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title: Title 2, Chapter 8. Agricultural Commodities Promotion
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heading: AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES PROMOTION
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# Title 2, Chapter 8. Agricultural Commodities Promotion

Title 2. Agriculture

115 sections. Each line is `citation, catchline, status, URL`; the text of every section, in order, is at https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8.md?full=1 (capped, with a pointer to continue).

- 2-8-1, Short title, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-1.md
- 2-8-2, Intent and purpose of chapter, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-2.md
- 2-8-5, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-5.md
- 2-8-10, Nonapplicability of article to Agricultural Commodity Commission for Peanuts, Agricultural Commodity Commission for Equines, Agricultural Commodity Commission for Georgia Grown Products; or Agricultural Commodity Commission for Propane, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-10.md
- 2-8-11, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-11.md
- 2-8-12, Commissioner to administer and enforce article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-12.md
- 2-8-13, Ratification of previously established commissions and establishment of additional commissions; contributions deemed voluntary; balloting to determine continued existence, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-13.md
- 2-8-14, Composition; appointments, terms of office, and compensation; certification; advisory boards, special committees, and personnel; legal representation; acceptance of donations; voting; termination, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-14.md
- 2-8-15, Public corporations; corporate powers; chairman; quorum; oath of office; certification of appointments to Secretary of State, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-15.md
- 2-8-16, Funds of commissions — Receipt, collection, and disbursement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-16.md
- 2-8-17, Funds of commissions — Treatment as trust funds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-17.md
- 2-8-18, Bonds of persons handling funds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-18.md
- 2-8-19, Liability of commission members and employees, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-19.md
- 2-8-20, Cooperation with state and federal governmental authorities, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-20.md
- 2-8-21, Issuance of marketing orders authorized; notice; public hearing; record; reports from handlers; compilation of lists of producers and handlers; use of information in reports, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-21.md
- 2-8-22, Recommendation of marketing orders or amendments by commission; authorized provisions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-22.md
- 2-8-23, Approval by producers prerequisite to issuance of marketing order or major amendment; notice; rules and regulations; expiration; extensions; referendum, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-23.md
- 2-8-23.1, Limitations on assessments, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-23.1.md
- 2-8-24, Area marketing orders authorized, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-24.md
- 2-8-25, Seasonal marketing regulations authorized; notice of issuance; liberal interpretation of Code section, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-25.md
- 2-8-26, Applicability of marketing orders, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-26.md
- 2-8-27, Assessments to defray expenses; borrowing in anticipation of collections; use and repayment of contributions in lieu of advance deposits; collection and enforcement of assessments generally; disposition and investment of proceeds; audit, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-27.md
- 2-8-28, Collection of assessments by civil action; penalty for delinquent payment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-28.md
- 2-8-29, Maintenance and inspection of books and records and provision of information; confidentiality of information; hearings, testimony, and subpoenas, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-29.md
- 2-8-30, Use of grade or quality designations by persons not complying with order or regulations prohibited, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-30.md
- 2-8-31, Inspections; holding of commodity; warning notice; notice of noncompliance; time for correction of deficiencies; petition to divert or destroy; show cause order; disposition of noncomplying commodity; penalty provisions not waived by disposal, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-31.md
- 2-8-32, Civil penalties; notice and hearing; recovery procedure; disposition of proceeds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-32.md
- 2-8-33, Action for civil penalty or injunctive relief; costs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-33.md
- 2-8-34, Referral for institution of legal proceedings; administrative hearing; cease and desist order, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-34.md
- 2-8-35, Furnishing of false report, statement, record, or marketing order; refusal to furnish certain information, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-35.md
- 2-8-36, Criminal penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-36.md
- 2-8-37, Penalties and remedies concurrent, alternative, and cumulative, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-37.md
- 2-8-38, Applicability of article to retailers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-38.md
- 2-8-50, Applicability of article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-50.md
- 2-8-51, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-51.md
- 2-8-52, Commission continued in existence; powers and duties; continuation of certain rules, regulations, and orders; periodic determination as to continuation of commission, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-52.md
- 2-8-53, Membership of commission; division of peanut-producing counties into districts; election of members; compensation and expenses; certification of members to Secretary of State, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-53.md
- 2-8-54, Authority; legal representation; acceptance and use of donations, gifts, and other property; exercise of powers of corporations; continuation of existence of commission; authority to lease or purchase property, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-54.md
- 2-8-55, Commission as public corporation; name used in contracts and legal proceedings; chairman; quorum; oath of office; certification of election, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-55.md
- 2-8-56, Receipt, collection, and disbursal of funds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-56.md
- 2-8-57, Funds held in trust; deposit, accounting, and disbursal of funds; exemption from requirements applicable to state funds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-57.md
- 2-8-58, Bond of persons handling funds under article; signing of checks, drafts, and negotiable instruments; election, powers, and duties of treasurer, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-58.md
- 2-8-59, Liability of commission members, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-59.md
- 2-8-60, Authority to confer with and make information available to governmental authorities of this state, other states, and the United States, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-60.md
- 2-8-61, Issuance, administration, and enforcement of marketing orders; notice and hearing as to proposed order; information from persons who may be affected by order, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-61.md
- 2-8-62, Recommendation of promulgation of marketing order; permissible provisions of orders; effectiveness of orders heretofore adopted and in effect on July 1, 1989, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-62.md
- 2-8-63, Finding of assent or approval of producers required for marketing order to become effective; commission authorized to issue orders regulating peanuts; amendments; notice; rules and regulations; expiration and extension of orders, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-63.md
- 2-8-64, Limiting of application of marketing order to certain marketing areas or portions of state, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-64.md
- 2-8-65, Seasonal marketing regulations; legislative findings; interpretation of Code section, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-65.md
- 2-8-66, Applicability of orders regulating minimum quality, condition, size, or maturity, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-66.md
- 2-8-67, Assessments to defray expenses of marketing orders; budgets for administration; authority to borrow money; contributions in lieu of advance deposits; collection of assessments; rules; enforcement of payment; deposit and disbursement of moneys; investment of moneys, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-67.md
- 2-8-68, Assessment constitutes personal debt; action for collection; fee for late payment; remedies cumulative, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-68.md
- 2-8-69, Books and records of processors and distributors; furnishing information to commission; inspection of books and records; confidentiality; enforcement, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-69.md
- 2-8-70, Use of designations of grade, quality, or condition without complying with regulations or marketing order, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-70.md
- 2-8-71, Entry and inspection of premises to check compliance with marketing order; holding of lot of peanuts to ascertain compliance; affixing of notice of noncompliance; service of notice of noncompliance; correction of deficiencies; disposal of lot; applicability, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-71.md
- 2-8-72, Civil penalty; fixing amount of penalty; civil action; disposition of moneys, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-72.md
- 2-8-73, Action by Attorney General for civil penalties or injunctive relief; remedies court may impose; payment of costs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-73.md
- 2-8-74, Referral of complaints to Attorney General or prosecuting attorney; hearing to consider charges; cease and desist order, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-74.md
- 2-8-75, False or fraudulent reports, statements, and records; failure or refusal to give name and address of person from whom peanuts received, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-75.md
- 2-8-76, Criminal penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-76.md
- 2-8-77, Construction of penalty and remedy provisions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-77.md
- 2-8-78, Applicability to retailers of peanuts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-78.md
- 2-8-79, Applicability of ‘‘Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.’’, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-79.md
- 2-8-90, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-90.md
- 2-8-91, Authority of Commissioner, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-91.md
- 2-8-92, Creation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-92.md
- 2-8-93, Composition; membership, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-93.md
- 2-8-94, Public corporation and instrumentality of the State of Georgia, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-94.md
- 2-8-95, Powers, duties, and authority of commission, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-95.md
- 2-8-96, Immunity from liability, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-96.md
- 2-8-97, Authority of Commissioner to issue, administer, and enforce provisions of marketing orders; hearings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-97.md
- 2-8-98, Recommendation of promulgation of a marketing order, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-98.md
- 2-8-99, Amendments to marketing orders; notice; rules and regulations; termination of orders, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-99.md
- 2-8-100, Levying and collection of assessments, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-100.md
- 2-8-101, Limitations on application of marketing orders, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-101.md
- 2-8-102, Deposit and disbursement of funds; investment, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-102.md
- 2-8-103, Duties of Attorney General, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-103.md
- 2-8-104, Violations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-104.md
- 2-8-105, Rules and regulations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-105.md
- 2-8-120, Applicability, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-120.md
- 2-8-121, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-121.md
- 2-8-122, Commissioner’s authority, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-122.md
- 2-8-123, Commission created, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-123.md
- 2-8-124, Commission membership; nomination and election of commission members, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-124.md
- 2-8-125, Commission to be a public corporation and instrumentality of the state; powers; transaction of commission business, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-125.md
- 2-8-126, Receipt, collection, and disbursement of funds, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-126.md
- 2-8-127, Funds received under this article to be held in trust for the commission, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-127.md
- 2-8-128, Persons handling funds to be bonded, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-128.md
- 2-8-129, Committee members and employees not responsible individually for errors in judgment, mistakes or other acts, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-129.md
- 2-8-130, Commission authorized to share information with state and federal government agencies, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-130.md
- 2-8-131, Issuance, administration, and enforcement of marketing orders; hearing, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-131.md
- 2-8-132, Provisions for establishment of advertising, research, and education programs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-132.md
- 2-8-133, Amendments to, rules and regulations governing, and expiration and termination of marketing orders, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-133.md
- 2-8-134, Limited application of marketing orders, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-134.md
- 2-8-135, Commission authorized to borrow funds for certain purposes; disposition of funds collected pursuant to this article, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-135.md
- 2-8-200, Definitions, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-200.md
- 2-8-201, Creation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-201.md
- 2-8-202, Membership; vacancies; compensation; certification of membership; naming of chairperson; quorum, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-202.md
- 2-8-203, Use of outside resources; representation by Attorney General; acceptance of donations and gifts; property interests, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-203.md
- 2-8-204, Status of commission; oath of office, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-204.md
- 2-8-205, Funding obligations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-205.md
- 2-8-206, Funds held in trust; accounting, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-206.md
- 2-8-207, Bonding requirements for those handling finances, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-207.md
- 2-8-208, No individual liability, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-208.md
- 2-8-209, Marketing orders; public hearings, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-209.md
- 2-8-210, Recommendation for promulgation of marketing order; prohibition against lobbying; administrative expenses; costs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-210.md
- 2-8-211, Requirement for referendum; voters and voting rights; approval; record keeping; confidentiality, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-211.md
- 2-8-212, Opt out by dealers, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-212.md
- 2-8-213, Referendum vote on continuation of commission, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-213.md
- 2-8-214, Assessments as personal debt; cumulative nature of penalties, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-214.md
- 2-8-215, Civil penalty for violations, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-215.md
- 2-8-216, Actions brought by Attorney General; injunctions and specific performance; incurring and payment of costs, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-216.md
- 2-8-217, Attorney General or prosecuting attorney to bring actions; administrative hearings; response to finding violation, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-217.md
- 2-8-218, Falsification of reports, statements, or records; penalty, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-218.md
- 2-8-219, Regulatory authority, active, https://georgiacommons.org/code/2-8-219.md