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title: O.C.G.A. § 2-14-134. Violations; criminal penalties.
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# O.C.G.A. § 2-14-134. Violations; criminal penalties.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale either inside or outside this state any onions as Vidalia onions unless such onions are of the Vidalia onion variety and were grown in the Vidalia onion production area.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any person to package, label, identify, or classify any onions for sale inside or outside this state as Vidalia onions or to use the term ‘‘Vidalia’’ in connection with the labeling, packaging, classifying, or identifying of onions for sale inside or outside this state unless such onions are of the Vidalia onion variety and were grown in the Vidalia onion production area.

(c) Any person who violates subsection (a) or (b) of this Code section shall be guilty of a felony and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $1,000.00 nor more than $5,000.00 or by imprisonment for not less than one nor more than three years, or both.

(d) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell onions in a manner which does not comply with the rules or regulations established by the Commissioner under authority of Code Section 2-14-133.

## History

Code 1981, § 2-14-134, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 3, § 1.

## Cross References

Deceptive and unfair trade practices generally, § 10-1-370 et seq. Adulteration and misbranding of food, § 26-2-20 et seq.