The commission shall be a public corporation and an instrumentality of the State of Georgia. By that name, style, and title, the commission may contract and be contracted with, implead and be impleaded, and complain and defend in all courts. The commission shall name its chairman and determine a quorum for the transaction of business. The commission shall assume the duties and exercise the authority provided in this article without further formality than that provided in this article. Each member of the commission shall be a public officer and shall take an oath of office faithfully to perform his duties. Such oath shall be administered by the Governor or some other person qualified to administer oaths. The fact of a member’s election shall be certified to the Secretary of State, who shall issue the appropriate commission under the seal of his office.
History. Code 1981, § 2-8-55 , enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 1420, § 1.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 8 - Agricultural Commodities Promotion
Article 3 - Agricultural Commodity Commission for Peanuts
§ 2-8-50. Applicability of Article
§ 2-8-56. Receipt, Collection, and Disbursal of Funds
§ 2-8-59. Liability of Commission Members
§ 2-8-64. Limiting of Application of Marketing Order to Certain Marketing Areas or Portions of State
§ 2-8-65. Seasonal Marketing Regulations; Legislative Findings; Interpretation of Code Section
§ 2-8-66. Applicability of Orders Regulating Minimum Quality, Condition, Size, or Maturity
§ 2-8-72. Civil Penalty; Fixing Amount of Penalty; Civil Action; Disposition of Moneys
§ 2-8-77. Construction of Penalty and Remedy Provisions
§ 2-8-78. Applicability to Retailers of Peanuts
§ 2-8-79. Applicability of “Georgia Administrative Procedure act.”