Georgia Code, Title 2, Chapter 14, Article 6 - Vidalia Onions

• § 2-14-130 - Short Title
  This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Vidalia Onion Act of 1986."
• § 2-14-131 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other legal entity. (2) "Shipping date" means...
• § 2-14-132 - Use of Term "Vidalia."
  Only onions which are of the Vidalia onion variety and which are grown within the Vidalia onion production area may be identified, classified, packaged,...
• § 2-14-132.1 - Vidalia Onion Trademark; Royalties; License Fees
  The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to take all actions necessary and appropriate to create, register, license, promote, and protect a trademark for use...
• § 2-14-133 - Rules and Regulations; Enforcement of Article
  (a) The Commissioner is authorized to prescribe rules or regulations which may include, but not necessarily be limited to, quality standards, grades, packing, handling,...
• § 2-14-134 - Violations; Criminal Penalties
  (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer for sale either inside or outside this state any onions as Vidalia...
• § 2-14-135 - Civil Penalties; Injunctions
  (a) Any person who violates any provision of this article or who violates any rule or regulation issued by the Commissioner pursuant to this...
• § 2-14-136 - Marketing Season Shipping Date
  The Commissioner may determine and announce a shipping date each year for the Vidalia onion marketing season in this state upon the recommendation of...
• § 2-14-137 - Standards for Grades
  The standards for grades adopted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, U.S. Standards for Grades of Bermuda-Granex-Grano Type Onions, effective January 1, 1960, as...
• § 2-14-138 - Advisory Panel Created
  The Commissioner shall appoint a Vidalia Onion Advisory Panel, to consist of individuals involved in growing, packing, or growing and packing Vidalia onions; at...

Last modified: October 14, 2016