§ 10-2-46. Issuance of Official Seals to Licensed Tobacco Warehousemen
For the weighing of leaf tobacco sold or offered for sale at a licensed tobacco warehouse, an official seal for certification of all weights made at the warehouse may be issued directly to the licensed warehouseman and may be used for all weighings made at the warehouse, provided that all weighings shall be made by […]
§ 10-2-47. Return of Seal on Termination of Duties
In the interest of public welfare, the seal provided for a certified public weigher shall be the property of the State of Georgia and shall be returned to the Commissioner upon termination of the duties as a certified public weigher. History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 1179, § 11.
§ 10-2-48. Duties of Certified Public Weighers
It shall be the duty of bonded certified public weighers licensed under this article to issue certificates of weight, measure, count, or recording on forms to be approved by the Commissioner and to comply with this article and the rules and regulations promulgated relating thereto. History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 1179, § 4; Ga. L. […]
§ 10-2-49. Use of Untested Weight, Measure, or Device Prohibited
It shall be unlawful for any certified public weigher to use any weights, measures, reading, or recording device which has not been tested and approved by the Commissioner or his assistant, deputy, or inspector in accordance with Article 1 of this chapter. History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 1179, § 9.
§ 10-2-50. Weighing Leaf Tobacco and Livestock
On and after March 9, 1956, all leaf tobacco sold, or offered for sale, in a tobacco warehouse shall be weighed by a certified public weigher who has been licensed by the Commissioner. Livestock of any kind sold or offered for sale at any sales or auction barn shall be weighed by a certified public […]
§ 10-2-51. Sale of Coal or Coke by Itinerant Dealer Without Having Weight Certified; Penalty
Any itinerant dealer who shall sell or offer to sell coal or coke by a weight other than a weight certified by a person licensed under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1957, p. 374, § 1.
§ 10-2-52. Commissioner of Agriculture to Administer Article; Rules and Regulations; Regulation of Livestock Auction Barns
This article shall be administered by the Commissioner of Agriculture, and he is empowered to make and promulgate rules and regulations necessary for the enforcement of this article and may regulate sales order of livestock at auction sales barns. History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 1179, § 2; Ga. L. 1956, p. 631, § 4.
§ 10-2-53. Administrative Penalty for Violation of Article or Order, Rule, or Regulation; Judicial Review; Proceedings for Collection
As an alternative to criminal or other civil enforcement, the Commissioner, in order to enforce this article or any orders, rules, and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto, after a hearing, may issue an administrative order imposing a penalty not to exceed $1,000.00 for each violation whenever the Commissioner, after a hearing, determines that any person has […]
§ 10-2-54. Criminal Penalties for Violations; Revocation of Licenses; Forfeiture of Seals
Any certified public weigher who shall issue a certificate giving a false weight, measure, count, or reading, or who shall misrepresent the weight, measure, count, or reading of any commodity, produce, or article, or who shall otherwise violate this article or any of the rules promulgated by authority of this article shall be guilty of […]
§ 10-2-23. Sale and Measurement of Pulpwood, Sawtimber, Poles, and Other Types of Timber
All pulpwood, sawtimber, poles, and other types of timber sold or measured in this state by weight shall be sold on the basis of tonnage or pounds, with one ton equaling 2,000 pounds. Nothing in this Code section shall prohibit the sale or measurement of such products by measured volume, so long as such measurement […]