Georgia Code
Article 2 - Agricultural Commodity Commissions Generally
§ 2-8-10. Nonapplicability of Article to Agricultural Commodity Commission for Peanuts, Agricultural Commodity Commission for Equines, Agricultural Commodity Commission for Georgia Grown Products; or Agricultural Commodity Commission for Propane

This article shall not apply to the Agricultural Commodity Commission for Peanuts provided for in Article 3 of this chapter, except as provided in Code Section 2-8-13; nor shall this article apply to the Agricultural Commodity Commission for Equines provided for in Article 5 of this chapter; nor shall this article apply to the Agricultural Commodity Commission for Georgia Grown Products provided for in Article 4 of this chapter; nor shall this article apply to the Agricultural Commodity Commission for Propane provided for in Article 6 of this chapter.
History. Code 1981, § 2-8-10 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1420, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 632, § 1/SB 380; Ga. L. 2013, p. 74, § 2/HB 298; Ga. L. 2019, p. 91, § 2/HB 512.
The 2019 amendment, effective April 18, 2019, added “; nor shall this article apply to the Agricultural Commodity Commission for Propane provided for in Article 6 of this chapter” at the end of this Code section.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2006, p. 632, § 2/SB 380, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the 2006 amendment became effective January 1, 2007, only upon ratification of a constitutional amendment by the voters at the November 2006 general election. The constitutional amendment (Ga. L. 2006, p. 1112) was approved by a majority of the qualified voters voting at the general election held on November 7, 2006.
Law reviews.
For article, “Agricultural Commodities Promotion,” see 30 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2013).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 2 - Agriculture

Chapter 8 - Agricultural Commodities Promotion

Article 2 - Agricultural Commodity Commissions Generally

§ 2-8-10. Nonapplicability of Article to Agricultural Commodity Commission for Peanuts, Agricultural Commodity Commission for Equines, Agricultural Commodity Commission for Georgia Grown Products; or Agricultural Commodity Commission for Propane

§ 2-8-11. Definitions

§ 2-8-12. Commissioner to Administer and Enforce Article

§ 2-8-13. Ratification of Previously Established Commissions and Establishment of Additional Commissions; Contributions Deemed Voluntary; Balloting to Determine Continued Existence

§ 2-8-14. Composition; Appointments, Terms of Office, and Compensation; Certification; Advisory Boards, Special Committees, and Personnel; Legal Representation; Acceptance of Donations; Voting; Termination

§ 2-8-15. Public Corporations; Corporate Powers; Chairman; Quorum; Oath of Office; Certification of Appointments to Secretary of State

§ 2-8-16. Funds of Commissions — Receipt, Collection, and Disbursement

§ 2-8-17. Funds of Commissions — Treatment as Trust Funds

§ 2-8-18. Bonds of Persons Handling Funds

§ 2-8-19. Liability of Commission Members and Employees

§ 2-8-20. Cooperation With State and Federal Governmental Authorities

§ 2-8-21. Issuance of Marketing Orders Authorized; Notice; Public Hearing; Record; Reports From Handlers; Compilation of Lists of Producers and Handlers; Use of Information in Reports

§ 2-8-22. Recommendation of Marketing Orders or Amendments by Commission; Authorized Provisions

§ 2-8-23. Approval by Producers Prerequisite to Issuance of Marketing Order or Major Amendment; Notice; Rules and Regulations; Expiration; Extensions; Referendum

§ 2-8-23.1. Limitations on Assessments

§ 2-8-24. Area Marketing Orders Authorized

§ 2-8-25. Seasonal Marketing Regulations Authorized; Notice of Issuance; Liberal Interpretation of Code Section

§ 2-8-26. Applicability of Marketing Orders

§ 2-8-27. Assessments to Defray Expenses; Borrowing in Anticipation of Collections; Use and Repayment of Contributions in Lieu of Advance Deposits; Collection and Enforcement of Assessments Generally; Disposition and Investment of Proceeds; Audit

§ 2-8-28. Collection of Assessments by Civil Action; Penalty for Delinquent Payment

§ 2-8-29. Maintenance and Inspection of Books and Records and Provision of Information; Confidentiality of Information; Hearings, Testimony, and Subpoenas

§ 2-8-30. Use of Grade or Quality Designations by Persons Not Complying With Order or Regulations Prohibited

§ 2-8-31. Inspections; Holding of Commodity; Warning Notice; Notice of Noncompliance; Time for Correction of Deficiencies; Petition to Divert or Destroy; Show Cause Order; Disposition of Noncomplying Commodity; Penalty Provisions Not Waived by Dispos...

§ 2-8-32. Civil Penalties; Notice and Hearing; Recovery Procedure; Disposition of Proceeds

§ 2-8-33. Action for Civil Penalty or Injunctive Relief; Costs

§ 2-8-34. Referral for Institution of Legal Proceedings; Administrative Hearing; Cease and Desist Order

§ 2-8-35. Furnishing of False Report, Statement, Record, or Marketing Order; Refusal to Furnish Certain Information

§ 2-8-36. Criminal Penalty

§ 2-8-37. Penalties and Remedies Concurrent, Alternative, and Cumulative

§ 2-8-38. Applicability of Article to Retailers