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title: O.C.G.A. § 26-2-30.1. Beef produced without antibiotics or growth hormones; “Georgia lean” beef.
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# O.C.G.A. § 26-2-30.1. Beef produced without antibiotics or growth hormones; “Georgia lean” beef.

(a) The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations for the labeling of beef and for the purpose of certifying beef as having been produced without feeding, injecting, or implanting antibiotics or growth hormones in the animal from which such beef was produced.

(b) The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate and adopt rules and regulations and to establish standards for the labeling and certification of beef as “Georgia lean.”

## History

Code 1981, § 26-2-30.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1089, § 1.