O.C.G.A. § 26-2-441 (2019)
Designation of cooperating agency
(a) The department, acting by and through its Commissioner, is designated as the state agency responsible for cooperating with the administration under the provisions of the federal act.
(b) In furtherance of its responsibilities under subsection (a) of this Code section, the department may:
(1) Conduct inspections and take other regulatory actions as necessary to assist the administration in enforcement of the federal act; and
(2) Enter into cooperative agreements with the administration to carry out the provisions of the federal act.
History
Code 1981, § 26-2-441, enacted by Ga. L. 2017, p. 215, § 1/HB 176; Ga. L. 2023, p. 730, § 4(b)(7)/HB 475, effective July 1, 2023.
The 2023 amendment, effective July 1, 2023, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, revised language in subsection (a).
ARTICLE 18 RAW DAIRY Effective date. This article became effective July 1, 2023.
Annotations
Cross references. - Permits for persons producing and manufacturing serums and vaccines for use in poultry and animals, T. 4, C. 9.
Law reviews. - For article, "Liability for Vaccine Injury: The United States, the European Union, and the Developing World," see 67 Emory L.J. 415 (2018).
For comment, "Process Is Due: The World Health Organization Prequalification of Medicines," see 68 Emory L.J. 645 (2019).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d. - 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Drugs and Controlled Substances, §§ 19 et seq., 47, 189 et seq.
C.J.S. - 28 C.J.S. Drugs and Narcotics, § 210 et seq.
28A C.J.S. Drugs and Narcotics, § 342 et seq.
ALR. - Products liability: sufficiency of evidence to support product misuse defense in actions concerning food, drugs, and other products intended for ingestion, 58 A.L.R.4th 7.
Products liability: sufficiency of evidence to support product misuse defense in actions concerning cosmetics and other personal care products, 58 A.L.R.4th 40.
Products liability: mascara and other eye cosmetics, 63 A.L.R.4th 105.