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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-14 - STATE WAREHOUSE DIVISION › Subject 40-14-5 - LEAF TOBACCO WAREHOUSES › Rule 40-14-5-.01 - Physical Standards in Auction Warehouses

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(1) All buildings or enclosures used as
				warehouses in this State for the storage and sale of leaf tobacco shall comply
				with the following physical standards:
(a)
				Lighting in such premises shall be adequate for the proper and efficient
				inspection and examination of tobacco by graders and purchasers, and such
				lighting shall be equally and evenly distributed throughout the
				building.
(b) Adequate sanitary
				facilities and toilets shall be provided on such premises, and shall be kept in
				a clean and sanitary condition. Separate facilities shall be ma intained for
				each sex.
(c) Reasonable ingress
				and egress to warehouse premises shall be provided for purchasers and producers
				alike
(d) The roof, floor, walls,
				and doors of such premises shall be maintained in good repair for the
				protection of tobacco and to provide for the safety of persons upon the
				warehouse premises.
(e) Any
				condition of the warehouse building or enclosure which presents a hazard to
				tobacco stored or held, or which jeopardizes the safety or welfare of persons
				upon the premises shall be immediately abated and corrected, and such
				correction shall be subject to approval of an authorized representative of the
				Commissioner.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-15 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Subject 40-15-1 - DEFINITIONS › Rule 40-15-1-.01 - Short Title

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These Regulations shall be cited as the "Georgia State
				  Weights and Measures Regulations."
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  10-2-6(Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654).
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The terms used herein shall have the meaning set forth for
				  such terms in the Act, Georgia Law, 1972, page 654. In addition, the following
				  words or terms shall have the meaning set forth herein when used in these Rules
				  and Regulations:
(a) "Department"
				means the Georgia Department of Agriculture.
(b) "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of
				Agriculture or any designated employee of the Georgia Department of
				Agriculture.
(c) "Net contents"
				means the weight or measure of a commodity, minus any packaging materials, at
				the time of sale or transaction.
(d) "Square" means the quantity of roofing or
				roofing material which when applied according to directions or instructions of
				the manufacturer, will cover an area of 100 square feet, exclusive of the side
				laps or side joints.
(e) "Square
				foot" means the quantity of a commodity or material which will cover one square
				foot (144 square inches), exclusive of side laps or side joints.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  10-2-1(Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-15 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Subject 40-15-2 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Rule 40-15-2-.01 - Application

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(1) All weights and
				measures or weighing and measuring devices used commercially to fix rates or
				charges for services, buying or selling, together with the products bought,
				sold, bartered, or traded over, measured therewith, or contained therein shall
				come within the scope of these regulations.
(2) These regulations shall apply equally to
				all weighing and measuring devices used or employed in institutions of the
				State of Georgia, for which public funds have been appropriated, in checking
				the receipt or disbursement of supplies.
(3) These regulations shall not apply except
				to exclude those weighing and measuring devices advertised or declared to be
				"not suitable for commercial uses;" and for which it shall be illegal to use in
				any commercial situations or conditions.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  10-2-5(Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-15 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Subject 40-15-2 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Rule 40-15-2-.03 - Weighing and Measuring Devices

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Persons selling or servicing weighing and measuring devices
				  shall conform to these minimum requirements of regulation:
(a) The specifications, tolerances, and
				regulations for commercial weighing and measuring devices, together with the
				amendments thereto, as recommended by the National Conference on Weights and
				Measures and published in the National Bureau of Standards HANDBOOK 44, as
				supplemented, shall be the specifications, tolerances and regulations for
				commercial weighing and measuring devices in the State of Georgia; provided,
				however, that no provision of the referenced handbook shall take precedence
				over the laws of the State of Georgia, or any regulation promulgated
				thereunder.
(b) No new weighing or
				measuring device, nor any accessory for such device, shall be manufactured for
				sale, offered for sale, held for sale, or sold for commercial service in the
				State of Georgia without the prototype of such device or accessory having first
				been examined and approved by the National Bureau of Standards-National Type
				Approval Program as in compliance with NBS HANDBOOK 44 and current supplements
				thereto as adopted, except in the case of in-motion railroad track scales, in
				which case, must comply with American Railway Engineering Association
				Standards.
(c) All sales or
				transfers or relocations of new, used, repaired, reconditioned, or relocated
				scales used to weigh commercial commodities shall be reported within three (3)
				working days of the date of sale and installation or relocation, which ever
				comes later, to the Weights and Measures Division, Georgia Department of
				Agriculture, Capitol Square, Atlanta, Georgia 30334-2001.
1. If the new or used scale is installed by
				the buyer, or if the scale is relocated by the owner, the scale shall not be
				put into service prior to inspection by an inspector of the Weights and
				Measures Division. The division office should be notified within the required
				time, on forms provided by the seller of the new scale, or provided, on
				request, by the division office.
2.
				If the scale is new, and is installed by the seller, his agents, salesmen,
				scale servicemen, or other representative, that person making the installation
				shall notify the division office of the installation and putting into service
				within the required time.
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When a vendor offers for sale the major portion of his meats
				  and meat products and fresh produce as pre-packaged items as the basis from
				  which the customer's selection for purchases is made:
(a) The vendor shall provide a readily
				accessible and operable scale on which the customer may check-weigh his
				purchase selection, or
(b) Upon the
				request of the customer, the vendor shall weigh the purchase item in the
				presence of the buyer,
(c) The
				vendor shall post a legible conversion chart over, or near, the scale to enable
				the customer to compare weight values if the fractional part of the pound
				values are in different systems.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  10-2-5(Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654).
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(1) Policy. Registration of either an
				individual or an agency that shall install, repair, recondition, or test
				commercial weighing and measuring devices shall be required; and in requiring
				that registration, the Commissioner of Agriculture does establish, publish and
				declare that the standards established in Paragraph
				40-15-2-.05(5) of
				this regulation to be the requirements for all registered individuals and
				agencies engaged in the business of installing, repairing, reconditioning of
				weighing and measuring devices in the State of Georgia.
(2) Definitions.
(a) Registered Serviceman. The term
				"Registered Serviceman" shall be construed to mean any individual who for hire,
				award, commission, or any other payment of any kind, installs, services,
				repairs, or reconditions a commercial weighing or measuring device, and who
				meets the requirements of Paragraph
				40-15-2-.05(5) of
				this regulation.
(b) Registered
				Service Agency. The term "Registered Service Agency" shall be construed to mean
				any agency, firm, company, or corporation which, for hire, award, commission,
				or any other payment of any kind, installs, services, repairs or reconditions a
				commercial weighing or measuring device, and which meets the requirements of
				Paragraph 40-15-2-.05(5) of
				these regulations. Under the agency registration, identification of individual
				servicemen shall not be required, except as hereinafter provided.
(c) Commercial Weighing and Measuring Device.
				The term "Commercial Weighing and Measuring Device" shall be construed to
				include any weight or measure or weighing or measuring device commercially used
				or employed in establishing the size, quantity, extent, area, or measurement of
				quantities, things, produce or articles for distribution or consumption,
				purchased, offered, or submitted for sale, hire, or award, or in computing any
				basic charge or payment for services rendered on the basis of weight or
				measure, and shall also include any accessory attached to or used in connection
				with a commercial weighing or measuring device where such accessory is so
				designed or installed that its operation affects, or may affect, the accuracy
				of the device.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-15 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Subject 40-15-2 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Rule 40-15-2-.06 - Liquefied Petroleum Gas Liquid Measuring Devices

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(1) Application.
				These regulations, including NBS HANDBOOK 44, entitled "Specifications,
				Tolerances and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and Measuring Devices"
				and more particularly LPG Liquid Measuring Devices Code, shall apply to devices
				used for the measurement of liquid petroleum gas in the liquid state, whether
				such devices are installed in a permanent location or mounted on a vehicle.
				Insofar as they are clearly appropriate, the requirements and provisions of the
				Regulations including the NBS Code on Cryogenic Liquid Measuring Devices shall
				apply to the measurement of other liquids that do not remain in a liquid state
				at atmospheric pressures and temperatures. Other requirements follow which also
				apply in commercial operations of this equipment.
(2) Automatic Temperature Compensated
				Equipment Operations. All wholesale commercial LP gas metering equipment in use
				in the State of Georgia shall be temperature compensated to 60° Fahrenheit
				(15° Celsius).
(a) On a device equipped
				with an automatic temperature compensating mechanism that will indicate or
				record only in terms of gallons compensated to 60° F, provision shall be
				made to facilitate the deactivation of the automatic-temperature compensating
				mechanism for testing purposes so that the meter may indicate, and record, if
				it is equipped to record, in terms of uncompensated volume.
(b) Provision shall be made for applying
				security seals in such a manner that an automatic temperature-compensating
				system cannot be disconnected and that no adjustment may be made externally to
				the system.
(c) Automatic
				temperature-compensated equipment shall not be deactivated, nor rendered
				inoperable except for test purposes.
(d) All written invoices shall be based on
				temperature-compensated measurements.
(e) The sale and/or delivery of liquefied
				petroleum gas in tanks with capacities of up to and including 100 pound units,
				when accompanied with a sales ticket giving the net weight of the LP gas in the
				tank shall be considered as complying with Rule 40-1 5-3-.07 as to labeling of
				the container.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-15 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Subject 40-15-2 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Rule 40-15-2-.07 - Liquid Measuring Devices

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Liquid measuring devices used commercially in the State of
				  Georgia shall conform to the requirements of the current Code for these devices
				  found in the National Bureau of Standards HANDBOOK 44, entitled
				  "Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Requirements for Commercial Weighing and
				  Measuring Devices," and supplements thereto.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  10-2-5(Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654).
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-15 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Subject 40-15-2 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Rule 40-15-2-.08 - Vehicle Tank Measures

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Vehicle tank measures used commercially in the State of
				  Georgia shall conform to the requirements of the current Code for these devices
				  found in the National Bureau of Standards HANDBOOK 44, entitled
				  "Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Requirements for Weighing and Measuring
				  Devices," and supplements thereto.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  10-2-5(Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654).
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Vehicle tank meters used commercially in the State of Georgia
				  shall conform to the requirements of the current Code for these devices in the
				  National Institute of Standards and Technology HANDBOOK 44, entitled
				  "Specifications, Tolerances, and Other Technical Requirements for Weighing and
				  Measuring Devices," and supplements thereto; however, provision UR 2.2 Ticket
				  Printer; Customer Ticket, of Section 3.31 Vehicle-Tank Meters, User
				  Requirements, shall not be adopted or required.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  10-2-4,
et seq.
10-2-5.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-15 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Subject 40-15-2 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Rule 40-15-2-.10 - Weights and Measures Laboratory Calibration Fees

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Authority and Application. This schedule of fees for
				  calibrations and certifications of standards (a device, item or equipment used
				  to determine mass, volume or length) is pursuant to O.C.G.A.
				  10-2-5(15)  and
				  shall be assessed for metrology services performed by the Weights and Measures
				  Laboratory of the Georgia Department of Agriculture. The fees are based at
				  $55.00 per hour for tolerance calibrations and $65.00 per hour for precision
				  calibrations.
(2) Schedule of Fees:
(a) Mass (Echelon I and II) Precision
				Calibrations:
1. NBS 547 Classes M, S, S-1 and
				ASTM E617 Classes 1, 2, 3. All mass standards of the above classes
				.................... $30.00 each
2.
				NBS 547 Class P and ASTM E617 Class 4. All mass standards of the above classes
				.................... $20.00 each
The above calibrations are required for the manufacturer
				  classified weights. Standards are not adjusted or classified by the laboratory.
				  The above calibrations include a Certificate of Traceability, "As Found"
				  values/corrections and the associated uncertainty.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-15 - WEIGHTS AND MEASURES › Subject 40-15-3 - PACKAGING AND LABELING, ADVERTISING AND REPRESENTATIONS IN GENERAL › Rule 40-15-3-.01 - Application

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This regulation shall apply to packages and to commodities in
				  package form, but shall not apply to:
(a) inner wrappings not intended to be
				individually sold to the customer;
(b) shipping containers or wrapping used
				solely for the transportation of any commodities in bulk or in quantity to
				manufacturers, packers, or processors, or to wholesale or retail distributors,
				but in no event shall this exclusion apply to packages of consumer or
				non-consumer commodities, as defined herein;
(c) auxiliary containers or outer wrappings
				used to deliver packages of such commodities to retail customers if such
				containers or wrappings bear no printed matter pertaining to any particular
				commodity;
(d) containers used for
				retail tray pack displays when the container itself is not intended to be sold
				(e.g., the tray that is used to display individual envelopes of seasonings,
				gravies, etc., and the tray itself is not intended to be sold); or
(e) open carriers and transparent wrappers or
				carriers for containers when the wrappers or carriers do not bear any written,
				printed or graphic matter obscuring the label information required by this
				regulation.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  10-2-5(Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654).
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(1) Declaration of Identity. Consumer
				Package. A declaration of identity on a consumer package shall appear on the
				principal display panel, and shall positively identify the commodity in the
				package by its common or usual name, description, generic term, or the
				like.
(2) Parallel Identity
				Declaration: Consumer Package. A declaration of the identity on a consumer
				package shall appear generally parallel to the base on which the package rests
				as it is designed to be displayed.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  10-2-5(Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654).
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A declaration of identity on a non-consumer package shall
				  appear on the outside of a package and shall positively identify the commodity
				  in the package by its common or usual name, description, generic term or the
				  like.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  10-2-5(Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654).
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(1) Any package
				kept, offered, or exposed for sale, or sold, at any place other than on the
				premises where packed shall specify conspicuously on the label of the package
				the name and address of the manufacturer, packer, or distributor. The name
				shall be the actual corporate name, or when not incorporated, the name under
				which the business is conducted. The address shall include street address,
				city, state and ZIP Code; however, the street address may be omitted if this is
				shown in a current city directory or telephone directory.
(2) If a person manufactures, packs, or
				distributes a commodity at a place other than his principal place of business,
				the label may state the principal place of business in lieu of the actual place
				where the commodity was manufactured or packed or is to be distributed, unless
				such statement would be misleading. Where the commodity is not manufactured by
				the person whose name appears on the label, the name shall be qualified by a
				phrase that reveals the connection such person has with such commodity, such as
				"Manufactured for and packed by ________________________," "Distributed
				by__________," or any other wording of similar import that expresses the
				facts.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  10-2-5(Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654).
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(1) General. The metric and inch pound
				systems of weights and measures are recognized as proper systems to be used in
				the declaration of quantity. Units of both systems may be presented in a dual
				declaration of quantity. Except where additional exemption is otherwise
				provided herein, all metric labeling requirements affected by this shall apply
				to labels after the effective date of this regulation.
(2) Largest Whole Unit. Where this regulation
				requires that the quantity declaration be in terms of the largest whole unit,
				the declaration shall, with respect to a particular package, be in terms of the
				largest whole unit of weight or measure, with any remainder expressed.
(a) Inch-Pound Units:
1. in common or decimal fractions of such
				largest whole unit or in:
2. the
				next smaller whole unit, or units with any further remainder of terms of common
				or decimal fractions of the smallest unit present in the quantity
				declaration.
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(1) General. The metric and inch-pound
				systems of weights and measures are recognized as proper systems to be used in
				the declaration of quantity. Units of both systems might be combined in a dual
				declaration of quantity.
(2)
				Location. A non-consumer package shall bear on the outside a declaration of the
				net quantity of contents. Such declaration shall be in terms of the largest
				whole unit (see paragraph
				40-15-3-.06(2)
				Largest Whole Unit).
(3) Terms:
				Weight, Liquid Measure, Dry Measure, or Count. The declaration of quantity of a
				particular commodity shall be expressed in terms of liquid measure if the
				commodity is liquid, or in terms of dry measure if the commodity is dry, or in
				terms of weight if the commodity is solid, semisolid, viscous, or a mixture of
				solid and liquid, or in terms of numerical count. However, if there exists a
				firmly established general consumer usage and trade custom with respect to the
				terms used in expressing a declaration of quantity of a particular commodity,
				such declaration of quantity may be expressed in its traditional terms, if such
				traditional declaration gives accurate and adequate information as to the
				quantity of the commodity.
(4)
				Inch-Pound Units: Weight, Measure. A declaration of Quantity:
(a) in units of weight, shall be in terms of
				the avoirdupois pound or ounce;
(b)
				in units of liquid measure, shall be in terms of the United States gallon of
				231 cubic inches or liquid-quart, liquid-pint, or fluid ounce subdivisions of
				the gallon, and shall express the volume at 68° F except in the case of
				petroleum products, for which the declaration shall express the volume at
				60° F, and except also in the case of a commodity that is normally sold and
				consumed while frozen, for which the declaration shall express the volume at
				the frozen temperature, and except also in the case of a commodity that is
				normally sold in the refrigerated state, for which the declaration shall
				express the volume at 40° F;
(c) in units of linear measure, shall be in
				terms of the yard, foot, or inch;
(d) in units of area measure, shall be in
				terms of the square yard, square foot, or square inch;
(e) in units of volume measure, shall be in
				terms of cubic yard, cubic foot, or cubic inch;
(f) in units of dry measure, shall be in
				terms of the United States bushel of 2150.42 cubic inches, or peck, dry-quart
				and dry-pint subdivisions of the bushel.
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(1) General. All information required to
				appear on a consumer package shall appear thereon in the English language and
				shall be prominent, definite, and plain, and shall be conspicuous as to size
				and style of letters and numbers and as to color of background. Any required
				information that is either in hand lettering or hand script shall be entirely
				clear and equal to printing in legibility.
(a) Location. The declaration or declarations
				of quantity of the contents of a package shall appear on the bottom 30 percent
				of the principal display panel or panels. For cylindrical containers, see also
				paragraph 40-15-3-.10(6) for
				additional requirements.
(b) Style
				of Type or Lettering. The declarations of quantity shall be in such style of
				type or lettering as to be boldly, clearly, and conspicuously presented with
				respect to other type, lettering, or graphic material on the package, except
				that a declaration of net quantity blown, formed, or molded on a glass or
				plastic surface is permissible when all label information is blown, or molded
				on the surface.
(c) Color Contrast.
				The declaration or declarations of quantity shall be in a color that contrasts
				conspicuously with its background, except that a declaration of net quantity
				blown, formed, or molded on a glass or plastic surface shall not be required to
				be presented in a contrasting color if no required label information is on the
				surface in a contrasting color.
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All information required to appear on a non-consumer package
				  shall be definitely and clearly stated thereon in the English language. Any
				  required information that is either in hand lettering or hand script shall be
				  entirely clear and equal to printing in legibility.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  10-2-5(Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654).
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(1) Display Card Package. For an individual
				package affixed to a display card, or for a commodity and display card together
				comprising a package, the type size of the quantity declaration is governed by
				the dimensions of the display card.
(2) Aerosols and Similar Pressurized
				Containers. The declaration of quantity on an aerosol package, and on a similar
				pressurized package, shall disclose the net quantity of the commodity
				(including propellant), in terms of weight that will be expelled when the
				instructions for use as shown on the container are followed.
(3) Multi-Unit Packages. Any package
				containing more than one individual "commodity in package form" (see paragraph
				40-15-3-.02(1)) of
				the same commodity shall bear on the outside of the package a declaration of:
(a) the number of individual units;
(b) the quantity of each individual unit;
				and
(c) the total quantity of the
				contents of the multi-unit package:
Provided,
that any such
				declaration of total quantity shall not be required to include the
				parenthetical quantity statement of a dual quantity representation. (Example:
				soap bars, 6 bars, Net Weight 75 grams each; Total Net Weight 450
				grams.)
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(1) General.
				Whenever any consumer commodity or package of consumer commodity is exempted
				from the requirements for dual quantity declaration, the net quantity required
				to appear on the package shall be in terms of the largest whole unit (except
				see subparagraph
				40-15-3-.10(3)(c)).
(2) Random Packages. A random package bearing
				a label conspicuously declaring
(a) the net
				weight,
(b) the price per kilogram
				or pound, and
(c) the total price
				shall be exempt from the type size, dual declaration, placement, and free area
				requirements of the regulation. In the case of a random package at one place
				for subsequent sale at another, neither the price per unit of weight nor the
				total selling price need appear on the package provided the package label
				includes both such prices at the time it is offered or exposed for sale at
				retail.
(This exemption shall apply to uniform weight packages of
				  cheese and cheese products labeled in the same manner and by the same type of
				  equipment as random packages exempted by this section.)
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(1) Packaging Variations.
(a) Variations from Declared Net Quantity.
				Variations from the declared net weight, measure, or count shall be permitted
				when caused by unavoidable deviations in weighing, measuring, or counting the
				contents of individual packages that occur in good packaging practices, but
				such variations shall not be permitted to such extent that the average of the
				quantities in the package of a particular commodity, or a lot of the commodity
				that is kept, offered or exposed for sale, or sold is below the stated
				quantity, and no unreasonable shortage in any package shall be permitted, even
				though overages in other packages in the same lot, shipment, delivery
				compensate for such shortage. Variations above the declared quantity shall not
				be unreasonably large.
(b)
				Variations Resulting from Exposure. Variations from the declared weight or
				measure shall be permitted when caused by ordinary and customary exposure to
				conditions that normally occur in good distribution practice and that
				unavoidably result in change of weight or measure, but only after the commodity
				is introduced into intrastate commerce;
Provided
that the phrase
				"introduced into intrastate commerce" as used in this paragraph shall be
				construed to define the time and the place at which the first sale and delivery
				of a package is made within the State, the delivery being either
1. directly to the purchaser or to his agent,
				or
2. to a common carrier for
				shipment to the purchaser, and this paragraph shall be construed as requiring
				that, so long as a shipment, delivery, or lot of packages of a particular
				commodity remains in the possession or under the control of the packager or
				person who introduces the package into intrastate commerce, exposure variations
				shall not be permitted.
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Any person, firm or corporation advertising for sale at
				  retail an article or commodity not available during any day of the advertised
				  period, shall, on demand of the customer, issue a "Rain Check" which will
				  permit the customer to purchase the advertised article or commodity at the
				  advertised price within thirty days of the last offering
				  date.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  10-2-5(Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654).
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Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654.
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Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654.
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(1) Berries and Small Fruits. The fruits
				shall be offered and exposed for sale by weight, or by measure in open-measure
				containers having capacities per subparagraph
				40-15-4-.01(1)(a)
				or subparagraph
				40-15-4-.01(1)(b),
				and when sold by measure, the containers shall be deemed not to be packages for
				labeling purposes.
(a) Inch-Pound Capacities
				- 1/2 dry pint, 1 dry pint, or 1 dry quart.
(b) Metric Capacities - 250 milliliters, 500
				milliliters, or 1 liter.
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(1) Fence Wire Products. Rolls of fence wire
				products shall be sold by:
(a) gauge of
				wire;
(b) height in terms of inches
				or centimeters, if applicable; and,
(c) length in terms of rods, meters, or
				feet.
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Except where otherwise provided by statute, when products of
				  the same kind as the original contents are packed in used containers by other
				  than the original packers and sold or offered for sale or transported for sale,
				  any markings pertaining to the original contents shall be erased or obliterated
				  and such container shall be conspicuously marked or labeled "Not Original
				  Contents," in letters at least one inch high. This regulation shall apply in
				  the case of bags or sacks tagged on the outside. This regulation shall not be
				  construed to supersede labeling requirements as prescribed by other regulations
				  in any manner whatsoever.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  10-2-5(Ga. L. 1972. p.
				  654).
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(1) When irregular
				or imperfect goods, materials and products are offered for sale, sold,
				bartered, or exchanged, whether they be of consumer or nonconsumer
				classifications, the same must be advertised and identified by labeling as
				irregular or imperfect (not a first-line product).
(2) The type or irregularity or imperfection
				must be identified so that customer shall be aware of, and understand, what the
				goods, material or product's imperfection is.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  10-2-5(Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654).
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(1) Presentation of Price. Whenever an
				advertised, posted or labeled price per unit of weight, measure, or count for
				any commodity includes a fraction of a cent, all elements of the fraction shall
				be prominently displayed, and the numerals expressing the fraction shall be
				immediately adjacent to, of the same general design and style as, and at least
				one-half the height and width of, the numerals representing the whole
				cent.
(2) Allowable Differences:
				Combination Quantity Declarations. Whenever the method of sale for a bulk or
				packaged commodity requires the use of a statement that includes count in
				addition to weight, measure, or size, the following shall apply to the
				particular commodity:
(a) Beverageware:
				Pressed and Blown Tumblers and Stemware. The allowable difference between
				actual and declared capacity shall be:
1. For
				inch-pound:
(i) plus or minus 1/4 fluid ounce
				for items of 5 fluid ounce capacity or less; and,
(ii) plus or minus 5 percent of the stated
				capacity for items over 5 fluid ounce capacity.
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(1) Sale of goods from bulk shall be deemed
				to take place when:
(a) the seller determines
				the quantity and the sale of goods are in excess of twenty dollars ($20),
				and;
(b) Any consumer or
				non-consumer commodity such as bulk fertilizer, heating oil, cord of wood, sold
				to a consumer-user, must be accompanied by a delivery ticket containing the
				following information:
1. name and address of
				the vendor and the purchaser;
2.
				the date weighed or measured if different from the date the commodity is
				delivered; otherwise, only the date delivered shall be shown;
3. the quantity delivered, and the net
				quantity upon which the price is based, if this differs from the quantity
				delivered. If the quantity of the commodity is represented in avoirdupois
				pounds, the net weight of the delivery and the gross weight and the tare weight
				from which the net weight was computed must be shown with the weight to the
				nearest 10 pounds, if in excess of 10,000 pounds;
4. the identity of the goods or commodities
				in the most descriptive terms commercially practicable, including quantity
				representation made in connection with the sale;
5. the tag number of the truck when a truck
				number is not identifiable with the vehicle;
6. the tare weight, the gross weight of the
				vehicle transporting the commodity, and the net weight of the
				delivery;
7. the net weight must be
				determined by the same weighmaster who determined the tare weight and the gross
				weight on the same scale of the same day, and;
8. the count of individually-wrapped
				packages, if more than one.
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(1) All tobacco received at tobacco auction
				warehouses, for the purpose of sale, must be weighed and sold on a net weight
				basis and must be weighed on approved scales with graduated intervals not
				greater than one pound.
(2) Scales
				shall be back-balanced an amount equal to the average weight of the sheets on
				which the tobacco is laid before the sheet unit is weighed.
(3) All sheets of tobacco weighed prior to
				sale shall be accompanied by an identification ticket which shall include there
				on the name of the seller and the net weight of the tobacco on the
				sheet.
(4) All tobacco weighed for
				the purpose of sale, offering for sale, or sold, including but not limited to
				"House" and/or "Speculators" tobacco, shall be weighed and recorded
				accurately.
(5) All "reworked" or
				"resale" tobacco must be re-weighed before it is again offered or exposed for
				sale.
(6) It shall be the duty of
				each tobacco auction market manager to retain a copy of all records, including
				sales tags, weight tickets, account of sales, and other records covering each
				transaction for a period of three years. These records shall at all times be
				available for, and open to, the confidential inspection of the Commissioner or
				his authorized agents.
(7) All
				scales, buggies, conveyors and sheets to be used in processing the tobacco for
				sale shall be installed or available for inspection not later than July 5, or
				three weeks prior to the opening date of the tobacco markets whichever is
				earlier.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  10-2-49(Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654).
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All farm milk tanks used, or to be used, under an express
				  contract between the producer and the purchaser, and on the premises of the
				  producer, for the commercial measurement of milk or other fluid dairy products,
				  must meet the specifications and tolerances set forth in National Bureau of
				  Standards HANDBOOK 44 and supplements there to, filed in the offices of the
				  Commissioner of Agriculture.
(a)
				Installation: It shall be the responsibility of the manufacturer or his agent
				or dealer or the producer to install the farm milk tank in accordance with the
				aforementioned specifications and to notify the Commissioner of Agriculture of
				such installation.
(b) Calibration:
				It shall be the responsibility of the milk tank manufacturer to calibrate all
				farm milk tanks. The calibration must be made at the factory or after
				installation, and must meet the aforementioned specifications. The gauge rod
				shall be numbered or otherwise identified as a part of the specific tank, and
				it shall be illegal to swap or interchange gauge rod between tanks.
(c) Testing: It shall be the responsibility
				of the Commissioner of Agriculture to test the calibration and the installation
				of all farm milk tanks and to apply the standard weights and measures seal of
				approval to all tanks, gauges, and charts as approved.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  10-2-5(Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654).
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(1) Definitions.
(a) "Grain Moisture Meter." Any device
				indicating either directly or through conversion tables and/or correction
				tables the moisture content of cereal grains and oil seeds.
(b) "Grain Sample." That portion of grain or
				seed taken from a bulk of grain or seed to be bought or sold and used to
				determine the moisture content of the bulk.
(c) "Grain sample weighing equipment." A
				scale adapted to weighing grain samples used in determining moisture content,
				dockage, weight per unit volume, etc.
(d) "Moisture content." The mass of water in
				a grain or seed sample (determined by the reference method) divided by the mass
				of the grain or seed sample expressed as a percentage (%).
(e) "Moisture meter charts." Conversion and
				correction tables used to determine the moisture content from the value
				indicated by the moisture meter based on parameters of grain type, temperature
				or test weight.
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Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654.
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Ga. L. 1972, p.
				  654.