Georgia Code
Article 1 - Fertilizers
§ 2-12-11. Distribution of Adulterated Fertilizer Prohibited; When Adulterated

No person shall distribute an adulterated fertilizer product. A fertilizer shall be deemed to be adulterated if:
History. Code 1981, § 2-12-11 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1271, § 1; Ga. L. 2020, p. 364, § 1/HB 1057; Ga. L. 2021, p. 922, § 2/HB 497.
The 2020 amendment, effective January 1, 2021, deleted “or” at the end of paragraph (2), substituted “; or” for a period at the end of paragraph (3), and added paragraph (4).
The 2021 amendment, effective May 10, 2021, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted “40 C.F.R. 503.9” for “40 CFR 503.9” in paragraph (4).
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code section 28-9-5, in 2020, an extra period at the end of paragraph (4) was deleted.
Editor’s notes.
In light of the similarity of the statutory provisions, annotations decided under former Ga. L. 1929, pp. 228, 229 are included in the annotations for this Code section.

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 2 - Agriculture

Chapter 12 - Fertilizers, Liming Materials, and Soil Amendments

Article 1 - Fertilizers

§ 2-12-1. Short Title

§ 2-12-2. Definitions

§ 2-12-3. Commissioner to Administer Article

§ 2-12-4. Licensing Requirements Generally; Fees; Renewal; Contents

§ 2-12-5. Nonresident Licensees

§ 2-12-6. Labeling of Fertilizer

§ 2-12-7. Inspection of Fertilizer; Methods of Sampling and Analysis; Distribution of Results

§ 2-12-8. Inspection Fees; Quarterly Report; Collection Penalty; Effect of Failure to File Report and Pay Assessment

§ 2-12-9. Penalties for Plant Food Deficiencies; Time for Payment; Effect of Failure to Pay; Alteration of Content of Fertilizer by Recipient

§ 2-12-10. Distribution of Misbranded Fertilizer Prohibited; When Misbranded

§ 2-12-11. Distribution of Adulterated Fertilizer Prohibited; When Adulterated

§ 2-12-12. Determination of Value of Ingredients; Prohibition of Use or Deletion From Label

§ 2-12-13. Short Weight Penalty; Adjustment of Invoice

§ 2-12-14. Exchange Between Licensees Not Restricted

§ 2-12-15. Adoption, Enforcement, and Promulgation of Rules and Regulations Generally; Sharing of Information

§ 2-12-16. Revocation or Denial of License; Cancellation or Refusal of Registration

§ 2-12-17. Stop Sale, Stop Use, or Removal Orders

§ 2-12-18. Seizure, Condemnation, and Disposition of Nonconforming Fertilizer

§ 2-12-19. Injunctions

§ 2-12-20. Notice of Violations; Administrative Hearing; Penalty for Violation; Prosecution

§ 2-12-21. Local Regulation Prohibited