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title: O.C.G.A. § 26-2-39. Publication of reports and dissemination of information in the interest of public health and consumer protection.
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# O.C.G.A. § 26-2-39. Publication of reports and dissemination of information in the interest of public health and consumer protection.

(a) The Commissioner may cause to be published from time to time reports summarizing all judgments, decrees, and court orders which have been rendered under this article, including the nature of the charge and the disposition thereof.

(b) The Commissioner may also cause to be disseminated such information regarding food as the Commissioner deems necessary in the interest of public health and the protection of the consumer against fraud.

(c) Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to prohibit the Commissioner from collecting, reporting, and illustrating the results of the investigations of the Commissioner.

## History

Ga. L. 1956, p. 195, § 17.