§ 10-4-173. Local and State-Wide Membership Fees
The tobacco boards of trade in the several municipalities in Georgia are authorized to require as a condition to membership therein the payment of a reasonable fee which shall not exceed: $50.00 in those municipalities in which less than 3 million pounds of tobacco was sold at auction during the year 1960; $100.00 in those […]
§ 10-4-144. Each Licensee to Be Bonded
As a prerequisite to the issuance of a license under this part, each applicant shall also furnish evidence to the Commissioner of Agriculture that he has in force for the year for which the license is sought a bond issued by a corporate entity authorized to do business in this state in the penal sum […]
§ 10-4-174. Membership in Board of Trade and State-Wide Organization as Conditions for Operating Warehouse
In addition to complying with the laws of this state relative to the operation of tobacco warehouses, local boards of trade may require membership in good standing in the local board of trade as a condition to participate in the business of operating a tobacco warehouse in such municipality; and, in addition thereto, a state-wide […]
§ 10-4-145. Maximum Charges and Expenses
The maximum charges and expenses to be maintained by operators under this part receiving tobacco unsold in the year of production to be stored until sold in the subsequent selling season shall not exceed 5¢ per pound for services rendered, if sold on a green-weight basis. If sold on a dry-weight basis, the charges may […]
§ 10-4-175. Categories of Membership; Participation in Allocating Sale Time; Liability for Board’s Acts
Membership in the several boards of trade may be divided into categories as the board may provide in its bylaws and may include, in addition to warehousemen, members other than warehousemen. The holder of a membership other than a warehouseman shall not participate in the allocation of sale time among the warehousemen. The board of […]
§ 10-4-146. Licensees to Render Statements Upon Receipt of Tobacco
Each licensee shall render to each producer submitting carry-over tobacco for storage until the next selling season at the time of receipt of the tobacco a statement of the amount of tobacco tendered and the amount to be charged for servicing that tobacco other than actual cost of redrying as leaves or strips and shipping […]
§ 10-4-176. Appealing Suspension or Expulsion From Board of Trade or State-Wide Organization
Any person suspended or expelled from a tobacco board of trade may appeal from such suspension or expulsion to the superior court of the county in which the board of trade is located. Any person suspended or expelled from the state-wide organization provided for in this part may appeal from such suspension or expulsion to […]
§ 10-4-147. Division of Money Received Above Contract Sales Price Plus Charges and Expenses
The contract between the operator and producer shall state the percentage division of money received above the contract sales price plus a service charge and processing cost. The producer shall in no event receive less than 50 percent of this sum. History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 1263, § 7.
§ 10-4-177. Price Fixing or Restraint of Trade Not Authorized; Regulation of Leaf Tobacco Selling Unaffected
Nothing in this part shall authorize the organization of any association or corporation having for its purpose the control of prices or the making of rules and regulations in restraint of trade or in conflict with the laws of this state or rules and regulations promulgated under such laws. Nothing contained in this part shall […]
§ 10-4-148. Licensees’ Records and Reports
Each licensee shall keep a record of the number of pounds of carry-over tobacco received by him for storage until the next selling season, identifying the amount received from each producer. The records shall also show the final disposition of the tobacco, whether redeemed by the producer or sold by operator for the producer at […]