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

O.C.G.A. § 26-2-271 (2019)

“Withhold From Sale Orders”; cost of inspection and release

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(a) Inspectors or sanitarians of the Department of Agriculture, upon determining that this article or the rules and regulations promulgated for its enforcement are being violated, may put “Withhold From Sale Orders” on all eggs being sold or offered for sale in violation of this article or the regulations thereof and shall report the circumstances to the Commissioner of Agriculture for his action.

(b) Eggs upon which “Withhold From Sale Orders” have been issued shall not be sold or otherwise disposed of until such “Withhold From Sale Orders” have been canceled by the Commissioner or his duly authorized agents. The cost of the inspection and release shall be paid by the offender.

History

Ga. L. 1937, p. 639, § 3; Code 1981,

§ 26-2-272; Code 1981, § 26-2-271, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1991, p. 1115, § 1.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Food, §§ 12, 62.

C.J.S. 36A C.J.S., Food, §§ 24, 52.