The Commissioner may by regulations prescribe conditions under which carcasses, parts of carcasses, meat, and meat food products of cattle, sheep, swine, nontraditional livestock, rabbits, goats, horses, mules, or other equines, capable of use as human food, shall be stored or otherwise handled by any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of buying, selling, freezing, storing, or transporting such articles whenever the Commissioner deems such action necessary to assure that such articles will not be adulterated or misbranded when delivered to the consumer.
History. Ga. L. 1969, p. 1028, § 15; Ga. L. 1974, p. 453, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 244, § 25; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1219, § 14; Ga. L. 2008, p. 458, § 21/SB 364.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics
Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food
§ 26-2-100. Duties of Inspectors
§ 26-2-109. Inspection of Animals and Food Products Thereof Slaughtered and Prepared at Nighttime
§ 26-2-111. Labeling and Preparation of Carcasses, Meat, and Meat Food Products of Equines
§ 26-2-113. Storage and Handling Regulations for Carcasses, Meat, and Meat Food Products
§ 26-2-114. Fraudulent Practices
§ 26-2-115. Use of “Georgia” in Trademark, Trade Name, Service Mark, or Advertisement
§ 26-2-116. Applicability of Part to Federally Inspected Slaughtering and Packing Establishments