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title: O.C.G.A. § 26-2-157. Signage and label required for sale of horse meat.
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# O.C.G.A. § 26-2-157. Signage and label required for sale of horse meat.

No horse meat shall be sold or offered for sale in this state for human consumption unless at the place of sale there shall be posted in a conspicuous location a sign bearing the words “HORSE MEAT FOR SALE.” No sausage, ground meat, canned, or processed meat containing horse meat shall be sold for human consumption unless the package bears a label stating the proportionate amount of horse meat contained therein and unless there is likewise kept and maintained in a conspicuous place a sign showing that the meat offered for sale contains horse meat.

## History

Ga. L. 1943, p. 475, § 2.