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title: O.C.G.A. § 2-9-11. Inspections of damaged shipments; certificate.
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# O.C.G.A. § 2-9-11. Inspections of damaged shipments; certificate.

Whenever produce is shipped to or received by a licensed dealer for handling, purchase, or sale in this state at any market point and the dealer finds the produce to be in a spoiled, damaged, unmarketable, or unsatisfactory condition, unless both parties waive inspection before sale or other disposition thereof, the dealer shall cause the produce to be examined by an inspector assigned by the Commissioner for that purpose. The inspector shall execute and deliver a certificate to the applicant stating the day, the time, and the place of the inspection and the condition of the produce and shall mail or deliver a copy of such certificate to the shipper.

## History

Ga. L. 1956, p. 617, § 10.

## Cross References

Duty of railroad companies to furnish refrigerator cars to growers of peaches, apples, and other produce for transportation of such products, § 46-9-90 et seq.