Nothing in this article shall prevent the governing authority of any county or municipal corporation from adopting ordinances or resolutions providing for the inspection of meats, poultry, meat or poultry food products, and dairy products sold within its limits and to provide penalties for violation thereof; but no such ordinance or resolution shall conflict with any power or authority of the Commissioner or his representatives; provided, however, that no county or municipal corporation shall adopt sanitary standards or specifications that are less than those adopted by the Commissioner.
History. Ga. L. 1914, p. 148, § 5; Code 1933, § 42-406; Ga. L. 1956, p. 748, § 10.
Structure Georgia Code
Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics
Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food
Article 6 - Meat, Poultry, and Dairy Processing Plants
§ 26-2-202. Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
§ 26-2-203. Power of Inspection
§ 26-2-211. Statistics on Animals and Poultry Slaughtered; Maintenance of Records
§ 26-2-212. County and Municipal Ordinances Dealing With Meats, Poultry, and Dairy Products
§ 26-2-213.1. Applicability to Individuals and Entities Governed by Federal Acts