O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 2-11-53 (2019)

False use of evidence of certification in sale of seeds or plants

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It shall be a misdemeanor for any person, firm, association, or corporation selling seeds or plants in this state to use any evidence of certification, including specially designed tags or any tags similar thereto or the word ‘‘certified,’’ on any package of seeds or plants, unless such seeds or plants have been duly inspected and certified as provided for in this article or have been inspected and certified by a legally constituted agency of another state or foreign country. The duty of enforcing this Code section shall be vested in the Commissioner.

History

Ga. L. 1956, p. 16, § 4; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1151, § 2.

Annotations

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Fingerprinting of offenders not required. - This offense is not one for which those charged with a violation are

to be fingerprinted. 1996 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 96-17.

ARTICLE 4 SEED ARBITRATION COUNCIL

Administrative rules and regulations. - Seed arbitration, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the

State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Department of Agriculture, Seed Division, Subject 40-12-6.

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. Proof of Facts. - Bias of Arbitrator, 2 POF2d 709.