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

O.C.G.A. § 2-13-20 (2019)

Certificate of state chemist or other state employee as prima-facie evidence

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In any controversy or prosecution arising under this chapter, a certificate of the state chemist or other state employee making an analysis or inspection, duly sworn to by the state chemist or the employee, shall be prima-facie evidence of the facts therein certified.

History

Code 1933, § 42-214, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 10, § 1.

Annotations

JUDICIAL DECISIONS Cited in Swift & Co. v. Morgan & Sturdivant, 214 F.2d 115 (5th Cir. 1954).

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 35 Am. Jur. 2d, Food, § 69. C.J.S. - 36A C.J.S., Food, § 90.