§ 2-8-121. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Advertising and sales promotion” means, in addition to the ordinarily accepted meaning thereof, trade promotion and activities for the prevention, modification, or removal of trade barriers which restrict the normal flow of equines to market and may include the presentation of facts to and negotiations with state, federal, […]
§ 2-8-122. Commissioner’s Authority
The Commissioner shall be authorized to exercise supervisory jurisdiction over the administration and enforcement of this article. In the performance of this duty, the Commissioner is authorized to utilize the personnel and facilities of the department. History. Code 1981, § 2-8-122 , enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 632, § 2/SB 380.
§ 2-8-123. Commission Created
There is created the Agricultural Commodity Commission for Equines. History. Code 1981, § 2-8-123 , enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 632, § 2/SB 380.
§ 2-8-124. Commission Membership; Nomination and Election of Commission Members
The commission shall be composed of: The Commissioner of Agriculture, ex officio; The president of the Georgia Farm Bureau, ex officio; One member elected by the Senate Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee with a quorum present and a majority of those present concurring, who shall be a producer and shall not be a member of […]
§ 2-8-125. Commission to Be a Public Corporation and Instrumentality of the State; Powers; Transaction of Commission Business
The commission, with its name annexed thereto, shall be a public corporation and an instrumentality of the State of Georgia. By that name, style, and title, the commission may contract and be contracted with, implead and be impleaded, and complain and defend in all courts. The commission shall name its chairperson and determine a quorum […]
§ 2-8-126. Receipt, Collection, and Disbursement of Funds
The Commissioner is authorized and it shall be his or her duty to receive, collect, and disburse the funds of the commission qualifying and operating under this article. The Commissioner shall disburse funds of the commission only upon the written authorization of the commission. History. Code 1981, § 2-8-126 , enacted by Ga. L. 2006, […]
§ 2-8-127. Funds Received Under This Article to Be Held in Trust for the Commission
Funds received by the Commissioner under this article shall be held in trust for the commission. Such funds shall be deposited, accounted for, and disbursed in the same manner as the funds of this state but shall not be required to be deposited in the state treasury and appropriated therefrom as are other state funds. […]
§ 2-8-128. Persons Handling Funds to Be Bonded
Any person who handles funds under this article shall be bonded with good and sufficient surety in an amount determined by the Commissioner for the accounting of any and all funds coming into his or her hands. History. Code 1981, § 2-8-128 , enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 632, § 2/SB 380.
§ 2-8-129. Committee Members and Employees Not Responsible Individually for Errors in Judgment, Mistakes or Other Acts
The members and employees of the commission and the Commissioner shall not be held responsible individually in any way whatsoever to any producer, distributor, or other person for errors in judgment, mistakes, or other acts, either of commission or omission, as principal, agent, person, or employee, except for their own individual acts of dishonesty or […]
§ 2-8-130. Commission Authorized to Share Information With State and Federal Government Agencies
The Commissioner and the commission are authorized to confer with and to make any information obtained pursuant to this article available to the duly constituted governmental authorities of this state, of other states, of political subdivisions of this state or other states, and of the United States who, by reason of their duties, have legitimate […]