No person shall operate a sales establishment for the sale of livestock at auction unless he or she has then in force a surety in an amount established in a memorandum of agreement with the department sufficient to secure the performance of the obligations of the holder of such surety.
History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 501, § 2; Ga. L. 1958, p. 309, § 1; Ga. L. 1959, p. 296, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 1804, § 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1161, § 1; Ga. L. 2017, p. 129, § 8/HB 49.
The 2017 amendment, effective July 1, 2017, rewrote this Code section.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 6 - Livestock Dealers and Auctions
Article 3 - Livestock Auctions
§ 4-6-42. Surety Bond — Generally
§ 4-6-43. Surety Bond — Dealers Generally
§ 4-6-46. Maintenance of Records and Accounts; Inspections
§ 4-6-47. When Payment for Livestock Purchased Due; Disposition of Proceeds; Methods of Payment
§ 4-6-48. Report of Dishonor of a Check or Draft Issued in Payment for Livestock
§ 4-6-50. Livestock Weighed at Sales Establishment; Certified Public Weigher
§ 4-6-51. Isolation of Employees of Sales Establishments During Conduct of Sale
§ 4-6-54. Use of Persuader in Loading or Handling of Livestock