There is created a State Structural Pest Control Commission to consist of seven members, three of whom shall be residents of this state who are engaged in the pest control industry and who are certified operators under this chapter. Such members shall be appointed by the Commissioner. One member shall be the head of the Department of Entomology of the University of Georgia, ex officio, or some qualified person of that department designated by him or her. One member shall be the Commissioner of Agriculture of this state or the Commissioner’s designee; one member shall be the commissioner of public health, ex officio, or some qualified person designated by him or her; and one member shall have no connection whatsoever with the pest control industry but shall have a recognized interest in consumer affairs and in consumer protection concerns. The Commissioner shall fill any vacancies that may occur in the appointive membership of the commission. No business entity shall be represented by more than one member on the commission at any time.
History. Ga. L. 1955, p. 564, § 3; Ga. L. 1960, p. 813, § 2; Ga. L. 1976, p. 308, § 2; Ga. L. 1978, p. 999, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 1446, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 739, § 2; Ga. L. 1998, p. 191, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-6/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-5/HB 214.
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For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses
Chapter 45 - Persons Engaged in Structural Pest Control
§ 43-45-4. Terms of Office; Eligibility of Member to Succeed Himself
§ 43-45-5. Election of Officers; Action by Vote of Four Members; Meetings
§ 43-45-6. Reimbursement of Commission Members
§ 43-45-7. Commissioner as Secretary of Commission
§ 43-45-8. General Powers and Duties of Commission
§ 43-45-10. Registration of Employees and Agents; Registration Certificates; Employee Training
§ 43-45-13. Restrictions on Advertising
§ 43-45-14. Designation of Resident Agents by Nonresident Licensees and Certified Operators
§ 43-45-16. Promulgation of Regulations
§ 43-45-17. Enforcement Authority of Commissioner
§ 43-45-18. Applicability of the “Georgia Administrative Procedure act.”
§ 43-45-19. Inspection of Licensees’ Records by Commissioner
§ 43-45-21. Exceptions to Operation of Chapter
§ 43-45-22. Authority to Refuse License to Applicant Convicted of Violation of Chapter