O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 26-2-320 (2019)

Penalty

✓ 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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Any person who violates any provision of this article or any valid rule or regulation promulgated by the Commissioner of Agriculture pursuant to the terms of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by imprisonment for not less than 30 days nor more than six months or by a fine of not less than $50.00 nor more than $500.00, or by both fine and imprisonment, in the discretion of the court.

History

Ga. L. 1937-38, Ex. Sess., p. 332, § 12.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Food, § 54 et seq. C.J.S. 36A C.J.S., Food, § 59 et seq. ALR. Penal offense predicated upon violation

of food law as affected by ignorance or mistake of fact, lack of criminal intent, or presence of good faith, 152 A.L.R. 755.

ARTICLE 11 KOSHER FOODS 26-2-330 through 26-2-335. [Reserved]. History. Ga. L. 1980, p. 1767, § 1; repealed by Ga. L. 2010, p. 114, § 2/HB 1345, effective May 20, 2010.

Editor’s notes. Ga. L. 2010, p. 114, § 21/HB 1345 repealed and reserved this article, effective May 20, 2010.

ARTICLE 12 SOFT DRINKS Cross references. Imposition of penalty authorized in lieu of other action, § 2-2-10.

Administrative rules and regulations. Additional Regulations Applicable to Manufacturers, Distributors, and Bottlers

T.26, C.2, A.12 STDS., LBLG., ADULTERATION OF FOOD of Bottled Soft Drinks and Soft Drink Syrups, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Agriculture, Food Division Regulations, Rule 40-7-9-.01 et seq.

Law reviews. For note, “Beer, Liquor, or a Little Bit of Both? Getting to the Bottom of Properly Classifying Flavored Malt Beverages in the United States and Australia,” see 39 Ga. J. Int’l & Comp. L. 471 (2011).