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

O.C.G.A. § 26-2-115 (2019)

Use of “Georgia” in trademark, trade name, service mark, or advertisement

✓ 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) It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, firm, or corporation to use the word “Georgia” in any trademark, trade name, service mark, or advertisement in connection with any meat or meat food product which is not equal to or better than U.S. grade “good.”

(b) Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History

Ga. L. 1971, p. 757, § 1.

Annotations

Cross references. Trademarks, service marks, and trade names generally, § 10-1-440 et seq.

Joint marketing with Department of Economic Development, § 50-7-8.