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title: O.C.G.A. § 26-2-452. Enforcement by Commissioner.
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# O.C.G.A. § 26-2-452. Enforcement by Commissioner.

(a) The Commissioner is charged with the responsibility of enforcing this article.

(b) It shall be the duty of the Commissioner or his or her authorized representative:

(1) To inspect or cause to be inspected, as often as may be deemed practicable, all places where raw milk for human consumption is produced, manufactured, kept, handled, stored, or sold;

(2) To prohibit the production, sale, or distribution of unclean or unwholesome raw milk for human consumption;

(3) To condemn for food purposes all unclean or unwholesome raw milk for human consumption, wherever found;

(4) To take samples anywhere of any raw milk for human consumption or imitation thereof and cause the same to be analyzed or satisfactorily tested;

(5) To weigh and test raw milk for human consumption; and

(6) To compile and publish in print or electronically annually, or at such shorter intervals as he or she may desire, statistics and information concerning all phases of the raw dairy industry in this state.

## History

Code 1981, § 26-2-452, enacted by Ga. L. 2022, p. 809, § 2/HB 1175.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2022, “is” was inserted near the end of paragraph (b)(1).