§ 2-21-5. Inspection and Testing
The department or a department approved certifying entity may inspect at any reasonable time any area where food or feed identified, labeled, advertised, packaged, or promoted as organic food or feed is produced, processed, stored, distributed, transported, or sold. The department or a department approved certifying entity may require a laboratory analysis for the purpose […]
§ 2-21-6. Rules and Regulations
The Commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations fixing and establishing reasonable definitions and standards for organic food and feed commodities or products being produced or sold within the State of Georgia. The Commissioner may adopt, by reference, pursuant to Chapter 13 of Title 50, known as the “Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,” regulations for production, handling, […]
§ 2-21-7. Right of Appeal
Any person, producer, broker, distributor, or processor of an organic food or feed product which is adversely affected by any action of an approved certifying entity shall have the right to appeal to the Commissioner. Such appeal and any further proceedings shall be subject to Chapter 13 of Title 50, known as the “Georgia Administrative […]
§ 2-21-8. Penalty
Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Code 1981, § 2-21-8 , enacted by Ga. L. 2000, p. 1648, § 1.
§ 2-22-1. Definitions
As used in this chapter, the term: “Contract grower or contract producer” means a producer of poultry who holds a legal interest in a contract operation and who produces poultry under a production contract at that contract operation. “Integrator or processor” means a person who owns poultry that is produced by a contract grower or […]
§ 2-19-3. Powers and Duties of the Commissioner
The Commissioner shall have the following powers and duties: To promulgate suitable rules and regulations to carry out the provisions and purposes of this chapter; To request from the Attorney General and any court, agency, or department such assistance and data as will enable the Commissioner to determine the losses of cotton producers for which […]
§ 2-22-2. Voidability of Contracts by Contract Growers or Producers; Right and Notice of Cancellation
Any production contract entered into, extended, renewed, or amended on or after July 1, 2004, shall be voidable by the contract grower or contract producer if: The contract grower or contract producer has not been afforded the opportunity to have the proposed production contract reviewed outside the business premises of the integrator or processor or […]
§ 2-19-4. Claims by Eligible Cotton Producers; Filing; Contents
A claim may be filed by an eligible cotton producer, as defined in Code Section 2-19-2. In any case in which the person entitled to make a claim is mentally incompetent or is deceased, the claim may be filed on his or her behalf by his or her guardian, executor, or such other individual as […]
§ 2-22-3. Provision of Statistical Information and Data to Determine Compensation
Any integrator or processor shall provide to any contract grower or contract producer upon request thereby any statistical information and data used to determine compensation paid to such contract grower or contract producer under a production contract, other than a trade secret as defined by Code Section 10-1-761. History. Code 1981, § 2-22-3 , enacted […]
§ 2-19-5. Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund of 1999 Created
There is created a fund to be known as the Georgia Cotton Producers Indemnity Fund of 1999. The Commissioner shall be the custodian of the fund, shall administer the fund, and may invest the resources of the fund in the same manner and fashion that an insurer authorized to issue contracts of life insurance is […]