It shall be unlawful:
History. Ga. L. 1929, p. 280, § 7; Code 1933, § 42-508; Ga. L. 1935, p. 167, § 2; Ga. L. 1980, p. 981, § 16; Ga. L. 1995, p. 244, § 29; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1219, § 18; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1298, § 1; Ga. L. 2008, p. 458, § 25/SB 364; Ga. L. 2015, p. 5, § 26/HB 90; Ga. L. 2022, p. 809, § 6/HB 1175.
Delayed effective date.
Code Section 26-2-249 is set out twice in this Code. This version, as set out above, is effective July 1, 2023. For version effective until July 1, 2023, see the preceding version.
The 2022 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, added “except raw milk for human consumption which complies with the standards and requirements of Article 18 of this chapter and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder” at the end of paragraph (12).
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2022, p. 809, § 1/HB 1175, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Georgia Raw Dairy Act.’
Structure Georgia Code
Title 26 - Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics
Chapter 2 - Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food
Article 7 - Milk and Milk Products
§ 26-2-231. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] Definitions
§ 26-2-231. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Definitions
§ 26-2-232. Duties of Commissioner Generally
§ 26-2-233. Promulgation and Amendment of Rules and Regulations by Commissioner
§ 26-2-235. License Requirements — Cream Testers
§ 26-2-238. Standards and Requirements Generally
§ 26-2-239. Standards and Requirements for Frozen Desserts Generally
§ 26-2-240. Adulterated Ice Cream
§ 26-2-241. Testing of Milk, Cream, or Other Dairy Products
§ 26-2-244. Standards and Conditions for Importation of Milk and Milk Products
§ 26-2-246. Furnishing of Records by Persons Operating Under Article
§ 26-2-247. Enforcement of Article Generally
§ 26-2-249. [Effective Until July 1, 2023. See note.] Unlawful Acts
§ 26-2-249. [Effective July 1, 2023. See note.] Unlawful Acts