Georgia Administrative Code

(1) The sale or distribution of any plant listed on the Federal Noxious Weed list or determined by the Commissioner to be a public nuisance is prohibited. (2) All Live Plant Growers and Live Plant Dealers must purchase Live Plants only from those persons or businesses who are dul…

All Live Plant Growers and Live Plant Dealers must maintain records showing the source and date of purchase of all Live Plants received during the past twelve months. Such records must be made available to the Commissioner during normal business hours.

Special inspections for issuance of special permits, compliance letters, phytosanitary certificates, post-entry permits, other certificates and other documents may be performed by the Commissioner upon request and upon payment of the appropriate fee.

(1) Certificates may be issued for the following premises used for the production of: a. Ornamental plants b. Plant material or seeds certified for varietal purity c. Pine and/or hardwood seedlings d. Sod or turfgrass sprigs (2) Treatment of certain premises may be necessary to p…

Any of the following acts will constitute a violation of this Chapter. (a) The sale or distribution of any Live Plants infected or infested with Plant Pests or in poor physical condition. (b) The sale or distribution of any plant listed on the Federal Noxious Weed list or determi…

(1) The Commissioner may place a Quarantine or issue a Stop Sale on any Regulated Article which he finds to be infected or infested with Plant Pests or in poor physical condition until the problem can be corrected. If the problem is not corrected during the time specified by the …

(1) The names and definitions for commercial feeds shall be the Official Definitions of Feed Ingredients adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), except as the Commissioner designates otherwise in specific cases. (2) The terms used in reference to co…

Hereinafter, the following is adopted by reference, and therefore all applicable provisions become part of this chapter: 1. Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, Title 21 United States Code Parts 321 (Only 21 USC §§ 321(f), 321(g), 321(k), 321(m), 321(s), 321(v), and 321(w)), 331 …

The Commissioner or his duly designated agent is authorized to collect samples of feed upon demand without charge or cost from any factory, warehouse, or establishment within this state in which commercial feeds are manufactured, processed, packed, distributed, or held for distri…

(1) Commercial feed, other than customer-formula feed, shall be labeled with the information prescribed in this regulation on the principal display panel of the product and in the following general format. (a) Net Weight (may be stated in metric units in addition to the required …

(1) The brand or product name must be appropriate for the intended use of the feed and must not be misleading. If the name indicates the feed is made for a specific use, the character of the feed must conform therewith. A mixture labeled "Dairy Feed," for example, must be suitabl…

(1) The guarantees for crude protein, equivalent protein from non-protein nitrogen, crude fat, crude fiber and mineral guarantees (when required) will be in terms of percentage, provided that for products labeled for net content (i.e., tablets, capsules, granules, or liquids), mi…

(1) The name of each ingredient or collective term for the grouping of ingredients, when required to be listed, shall be the name as defined in the Official Definitions of Feed Ingredients as published in the Official Publication of the Association of American Feed Control Offici…

(1) Directions for use and precautionary statements on labeling of all commercial feeds and customer-formula feeds containing additives (including drugs, special purpose additives, or non-nutritive additives) shall: (a) Be adequate to enable safe and effective use for the intende…

(1) Urea and other non-protein nitrogen products defined in the Official Publication of the Association of American Feed Control Officials are acceptable ingredients only in commercial feeds for ruminant animals as a source of equivalent crude protein. If the commercial feed cont…

(1) Prior to approval of the label for commercial feed which contain additives (including drugs, other special purpose additives, or non-nutritive additives) the distributor may be required to submit evidence to prove the safety and efficacy of the commercial feed when used accor…

The following persons are required to obtain a Commercial Feed License before distributing commercial feed in this state: (a) Any person who manufactures a commercial feed (including customer-formula feed) in this state; (b) Any person whose name appears on the label of commercia…

The license fee shall be based upon the tonnage (rounded off to nearest whole ton), of commercial feed distributed by the licensee in the previous calendar year ending December 31, and a penalty if received after the due date of January 31, as prescribed in the following schedule…

All pet food and specialty pet food in packages often pounds or less must be registered by a licensee, before they are distributed in this state. The registration fee shall be $40 per product, provided that if registration fees for renewal of registrations are received after Janu…

(1) For the purpose of Section 2-13-10(1) of the Act, the terms "poisonous or deleterious substance" include but are not limited to the following: (a) Fluorine and any mineral or mineral mixture which is to be used directly for the feeding of domestic animals and in which the flu…

For the purposes of enforcement of Section 2-13-10(8) of the Act the Commissioner adopts the following as current good manufacturing practices: (a) The regulations prescribing good manufacturing practices for Type B and Type C medicated feeds as published in the most current Code…

(1) PRINCIPAL DISPLAY PANEL means the part of a label that is most likely to be displayed, presented, shown or examined under normal and customary conditions of display for retail sale. (2) INGREDIENT STATEMENT means a collective and contiguous listing on the label of the ingredi…

(1) The statement of net content and product name must be shown on the principal display panel. All other required information may be placed elsewhere on the label but shall be sufficiently conspicuous as to render it easily read by the average purchaser under ordinary conditions…

(1) Any flavor designation on a pet food label must either conform to the name of its source as shown in the ingredient statement or the ingredient statement shall show the source of the flavor. The word flavor shall be printed in the same size type and with an equal degree of co…

(1) The sliding scale method of expressing a guaranteed analysis (for example, "protein 15-18%") is prohibited. (2) Pursuant to Section 2-13-8(a) - (3) of the Act, the label of a pet food which is formulated as and represented to be a mineral supplement, shall include in the guar…

(1) The maximum moisture in all pet foods shall be guaranteed and shall not exceed 78% or the natural moisture content of the constituent ingredients of the product, whichever is greater. Pet foods such as those consisting principally of stew, gravy, sauce, broth, juice or a milk…

(1) An artificial color may be used in a pet food only if it has been shown to be harmless to pets. The permanent or provisional listing of an artificial color in the United States Food and Drug Regulations as safe for use, together with the conditions, limitations, and tolerance…

The Analytical Variations (AV) used to determine whether the analysis of an official feed sample is out of compliance, shall be those adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials, Inc. (AAFCO), as published in the Official Publication.

(1) Definitions applying to fertilizers and fertilizer materials and other products containing plant nutrients shall be those defined in O.C.G.A. 2-12-1, the Georgia Fertilizer Act of 1997, those contained in Official Publication Number 50 of the Association of American Plant Foo…

Products regulated under the Georgia Horticultural Growing Media Act are exempted from regulation under the Georgia Fertilizer Act of 1997.

In accordance with O.C.G.A. § 2-12-8(a), industrial by-products to be used for their nutrient content, which are not sold, but are given away, are exempt from payment of the $0.60 per ton inspection fee.