O.C.G.A. § 2-10-111 (2019)
Use of word ‘‘cooperative’’ in business name
No person, firm, corporation, or association organized or doing business in this state as a cooperative association to market agricultural products shall be entitled to use the word ‘‘cooperative’’ as part of its corporate or other business name or title unless it has complied with this article or Ga. L. 1920, p. 125, Sections 1 through 13.
History
Ga. L. 1921, p. 139, § 19; Code 1933, § 65-224.
Annotations
Editor’s notes. - Ga. L. 1920, p. 125, §§ 1-13, referred to in this Code section, was codified at Code 1933, Ch. 1, T. 65, but was repealed by Ga. L. 1952, p. 157, § 1.
Ga. L. 1952, p. 157, § 2, provided that cooperative corporations formed under the 1920 Act should continue to be governed thereby until or unless they are reincorporated but that the charters of such corporations should not be renewed.
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 18 Am. Jur. 2d, Cooperative Associations, § 1 et seq.
C.J.S. - 3 C.J.S., Agriculture, § 169 et seq.
ARTICLE 4 ROADSIDE MARKETS INCENTIVE PROGRAM 2-10-130 through 2-10-140. Repealed by Ga. L. 2013, p. 670, § 1/SB 87, effective July 1, 2013. Editor’s notes. - This article was based on Ga. L. 1967, p. 476, § 1-11.
CHAPTER 11 SEEDS AND PLANTS Sec.
Article 1 General Provisions Sec.
Misrepresentation of count or variety of agricultural plants. Fraudulent sale of nursery stock or seedlings; misrepresenting fruit or nut trees.
Article 3 Certification of Seeds and Plants
Article 2 Sale and Transportation of Seeds
Short title. Definitions. Labeling requirements. Prohibited acts. Records and samples to be kept; inspection thereof. Powers and duties of Commissioner - Generally. Powers and duties of Commissioner - Licensing authority; penalties. Powers and duties of Commissioner - Treatment of itinerant vendors generally; bond [Repealed]. Powers and duties of Commissioner - Rule-making authority. Seed Advisory Committee created; selection of members; compensation; duties [Repealed]. Seizure of seed for violation of article; disposition thereof. Injunctions. Exemption from article. Applicability of Code Sections 2-11-21 and 2-11-22.
Penalty for violations of article or rules and regulations; Commissioner authorized to utilize warning for minor violations. Local regulation prohibited. Seeds used in production of low THC oil.
Legislative intent. Definitions. Designation of agency for certification of seeds and plants; liability for damages resulting from certification work; immunity. False use of evidence of certification in sale of seeds or plants.
Article 4 Seed Arbitration Council
Cross references. - Preservation of forest resources and other plant life generally, T. 12, C. 6.
Purpose; creation of Seed Arbitration Council. Definitions. Notice of requirements for filing complaint printed on seed container, label, or invoice; effect of failure to provide notice. Filing complaint; fee; procedure. Membership of Seed Arbitration Council; terms; chairperson and secretary; sessions; expenses. Hearings and investigations. Findings and recommendations. Rules and regulations.
ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Administrative rules and regulations. - Seed Division, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the
State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Department of Agriculture, Chapter 40-12.
RESEARCH REFERENCES C.J.S. - 3 C.J.S., Agriculture, § 84 et seq. ALR. - Character of contract to raise seed, 29 A.L.R. 647.
Warranties and conditions upon sale of seeds, nursery stock, etc., 16 A.L.R. 859; 32 A.L.R. 1241; 62 A.L.R. 451; 117 A.L.R. 470; 168 A.L.R. 581.