§ 26-2-83. Withdrawal of Meat Inspection Service
The Commissioner is authorized to refuse to provide or to withdraw inspection service under Code Sections 26-2-100 through 26-2-115 and to revoke or suspend any license issued by the Department of Agriculture to any person, firm, or corporation subject to this article who shall violate any of the laws of this state pertaining to the […]
§ 26-2-109. Inspection of Animals and Food Products Thereof Slaughtered and Prepared at Nighttime
The Commissioner shall cause an examination and inspection of all cattle, sheep, swine, nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, and other equines, and the food products thereof, slaughtered and prepared in the establishments described in this part. Such inspection shall be made during the nighttime as well as during the daytime, when the slaughtering of […]
§ 26-2-84. Detention of Carcasses, Meat, and Meat Food Products Suspected of Being Adulterated or Misbranded; Removal of Official Marks
Whenever any carcass, part of a carcass, meat, or meat food product of cattle, sheep, swine, nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, or any product exempted from the definition of a meat food product, or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased cattle, sheep, swine, nontraditional livestock, rabbit, goat, or equine is found […]
§ 26-2-110. Slaughter, Preparation, Sale, or Transportation of Animals, Meat, or Meat Food Products Generally
No person, firm, or corporation shall, with respect to any cattle, sheep, swine, nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, or any carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, or meat food products of any such animals: Slaughter any such animals or prepare any such articles which are capable of use as human food, at […]
§ 26-2-85. Seizure and Condemnation of Carcasses, Meat, and Meat Food Products; Release Bond; Costs
Any carcass, part of a carcass, meat, or meat food product of cattle, sheep, swine, nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, or any dead, dying, disabled, or diseased cattle, sheep, swine, nontraditional livestock, rabbit, goat, or equine, that is being transported or is held for sale in this state after such transportation, […]
§ 26-2-86. Injunctions
In addition to other remedies provided for in this article, the Commissioner is authorized to apply to the superior court of the appropriate county for an injunction. Such court shall have jurisdiction, upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a temporary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating any provision of this article, […]
§ 26-2-87. Minor Violations
Nothing in this article shall be construed as requiring the Commissioner to report, for prosecution or for the institution of an action or injunction proceedings, minor violations of this article, whenever he believes that the public interest will be adequately served by a suitable written notice or warning. History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 1028, § […]
§ 26-2-88. Penalties for Fraud or Distribution of Adulterated Articles; Penalties for Slaughter or Distribution of Diseased or Cancerous Animals
Any person, firm, or corporation who violates this article with intent to defraud or who distributes or attempts to distribute an article that is adulterated, except as defined in subparagraph (H) of paragraph (1) of Code Section 26-2-62, shall be subject to imprisonment for not more than three years or a fine of not more […]
§ 26-2-100. Duties of Inspectors
The Commissioner shall appoint, from time to time, inspectors to make examination and inspection of all cattle, sheep, swine, nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, and other equines, the inspection of which is provided for, and of all carcasses and parts thereof, and of all meats and meat food products thereof, and of the sanitary […]
§ 26-2-100.1. Examinations and Inspections of Nontraditional Livestock Carcasses, Meats, and Meat Food Products
All examinations and inspections of nontraditional livestock carcasses and parts thereof, of nontraditional livestock meats and meat food products thereof, of sanitary conditions of all establishments in which nontraditional livestock meat and meat food products are prepared, and any other examination or inspection of nontraditional livestock and products thereof under or pursuant to this article […]