Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 26. FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS · Chapter 2. STANDARDS, LABELING, AND ADULTERATION OF FOOD · Article 3. MEAT INSPECTION · Part 3. INSPECTION, HANDLING, AND LABELING STANDARDS

26-2-115. Use of “Georgia” in trademark, trade name, service mark, or advertisement.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person, partnership, firm, or corporation to use the word “Georgia” in any trademark, trade name, service mark, or advertisement in connection with any meat or meat food product which is not equal to or better than U.S. grade “good.”#
(b)
Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1971, p. 757, § 1.

Cross references

Trademarks, service marks, and trade names generally, § 10-1-440 et seq. Joint marketing with Department of Economic Development, § 50-7-8.

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