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title: O.C.G.A. § 2-13-12. Establishment of standards for feeds; adoption of rules and regulations.
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# O.C.G.A. § 2-13-12. Establishment of standards for feeds; adoption of rules and regulations.

(a) The Commissioner is authorized to establish standards for commercial feeds.

(b) The Commissioner is authorized to promulgate such rules and regulations for commercial feeds and pet foods as are specifically authorized in this chapter and such other reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary for the efficient enforcement of this chapter. In the interest of uniformity, the Commissioner, by regulation, shall adopt, unless he determines that they are inconsistent with this chapter or are not appropriate to conditions which exist in this state, the following:

(1) The official definitions of feed ingredients and official feed terms adopted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials, Incorporated, and published in the 1992 official publication of that organization and supplements thereto; and

(2) Any regulation promulgated pursuant to the authority of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and supplements thereto.

## History

Code 1933, § 42-208, enacted by Ga. L. 1972, p. 10, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 3018, § 8.

## U.s. Code.

The Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, referred to in this Code section, is codified at 21 U.S.C. § 301 et seq.