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Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-13 - PHONY PEACH DISEASE QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-13-.08 - Penalties

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Under the provisions of the Entomology Act of 1937, approved
				  by the Governor of Georgia, March 25, 1937, any person who shall violate any of
				  the regulations of this order shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon
				  conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided by law.
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659;
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-14 - REPEALED - TOBACCO PLANT QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-14-.01 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-14 - REPEALED - TOBACCO PLANT QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-14-.02 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-14 - REPEALED - TOBACCO PLANT QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-14-.03 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-14 - REPEALED - TOBACCO PLANT QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-14-.04 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-14 - REPEALED - TOBACCO PLANT QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-14-.05 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-15 - REPEALED - SWEET POTATO WEEVIL QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-15-.01 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659,
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-15 - REPEALED - SWEET POTATO WEEVIL QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-15-.02 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-20.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-15 - REPEALED - SWEET POTATO WEEVIL QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-15-.03 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659;
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-15 - REPEALED - SWEET POTATO WEEVIL QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-15-.04 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659;
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-15 - REPEALED - SWEET POTATO WEEVIL QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-15-.05 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659;
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-15 - REPEALED - SWEET POTATO WEEVIL QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-15-.06 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659;
				  1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-15 - REPEALED - SWEET POTATO WEEVIL QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-15-.07 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659;
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-16 - REPEALED - WHITE-FRINGED BEETLE QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-16-.01 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-14-130.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-16 - REPEALED - WHITE-FRINGED BEETLE QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-16-.02 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659;
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-16 - REPEALED - WHITE-FRINGED BEETLE QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-16-.03 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659;
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-16 - REPEALED - WHITE-FRINGED BEETLE QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-16-.04 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659;
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-16 - REPEALED - WHITE-FRINGED BEETLE QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-16-.05 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659;
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-16 - REPEALED - WHITE-FRINGED BEETLE QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-16-.06 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659;
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-16 - REPEALED - WHITE-FRINGED BEETLE QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-16-.07 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659;
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-16 - REPEALED - WHITE-FRINGED BEETLE QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-16-.08 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1987, p. 659;
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-17 - REPEALED - PEANUT STUNT DISEASE QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-17-.01 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937 p. 659; Ga.
				  L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-17 - REPEALED - PEANUT STUNT DISEASE QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-17-.02 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659;
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-17 - REPEALED - PEANUT STUNT DISEASE QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-17-.03 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659;
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-17 - REPEALED - PEANUT STUNT DISEASE QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-17-.04 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659;
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-17 - REPEALED - PEANUT STUNT DISEASE QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-17-.05 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659;
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-17 - REPEALED - PEANUT STUNT DISEASE QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-17-.06 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Ga. L. 1937, p. 659;
				  Ga. L. 1959, p. 360.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-18 - REPEALED - PEACH STEM PITTING QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-18-.01 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-18 - REPEALED - PEACH STEM PITTING QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-18-.02 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-18 - REPEALED - PEACH STEM PITTING QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-18-.03 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-18 - REPEALED - PEACH STEM PITTING QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-18-.04 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-18 - REPEALED - PEACH STEM PITTING QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-18-.05 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-18 - REPEALED - PEACH STEM PITTING QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-18-.06 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-19 - REPEALED - REGULATIONS FOR THE INSPECTION OF PEACH ORCHARDS FOR PHONY PEACH DISEASE › Rule 40-4-19-.01 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-19 - REPEALED - REGULATIONS FOR THE INSPECTION OF PEACH ORCHARDS FOR PHONY PEACH DISEASE › Rule 40-4-19-.02 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-19 - REPEALED - REGULATIONS FOR THE INSPECTION OF PEACH ORCHARDS FOR PHONY PEACH DISEASE › Rule 40-4-19-.03 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-19 - REPEALED - REGULATIONS FOR THE INSPECTION OF PEACH ORCHARDS FOR PHONY PEACH DISEASE › Rule 40-4-19-.04 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-20 - REPEALED - REGULATIONS FOR MOVEMENT OF PEPPER PLANTS INTO GEORGIA › Rule 40-4-20-.01 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  2-7-20,
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-20 - REPEALED - REGULATIONS FOR MOVEMENT OF PEPPER PLANTS INTO GEORGIA › Rule 40-4-20-.02 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  2-7-20,
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-20 - REPEALED - REGULATIONS FOR MOVEMENT OF PEPPER PLANTS INTO GEORGIA › Rule 40-4-20-.03 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  2-7-20,
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-20 - REPEALED - REGULATIONS FOR MOVEMENT OF PEPPER PLANTS INTO GEORGIA › Rule 40-4-20-.04 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  2-7-20,
				  2-7-23
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-20 - REPEALED - REGULATIONS FOR MOVEMENT OF PEPPER PLANTS INTO GEORGIA › Rule 40-4-20-.05 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  2-7-20,
				  2-7-31.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-20 - REPEALED - REGULATIONS FOR MOVEMENT OF PEPPER PLANTS INTO GEORGIA › Rule 40-4-20-.06 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  2-7-20,
				  2-7-31.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-21 - HORTICULTURAL GROWING MEDIA › Rule 40-4-21-.02 - Registration and Fees

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All registrants of horticultural growing
				media distributed in Georgia must register each product name with the
				Commissioner on a Registration Document supplied by the Commissioner. The
				initial registration of a horticultural growing medium must be accompanied by a
				Suitability Document.
(2) All
				registrants must submit an annual fee of $50.00 for each product name
				registered. The maximum total annual fee per registrant shall be
				$1500.00.
(3) No product name shall
				be registered which misrepresents the product's primary component or component
				formulation.
(4) Each product name
				shall refer to a specific formulation; different product names may refer to the
				same specific formulation. Products for which formulations change or are
				modified beyond the ranges reported in the Registration Document must either be
				preregistered with a name which distinguishes them from the previous
				formulation, or production and distribution of the previous formulation must
				cease.
(5) Reregistered products
				must be accompanied by a new Registration Document and Suitability Document for
				that formulation.
(6) Each product
				Registration Document shall be accompanied by a label or facsimile of a label
				for that product as named. If the product is sold in more than one size, a
				label or facsimile of a label for each package size must be
				submitted.
(7) Registrations for
				each product name shall be renewed annually by July 1.
Authority O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-12-100
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-21 - HORTICULTURAL GROWING MEDIA › Rule 40-4-21-.03 - Contents of the Label

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Label information may be printed on the
				bag containing the product, printed on a sticker placed on the bag, printed on
				a flyer or tag attached to the bag, or in the case of bulk bags or bulk, any of
				the above or printed on a fact sheet accompanying the shipment.
(2) The Commissioner shall require each label
				to contain the following minimum information. Additional information of an
				instructional or explanatory nature may be provided at the discretion of the
				registrant.
(a) The product name as
				registered.
(b) The volume of the
				product in quarts, cubic feet, yards, or metric volumes, or the weight of the
				product in ounces, pounds, or metric weights, as registered.
(c) A listing of all physical components
				whether organic or inorganic. Components shall be listed in order of decreasing
				amount by volume, if they comprise at least 3 per cent or more of total volume
				of the product. The percentage of the primary (first-named) component shall be
				listed as a 10 percent range of the total volume of the product. Components
				shall be described as follows:
1. Bark
				products shall be described as raw, aged, processed, or composted. Bark shall
				also be specified as pine or softwood (meaning Gymnosperm), or hardwood (not
				Gymnosperm), and may include no more than 15 percent by volume wood.
2. Peat products shall be described in
				accordance with ASTM standards as to whether they are sphagnum, hypnum,
				reed-sedge, humus, or other peat.
3. Wood products shall be described as raw,
				aged, processed, or composted.
4.
				Readily degradable organic substances shall be listed and described as raw,
				aged, processed or composted.
5.
				The base material(s) for any other composted product shall be described or
				listed.
(d) Intended use
				statements such as general recommendations for product use. If cautionary
				warnings of uses not recommended are made they should be stated in this section
				of the label.
(e) General
				fertilization recommendations for use with the product. An acceptable minimum
				recommendation would indicate at what time after planting the product required
				the addition of fertilizer, or whether the product required the addition of
				fertilizer.
(f) An address where
				further product information may be obtained, and a telephone number available
				during normal business hours for further product information.
(g) For products intended for use by
				commercial growers, the date of manufacture, or the month and year of
				manufacture, stated at any location on the bag. If the date or month and year
				of manufacture is coded, sufficient information must be provided to determine
				the date or month and year of manufacture from the code.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-21 - HORTICULTURAL GROWING MEDIA › Rule 40-4-21-.04 - Sampling and Analyses

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The Commissioner may enter in or upon any
				place used for preparation, distribution, or labeling of horticultural growing
				media during normal business hours and may inspect and sample any material, or
				inspect any label or labeling.
(2)
				The Commissioner may require the registrant to provide physical and chemical
				analyses of products if he has reason to believe the product does not conform
				with the label or labeling. The analyses shall include but not be limited to
				all information required by the label section of this Chapter, the Registration
				Document, the Suitability Document and any other supporting
				documentation.
(3) The Commissioner
				or his duly designated agent is authorized to collect samples of horticultural
				growing media upon demand without charge or cost from any public or private
				premises within this state in which horticultural growing media is
				manufactured, processed, packed, stored, distributed or held for distribution
				and from any vehicle used to transport or hold such horticultural growing
				media. Methods of sampling shall be those prescribed by the
				Commissioner.
O.C.G.A. §
											2-12-100 et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-21 - HORTICULTURAL GROWING MEDIA › Rule 40-4-21-.05 - Suitability

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) If claims of
				suitability of a horticultural growing medium are made for a specific crop or
				crops, or any claims of intended purpose are made, or any substance or product
				is promoted as a horticultural growing medium, the Commissioner may require
				data and proof of usefulness in the form of a Suitability Document, to show
				suitability for the intended purpose when used with generally accepted
				horticultural industry growing practices.
(2) The Commissioner may cooperate with or
				enter into agreements with any governmental agency or any other person,
				organization or entity to determine suitability of any horticultural growing
				medium for the intended purpose.
Authority O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-12-100
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-21 - HORTICULTURAL GROWING MEDIA › Rule 40-4-21-.06 - Exemptions

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Distribution of
				horticultural growing media planted with live plant material is exempt from
				labelling and registration requirements.
(2) Distribution of custom media is exempt
				from registration requirements provided it is prepared for a single purchaser
				and is not held for distribution to other purchasers.
(3) Distribution of horticultural growing
				media containing plant nutrients shall be exempt from the requirements of
				Article 1 of Chapter 12 of Title 2, the
'Georgia Fertilizer Act of
				1997'
.
Authority O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-12-100
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-21 - HORTICULTURAL GROWING MEDIA › Rule 40-4-21-.07 - Stop Sale and Revocations

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Commissioner is authorized to:
(a) Place a Stop Sale on any horticultural
				growing medium if the product name is not registered, or if the composition
				thereof is found to be inaccurately or untruthfully labelled by the
				Commissioner.
1. The distributor of the
				horticultural growing medium placed under Stop Sale will be notified by
				registered letter or by personal delivery of a Stop Sale document. The reason
				for the Stop Sale must be given.
2.
				A Stop Sale order may be released only by written order of the
				Commissioner.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-21 - HORTICULTURAL GROWING MEDIA › Rule 40-4-21-.08 - Unlawful Acts

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
It shall be an unlawful act to:
(a) Distribute an unregistered horticultural
				growing medium, except one exempted from the requirements of this
				Chapter.
(b) Distribute a
				horticultural growing medium if the label or labelling does not accurately
				reflect its composition.
(c)
				Distribute a horticultural growing medium which is unsuitable for its intended
				purpose or which contains substances at a level harmful to plant
				growth.
(d) Fail to supply the
				Commissioner with analyses of horticultural growing media when requested by the
				Commissioner.
(e) Fail to cease
				distribution of any horticultural growing medium for which the Commissioner has
				issued a Stop Sale order.
(f)
				Obstruct the Commissioner in the performance of his duties.
Authority O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-12-100
et
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-22 - REPEALED 40-4-22 › Rule 40-4-22-.01 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  2-7-1
et seq.
,
				  2-7-15.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-22 - REPEALED 40-4-22 › Rule 40-4-22-.02 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  2-7-1
et seq.
,
				  2-7-15.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-22 - REPEALED 40-4-22 › Rule 40-4-22-.03 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  2-7-1
et seq.
,
				  2-7-15.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-22 - REPEALED 40-4-22 › Rule 40-4-22-.04 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  2-7-1
et seq.
,
				  2-7-15.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-22 - REPEALED 40-4-22 › Rule 40-4-22-.05 - Repealed

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  2-7-1
et seq.
,
				  2-7-15.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-24 - BLUEBERRY SCORCH VIRUS QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-24-.01 - Identification of Pest

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Commissioner of Agriculture has determined that Blueberry
				  Scorch Virus, a plant disease not known to be established in the State of
				  Georgia, is a plant pest and is injurious to the agricultural interests of the
				  state.
O.C.G.A. Secs.
				  2-7-15,
				  2-7-20,
				  2-7-23.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-24 - BLUEBERRY SCORCH VIRUS QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-24-.02 - Commodities Covered

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Plants, buds, vegetative cuttings, root stock and/or any
				  other propagative forms of Vaccinium species (i.e., fruit bearing and
				  ornamental varieties of blueberry plants, huckleberry plants, etc.) are the
				  Commodities subject to this Blueberry Scorch Virus
				  Quarantine.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-23.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-24 - BLUEBERRY SCORCH VIRUS QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-24-.03 - Quarantine

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The commodities described in Rule
				  40-4-24-.02 shall be quarantined
				  when not in compliance with Rule
				  40-4-24-.04 or any time the
				  virus/pest is detected. This quarantine shall include blueberry plants in the
				  field which have tested positive for the Blueberry Scorch Virus. Should any
				  cultivated blueberry plant test positive for Blueberry Scorch Virus, the entire
				  plant (including the root system) must be destroyed via incineration. Testing
				  of nearby blueberry plants and insecticide treatments may be required at the
				  discretion of the Commissioner of Agriculture. Any Vaccinium species
				  originating from outside of the United States may be quarantined upon arrival
				  in Georgia until testing for Blueberry Scorch Virus is completed. The
				  Commissioner of Agriculture may require that shipments of plants be held
				  separate from other Vaccinium species until testing is
				  completed.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-20.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-24 - BLUEBERRY SCORCH VIRUS QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-24-.04 - Permitted Movement of Vaccinium Species into Georgia

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) All Commodities
				Covered by this Quarantine that are shipped into Georgia must be certified
				virus free by a virus-free certification program recognized by the Commissioner
				of Agriculture and must be accompanied by a Permit or State Phytosanitary
				Certificate issued by the State Plant Regulatory Organization.
(2) Prior notification of regulated commodity
				shipment is required. The shipper shall send by mail, facsimile or e-mail a
				copy of the Permit or State Phytosanitary Certificate to: Plant Protection
				Division, Georgia Department of Agriculture, 19 Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive,
				Atlanta, Georgia 30334; facsimile 404-656-3644; e-mail:
				Plantindustry@agr.state.ga.us. The Certificate must list:
(a) the type and quantity of
				plants,
(b) the address of
				shipper,
(c) the name and address
				of recipient,
(d) the test results,
				and
(e) contact number(s) of the
				shipper and recipient.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-24 - BLUEBERRY SCORCH VIRUS QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-24-.05 - Permits

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The
				Commissioner may, upon request by Plant Regulatory Organization of a state or
				commonwealth, issue a Permit to facilitate the movement of Vaccinium species
				into Georgia provided that:
(a) Blueberry
				Scorch Virus is not known to be established in that state or commonwealth,
				and
(b) only plants that originate
				from that state or commonwealth are shipped under this Permit.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-24 - BLUEBERRY SCORCH VIRUS QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-24-.06 - Penalties

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Any person, organization or business that violates the
				  provisions of this Quarantine shall be subject to monetary penalties and/or the
				  suspension, denial or revocation of license.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  2-7-29.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-25 › Rule 40-4-25-.01

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. §§
											2-7-20,
				  2-7-23.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-25 › Rule 40-4-25-.02

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. §§
											2-7-20,
				  2-7-23.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-25 › Rule 40-4-25-.03

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. §§
											2-7-20,
				  2-7-23.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-25 › Rule 40-4-25-.04

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. §§
											2-7-20,
				  2-7-23.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-25 › Rule 40-4-25-.05

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. §§
											2-7-20,
				  2-7-23.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-25 › Rule 40-4-25-.06

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. §§
											2-7-20,
				  2-7-23.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-25 › Rule 40-4-25-.07

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. §§
											2-7-20,
				  2-7-23.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-25 › Rule 40-4-25-.08

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. §§
											2-7-20,
				  2-7-23.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-25 › Rule 40-4-25-.09

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. §§
											2-7-20,
				  2-7-23.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-25 › Rule 40-4-25-.10

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. §§
											2-7-20,
				  2-7-23.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-25 › Rule 40-4-25-.11

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. §§
											2-7-20,
				  2-7-23.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-25 › Rule 40-4-25-.12

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. §§
											2-7-20,
				  2-7-23.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-25 › Rule 40-4-25-.13

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. §§
											2-7-20,
				  2-7-23.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-25 › Rule 40-4-25-.14

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A. §§
											2-7-20,
				  2-7-23.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-26 - CITRUS REGULATIONS AND QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-26-.01 - Establishment and Purpose of Regulations and Quarantine

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The purpose of these Rules is to minimize the spread of
				  serious graft-transmissible diseases as well as certain other pathogens and
				  nematodes of citrus by:
(1) requiring
				anyone propagating citrus to participate in a mandatory citrus nursery stock
				program; and
(2) outlining
				established protocols for movement of citrus into the state of Georgia. The
				requirements for program participation are established in these Rules.
It is intended that there shall be no propagation of citrus
				  nursery stock except as provided in these Rules, and it shall be unlawful to
				  plant citrus nursery stock in Georgia unless that citrus nursery stock has been
				  propagated in compliance with the requirements of these Rules.
O.C.G.A. §
											2-7-1 et.
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-26 - CITRUS REGULATIONS AND QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-26-.03 - Plant Pest Declaration

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
The Commissioner may declare any pest determined to be
				  injurious to citrus in Georgia to constitute a plant pest and a public
				  nuisance. The Department will publish a list of any citrus-related pests
				  declared to constitute a plant pest and public nuisance on the Department's
				  website.
O.C.G.A.
				  §
											2-7-1,
et.
				  seq
.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-26 - CITRUS REGULATIONS AND QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-26-.04 - Regulated Articles

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The following are regulated articles:
(a) Citrus plants; and
(b) Plant pathogens, diseases, and insects in
				all life stages.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-26 - CITRUS REGULATIONS AND QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-26-.05 - Citrus Plants, Budwood, and Rootstock Entering Georgia

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Importing Citrus Plants
(a) Citrus plants are prohibited from
				entering Georgia unless:
1. The state plant
				regulatory organization has been issued a Master Permit by the Georgia
				Department of Agriculture, Plant Protection Section;
2. The citrus plants were produced inside an
				exclusion structure as defined in these Rules;
3. The citrus plants are produced in a
				facility under a citrus certification compliance program with either the
				relevant state plant regulatory organization or USDA-APHIS-PPQ;
4. Scion trees or mother trees have been
				tested at least every three (3) years for the graph transmissible pathogens
				listed in these Rules or on the Department of Agriculture's website. Rootstock
				seed source trees must be tested for Citrus greening (or huanglongbing;
Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus
), Citrus Leaf Blotch Virus
				(CLBV), and Citrus Psorosis Virus (CPsV) at least every six (6)
				years;
5. The facility and citrus
				plants are inspected at least six (6) times per year by state plant regulatory
				or USDA-APHIS-PPQ personnel, or the combined number of inspections of both
				agencies total at least six (6), for citrus pests and diseases; and
6. The citrus plants are shipped directly
				from the approved exclusion structure to Georgia.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-26 - CITRUS REGULATIONS AND QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-26-.07 - Georgia Citrus Clean Stock Program

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) A Georgia Citrus Clean Stock Program may
				be initiated with the recommendation from any of the following organizations:
(a) Fort Valley State University
(b) Georgia Crop Improvement
				Association
(c) Georgia Department
				of Agriculture
(d) Georgia Seed
				Development Commission
(e)
				University of Georgia
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-26 - CITRUS REGULATIONS AND QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-26-.08 - Recordkeeping Requirements

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Records of certified budwood purchases
				must be maintained by a Georgia Citrus Nursery for a minimum of four (4) years
				and made available for inspection by the Department upon request. These records
				must include:
(a) Name of the budwood
				producer/seller;
(b) Physical
				address of the budwood producer/seller;
(c) Telephone number of the budwood
				producer/seller;
(d) Date of each
				purchase; and
(e) Variety name and
				number of buds purchased, per source tree, including identification number of
				each source tree.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-26 - CITRUS REGULATIONS AND QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-26-.09

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
O.C.G.A.
				  §
											2-7-1,
et.
				  seq
.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-26 - CITRUS REGULATIONS AND QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-26-.10 - Scientific Permits

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
Shipment or transport of quarantined pathogens, diseases, or
				  insects, in all lifeforms or stages, to Georgia is prohibited unless for the
				  purpose of diagnostic testing or scientific purposes, provided:
(1) The testing facility possesses a
				certificate or permit issued by USDA-APHIS-PPQ for the purposes of receiving
				and testing for citrus pests; and
(2) The testing facility possesses a permit
				issued by the Commissioner for the purposes of receiving and testing for citrus
				pests.
O.C.G.A. §
											2-7-1 et.
				  seq.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-26 - CITRUS REGULATIONS AND QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-26-.11 - Stop-Sale Notice and Hold Order

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
A Stop Sale Notice and Hold Order will be issued for the
				  following reasons:
(1) Compromise or
				breach of structure;
(2) Knowingly
				propagating citrus plants that do not meet the requirements of these
				Rules;
(3) Any citrus plant moved
				into Georgia in violation of these Rules;
(a)
				Shipments of citrus plants from facilities not in compliance with the
				requirements of this Rule will be placed under a Stop-Sale Notice and Hold
				Order until the owner determines final disposition.
(b) The owner must determine final
				disposition and communicate intent to the Commissioner within ten (10) days of
				the issuance of the Stop-Sale Notice and Hold Order.
(c) Any plants held for more than ten (10)
				days without the owner's final disposition plans will be deemed forfeited to
				the Commissioner for final handling.
Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE › Chapter 40-4 - ENTOMOLOGY AND PLANT INDUSTRY › Subject 40-4-26 - CITRUS REGULATIONS AND QUARANTINE › Rule 40-4-26-.12 - Release of Stop-Sale Notice and Hold Order

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) Compromise or breach of structure
(a) Citrus plants will be released from a
				Stop Sale and Hold Order once conditions causing the Stop-Sale Notice and Hold
				Order have been corrected and any pathogen threat has been found not to present
				a risk after evaluation by Department personnel.
(b) The Commissioner may consult with
				recognized experts in other agencies or states as deemed necessary.
(c) Risk evaluation will be based on:
1. Deficiencies existing prior to correction
				within the past two (2) years;
2.
				Number of actions taken by the Department within the past two (2)
				years;
3. Presence or absence of
				pathogens, vectors, and hosts in the geographic area of nursery site at such
				distances or levels that spread of these pathogens or vectors into the nursery
				is either likely or not;
4.
				Chemical application records supporting appropriate use of
				pesticides;
5. Destruction or
				treatment of infested material; and
6. Other information the Commissioner may
				deem relevant to the incident.