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title: O.C.G.A. § 2-7-5. Duty of Commissioner generally.
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# O.C.G.A. § 2-7-5. Duty of Commissioner generally.

It shall be the duty of the Commissioner to protect the agricultural, horticultural, and other interests of the state from plant pests.

## History

Ga. L. 1937, p. 659, § 4; Ga. L. 1996, p. 329, § 2.