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

O.C.G.A. § 2-9-10 (2019)

Investigations

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) Upon the complaint of any interested person or upon his own initiative, the Commissioner shall have the power to investigate:

(1) The record of any applicant or licensee;

(2) Any transaction involving the solicitation, receipt, sale, or attempted sale of agricultural products;

(3) The failure to pay proper and true accounts and settlements at prompt and regular intervals;

(4) The making of false statements as to condition, quality, or quantity of goods received or in storage;

(5) The making of false statements as to market conditions with intent to deceive;

(6) The failure to make payment for goods received; or

(7) Other alleged injurious transactions.

(b) For the purposes specified in subsection (a), the Commissioner or his agents may examine the ledgers, books of accounts, memoranda, and other documents which relate to the transaction involved, at the place or places of business of the applicant or licensee, and may take testimony thereon under oath.

History

Ga. L. 1956, p. 617, § 9.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2019–2020 · leading case: San Miguel Produce, Inc. v. L.G. Herndon Jr. Farms, Inc, 843 S.E.2d 403 (Ga. 2020).
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San Miguel Produce, Inc. v. L.G. Herndon Jr. Farms, Inc, 843 S.E.2d 403 (Ga. 2020). · cites it 2× “1, and provides for the investigation of complaints, inspections, and quality assurance, see OCGA §§ 2-9-10 to 2-9-12. The Act also authorizes the Commissioner to promulgate and enforce rules and regulations and to seek injunctions and restraining orders.”
San Miguel Produce, Inc. v. L.G. Herndon Jr. Farms, Inc. (S.D. Ga. 2019). “§ 2-9-10, and licensed dealers are obligated in certain circumstances to have 6 Under the Act, producer “means any producer of agricultural products.”
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