O.C.G.A. § 4-5-11 (2019)
Penalty for violations of chapter or rules or regulations promulgated thereunder
Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation which violates any provision of this chapter or any rule or regulation made pursuant thereto shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History
(Ga. L. 1969, p. 1018, § 9.)
Annotations
JUDICIAL DECISIONS
Cited in Collins v. State, 160 Ga. App. 680, 288 S.E.2d 43 (1981).
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CHAPTER 6 LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND AUCTIONS
Article 1
Livestock Dealers.
4-6-1. Definitions.
4-6-2. Sale, auction, transfer, or movement of infected livestock.
4-6-3. Licenses - Required; fee; term; surety requirement.
4-6-4. Licenses - Revocation, cancellation, or suspension.
4-6-5. Maintenance of records.
4-6-6. Quarantine of premises; promulgation of rules and regulations prescribing sanitary standards.
4-6-7. Rules and regulations - Promulgation and enforcement generally.
4-6-8. Rules and regulations - Administrative remedies of persons aggrieved by promulgation or enforcement.
4-6-9. Injunctions.
4-6-10. Penalty for violations of chapter or rules or regulations.
4-6-11. Liability of purchaser or seller of leased livestock to owner or lessor of livestock.
4-6-12. Publication of licensed dealers and livestock market operators.
Article 2
Custodial Accounts for Livestock Sellers.
4-6-20. Short title.
4-6-21. Maintenance of custodial accounts; deposits; commingling of funds.
4-6-22. Payments from custodial accounts.
4-6-23. Penalty for failure to deposit proceeds of sale in custodial account.
Article 3
Livestock Auctions.
4-6-40. Definitions [Repealed].
4-6-41. Administration of chapter; promulgation of rules and regulations [Repealed].
4-6-42. Surety bond - Generally.
4-6-43. Surety bond - Dealers generally.
4-6-44. Surety bond - Annual sales and purchases [Repealed].
4-6-45. Surety bond - Acceptance of insurance coverage as satisfaction of bonding requirements [Repealed].
4-6-46. Maintenance of records and accounts; inspections.
4-6-47. When payment for livestock purchased due; disposition of proceeds; methods of payment.
4-6-48. Report of dishonor of a check or draft issued in payment for livestock.
4-6-49. Annual reports of sales and purchases; proof of compliance with bonding requirements [Repealed].
4-6-49.1. Denial of licenses; Commissioner's right to require disclosures and examine records and accounts; dealers purchasing livestock for cash only; financial statement.
4-6-50. Livestock weighed at sales establishment; certified public weigher.
4-6-51. Isolation of employees of sales establishments during conduct of sale.
4-6-52. Special sales.
4-6-53. Injunctions [Repealed].
4-6-54. Use of persuader in loading or handling of livestock.
4-6-55. Penalty for violation of chapter or rules or regulations promulgated thereunder [Repealed].
Cross references. - Criminal penalty for livestock theft, § 16-8-20.
Sale or disposition of livestock or swine belonging to state, § 50-16-80.
Administrative Rules and Regulations. - Livestock auctions, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Department of Agriculture, Chapter 40-13-4.
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ARTICLE 1 LIVESTOCK DEALERS
Cross references. - Duty of Commissioner to inspect cattle, sheep, swine, and other animals before entry into slaughtering, packing, or similar establishments, § 26-2-102.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Livestock buying stations, assembly or concentration points. - Livestock buying stations and livestock assembly or concentration points are subject to licensing and disease control inspection by the Commissioner of Agriculture or the Commissioner's authorized livestock inspectors. 1973 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 73-64.