Georgia Code
Part 2 - Fair Business Practices Act
§ 10-1-392. Definitions; When Intentional Violation Occurs

(14.1) “Food” means articles used for food or drink for human consumption, chewing gum, and articles used for components of any such article.
(16.1) “Kosher food disclosure statement” means a statement which:
(24.1) “Presealed kosher food package” means a food package which bears a kosher symbol insignia and is sealed by the manufacturer, processor, or wholesaler at premises other than the premises where the food is to be sold to the public.
(27.1) “Representation regarding kosher food” means any direct or indirect statement, whether oral or written, including but not limited to an advertisement, sign, or menu and any letter, word, sign, emblem, insignia, or mark which could reasonably lead a consumer to believe that a representation is being made that the final food product sold to the consumer is kosher, kosher for Passover, or prepared or maintained under rabbinical or other kosher supervision.
History. Ga. L. 1975, p. 376, § 2; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2001, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1689, §§ 1, 2A, 3; Ga. L. 1984, p. 22, § 10; Ga. L. 1985, p. 938, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 405, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1046, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 1313, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 794, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 1386, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 13, § 10; Ga. L. 1989, p. 560, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1030, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 143, § 10; Ga. L. 2001, p. 1245, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 1001, § 2/HB 189; Ga. L. 2010, p. 114, § 3/HB 1345; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 2/SB 148.
The 2015 amendment, effective July 1, 2015, rewrote paragraph (a)(1), which read: “ ‘Administrator’ means the administrator appointed pursuant to subsection (a) of Code Section 10-1-395 or his or her delegate.”; and substituted “Attorney General” for “administrator” throughout subsection (b).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, the definitions in subsection (a) were arranged in alphabetical order.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1989, “Going-out-of-business” was substituted for “Going out of business” in paragraph (a)(5.1) (now paragraph (a)(15)).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2009, “Department of Human Services” was substituted for “Department of Human Resources” in paragraph (a)(11).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2009, p. 1001, § 6/HB 189, not codified by the General Assembly, provides, in part, that the amendment to this Code section shall be applicable to all contracts for private collection of child support payments entered into on or after July 1, 2009.
Ga. L. 2010, p. 114, § 1/HB 1345, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Georgia Kosher Food Consumer Protection Act.’ ”
Law reviews.
For note on 1989 amendment to this Code section, see 6 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 150 (1989).
For comment, “The Georgia Fair Business Practices Act: Business As Usual,” see 9 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 453 (1993).