History. Ga. L. 1972, p. 849, § 9; Ga. L. 1976, p. 369, § 11; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 2; Ga. L. 1984, p. 890, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 453, § 1; Ga. L. 1997, p. 143, § 2; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1094, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 2-2/HB 228; Ga. L. 2019, p. 462, § 1-1/SB 214.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, rewrote subsection (d), which read: “The Commissioner shall suspend any pesticide contractor’s license or certified commercial pesticide applicator’s license or refuse to grant or renew either license upon notice to the Commissioner by the Georgia Higher Education Assistance Corporation that:
“(1) The applicant for or holder of either such license is a borrower in default who is not in satisfactory repayment status as defined in Code Section 20-3-295; and
“(2) The hearings and appeals procedures provided in Code Section 20-3-295, where applicable, shall be the only such procedures required under this article.”
Cross references.
Authority of Commissioner to impose penalties in lieu of other action, § 2-2-10 .
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1990, “Section” was substituted for “section” in the introductory language of subsection (a).
U.S. Code.
Section 14 of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, referred to in the introductory paragraph of this section, is codified at 7 U.S.C. § 136 l .
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 7 - Plant Disease, Pest Control, and Pesticides
Article 3 - Use and Application of Pesticides
§ 2-7-91. Purpose of Article; Legislative Findings
§ 2-7-93. Commissioner to Administer Article; Appointment of Pesticide Advisory Board
§ 2-7-94. Delegation of Duties
§ 2-7-95. Publication of Information; Instruction
§ 2-7-96. Cooperative Agreements; Grants-in-Aid
§ 2-7-98. Classification of Certifications and Licenses; Standards for Certification of Applicators
§ 2-7-99. Licensing Requirements; Applications; Issuance; Fees; Renewal
§ 2-7-100. Reciprocal Examination Waiver
§ 2-7-101. Renewals of Licenses, Permits, or Certifications; Penalty for Late Renewals
§ 2-7-104. Records to Be Kept; Inspection Thereof
§ 2-7-105. Equipment Inspection; Requirement of Repairs or Other Changes
§ 2-7-106. Transportation, Storage, and Disposal of Pesticides and Pesticide Containers
§ 2-7-107. Inspections; Search Warrants; Injunctions
§ 2-7-109. Judicial Review of Commissioner’s Actions
§ 2-7-111. Applicability of Article to Governmental Entities; Liability of Such Entities
§ 2-7-112. Exemptions From Article