Title 2 — Agriculture
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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. § 2-14-80 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. 594 2-14-80 SALE OF AGRIC. & FOREST PRODUCTS 2-14-80.1 (b) Any sale or contract in which settlement is based on the n…
O.C.G.A. § 2-16-1 Legislative findings, determinations, and declaration
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The General Assembly finds, determines, and declares that the production of agricultural and aquacultural food products and commodities constitutes an important and significant portion of the state economy and that it is imperative to protect the vitality of the agricultural and …
O.C.G.A. § 2-16-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Disparagement’’ means the willful or malicious dissemination to the public in any manner of false information that a perishable food product or commodity is not safe for human consumption. The information shall be deemed to be false if it …
O.C.G.A. § 2-16-4 Limitations of actions
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Any civil action for damages for disparagement of perishable agricultural or aquacultural food products or commodities shall be commenced within two years after the cause of action accrues. History. — Code 1981, § 2-16-4, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 1795, § 1. 610 T.2, C.17 GEORGI…
O.C.G.A. § 2-17-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia State Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).’’ History. — Code 1981, § 2-17-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1129, § 1. 2-17-2. Definitions.
O.C.G.A. § 2-17-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Department’’ means the Georgia Department of Agriculture. (2) ‘‘Emergency food provider’’ means a nonprofit, charitable organization that offers groceries or meals to people who are in need of food assistance and who reside in this state. …
O.C.G.A. § 2-17-3 Short title
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Definitions. Grants to regional food banks; administration; powers and duties of Department of Agriculture. Sec. 2-17-4. 2-17-5. 2-17-6. Annual review and audit.
O.C.G.A. § 2-17-4 Annual review and audit
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The program established pursuant to this chapter and any funds granted pursuant to this chapter or expenditures made with such funds are subject to review and audit by the department and the state auditor to determine proper operation of the program and compliance with statutes, …
O.C.G.A. § 2-17-5 Annual report
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Within 90 days of the conclusion of the state’s fiscal year, any entity with which the department has contracted for the operation of the program shall submit to the department an annual report which shall account fully for and shall specify the expenditure of funds made pursuant…
O.C.G.A. § 2-17-6 Violations; penalty
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It shall be unlawful for any person providing voluntary services to the department or to any regional food bank or emergency food provider which receives funds or food through the program or for any official or employee of the department to receive food for personal use through t…
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…
O.C.G.A. § 2-21-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Organic Certification and Labeling Act.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 2-21-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1648, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 2-21-2 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Certification’’ means the verification of authentic organic practices in the production or processing of organic food or feed and is an annual process by which the producer or processor of fresh, wholesale, or retail organic food or feed r…
O.C.G.A. § 2-21-3 Certification requirements
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(a) Upon testing, any agricultural ingredient, article, commodity, or product which is identified, labeled, advertised, packaged, or promoted as organic shall contain no more than 5 percent of a level established as toxic by the United States Food and Drug Administration, the Uni…
O.C.G.A. § 2-21-4 Packaging and labeling; registration required
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(a) No person may use the words ‘‘certified organic by’’ in the identification, advertising, promotion, packaging, or labeling of a food or feed ingredient, article, commodity, or product unless that ingredient, article, commodity, or product complies with the requirements of Cod…
O.C.G.A. § 2-21-5 Inspection and testing
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(a) The department or a department approved certifying entity may inspect at any reasonable time any area where food or feed identified, labeled, advertised, packaged, or promoted as organic food or feed is produced, processed, stored, distributed, transported, or sold. (b) The d…
O.C.G.A. § 2-21-6 Rules and regulations
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(a) The Commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations fixing and establishing reasonable definitions and standards for organic food and feed commodities or products being produced or sold within the State of Georgia. (b) The Commissioner may adopt, by reference, pursuant to…
O.C.G.A. § 2-21-7 Right of appeal
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Any person, producer, broker, distributor, or processor of an organic food or feed product which is adversely affected by any action of an approved certifying entity shall have the right to appeal to the Commissioner. Such appeal and any further proceedings shall be subject to Ch…
O.C.G.A. § 2-21-8 Penalty
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Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. — Code 1981, § 2-21-8, enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1648, § 1.
O.C.G.A. § 2-22-1 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Contract grower or contract producer’’ means a producer of poultry who holds a legal interest in a contract operation and who produces poultry under a production contract at that contract operation. (2) ‘‘Integrator or processor’’ means a …
O.C.G.A. § 2-22-3 Provision of statistical information and data to determine compensation
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Any integrator or processor shall provide to any contract grower or contract producer upon request thereby any statistical information and data used to determine compensation paid to such contract grower or contract producer under a production contract, other than a trade secret …
O.C.G.A. § 2-22-4 Weighing and measuring of poultry
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Any contract grower or contract producer or the designee thereof shall have the right to be present at the weighing of poultry produced 631 2-22-5 by such grower or producer, be present at the weighing of feed delivered by the integrator or processor, and observe the weights and …
O.C.G.A. § 2-22-5 Application of Fair Business Practices Act
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(a) Violations of the provisions of Code Section 2-22-3 or 2-22-4 shall be subject to the same civil remedies and in the same manner as provided by Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10, the ‘‘Fair Business Practices Act of 1975,’’ for persons whose business or property h…
O.C.G.A. § 2-23-1 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Georgia Hemp Farming Act.’’ History. — Code 1981, § 2-23-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 1030, § 1/HB 213. 2-23-2. Intent.
O.C.G.A. § 2-23-11 Plan for regulation; approval
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(a) Within 60 days of May 10, 2019, the Commissioner, in consultation with the Governor and Attorney General, shall submit to the secretary of agriculture of the United States a plan under which the department intends to regulate hemp production and which shall include: (1) A pra…
O.C.G.A. § 2-23-12 Rules and regulations
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The department, in consultation with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, shall promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall include the plan provided for in Code Section 2-23-11 upon the approval of s…
O.C.G.A. § 2-23-2 Intent
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The intent of this chapter is to: (1) Promote exploration of the cultivation and processing of hemp and the potential to open up new commercial markets for farmers and businesses through the sale of hemp products; (2) Explore expansion of the state’s hemp industry and allow farme…
O.C.G.A. § 2-23-3 Definitions
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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Commercial sale’’ means the sale of products in the stream of commerce at retail, at wholesale, and online. (2) ‘‘Cultivate’’ means to plant, water, grow, and harvest a plant or crop. (3) ‘‘Federally defined THC level for hemp’’ means a de…
O.C.G.A. § 2-23-6 Short title
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Intent. Definitions. Required licenses; research by colleges and universities; processing of other products. Procedure for licensing; fees; qualified agricultural producer; requirements; limitations on licenses. Procedure for permitting; limitations on permits and interests. Sec.…
O.C.G.A. § 2-23-8 Random testing of hemp
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(a)(1) The department shall have the right, either through its own personnel or through an independent contractor as provided for in Code Section 2-23-9, to randomly test hemp at the fields and greenhouses of all licensees. Such testing, and the harvesting of the hemp tested, sha…