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title: Title 26. Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics
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heading: FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS
section_count: 394
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# Title 26. Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics

394 sections in 5 chapters. Each chapter's twin lists its sections.

## Chapter 1. General Provisions

https://georgiacommons.org/code/26-1.md (1 sections; 26-1-1 to 26-1-1)

## Chapter 2. Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Food

https://georgiacommons.org/code/26-2.md (220 sections; 26-2-1 to 26-2-478)
- Article 1. General Provisions (4 sections; 26-2-1 to 26-2-4)
- Article 2. Adulteration and Misbranding of Food (25 sections; 26-2-20 to 26-2-41)
- Article 3. Meat Inspection (37 sections; 26-2-60 to 26-2-133)
  - Part 1. General Provisions (5 sections; 26-2-60 to 26-2-64)
  - Part 2. Enforcement of Article (9 sections; 26-2-80 to 26-2-88)
  - Part 3. Inspection, Handling, and Labeling Standards (19 sections; 26-2-100 to 26-2-116)
  - Part 4. Meat Processors and Related Industries (4 sections; 26-2-130 to 26-2-133)
- Article 4. Advertisement and Sale of Meat Generally (12 sections; 26-2-150 to 26-2-161)
- Article 5. Animals Suspected of Bearing Any Residue Causing Contaminated Meat (7 sections; 26-2-180 to 26-2-186)
- Article 6. Meat, Poultry, and Dairy Processing Plants (17 sections; 26-2-200 to 26-2-215)
- Article 7. Milk and Milk Products (21 sections; 26-2-230 to 26-2-250)
- Article 8. Eggs (15 sections; 26-2-260 to 26-2-274)
- Article 9. Grains and Bread (8 sections; 26-2-290 to 26-2-297)
- Article 10. Fish and Other Seafoods (11 sections; 26-2-310 to 26-2-320)
- Article 11. Kosher Foods (1 sections; 26-2-330 to 26-2-330)
- Article 12. Soft Drinks (8 sections; 26-2-350 to 26-2-357)
- Article 13. Food Service Establishments (11 sections; 26-2-370 to 26-2-379)
- Article 14. Nonprofit Food Sales and Food Service (4 sections; 26-2-390 to 26-2-393)
- Article 15. Sale of Meat, Poultry, or Seafood From Mobile Vehicles (4 sections; 26-2-410 to 26-2-413)
- Article 16. Common-sense Consumption (7 sections; 26-2-430 to 26-2-436)
- Article 17. Cooperation in Implementation of Federal Food Safety Modernization (2 sections; 26-2-440 to 26-2-441)
- Article 18. Raw Dairy (17 sections; 26-2-450 to 26-2-466)
- Article 19. Cottage Food Items (9 sections; 26-2-470 to 26-2-478)

## Chapter 3. Standards, Labeling, and Adulteration of Drugs and Cosmetics

https://georgiacommons.org/code/26-3.md (24 sections; 26-3-1 to 26-3-24)

## Chapter 4. Pharmacists and Pharmacies

https://georgiacommons.org/code/26-4.md (102 sections; 26-4-1 to 26-4-214)
- Article 1. General Provisions (6 sections; 26-4-1 to 26-4-6)
- Article 2. State Board of Pharmacy (13 sections; 26-4-20 to 26-4-30)
- Article 3. Practice of Pharmacy (15 sections; 26-4-40 to 26-4-52)
- Article 4. Discipline (3 sections; 26-4-60 to 26-4-62)
- Article 5. Prescription Drugs (12 sections; 26-4-80 to 26-4-90)
- Article 6. Pharmacies (16 sections; 26-4-110 to 26-4-119)
- Article 7. Practitioners of the Healing Arts (2 sections; 26-4-130 to 26-4-131)
- Article 8. Third-party Prescription Programs (9 sections; 26-4-140 to 26-4-148)
- Article 9. Poisons (4 sections; 26-4-160 to 26-4-163)
- Article 10. Nuclear Pharmacy Law (10 sections; 26-4-170 to 26-4-179)
- Article 11. Utilization of Unused Prescription Drugs (1 sections; 26-4-190 to 26-4-190)
- Article 12. Prescription Medication Integrity (6 sections; 26-4-200 to 26-4-205)
- Article 13. Safe Medications Practice (5 sections; 26-4-210 to 26-4-214)

## Chapter 5. Drug Abuse Treatment and Education Programs

https://georgiacommons.org/code/26-5.md (47 sections; 26-5-1 to 26-5-80)
- Article 1. General Provisions (23 sections; 26-5-1 to 26-5-23)
- Article 2. Narcotic Treatment Programs Enforcement (23 sections; 26-5-40 to 26-5-62)
- Article 3. Prohibition on Patient Brokering (1 sections; 26-5-80 to 26-5-80)