§ 2-9-45. Penalty
Any dealer in grain who violates any of the provisions of this article or who interferes with an agent of the Commissioner in the enforcement of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 512, § 16.
§ 2-9-31. License Required
It shall be unlawful for any dealer in grain who comes within the terms of this article to engage in such business in this state without a state license issued by the Commissioner. History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 512, § 3. Cross references. Annual license fee for grain dealers, commercial feed dealers, and grain warehousemen, […]
§ 2-9-32. Application for License
Every grain dealer desiring to transact business in this state shall file an application for a license with the Commissioner. The application shall be on a form furnished by the Commissioner and, together with such other information as the Commissioner shall require, shall state: The name of the business; The business address of the applicant; […]
§ 2-9-33. Issuance, Renewal, and Expiration of License
Unless the Commissioner refuses the application on one or more of the grounds provided in Code Section 2-9-36, he or she shall issue to an applicant, upon the execution and delivery of a bond as provided in Code Section 2-9-34, a state license entitling the applicant to conduct business as a dealer in grain. A […]
§ 2-9-34. Bond — Required
Before any license is issued, the applicant shall make and deliver to the Commissioner a surety bond in the amount of 20 percent of the average of the highest dollar volume of grain purchases from producers made in any single month for each of the three preceding calendar years or such shorter period of years […]
§ 2-9-35. Bond — Breach of Conditions; Complaint to Commissioner; Hearing and Settlement; Action on Bond; Pro Rata Distribution of Insufficient Bond Proceeds
Any person claiming that he or she has been damaged by a breach of the conditions of a bond given by a licensee as provided in Code Section 2-9-34 may enter a complaint to the Commissioner. Such complaint shall be a written statement of the facts constituting the complaint and must be made within 180 […]
§ 2-9-36. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License — Grounds
The Commissioner may decline to grant a license or may suspend or revoke a license already granted if he is satisfied that the applicant or licensee has: Suffered a money judgment to be entered against him upon which execution has been returned unsatisfied; Made false charges for handling or services rendered; Failed to account promptly […]
§ 2-9-37. Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License — Notice and Hearing
Before the Commissioner refuses or revokes any license, he shall give the applicant or licensee ten days’ notice, by registered or certified mail or statutory overnight delivery, of a time and place of hearing. At such hearing the applicant or licensee shall be privileged to appear in person or by or with counsel and to […]
§ 2-9-38. Grain to Be Weighed by Certified Public Weigher
All grain purchased from a producer by a dealer licensed under this article shall be weighed by a certified public weigher licensed in accordance with Article 2 of Chapter 2 of Title 10, relating to certified public weighers. History. Ga. L. 1976, p. 512, § 7; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 2.
§ 2-9-39. Scales
Each grain dealer under this article must be equipped with or have available to him suitable scales which are in good order and so arranged that all grain can be weighed by the dealer. The scales belonging to or used by such grain dealer shall be subject to examination by representatives of the Commissioner and […]