Section 10. Marketing Facilities, Organizations, and Programs, 2-10-1 through 2-10-140.
ARTICLE 2
FARMERS' MARKETS
2-10-62. Prohibited acts; penalty.
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It shall be unlawful for any person on a farmers' market to:
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Engage in deceptive or dishonest trade practices;
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Do any act or use any language insulting to another tenant or customer; intimidate a shopper into purchasing his or her products; attempt to fix the price of products of any other farmer, vendor, or merchant; or circulate false reports tending to upset or destroy the operation of the market;
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Use any profane, abusive, or discourteous language on the market;
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Break, deface, or destroy any part of a building upon the market; interfere with electrical fixtures or wiring; or do any act tending to destroy the physical properties of the market;
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Move any cull agricultural products from any farmers' market for any purpose other than use as garbage or livestock feed or for dumping;
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Sell, offer, or expose for sale any products not meeting the requirements of the laws of this state relating to weights and measures;
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Use any false pack;
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Sublet any stall or space without the express written approval of the Commissioner;
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Fail or refuse to remove any vehicle or property upon direction of the farmers' market manager;
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Erect any facility or structure upon a farmers' market without the express written approval of the Commissioner; or
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Sell or offer for sale any items at a farmers' market without the license required by subsection (a) of Code Section 2-10-59, if applicable.
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Any person who violates any provision of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(Ga. L. 1981, p. 1354, § 14; Ga. L. 2004, p. 1066, § 4.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 3 Am. Jur. 2d, Agriculture,
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54.
C.J.S.
- 3 C.J.S., Agriculture,
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5.