§ 26-2-210. Permanent License for Poultry Processing Plants; Filing at Place of Business; Transferability; Suspension or Revocation; Notice and Hearing
To assure the protection of the consuming public, no person shall operate a poultry processing plant in this state without having first obtained a permanent license from the Commissioner; provided, however, that any poultry processing plant operating under a federal grant of inspection from the United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service, shall […]
§ 26-2-211. Statistics on Animals and Poultry Slaughtered; Maintenance of Records
The Commissioner shall maintain a system by which accurate statistics regarding the disposition of all animals or poultry slaughtered for human consumption in this state by licensees may be obtained. He shall require that each licensee maintain adequate records so as to ascertain the total number of animals or poultry slaughtered, processed, or disposed of […]
§ 26-2-212. County and Municipal Ordinances Dealing With Meats, Poultry, and Dairy Products
Nothing in this article shall prevent the governing authority of any county or municipal corporation from adopting ordinances or resolutions providing for the inspection of meats, poultry, meat or poultry food products, and dairy products sold within its limits and to provide penalties for violation thereof; but no such ordinance or resolution shall conflict with […]
§ 26-2-213. Injunctions
In addition to the remedies provided in this article and notwithstanding the existence of any remedy at law, the Commissioner is authorized to apply to the superior court and such court shall have jurisdiction upon hearing and for cause shown to grant a temporary or permanent injunction, restraining order, or both, restraining any person from […]
§ 26-2-213.1. Applicability to Individuals and Entities Governed by Federal Acts
The requirements of this article shall apply to persons, firms, corporations, establishments, animals, and articles regulated under the federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. Section 601, et seq., or the federal Poultry Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. Section 451, et seq., only to the extent provided for in said federal acts. Consistent with said federal […]
§ 26-2-214. Inspection of Federally Inspected Meat, Poultry, or Dairy Products; Exception for Horse Slaughter Operations
This article shall in no way be construed to apply or require further inspection of meat, poultry, or dairy products in this state when meat, poultry, or dairy products are required to be inspected by inspectors of the United States Department of Agriculture, provided the Georgia Department of Agriculture may inspect any business operations involving […]
§ 26-2-215. Penalty
Any person who violates this article or rules and regulations adopted under this article or any sanitary standards or specifications adopted under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1914, p. 134, § 2; Code 1933, § 42-9908; Ga. L. 1956, p. 748, § 11.
§ 26-2-209. Permanent License for Meat Processing Plants; Revocation or Suspension; Notice and Hearing
To assure the protection of the consuming public, no person shall operate a meat processing plant in this state without having first obtained a permanent license from the Commissioner; provided, however, that any meat processing plant operating under a federal grant of inspection from the United States Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service, shall […]
§ 26-2-200. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Commissioner” means the Commissioner of Agriculture. “Meat” or “meat products” means the carcass or part of any carcass of any animal or fowl or any by-product thereof in any form. “Meat, poultry, or dairy processing plant” means: any abattoir, slaughterhouse, poultry killing or processing plant, milk depot, milk […]
§ 26-2-201. Supervision and Control of Sanitary Conditions in Dairies and Meat, Poultry, and Dairy Processing Plants; Designation of Inspectors
The Commissioner shall have supervision and control over the sanitary conditions of all dairies and meat, poultry, or dairy processing plants in this state. The Commissioner shall maintain an adequate system of inspection and shall employ or designate qualified personnel to assist in the administration of this article. He shall fix the compensation of all […]