Title 2 — Agriculture
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O.C.G.A. § 2-19-1 Enactment of chapter; purpose
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This chapter is enacted pursuant to the authority granted to the General Assembly by Article III, Section VI, Paragraph II(a)(3) of the Constitution of the State of Georgia and section 1121 of the federal Omnibus Consolidated and Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act for Fisc…
O.C.G.A. § 2-19-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Commissioner’’ means the Commissioner of Agriculture of this state. (2) ‘‘Department’’ means the Department of Agriculture of this state. (3) ‘‘Eligible cotton producer’’ means a person, partnership, corporation, or other entity that grew …
O.C.G.A. § 2-19-3 Powers and duties of the Commissioner
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(a) The Commissioner shall have the following powers and duties: (1) To promulgate suitable rules and regulations to carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter; (2) To request from the Attorney General and any court, agency, or department such assistance and data as wi…
O.C.G.A. § 2-19-4 Claims by eligible cotton producers; filing; contents
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(a) A claim may be filed by an eligible cotton producer, as defined in Code Section 2-19-2. In any case in which the person entitled to make a claim is mentally incompetent or is deceased, the claim may be filed on his or her behalf by his or her guardian, executor, or such other…
O.C.G.A. § 2-19-5 Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund of 1999 created
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(a) There is created a fund to be known as the Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund of 1999. The Commissioner shall be the custodian of the fund, shall administer the fund, and may invest the resources of the fund in the same manner and fashion that an insurer authorized to is…
O.C.G.A. § 2-19-5.1 History
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— Code 1981, § 2-19-5, enacted by Ga. L. 1999, p. 1062, § 1; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1510, § 4; Ga. L. 2001, p. 956, § 2. Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 2001, p. 956, § 5, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘if any part of this Act is declared unconstitutional, it would have…
O.C.G.A. § 2-19-7 Violations of chapter
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Any person who asserts a false claim under the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a violation of Code Section 16-10-20 and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in such Code section. Upon conviction thereof, such person shall further forfeit any benefit recei…
O.C.G.A. § 2-19-8 Appropriation of funds by the General Assembly
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No indemnity payments shall be paid pursuant to this chapter unless the General Assembly appropriates not less than $5 million of state funds to the Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund of 1999, and such appropriated state funds become available to the fund on or before July 1…