Georgia Code, Title 2, Chapter 7, Article 3 - Use and Application of Pesticides
- § 2-7-90 - Short Title
This article shall be cited as the "Georgia Pesticide Use and Application Act of 1976."
- § 2-7-91 - Purpose of Article; Legislative Findings
The purpose of this article is to regulate, in the public interest, the use and application of pesticides to control pests, as defined in...
- § 2-7-92 - Definitions
As used in this article, the term: (1) "Animal" means all vertebrate and invertebrate species, including, but not limited to, man and other mammals,...
- § 2-7-93 - Commissioner to Administer Article; Appointment of Pesticide Advisory Board
This article shall be administered by the Commissioner of Agriculture of this state. In the administration of this article the Commissioner shall appoint a...
- § 2-7-94 - Delegation of Duties
The functions vested in the Commissioner by this article may be delegated by him to such employees or agents of the department as the...
- § 2-7-95 - Publication of Information; Instruction
The Commissioner may cooperate with educational institutions and other state or federal agencies in publishing information and conducting short courses of instruction in the...
- § 2-7-96 - Cooperative Agreements; Grants-In-aid
The Commissioner may cooperate, receive grants-in-aid, and enter into agreements with any agency of the federal government, of this state or its subdivisions, or...
- § 2-7-97 - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations Authorized; Notice and Hearing; Restricted Use Pesticide Classifications and State Restricted Pesticide Uses; Declaration of Pests; Reports to Environmental Protection Agency
(a) The Commissioner shall administer and enforce this article. He shall have authority to issue regulations to carry out this article, after a public...
- § 2-7-98 - Classification of Certifications and Licenses; Standards for Certification of Applicators
(a) The Commissioner may classify or subclassify certifications or licenses to be issued under this article, as may be necessary for the effective administration...
- § 2-7-99 - Licensing Requirements; Applications; Issuance; Fees; Renewal
(a) Pesticide contractor's license. (1) Required; additional requirement; fee. No person shall engage in the business of contracting for the application of any pesticide...
- § 2-7-100 - Reciprocal Examination Waiver
The Commissioner may waive all or part of the examination requirements provided for in Code Sections 2-7-98, 2-7-99, and 2-7-111 on a reciprocal basis...
- § 2-7-101 - Renewals of Licenses, Permits, or Certifications; Penalty for Late Renewals
(a) If the application for renewal of any license, permit, or certification is not filed prior to the first day of the succeeding license...
- § 2-7-102 - Grounds for Denial, Suspension, Revocation, or Modification of License, Permit, or Certification
(a) Any licensed or unlicensed person shall be subject to prosecution or civil injunctive action for committing any of the following acts, each of...
- § 2-7-103 - Evidence of Financial Responsibility Required; Amount of Bond, Insurance, or Cash Deposit; Notice of Reduction or Cancellation
(a) Required. The Commissioner shall not issue a pesticide contractor's license until the applicant has furnished evidence of financial responsibility with the Commissioner, consisting...
- § 2-7-104 - Records to Be Kept; Inspection Thereof
The Commissioner shall require licensed pesticide contractors and licensed certified commercial applicators who are not employed by or otherwise acting for a licensed pesticide...
- § 2-7-105 - Equipment Inspection; Requirement of Repairs or Other Changes
The Commissioner may provide for inspection of any equipment used for application of pesticides. He may require repairs or other changes before its further...
- § 2-7-106 - Transportation, Storage, and Disposal of Pesticides and Pesticide Containers
No person shall transport, store, or dispose of any pesticide or pesticide containers in such a manner as to cause injury to humans, vegetation,...
- § 2-7-107 - Inspections; Search Warrants; Injunctions
(a) For the purpose of carrying out this article, the Commissioner may enter upon any public or private premises, at reasonable times, in order...
- § 2-7-108 - Subpoena Powers
The Commissioner may issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, documents, and records anywhere in this state in...
- § 2-7-109 - Judicial Review of Commissioner's Actions
Any person aggrieved by any action of the Commissioner may obtain judicial review thereof in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia...
- § 2-7-110 - Reports of Pesticide Accidents; Claim of Damage; Notification; Inspection; Effect of Failure to File; Failure to Permit Observation As Bar to Claim
(a) The Commissioner by regulation may require the reporting of significant pesticide accidents or incidents.(b) Any person claiming damages from a pesticide application shall...
- § 2-7-111 - Applicability of Article to Governmental Entities; Liability of Such Entities
(a) All state agencies, municipal corporations, and other governmental agencies shall be subject to this article and rules adopted hereunder concerning the application and...
- § 2-7-112 - Exemptions From Article
(a) Farmers. Code Section 2-7-99, relating to licenses and requirements for their issuance, shall not apply to any farmer applying pesticides classified for general...
- § 2-7-113 - Effect of Article on Certain Other Laws
No provision of this article shall authorize any person to violate any of the provisions of any law or any rules or regulations adopted...
- § 2-7-113.1 - Local Regulation of Pesticides Prohibited; Variances From Rule or Regulation of Commissioner of Agriculture
(a) No county, municipal corporation, consolidated government, or other political subdivision of this state shall adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule, regulation,...
- § 2-7-114 - Penalties
Any person violating any provision of this article or any regulation adopted hereunder shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Last modified: October 14, 2016