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title: O.C.G.A. § 26-2-297. Penalty.
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# O.C.G.A. § 26-2-297. Penalty.

Any person who violates this article or the orders, rules, or regulations promulgated by the Department of Agriculture under authority of this article shall, upon conviction thereof, be subject to a fine for each and every offense in a sum not exceeding $100.00 or to imprisonment for not more than 30 days, or both.

## History

Ga. L. 1945, p. 425, § 8.