Title 26 — Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics
0 chapters · 324 sections in this title.
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-1 Lard, mixed edible fat, and edible cottonseed oil
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The standards for lard, mixed edible fats, and cottonseed oils are defined as follows: (1) “Lard” means the fat of freshly slaughtered swine. It shall not be made from a diseased animal or any portion of an animal unfit for food or contain less than 99 percent of pure fat. (2) “Mix…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-100 Duties of inspectors
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The Commissioner shall appoint, from time to time, inspectors to make examination and inspection of all cattle, sheep, swine, nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, and other equines, the inspection of which is provided for, and of all carcasses and parts thereo…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-100.1 Official marks
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Defined, §26-2-62. Removal, §26-2-84. Packing establishments, §26-2-108. Federally inspected establishments, §26-2-116. Penalties.
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-101 Inspections and examinations generally
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All inspections and examinations made under this article shall be such and made in such manner as described in the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner, if not inconsistent with this article. This article may be administered in conjunction with the administration…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-102 Administrative rules and regulations
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— Transportation, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Agriculture, Chapter 40-13-1. Interstate movement health requirements, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Department of Agriculture, …
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-103 Contamination
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Animals suspected of bearing residue causing, §§26-2-180 to 26-2-186. Definitions, §26-2-180. Destruction, §26-2-184. Federal tolerances. Compliance, §26-2-184. Injunctions, §26-2-185. Inspection, §26-2-182. Notice. Owners or keepers, §26-2-182. Quarantine, §26-2-182. Removal from…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-106 Fraud, §26-2-114
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Penalties, §26-2-88. Injunctions. Violations of provisions, §26-2-86. MEAT INSPECTION —Cont’d Inspectors. Department, §26-2-100. Duties, §26-2-100. Removal, §26-2-103. Intent of legislature, §26-2-61. Labels. Adulterated meat and meat food products, §26-2-108. Meat, meat food pro…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-107 TOBACCO
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Cigarette fire safety, §§25-14-1 to 25-14-11. Fire safety standard and firefighter protection. Cigarette fire safety, §§25-14-1 to 25-14-11. TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE CALLING. Nonresident pharmacies. Permit requirements, §26-4-114.1. TRANSFORMERS. Boilers and pressure vessels. Pressure ves…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-109 Nontraditional livestock
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Defined, §26-2-62. Voluntary inspection program, §26-2-100.1. Official marks.
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-110 Pre-slaughter, §§26-2-102, 26-2-110
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Retail sites, §§26-2-106, 26-2-110. Seizure of meat, §26-2-85. Storage of meat, §26-2-113. Milk and milk products. Ice cream, §26-2-240. Raw dairy act. Examination of raw milk for adulteration or misbranding, §26-2-455. ADVERTISING.
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-110.1 CATERERS
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Food service establishments generally, §§26-2-370 to 26-2-379. 644 INDEX CATTLE. Meat inspection. General provisions, §§26-2-60 to 26-2-133. Processing plants.
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-112 Dog meat, §26-2-160
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Horse meat, §§26-2-111, 26-2-157. Meat, meat food products and carcasses, §26-2-107. Use of false or misleading labels or containers, §26-2-107. Milk and milk products. Raw dairy act. Labeling of bottles, packages and containers for raw milk, §26-2-456. Prescriptions.
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-113 Trademarks
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Use of “Georgia” trademark, §26-2-115. Weight. Net weight. Sale by, §26-2-2. MEAT-CANNING. Inspection of meat food products generally, §§26-2-60 to 26-2-133. MEAT INSPECTION, §§26-2-60 to 26-2-133. Administration of article, §26-2-101.
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-114 Fraudulent practices
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(a) No brand manufacturer, printer, or other person, firm, or corporation shall cast, print, lithograph, or otherwise make any device containing any official mark or simulation thereof, or any label bearing any such mark or simulation, or any form of official certificate or simulat…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-115 Violations of provisions, §26-2-154
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Spring water, §26-2-4. AGE. Amusement ride operators. Minimum age, §25-15-60. Carnival ride safety. Minimum age of operators, §25-15-90. Posting of age requirements, §25-15-98. Fireworks.
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-116 Plant-based meat
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Advertising requirements, §26-2-152. Processing plants. Meat, poultry and dairy processing plants, §§26-2-200 to 26-2-215. Records. Meat processors and related industries. Maintenance and inspection of records, §26-2-132. Registration. Meat processors and related industries. Dead…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-130 Registration of dealers, §26-2-131
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Noninspected meat, §26-2-106. Records. Inspections, §26-2-132. Maintenance, §26-2-132. Mobile sales, §§26-2-410 to 26-2-413. 697 INDEX MEAT —Cont’d Packing establishments. Inspections, §26-2-108. Federally inspected establishments, §26-2-116. Plant-based meat.
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-132 Maintenance and inspection of records
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(a) The following classes of persons, firms, and corporations shall keep such records as will fully and correctly disclose all transactions involved in their businesses; and all persons, firms, and corporations subject to such requirements shall, at all reasonable times, upon notic…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-133 Administration of article, §26-2-101
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Adulteration. Detention of carcasses, meat, etc., suspected of being adulterated or misbranded, §26-2-84. Distribution of adulterated articles. Penalties, §26-2-88. Labeling, §26-2-108. Attorney general. Failure to file inspection reports. Prosecution for recovery of forfeitures, …
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-150 Legislative intent
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The General Assembly declares that purchasers and consumers have a right to expect and demand honesty and fair practices in the sale of meat for human consumption. It is the purpose of this Code section and Code Sections 26-2-151 through 26-2-154 to ensure that honest, fair, and …
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-152 Legislative intent, §26-2-150
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Plant-based meat, §26-2-152. Use of “Georgia” in advertisements, §26-2-115. 696 INDEX MEAT —Cont’d Advertising —Cont’d Violations of provisions, §26-2-154. Carcasses. Buying, selling or transporting of dead, dying, disabled or diseased animals, §26-2-130. Condemned carcasses. Dis…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-153 Sale of partial or whole carcasses
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It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, firm, company, or corporation to advertise, sell, or offer for sale any quarter, half, three-quarters, or whole animal carcass for use as food for human consumption without disclosing in such advertisement and to the purchaser at t…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-155 Meat inspection
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General provisions, §§26-2-60 to 26-2-133. CARCASSES —Cont’d Processing plants. Meat, poultry and dairy. General provisions, §§26-2-200 to 26-2-215. CARNIVAL RIDES, §§25-15-80 to 25-15-101. Accident reports, §25-15-91.
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-157 Signage and label required for sale of horse meat
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No horse meat shall be sold or offered for sale in this state for human consumption unless at the place of sale there shall be posted in a conspicuous location a sign bearing the words “HORSE MEAT FOR SALE.” No sausage, ground meat, canned, or processed meat containing horse meat…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-158 Signs, §26-2-157
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Violations of provisions, §26-2-161. Legislative intent, §26-2-150. MEAT —Cont’d Sales —Cont’d Meat processors and related industries. Selling dead, dying, disabled or diseased animals, §26-2-130. Net weight, §26-2-2. Noninspected meat, §26-2-106. Partial or whole carcasses, §26-…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-159 Legislative intent
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Promulgation of rules and regulations regarding deceptive advertising of meat. Advertisement or sale of beef, pork, and lamb; “bait and switch” advertising. Sale of partial or whole carcasses. Penalty for violation of Code Sections 26-2-150 through 26-2-153. Food service establis…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-160 Sale of dog meat restricted; packaging and label requirements
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It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to distribute or offer for sale for human consumption any dog meat in the State of Georgia; and all dog meat sold in this state for any purpose, other than human consumption, shall be sold in packages only. The packages sha…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-180 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture. (2) “Contaminate” means to cause the loss of wholesomeness for human consumption. History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 335, § 1. 26-2-181. Promulgation of rules and regulations.
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-181 Promulgation of rules and regulations
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The Commissioner is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to govern the sampling and inspection of animals, poultry, and products quarantined or detained pursuant to this article and to implement and enforce this article. History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 335, § 5.
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-185 Injunctions
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In addition to the remedies provided in this article and notwithstanding the existence of any other remedy at law and notwithstanding the 354 26-2-185 STDS., LBLG., ADULTERATION OF FOOD 26-2-200 pendency of any criminal prosecution, the Commissioner is authorized to apply to the …
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-186 INSPECTIONS
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Charities. Food. Donated food, §26-1-1. Cigarette fire safety. Inspection of cigarettes by commissioner of revenue, §25-14-7. Drug abuse treatment and education programs, §26-5-13. Onsite inspection of narcotic treatment programs, §26-5-22. Drug and cosmetic act. Factories, wareho…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-2 Meat, fish, and poultry to be sold by net weight; exceptions; penalty
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(a) All meat, meat products, fish, and poultry offered or exposed for sale or sold commercially shall be sold by net weight only except when sold for immediate consumption on the premises or when sold as a cooked food but not in a package or when sold for breeding purposes or when…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-20 Short title
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This article may be cited as the “Georgia Food Act.” History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 195, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-200 Definitions
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As used in this article, the term: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture. (2) “Meat” or “meat products” means the carcass or part of any carcass of any animal or fowl or any by-product thereof in any form. (3) “Meat, poultry, or dairy processing plant” means: a…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-202 Promulgation of rules and regulations
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(a) The Commissioner is authorized to adopt rules and regulations to carry out this article. (b) The Commissioner shall adopt sanitary standards and specifications that are not less than those recognized and approved by the United States Department of Agriculture or the United Sta…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-203 Power of inspection
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In the performance of his duties, the Commissioner or any of his duly authorized representatives is authorized to enter and inspect, at any reasonable time, any dairy, or any meat, poultry, or dairy processing plant, or any vehicle where any dairy, animal, or poultry product, any…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-204 Cost basis, §26-2-206
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Livestock slaughtered for sale as food, §26-2-205. Marking system employed, §26-2-205. Power of inspection, §26-2-203.
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-205 Cost basis, §26-2-206
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Inspectors. Designation, §26-2-201. Licenses. Meat processing plants, §26-2-209. Fees, §26-2-209. Notice and hearing, §26-2-209. Revocation or suspension, §26-2-209. Poultry processing plant.
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-207 PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES
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Fire extinguishers and suppression systems. General provisions, §§25-12-1 to 25-12-22. Firefighters.
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-208 Supervision and control, §26-2-201
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When conditions other than sanitary deemed to exist, §26-2-208. Soft drinks. Applicability of article to dairy or milk processing plants, §26-2-356. Standards.
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-209 Permanent license for meat processing plants
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To assure the protection of the consuming public, no person shall operate a meat processing plant in this state without having first obtained a permanent license from the Commissioner; provided, however, that any meat processing plant operating under a federal grant of inspection …
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-21 Definitions
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(a) As used in this article, the term: (1) “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture. (2) “Contaminated with filth” applies to any food not securely protected from dust, dirt, and, as far as may be necessary, by all reasonable means, from all foreign or injurious contam…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-210 Permanent license for poultry processing plants
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To assure the protection of the consuming public, no person shall operate a poultry processing plant in this state without having first obtained a permanent license from the Commissioner; provided, however, that any poultry processing plant operating under a federal grant of inspe…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-211 Statistics on animals and poultry slaughtered; maintenance of records
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The Commissioner shall maintain a system by which accurate statistics regarding the disposition of all animals or poultry slaughtered for human consumption in this state by licensees may be obtained. He shall require that each licensee maintain adequate records so as to ascertain…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-212 ORPHAN HOMES
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Fire and other hazards. Buildings presenting special hazards to persons or property, §25-2-13. OVERDOSES. Administering opioid antagonists to save life of person experiencing overdose. Immunity, §26-4-116.2. Immunity. Prescribing or administering opioid antagonists, §26-4-116.2. …
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-213 Injunctions
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In addition to the remedies provided in this article and notwithstanding the existence of any remedy at law, the Commissioner is authorized to apply to the superior court and such court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown to grant a temporary or permanent inj…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-214 Violations of provisions, §26-2-215
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Raw dairy act. Violations, §26-2-466. 703 INDEX MISDEMEANORS —Cont’d Scaffolding design. Violations of section, §25-15-110. Soft drinks. Violation of provisions, §26-2-357. Staging design. Violations of section, §25-15-110. Substance abuse. Drug abuse treatment and education prog…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-215 CEASE AND DESIST ORDERS
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Fire extinguishers and suppression systems. License or permit revocation or suspension, §§25-12-17, 25-12-18. Fire sprinkler contractors. Violations of provisions, §25-11-16. Fireworks violations, §25-10-11. Pharmacists and pharmacies. Prescription medications integrity act, viol…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-22 Prohibited acts
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The following acts and the causing thereof within this state are prohibited: (1) The manufacture, sale or delivery, holding, storage, or offering for sale of any food that is adulterated or misbranded; (2) The adulteration or misbranding of any food; (3) The receipt in commerce o…
O.C.G.A. § 26-2-23 Injunctions for violations of Code Section 26-2-22
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In addition to the remedies provided for in this article, the Commissioner is authorized to apply to the superior court of the appropriate county for an injunction. Such court shall have jurisdiction, upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a temporary or permanent injunction …