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Georgia Statutes, Title 2

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Title 2

21 chapters · 591 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 2591 Ch 8, AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PROMOTION115 Ch 7, PLANT DISEASE, PEST CONTROL, AND PES…102 Ch 12, FERTILIZERS, LIMING MATERIALS, AND S…57 Ch 10, MARKETING FACILITIES, ORGANIZATIONS,…46 Ch 6, SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION43 Ch 14, SALE OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOREST PRODUCTS37 Ch 9, DEALERS IN AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS35 Ch 11, SEEDS AND PLANTS29 Ch 13, COMMERCIAL FEEDS20 Ch 2, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE15 Ch 3, GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL EXPOSITION AUTH…15 Ch 23, HEMP FARMING12 Ch 4, GEORGIA SEED DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION10 Ch 5, REGISTRATION, LICENSES, AND PERMITS …9

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O.C.G.A. § 2-14-20 Sale of cottonseed hulls without having weight stamped on package
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Any person, firm, or corporation who sells cottonseed hulls in bales or packages without having the weight thereof plainly stamped or branded on each bale or package shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. — Ga. L. 1901, p. 63, § 1; Penal Code 1910, § 566; Code 1933, § 5-9913.
O.C.G.A. § 2-14-40 License required for sale of bees; fee; revocation of license
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(a) All persons, firms, or corporations desiring to carry on as a business the sale of bees, queens, nuclei, etc., shall apply to the Commissioner of Agriculture as ex officio state entomologist for a license to do so. The application shall be accompanied by a fee of $25.00. All …
O.C.G.A. § 2-14-41 Powers of Commissioner generally; promulgation and enforcement of rules, ordinances, and regulations
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The Commissioner shall have full and plenary power to deal with the American and European foul brood, all other contagious and infectious honeybee diseases, Africanized bees, or any other threat to honeybees. He shall have full power and authority to make, promulgate, and enforce…
O.C.G.A. § 2-14-41.1 Prohibition against restriction of honeybee production or maintenance

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No county, municipal corporation, consolidated government, or other political subdivision of this state shall adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, regulation, or resolution prohibiting, impeding, or restricting the establishment or maintenance of honeybees in hives. T…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-42 Inspections authorized generally

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The Commissioner and his agents and employees shall have the authority to enter any depot, express office, storeroom, warehouse, or other premises for the purpose of inspecting any honeybees or beekeeping fixtures or appliances therein in order to ascertain whether such bees or f…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-43 Inspection of honeybee colonies; assistance in inspection

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The Commissioner may require the registration and inspection of honeybee colonies as needed. Such inspections shall be made for the primary purpose of combating the spread of bee diseases, Africanized bees, or any other threat to honeybees in this state. All persons subject to th…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-44 Disposition of infected bees or fixtures

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The Commissioner, through his agents or employees, may require the removal from this state of any honeybees or beekeeping fixtures which have been brought into the state in violation of this article. If he finds that any bees or fixtures are infected with any contagious or infect…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-45 Compensation for destroyed property authorized; appraisal

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Whenever bees, hives, or other equipment are ordered destroyed pursuant to Code Section 2-14-44, the Commissioner shall appraise the property to be destroyed. If the Commissioner and the owner are unable to agree on the value, the Commissioner and the owner shall each appoint one…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-46 Importation of honeybees or secondhand equipment prohibited without special permit

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The shipment or movement into this state of any honeybees on comb, honeybees in hives, secondhand beehives, honeycomb, frames, used bee shipping cages, secondhand honey containers, or other used beekeeping fixtures is prohibited, except under special permit issued by the Commissi…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-47 Penalty for violation of article or rules or regulations

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Any person, firm, or corporation violating any of the provisions of this article or any of the rules or regulations of the Commissioner adopted in accordance with this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not more than $500.0…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-60 Definitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Grower’’ means any producer of pecans who does not engage in the business of a processor, as defined in paragraph (2) of this Code section, and who does not sell any pecans at wholesale other than those grown by him. (2) ‘‘Processor’’ mean…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-61 Licenses required of pecan processors and wholesalers

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(a) Within this state, no person, firm, partnership, or corporation shall engage in the processing of pecans other than those grown by him or it or in selling pecans other than those grown by him or it at wholesale without first obtaining a license to do so from the Department of…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-62 Standards and grades; labels; improper grading or labeling as cause for license revocation

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The Commissioner shall prescribe standards and grades for pecans fit for human consumption. All pecans sold by processors or wholesalers must conform to the prescribed standards and grades and must be labeled accordingly. Improper grading or labeling shall be cause for revocation…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-63 Disposition of pecans unfit for human consumption; violation of Code section grounds for license revocation

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Pecans failing to meet the standards prescribed for pecans fit for human consumption shall be destroyed, crushed, or rendered unfit for sale for human consumption by the processors or wholesalers of such pecans. Violation of this Code section shall be sufficient cause for revocat…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-64 Rules and regulations

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The Commissioner is authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to implement this article and to accomplish its purposes. After they are legally adopted and promulgated, such rules and regulations shall have the force and effect of law. History. — Ga. L. 1974, p. 539…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-65 Injunctions

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In addition to the remedies provided in this article and notwithstanding the existence of an adequate remedy at law, the Commissioner is authorized to apply to the superior courts for an injunction. Such courts shall have jurisdiction and for good cause shown shall grant a tempor…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-66 Penalty for violations of article or rules and regulations

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Violation of any provision of this article or of the rules and regulations promulgated under this article shall constitute a misdemeanor. History. — Ga. L. 1974, p. 539, § 5. ARTICLE 5 TIMBER PRODUCTS

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-120 ‘‘Dimension lumber’’ defined; adoption of standards for grading of dimension lumber

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(a) As used in this part, the term ‘‘dimension lumber’’ means lumber that is at least two inches (nominal) thick and up to but not including five inches (nominal) thick and two inches or more in width. (b) The Commissioner shall require with respect to the grading of dimension lu…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-121 Graded dimension lumber to be stamped by licensed agency

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On and after July 1, 1990, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to offer for sale in this state any dimension lumber stamped according to grade unless it has been stamped by a grading agency licensed by the American Lumber Standards Committee under the auspic…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-122 Enforcement by Commissioner; stop sale, stop use, and removal orders; seizure of lumber

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(a) In order to carry out this part, the Commissioner or his designated agent may enter into or upon any place during reasonable business hours where dimension lumber is being sold or offered for sale to determine if this part is being complied with. (b) The Commissioner may issu…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-123 Violations

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Any person violating any provisions of this part shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. — Code 1981, § 2-14-123, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 338, § 1. ARTICLE 6 VIDALIA ONIONS

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-80 Standard for computing board feet of lumber

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(a) The legal standard for calculating the number of board feet in a log or in any number of logs in this state shall be the Scribner Decimal C log rule or scale. (b) Any sale or contract in which settlement is based on the number of board feet in a log or any number of logs, whe…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-80.1 Form of price quotation where weight is used to determine board feet, cords, or units of pulpwood or timber

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(a) Any person using weight as a basis to determine board feet, cords, or units of pulpwood or timber who buys or offers to buy any pulpwood or timber within this state shall provide the seller or prospective seller of such pulpwood or timber with a quotation of the price of such…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-130 Short title

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This article shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Vidalia Onion Act of 1986.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 2-14-130, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 3, § 1.

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-131 Definitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Person’’ means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other legal entity. (2) ‘‘Shipping date’’ means the first day on which Vidalia onions may be shipped for sale. (3) ‘‘Vidalia onion’’ means all onions of the Vidali…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-132 Use of term ‘‘Vidalia

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Only onions which are of the Vidalia onion variety and which are grown within the Vidalia onion production area may be identified, classified, packaged, labeled, or otherwise designated for sale inside or outside this state as Vidalia onions. The term ‘‘Vidalia’’ may be used in c…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-132.1 Vidalia onion trademark; royalties; license fees

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The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to take all actions necessary and appropriate to create, register, license, promote, and protect a trademark for use on or in connection with the sale or promotion of Vidalia onions and products containing Vidalia onions. The Commissi…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-133 Rules and regulations; enforcement of article

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(a) The Commissioner is authorized to prescribe rules or regulations which may include, but not necessarily be limited to, quality standards, grades, packing, handling, labeling, and marketing practices for the marketing of onions in this state, including the requirements that al…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-134 Violations; criminal penalties

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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale either inside or outside this state any onions as Vidalia onions unless such onions are of the Vidalia onion variety and were grown in the Vidalia onion production area. (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to p…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-135 Civil penalties; injunctions

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(a) Any person who violates any provision of this article or who violates any rule or regulation issued by the Commissioner pursuant to this article shall be liable for a civil penalty in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00 for each and every violation thereof, the amount of such p…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-136 Marketing season shipping date

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The Commissioner may determine and announce a shipping date each year for the Vidalia onion marketing season in this state upon the recommendation of the Vidalia Onion Advisory Panel. Vidalia onions may be shipped prior to such date with a mandatory U.S. No. 1 grade certificate. …

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-137 Standards for grades

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The standards for grades adopted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Standards for Grades of Bermuda-Granex-Grano Type Onions, effective January 1, 1960, as amended March 18, 1962, and February 20, 1985 (7 C.F.R. 51.3195-51.3209), December 31, 1981, and U.S. Standards for…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-138 Advisory panel created

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The Commissioner shall appoint a Vidalia Onion Advisory Panel, to consist of individuals involved in growing, packing, or growing and packing Vidalia onions; at least one county cooperative extension agent from the Vidalia onion production area; and any other person or persons se…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-150 Legislative declarations; intent

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The General Assembly recognizes that persons who patronize farms specializing in pick-your-own agricultural products may incur injuries as a result of the risks involved in such activity. The General Assembly also finds that the state and its citizens derive numerous economic and…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-151 Definitions

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As used in this article, the term: (1) ‘‘Agricultural products’’ means Christmas trees, fruits, vegetables, pecans, nuts, horticultural products, and other such fresh farm products that are made available to the general public through pick-your-own farm operations. (2) ‘‘Particip…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-152 Liability of farm owner or operator

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Code section, the owner or operator of any farm specializing in pick-your-own agricultural products shall not be liable for an injury to or the death of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of harvesting agricultural pro…

O.C.G.A. § 2-14-153 Warning notices required; effect of failure to comply with notice requirements

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(a) Every owner and operator of a pick-your-own farm operation shall post and maintain white signs which contain the warning notice specified in subsection (b) of this Code section. Such signs shall be placed in a clearly visible location near the entrance of the farm. The warnin…