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Official Code of Georgia Annotated

Title 50. STATE GOVERNMENT · Chapter 5. DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES · Article 3. STATE PURCHASING · Part 1. GENERAL AUTHORITY, DUTIES, AND PROCEDURE

50-5-81. Unlawful to purchase beef not raised and produced in United States; exceptions; penalty.

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

  1. (a)

    It shall be unlawful for the state; any branch, department, agency, board, or commission of the state; any county, municipality, board of education, or other political subdivision; or any officer, agent, or employee of any of the foregoing to purchase or authorize the purchase of any beef other than beef raised and produced within the United States when the purchase is to be made with governmental funds. This Code section shall not apply to canned meat which is not available from a source within the United States and which is not processed in the United States.#

  2. (b)

    Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.#

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. 1976, p. 1650, §§ 1, 2.

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

Text read from t49-t50-ch1-12-(v38)-2023-pdf.pdf, Volume V38, 2023 edition, page 576; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 b1a50b0e3917.