§ 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 […]
§ 26-2-101. Inspections and Examinations; Administration in Conjunction With Article 2 of This Chapter
All inspections and examinations made under this article shall be such and made in such manner as described in the rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner, if not inconsistent with this article. This article may be administered in conjunction with the administration of Article 2 of this chapter. History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 1028, […]
§ 26-2-102. Inspection of Animals Prior to Slaughter or Preparation; Examination and Slaughtering of Diseased Animals; Examination and Inspection of Method; Right of Commissioner to Deny or Suspend Inspections
For the purpose of preventing the use in commerce of meat food products which are adulterated, the Commissioner shall cause to be made, by inspectors appointed for that purpose, an examination and inspection of all cattle, sheep, swine, nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, and other equines before they shall be allowed to enter into […]
§ 26-2-103. Post-Mortem Inspection and Marking of Carcasses and Parts; Disposition of Condemned Carcasses and Parts; Reinspection; Removal of Inspectors
The Commissioner shall cause to be made, by inspectors appointed for that purpose, a post-mortem examination and inspection of the carcasses and parts thereof of all cattle, sheep, swine, nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, and other equines, capable of use as human food, to be prepared at any slaughtering, meat-canning, salting, packing, rendering, or […]
§ 26-2-30. Factors to Be Taken Into Account in Determining Whether Labels or Advertisements Are Misleading
If an article is alleged to be misbranded because the labeling is misleading or if an advertisement is alleged to be false because it is misleading, then, in determining whether the labeling or advertisement is misleading, there shall be taken into account, among other things, not only representations made or suggested by statements, words, designs, […]
§ 26-2-63. Federal and State Cooperation
The Georgia Department of Agriculture, acting by and through the Commissioner, is designated as the state agency which shall be responsible for cooperating with the secretary of agriculture of the United States under the provisions of the Federal Meat Inspection Act and other related federal acts; and said department is directed to cooperate with the […]