2-180 — 26-2-186) › Section 26-2-185 - Injunctions

In addition to the remedies provided in this article and notwithstanding the existence of any other remedy at law and notwithstanding the pendency of any criminal prosecution, the Commissioner is authorized to apply to the superior courts of this state for injunctive relief. Such courts shall have the jurisdiction, upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a temporary or permanent injunction or ex parte restraining order enjoining or restraining the violation or continuation of a violation of this article or for the failure or refusal to comply with this article or any rule or regulation promulgated under this article.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 5 - ANIMALS SUSPECTED OF BEARING ANY RESIDUE CAUSING CONTAMINATED MEAT (§§ 26-2-180 — 26-2-186) › Section 26-2-186 - Penalty

Any person who violates this article or the rules and regulations promulgated under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 6 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (§§ 26-2-200 — 26-2-215) › Section 26-2-200 - Definitions

As used in this article, the term:
(1)
"Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Agriculture.
(2)
"Meat" or "meat products" means the carcass or part of any carcass of any animal or fowl or any by-product thereof in any form.
(3)
"Meat, poultry, or dairy processing plant" means: any abattoir, slaughterhouse, poultry killing or processing plant, milk depot, milk processing plant, or any other establishment for the killing, storage, dressing, manufacture, preparation, or processing of any animal, fowl, or dairy product or any by-product thereof for human consumption.
(4)
"Person" means any person, firm, corporation, or association of persons, or combination thereof.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 6 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (§§ 26-2-200 — 26-2-215) › Section 26-2-201 - Supervision and control of sanitary conditions in dairies and meat, poultry, and dairy processing plants; designation of inspectors

(a)
The Commissioner shall have supervision and control over the sanitary conditions of all dairies and meat, poultry, or dairy processing plants in this state.
(b)
The Commissioner shall maintain an adequate system of inspection and shall employ or designate qualified personnel to assist in the administration of this article. He shall fix the compensation of all personnel employed by him.
(c)
The Commissioner is also vested with the authority to designate licensed veterinarians and city or county health authorities as inspectors as he deems advisable.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 6 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (§§ 26-2-200 — 26-2-215) › Section 26-2-202 - Promulgation of rules and regulations

(a)
The Commissioner is authorized to adopt rules and regulations to carry out this article.
(b)
The Commissioner shall adopt sanitary standards and specifications that are not less than those recognized and approved by the United States Department of Agriculture or the United States Department of Health and Human Services for like products and premises.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 6 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (§§ 26-2-200 — 26-2-215) › Section 26-2-203 - Power of inspection

In the performance of his duties, the Commissioner or any of his duly authorized representatives is authorized to enter and inspect, at any reasonable time, any dairy, or any meat, poultry, or dairy processing plant, or any vehicle where any dairy, animal, or poultry product, any by-product thereof, or any part thereof is held, stored, transported, or offered for sale.
Amended by 2003 Ga. Laws 9, § 26, eff. 5/14/2003.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 6 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (§§ 26-2-200 — 26-2-215) › Section 26-2-204 - Inspection of dairies and meat, poultry, or dairy processing plants; right to take and test samples

The Commissioner shall cause to be inspected at such times as he may deem proper each dairy and each meat, poultry, or dairy processing plant within this state. He shall require the correction of all unsanitary conditions found therein. He may take samples of dairy, poultry, or meat products or parts or portions thereof and cause them to be analyzed or tested by the state chemist. Such analyses or test records shall be preserved by the Commissioner and when sworn to by the state chemist shall be prima-facie evidence of violations of this article, rules and regulations, or standards or specifications adopted pursuant to this article.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 6 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (§§ 26-2-200 — 26-2-215) › Section 26-2-205 - Wholesomeness inspection of meat, poultry, and dairy products offered for sale; inspection of livestock slaughtered; marking system for inspection purposes

The Commissioner is authorized to adopt and maintain an adequate system of wholesomeness inspection as to all meat, poultry, or dairy products offered for sale in this state. He shall be authorized to employ or designate qualified personnel necessary to maintain such inspection program. The Commissioner is authorized to require an ante mortem and post-mortem inspection of all livestock slaughtered by licensees under this article for sale as food in this state. He shall be authorized to adopt an appropriate marking system so as to identify those carcasses of animals inspected and passed as fit for human consumption. The Commissioner is authorized to adopt standards and specifications for meat, poultry, and dairy products and the processing thereof. Nothing contained in this Code section shall be applicable to any person slaughtering livestock or poultry or processing meat, poultry, or dairy products for home consumption.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 6 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (§§ 26-2-200 — 26-2-215) › Section 26-2-206 - Wholesomeness inspection of meat, poultry, or dairy processing plants on cost basis or less

The Commissioner is authorized to make the wholesomeness inspection provided in Code Section
26-2-205
available to meat, poultry, or dairy processing plants licensed under this article on the basis of actual costs. He is further authorized when sufficient funds are available to make such service available without cost.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 6 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (§§ 26-2-200 — 26-2-215) › Section 26-2-207 - Sanitary condition of dairy equipment and premises; adequate supply and drainage of water

No person shall operate a dairy within this state unless the equipment and premises shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition. Each dairy shall have an adequate supply of clean, pure water and an adequate supply of clean, hot water and adequate drainage of the premises.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 6 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (§§ 26-2-200 — 26-2-215) › Section 26-2-208 - Sale, offer for sale, or possession of dairy, animal, or poultry products under conditions other than sanitary

(a)
No person, firm, or corporation shall sell, offer for sale, or have in his possession for sale any dairy, animal, or poultry product or any by-product thereof that has been produced, manufactured, transported, handled, stored, or processed under other than sanitary conditions.
(b)
Conditions other than sanitary shall be deemed to exist where any or all of the following conditions exist:
(1)
Premises, buildings, handling or storage space, or equipment, in a state of decay;
(2)
Floors and side walls or other parts of any space of building covered or coated with decaying matter;
(3)
Sufficient insect screens not provided or maintained;
(4)
Insufficient drainage;
(5)
Inadequate supply of pure water;
(6)
Inadequate supply of hot water;
(7)
Any animal or fowl held on the premises in unsanitary lots, pens, or cages or fed uncooked animal offal; or
(8)
Where putrid odors exist.
(c)
The enumeration of these conditions shall not be exclusive and the Commissioner shall determine whether unsanitary conditions exist.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 6 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (§§ 26-2-200 — 26-2-215) › Section 26-2-209 - Permanent license for meat processing plants

To assure the protection of the consuming public, no person shall operate a meat processing plant in this state without having first obtained a permanent license from the Commissioner; provided, however, that any meat processing plant operating under a federal grant of inspection from the United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service, shall be exempt from such license requirement. There shall be no fee for such license. The license shall be kept on file in each place of business. The license shall not be transferable. The Georgia Department of Agriculture may refuse to grant inspection, and any such license may be revoked or suspended by the Commissioner for the violation of this article or rules and regulations or sanitary standards and specifications adopted pursuant to this article. The Commissioner shall notify the licensee of the reasons why he or she intends to revoke or suspend the license, and the licensee shall be entitled to a hearing before the Commissioner within ten days after receipt of such notice of intention to revoke or suspend. At such hearing the Commissioner shall consider the circumstances and shall give the licensee reasonable time to correct the conditions or circumstances that caused the notice of intention to revoke or suspend the license to be given.
Amended by 2007 Ga. Laws 336,§ 2, eff. 5/29/2007.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 6 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (§§ 26-2-200 — 26-2-215) › Section 26-2-210 - Permanent license for poultry processing plants

To assure the protection of the consuming public, no person shall operate a poultry processing plant in this state without having first obtained a permanent license from the Commissioner; provided, however, that any poultry processing plant operating under a federal grant of inspection from the United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service, shall be exempt from such license requirement. There shall be no fee for such license. The license shall be kept on file in each place of business. The license shall not be transferable. The Georgia Department of Agriculture may refuse to grant inspection, and any such license may be revoked or suspended by the Commissioner for the violation of this article or rules and regulations or sanitary standards and specifications adopted pursuant to this article. The Commissioner shall notify the licensee of the reasons why he or she intends to revoke or suspend the license, and the licensee shall be entitled to a hearing before the Commissioner within ten days after receipt of such notice of intention to revoke or suspend. At such hearing the Commissioner shall consider the circumstances and shall give the licensee reasonable time to correct the conditions or circumstances that caused the notice of intention to revoke or suspend the license to be given.
Amended by 2007 Ga. Laws 336,§ 3, eff. 5/29/2007.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 6 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (§§ 26-2-200 — 26-2-215) › Section 26-2-211 - Statistics on animals and poultry slaughtered; maintenance of records

The Commissioner shall maintain a system by which accurate statistics regarding the disposition of all animals or poultry slaughtered for human consumption in this state by licensees may be obtained. He shall require that each licensee maintain adequate records so as to ascertain the total number of animals or poultry slaughtered, processed, or disposed of and the amount of meat, poultry, or dairy products received or processed by him.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 6 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (§§ 26-2-200 — 26-2-215) › Section 26-2-212 - County and municipal ordinances dealing with meats, poultry, and dairy products

Nothing in this article shall prevent the governing authority of any county or municipal corporation from adopting ordinances or resolutions providing for the inspection of meats, poultry, meat or poultry food products, and dairy products sold within its limits and to provide penalties for violation thereof; but no such ordinance or resolution shall conflict with any power or authority of the Commissioner or his representatives; provided, however, that no county or municipal corporation shall adopt sanitary standards or specifications that are less than those adopted by the Commissioner.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 6 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (§§ 26-2-200 — 26-2-215) › Section 26-2-213 - Injunctions

In addition to the remedies provided in this article and notwithstanding the existence of any remedy at law, the Commissioner is authorized to apply to the superior court and such court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown to grant a temporary or permanent injunction, restraining order, or both, restraining any person from violating or continuing to violate this article or for failing or refusing to comply with the requirements of this article or any rule or regulation adopted by the Commissioner pursuant to this article. No ex parte restraining order shall be issued without bond.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 6 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (§§ 26-2-200 — 26-2-215) › Section 26-2-213.1 - Applicability to individuals and entities governed by federal acts

The requirements of this article shall apply to persons, firms, corporations, establishments, animals, and articles regulated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act,
21 U.S.C. Section 601
, et seq., or the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act,
21 U.S.C. Section 451
, et seq., only to the extent provided for in said federal acts. Consistent with said federal acts, the Commissioner may exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the secretary of agriculture of the United States and may enforce this article and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto without regard to licensing agency.
Amended by 2023 Ga. Laws 353,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2023.
Added by 2007 Ga. Laws 336,§ 4, eff. 5/29/2007.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 6 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (§§ 26-2-200 — 26-2-215) › Section 26-2-214 - Inspection of federally inspected meat, poultry, or dairy products; exception for horse slaughter operations

(a)
This article shall in no way be construed to apply or require further inspection of meat, poultry, or dairy products in this state when meat, poultry, or dairy products are required to be inspected by inspectors of the United States Department of Agriculture, provided the Georgia Department of Agriculture may inspect any business operations involving the slaughter of horses in this state for the purpose of selling or offering for sale the horse meat derived therefrom in order to enforce certain restrictions relating to such slaughter.
(b)
Any person, partnership, association, corporation, or firm violating this Code section, including but not limited to refusing to permit an inspection authorized by this Code section, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 6 - MEAT, POULTRY, AND DAIRY PROCESSING PLANTS (§§ 26-2-200 — 26-2-215) › Section 26-2-215 - Penalty

Any person who violates this article or rules and regulations adopted under this article or any sanitary standards or specifications adopted under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 7 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (§§ 26-2-230 — 26-2-250) › Section 26-2-230 - Short title

This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Dairy Act of 1980."
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 7 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (§§ 26-2-230 — 26-2-250) › Section 26-2-232 - Duties of Commissioner generally

(a)
The Commissioner is charged with the responsibility of enforcing this article.
(b)
It shall be the duty of the Commissioner or his authorized representative:
(1)
To inspect or cause to be inspected, as often as may be deemed practicable, all creameries, public dairies, condenseries, butter factories, cheese factories, ice cream factories, or any other places where dairy products are produced, manufactured, kept, handled, stored, or sold;
(2)
To prohibit the production, sale, or distribution of unclean or unwholesome milk, cream, butter, cheese, ice cream, or other dairy products;
(3)
To condemn for food purposes all unclean or unwholesome dairy products, wherever found;
(4)
To take samples anywhere of any dairy product or imitation thereof and cause the same to be analyzed or satisfactorily tested;
(5)
To weigh and test milk, cream, and other dairy products for the purpose of ascertaining the percentage and weight of butterfat or other ingredients contained therein; provided, however, that it shall not be necessary for the Commissioner to perform the tests if they are being performed by an agency of the federal government;
(6)
To inspect and make tests of any instrument or equipment used in the testing or measuring of milk, cream, or other dairy products; and
(7)
To compile and publish in print or electronically annually, or at such shorter intervals as he may desire, statistics and information concerning all phases of the dairy industry in this state.
Amended by 2010 Ga. Laws 615,§ 10, eff. 6/3/2010.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 7 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (§§ 26-2-230 — 26-2-250) › Section 26-2-233 - Promulgation and amendment of rules and regulations by Commissioner

(a)
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:
(1)
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;
(2)
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
(3)
Rules and regulations to prescribe the specifications for the installation and operation of recording thermometers on bulk farm tanks.
(b)
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
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 7 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (§§ 26-2-230 — 26-2-250) › Section 26-2-234 - Licensure procedure

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."
Amended by 2007 Ga. Laws 36,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2007.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 7 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (§§ 26-2-230 — 26-2-250) › Section 26-2-235 - Cream tester license

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.
Amended by 2007 Ga. Laws 36,§ 2, eff. 7/1/2007.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 7 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (§§ 26-2-230 — 26-2-250) › Section 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.
Amended by 2006 Ga. Laws 480,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2006.
Amended by 2004 Ga. Laws 516, § 1, eff. 7/1/2004.
Amended by 2003 Ga. Laws 9, § 26, eff. 5/14/2003.
Amended by 2002 Ga. Laws 830, § 3, eff. 7/1/2002.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 7 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (§§ 26-2-230 — 26-2-250) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 7 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (§§ 26-2-230 — 26-2-250) › Section 26-2-240 - Adulterated ice cream

(a)
Ice cream shall be deemed to be adulterated:
(1)
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;
(2)
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
(3)
If it is made, in whole or in part, from any milk product which is unfit for consumption as food.
(b)
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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 7 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (§§ 26-2-230 — 26-2-250) › Section 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.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 7 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (§§ 26-2-230 — 26-2-250) › Section 26-2-242 - Standards and requirements for sale of milk and milk products

(a)
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 unless such product complies with the standards and requirements of Article 18 of this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
(b)
The sale, offering for sale, or delivery of ungraded milk is prohibited except as provided in Article 18 of this chapter.
(c)
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.
(d)
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.
Amended by 2022 Ga. Laws 879,§ 4, eff. 7/1/2023.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 7 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (§§ 26-2-230 — 26-2-250) › Section 26-2-244 - Standards and conditions for importation of milk and milk products

(a)
No milk or milk products for human consumption shall be shipped into this state from any other state unless such milk or milk product is produced and handled under sanitary conditions no less adequate for the protection of public health and welfare than the conditions under which milk and milk products are produced, handled, and marketed in this state, and then not until authorization for the shipping of milk or milk products has been issued by the Commissioner after careful investigation; provided, however, that shippers listed on the interstate milk shippers list shall be deemed to be in compliance with this Code section.
(b)
Any applicant who is not listed on the interstate milk shippers list but who desires to ship milk or milk products into this state shall furnish certified copies of all laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the sanitary standards in force in the area where the product which he wishes to bring into this state is produced, processed, handled, and sold, together with certified copies of any and all licenses, permits, certificates, test results, and inspection reports pertaining to the production, processing, marketing, handling, and sale of the milk or milk products. If the Commissioner finds that the milk or milk product is produced, processed, marketed, and handled under sanitary conditions no less adequate than those applicable in this state, he may authorize the shipping of the milk or milk product into this state. If the applicant is unable to comply with this subsection, he may request an inspection under subsection (c) of this Code section.
(c)
Upon application from a person who desires authorization to ship any milk or milk product into this state and upon the payment by the person of the amount of actual expense necessary to make an inspection, the Commissioner shall cause an inspection to be made. If, upon inspection, the requirements of this article and the rules and regulations promulgated hereunder are found to be met, the Commissioner shall authorize the shipment of the milk or milk product.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 26 - FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS (§§ 26-1-1 — 26-5-80) › Chapter 2 - STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD (§§ 26-2-1 — 26-2-466) › Article 7 - MILK AND MILK PRODUCTS (§§ 26-2-230 — 26-2-250) › Section 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.