Georgia Code, Title 2, Chapter 7, Article 2 - Control of Pesticides

• § 2-7-50 - Short Title
  This article shall be known as the "Georgia Pesticide Control Act of 1976."
• § 2-7-51 - Purpose of Article; Legislative Findings
  The purpose of this article is to regulate, in the public interest, the labeling, distribution, storage, transportation, use, and disposal of pesticides. The General...
• § 2-7-52 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Active ingredient" means any ingredient which will prevent, destroy, repel, control, or mitigate pests or which...
• § 2-7-53 - Meaning of "Misbranded."
  The term "misbranded" shall apply: (1) To any pesticide or device subject to this article: (A) If its labeling bears any statement, design, or...
• § 2-7-54 - Commissioner to Administer Article
  This article shall be administered by the Commissioner of Agriculture of this state.
• § 2-7-55 - Registration Required; Exceptions; Contents of Application; Fees; Renewal; Special Local Needs
  (a) Every pesticide which is distributed in this state shall be registered with the Commissioner, subject to this article. Such registration shall be renewed...
• § 2-7-56 - Issuance of Experimental Use Permits; Terms; Revocation or Modification
  (a) Provided the state is authorized by the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to issue experimental use permits, the Commissioner may: (1) Issue...
• § 2-7-57 - Licensing of Restricted Use Pesticide Dealers Required; Application; Fees; Responsibility of Dealer
  (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to act in the capacity of a restricted use pesticide dealer, as defined by this article,...
• § 2-7-58 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License, Registration, or Permit
  The Commissioner is authorized to deny, suspend, or revoke any license, registration, or permit provided for in this article, subject to a hearing and...
• § 2-7-59 - Grounds for Denial, Suspension, or Cancellation of Registration of Pesticides Formulated to Meet Local Needs or for Seeking Legal Recourse Against Them; Notice and Hearing; Judicial Review
  (a) Provided the state is certified by the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to register pesticides formulated to meet special local needs, the...
• § 2-7-60 - Subpoena Powers
  The Commissioner may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses or the production of books, documents, and records or any combination thereof in...
• § 2-7-61 - Records to Be Kept; Access by Commissioner; Confidentiality
  (a) Any person issued a license, permit, or registration under this article may be required by the Commissioner to keep accurate records containing the...
• § 2-7-62 - Prohibited Acts; Exemptions
  (a) It is unlawful for any person to distribute any of the following in this state: (1) Any pesticide which has not been registered...
• § 2-7-63 - Powers of Commissioner Generally; Rules and Regulations
  (a) The Commissioner is authorized, after due notice and an opportunity for a hearing: (1) To declare as a pest any form of plant...
• § 2-7-64 - Delegation of Duties
  All authority vested in the Commissioner by virtue of this article may be executed with like force and effect by such employees of the...
• § 2-7-65 - Cooperation With Federal and State Agencies; Grants-In-aid
  The Commissioner may cooperate, receive grants-in-aid, and enter into cooperative agreements with any agency of the federal government, of this state or its subdivisions,...
• § 2-7-66 - Disposition of Funds
  Reserved. Repealed by Ga. L. 2010, p. 9, § 1-4.1, effective May 12, 2010.
• § 2-7-67 - Publication of Information
  The Commissioner may publish, in such form as he deems proper, results of analyses based on official samples as compared with the analyses guaranteed...
• § 2-7-68 - Designation of Trade Secrets by Applicant; Protection From Public Disclosure; Notification of Proposed Release; Declaratory Judgment
  (a) In submitting data required by this article, the applicant may: (1) Clearly mark any portions thereof which in his opinion are trade secrets...
• § 2-7-69 - Sampling and Inspections Authorized; Notice of Contemplated Proceedings; Search Warrants; Duty of Enforcement; Injunctions; Written Warnings Authorized for Minor Violations
  (a) Sampling and examination of pesticides or devices shall be made under the direction of the Commissioner for the purpose of determining whether they...
• § 2-7-70 - Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order
  When the Commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that a pesticide or device is being distributed, stored, transported, or used in violation of any...
• § 2-7-71 - Judicial Actions After Stop Sale, Use, or Removal Order Generally; Injunctions; Condemnation; Disposition of Condemned Pesticide or Device; Costs and Expenses
  (a) After service of a stop sale, use, or removal order is made upon any person, either that person, the registrant, or the Commissioner...
• § 2-7-72 - Effect of Article on Certain Other Laws
  No provision of this article shall authorize any person to violate any law or any rules or regulations adopted and promulgated thereunder, the administration...
• § 2-7-73 - Penalties
  Any person who violates any provision of this article or of the regulations adopted hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

Last modified: October 14, 2016