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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 4. ANIMALS · Chapter 6. LIVESTOCK DEALERS AND AUCTIONS · Article 3. LIVESTOCK AUCTIONS

4-6-47. When payment for livestock purchased due; disposition of proceeds; methods of payment.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. Payment for livestock purchased at auction shall be made on the same date of the purchase of the livestock, except that persons regulated by the provisions of the federal Packers and Stockyards Act may make payment by placing in the mail a check on the day following the date of purchase. The proceeds from the sale of livestock shall be deposited by the livestock sales establishment in the custodial account not later than the next banking day following the date of sale or receipt of payment by mail. Payment for livestock purchased at auction shall be made by cash, check, draft, or transfer of funds by wire. No loans shall be made from the custodial account of any livestock sales establishment to any purchaser of livestock at that sales establishment.

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1971, p. 71, § 1; Ga. L. 1978, p. 2061, § 1; Ga. L. 1983, p. 1161, § 1.

Administrative rules and regulations

Payment for livestock purchased at auction, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Department of Agriculture, Chapter 40-13-11.

Other notes

U.S. Code.
The Packers and Stockyards Act, referred to in this Code section, is codified as 7 U.S.C. § 181 et seq.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t4-6-(v4)-2013-pdf.pdf, Volume V4, 2013 edition, pages 87 to 88; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 290d3a1d6843.