§ 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 […]
§ 10-4-145. 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 […]
§ 10-4-146. 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 […]
§ 10-4-147. 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.
§ 10-4-148. 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 […]
§ 10-4-149. Commissioner of Agriculture to Keep Storage and Sale Records; Publication
The Commissioner of Agriculture shall cause to be kept and compiled the information submitted to him as to the storage and sale of carry-over tobacco and is authorized to cause the information to be published in a manner that he deems most beneficial. History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 1263, § 8.
§ 10-4-150. Tender for Storage Not Deemed Sale; Sale Not Consummated Before Next Season
The tendering of carry-over tobacco by producers to operators to be stored until the next selling season shall not be deemed a sale as of the time of the tender. The sale of carry-over tobacco may not be consummated until after the beginning of the subsequent selling season. History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 1263, § […]
§ 10-4-151. Certified Public Weighers to Be Provided by Licensees
It shall be the duty of each licensee to provide a certified public weigher for the weighing of carry-over tobacco at the time and place of receipt of the tobacco by operators for storage until the subsequent selling season, and it shall be unlawful for any person who is not a certified public weigher to […]
§ 10-4-152. Regulations and Physical Standards for Premises; Inspection of Premises
The Commissioner of Agriculture shall be authorized to promulgate regulations to implement this part, to accomplish its purposes, and to prescribe physical standards for buildings and premises used for the receipt or storage, or both, of carry-over tobacco. Such standards shall be reasonably designed to ensure the protection of producers and others from loss or […]
§ 10-4-153. Enforcement of Part; Revocation or Suspension of Licenses
It shall be the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture to enforce this part and to utilize any employee of the Department of Agriculture in the performance of his duties under this part. The Commissioner is authorized to revoke or suspend, for violation of this part, any license issued under this part after notice and […]