No person or vendor shall be subject to the penalties of this article for having sold or offered or exposed for sale in this state any seed incorrectly labeled or represented as to variety or origin when the variety or origin of such seed could not be identified by examination thereof, unless he or she failed to obtain an invoice, grower’s declaration, or other document indicating variety and origin and failed to take such other precautions as were necessary or required to ensure that the identity and variety of the seed were as stated.
History. Ga. L. 1941, p. 497, § 4; Ga. L. 1956, p. 217, § 6; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1151, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Article 2 - Sale and Transportation of Seeds
§ 2-11-22. Labeling Requirements
§ 2-11-24. Records and Samples to Be Kept; Inspection Thereof
§ 2-11-25. Powers and Duties of Commissioner — Generally
§ 2-11-26. Powers and Duties of Commissioner — Licensing Authority; Penalties
§ 2-11-28. Powers and Duties of Commissioner — Rule-Making Authority
§ 2-11-30. Seizure of Seed for Violation of Article; Disposition Thereof
§ 2-11-32. Exemption From Article
§ 2-11-33. Applicability of Code Sections 2-11-21 and 2-11-22