Georgia Code, Title 2, Chapter 9, Article 2 - Grain Dealers

• § 2-9-30 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Grain" means all products commonly classified as grain, including, but not limited to, wheat, corn, oats,...
• § 2-9-31 - License Required
  It shall be unlawful for any dealer in grain who comes within the terms of this article to engage in such business in this...
• § 2-9-32 - Application for License
  (a) Every grain dealer desiring to transact business in this state shall file an application for a license with the Commissioner. The application shall...
• § 2-9-33 - Issuance, Renewal, and Expiration of License
  Unless the Commissioner refuses the application on one or more of the grounds provided in Code Section 2-9-36, he or she shall issue to...
• § 2-9-34 - Bond -- Required
  (a) Before any license is issued, the applicant shall make and deliver to the Commissioner a surety bond in the amount of 20 percent...
• § 2-9-35 - Bond -- Breach of Conditions; Complaint to Commissioner; Hearing and Settlement; Action on Bond; Pro Rata Distribution of Insufficient Bond Proceeds
  (a) Any person claiming that he or she has been damaged by a breach of the conditions of a bond given by a licensee...
• § 2-9-36 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License -- Grounds
  The Commissioner may decline to grant a license or may suspend or revoke a license already granted if he is satisfied that the applicant...
• § 2-9-37 - Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License -- Notice and Hearing
  Before the Commissioner refuses or revokes any license, he shall give the applicant or licensee ten days' notice, by registered or certified mail or...
• § 2-9-38 - Grain to Be Weighed by Certified Public Weigher
  All grain purchased from a producer by a dealer licensed under this article shall be weighed by a certified public weigher licensed in accordance...
• § 2-9-39 - Scales
  Each grain dealer under this article must be equipped with or have available to him suitable scales which are in good order and so...
• § 2-9-40 - Consignment Records; Settlement With Producer
  (a) Upon the receipt of grain products on a consignment basis and as he handles and disposes of the grain products, every grain dealer...
• § 2-9-41 - Investigations
  (a) Upon the complaint of any interested person or upon his own initiative, the Commissioner shall have the power to investigate: (1) The record...
• § 2-9-42 - Rules and Regulations
  The Commissioner shall adopt and enforce rules and regulations deemed necessary to carry out this article.
• § 2-9-42.1 - Publication of Names, Locations, and Manner of Payment by Licensed Grain Dealers
  The Commissioner may publish in print or electronically the names and locations of licensed grain dealers and the names and locations of those operations...
• § 2-9-43 - Injunctions
  In addition to the other remedies provided in this article and notwithstanding the existence of any adequate remedy at law, the Commissioner is authorized...
• § 2-9-44 - Applicability of Article
  This article shall not apply to: (1) Farmers in the sale of grain grown by themselves; (2) Persons who buy for cash, paying at...
• § 2-9-45 - Penalty
  Any dealer in grain who violates any of the provisions of this article or who interferes with an agent of the Commissioner in the...

Last modified: October 14, 2016