O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 26-2-213.1 (2019)

Applicability to individuals and entities governed by federal acts

✓ 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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The requirements of this article shall apply to persons, firms, corporations, establishments, animals, and articles regulated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. Section 601, et seq., or the Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. Section 451, et seq., only to the extent provided for in said federal acts. Consistent with said federal acts, the Commissioner may exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the secretary of agriculture of the United States and may enforce this article and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto without regard to licensing agency.

History

Code 1981, § 26-2-213.1, enacted by Ga. L. 2007, p. 620, § 4/HB 433; Ga. L. 2023, p. 730, § 4(b)(5)/HB 475, effective July 1, 2023. The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, part of an Act to revise, modern-

ize, and correct the Code, substituted “Federal Meat Inspection Act” for “federal Meat Inspection Act” and “Federal Poultry Products Inspection Act” for “federal Poultry Products Inspection Act” in the middle of the first sentence.