Georgia Code
Article 3 - Use and Application of Pesticides
§ 2-7-102. Grounds for Denial, Suspension, Revocation, or Modification of License, Permit, or Certification

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

Georgia Code

Title 2 - Agriculture

Chapter 7 - Plant Disease, Pest Control, and Pesticides

Article 3 - Use and Application of Pesticides

§ 2-7-90. Short Title

§ 2-7-91. Purpose of Article; Legislative Findings

§ 2-7-92. Definitions

§ 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

§ 2-7-97. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations Authorized; Notice and Hearing; Restricted Use Pesticide Classifications and State Restricted Pesticide Uses; Declaration of Pests; Reports to Environmental Protection Agency

§ 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

§ 2-7-102. Grounds for Denial, Suspension, Revocation, or Modification of License, Permit, or Certification

§ 2-7-103. Evidence of Financial Responsibility Required; Amount of Bond, Insurance, or Cash Deposit; Notice of Reduction or Cancellation

§ 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

§ 2-7-108. Subpoena Powers

§ 2-7-109. Judicial Review of Commissioner’s Actions

§ 2-7-110. Reports of Pesticide Accidents; Claim of Damage; Notification; Inspection; Effect of Failure to File; Failure to Permit Observation as Bar to Claim

§ 2-7-111. Applicability of Article to Governmental Entities; Liability of Such Entities

§ 2-7-112. Exemptions From Article

§ 2-7-113. Effect of Article on Certain Other Laws

§ 2-7-113.1. Local Regulation of Pesticides Prohibited; Variances From Rule or Regulation of Commissioner of Agriculture

§ 2-7-114. Penalties