Georgia Code
Article 1 - Fertilizers
§ 2-12-17. Stop Sale, Stop Use, or Removal Orders

The Commissioner may issue and enforce a written or printed stop sale, stop use, or removal order to the owner or custodian of any lot of fertilizer and order such person to hold such lot at a designated place when the Commissioner finds said fertilizer is being offered or exposed for sale in violation of any of the provisions of this article until the law has been complied with and said fertilizer is released in writing by the Commissioner or said violation has been otherwise legally disposed of by written authority. The Commissioner shall release the fertilizer so withdrawn when the requirements of the provisions of this article have been complied with and all costs and expenses incurred in connection with the withdrawal have been paid.
History. Code 1981, § 2-12-17 , enacted by Ga. L. 1997, p. 1271, § 1.
Cross references.
Authority of Commissioner to impose penalty in lieu of other action, § 2-2-10 .

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