Designation of cooperating agency

(a) The department, acting by and through its Commissioner, is designated as the state agency responsible for cooperating with the administration under the provisions of the federal act. (b) In furtherance of its responsibilities under subsection (a) of this Code section, the department may: (1) Conduct inspections and take other regulatory actions as necessary to assist the administration in enforcement of the federal act; and (2) Enter into cooperative agreements with the administration to carry out the provisions of the federal act. History. Code 1981, § 26-2-441, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 215, § 1/HB 176; Ga. L. 2023, p. 730, § 4(b)(7)/HB 475, effective July 1, 2023. The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised language in subsection (a). ARTICLE 18 RAW DAIRY Effective date. This article became effective July 1, 2023. Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 2022, p. 809, § 1/HB 1175, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Georgia Raw Dairy Act.’”