O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 2-22-5 (2019)

Application of Fair Business Practices Act

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.
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(a) Violations of the provisions of Code Section 2-22-3 or 2-22-4 shall be subject to the same civil remedies and in the same manner as provided by Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10, the ‘‘Fair Business Practices Act of 1975,’’ for persons whose business or property has been injured or damaged as a result of an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of subsection (a) of Code Section 10-1-393. (b) The provisions of Code Section 2-22-3 or 2-22-4 may be enforced by the Commissioner in the same manner as provided by Part 2 of Article 15 of Chapter 1 of Title 10, the ‘‘Fair Business Practices Act of 1975,’’ for enforcement of the provisions of said part by the Attorney General against a person reasonably appearing to have engaged in an unfair or deceptive act or practice in violation of subsection (a) of Code Section 10-1-393, and the superior courts may grant injunctive relief and impose the same civil penalties for violations of injunctions as provided in said part.

History

Code 1981, § 2-22-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 688, § 1; Ga. L. 2015, p. 1088, § 12/SB 148.

Annotations

Code Commission notes. - Pursuant

to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2004, ‘‘an’’ was inserted preceding ‘‘unfair’’ in subsection (b).

CHAPTER 23 HEMP FARMING Sec.

Short title. Intent. Definitions. Required licenses; research by colleges and universities; processing of other products. Procedure for licensing; fees; qualified agricultural producer; requirements; limitations on licenses. Procedure for permitting; limitations on permits and interests.

Sec.

Business agreements; transportation; reimbursement for crop destruction. Random testing of hemp. Contracting for testing, certification, regulatory, and grading functions. Enforcement; corrective action plan; revocation of licenses; reporting of licensees and permittees to Attorney General. Plan for regulation; approval. Rules and regulations.

Effective date. - This chapter became effective May 10, 2019.