TITLE 26 FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS

Section 2. Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food, 26-2-1 through 26-2-441.

ARTICLE 14 NONPROFIT FOOD SALES AND FOOD SERVICE

26-2-393. Enforcement of article.

1. The county or municipality issuing a permit for the operation of a nonprofit food sales and food service event shall be authorized to enforce the provisions of this article and any party whose property is used for the operation of a nonprofit food sales or food service event without such party's written authorization may seek legal and equitable remedies including, but not limited to, damages and injunctive relief against unauthorized users.
2. Any organization which is aggrieved or adversely affected by any final order or action of a county board of health or district health director may have review thereof by appeal to the commissioner of public health or his or her designee. Appeals to the commissioner shall be heard after not more than eight hours.

(Code 1981, §26-2-393, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1174, § 3; Ga. L. 1998, p. 1220, § 3; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-6/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-5/HB 214; Ga. L. 2013, p. 760, § 3/HB 101.)

The 2013 amendment, effective July 1, 2013, substituted "and any party whose property is used for the operation of a nonprofit food sales or food service event without such party's written authorization may seek legal and equitable remedies including, but not limited to, damages and injunctive relief against unauthorized users" for "; provided, however, no adverse action against an organization may be taken by a county or municipality or any agent of a county or municipality, including a denial of a permit or revocation of a permit, or citation for violation of this article, without the written approval of such action by the district health director" at the end of subsection (a).