Georgia Code, Title 27, Chapter 4, Article 6 - Aquaculture Development

• § 27-4-251 - Short Title
  This article may be cited as the "Georgia Aquaculture Development Act."
• § 27-4-252 - (for Effective Date, See Note.) Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Aquaculture" means the extensive or intensive farming of aquatic animals and plants. (2) "Commission" means the...
• § 27-4-253 - Aquaculture Development Commission Created; Membership; Bylaws; Quorum; Reimbursement for Expenses; Meeting At Call of Chairman
  (a) There is created the Aquaculture Development Commission. The commission shall be composed of 14 members as follows: (1) The president of the Georgia...
• § 27-4-254 - Duty of Commission to Develop Aquaculture Development Plan; Contents of Plan; Meetings of Commission; Staff Support
  (a) The commission shall make a thorough study of aquaculture and the potential for development and enhancement of aquaculture in the state. It shall...
• § 27-4-255 - Registration Required for Sale of Domestic Fish; Regulation of Sale Without Registration
  Any person engaged in the sale of domestic fish, except grocery stores, shall apply to the department for an aquaculture registration. The domestic fish...
• § 27-4-256 - Duty of Department to Register Sellers of Domestic Fish; Expiration of Registration
  The Department of Natural Resources shall register sellers of domestic fish under the applicable provisions of this article. Such registration shall expire on April...
• § 27-4-257 - Contents of Application for Registration
  (a) All applications to the department for registration as a seller of domestic fish shall: (1) Designate an address in this state where the...
• § 27-4-258 - Filing of Application As Admission of Doing Business in State
  The filing of an application with the department for registration as a seller of domestic fish shall constitute an admission by the applicant that...
• § 27-4-259 - Denial of Registration
  (a) The Commissioner may deny registration to: (1) Any applicant with a criminal record; (2) Any applicant who is found by the Commissioner to...
• § 27-4-260 - Revocation of Registration
  The Commissioner may revoke any outstanding registration where the holder of the same or any officer or agent of the holder is found by...
• § 27-4-261 - Certificate As Evidence of Registration; List of Persons Registered
  All registration certificates issued by the department shall be evidence of a registration. The department shall maintain a current list of all persons registered...
• § 27-4-262 - Rules and Regulations
  The board shall make and publish in print or electronically such rules and regulations, not inconsistent with law, as it deems necessary to carry...
• § 27-4-263 - Inspections
  (a) Any inspector or other person authorized to ascertain compliance with any rule or regulation of the department pertaining to the production or sale...

Last modified: October 14, 2016