Georgia Code, Title 26, Chapter 2, Article 8 - Eggs

• § 26-2-260 - Definitions
  As used in this article, the term: (1) "Cold storage" means protected storage in a refrigerated place. (2) "Commerce" means interstate, foreign, or intrastate...
• § 26-2-261 - Classification of Eggs
  (a) Within the intent and purpose of this article, eggs classified as: (1) Storage eggs shall be construed to mean eggs which have been...
• § 26-2-262 - Registration of Entities Dealing in Eggs
  All wholesalers, commission merchants, brokers, retailers, and dealers of any kind or character who desire to sell or offer eggs for sale in this...
• § 26-2-263 - License Required for Wholesaler or Egg Handler; Grounds for Suspension or Revocation; Transferability; Exemption
  (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in business as a wholesaler or as an egg handler without first obtaining a...
• § 26-2-264 - Sales by Entities Dealing in Eggs; Exemption of Producers From Taxation and Licensing
  It shall be unlawful for any wholesaler, commission merchant, broker, retailer, or dealer of eggs, either by himself or by his agent, to offer...
• § 26-2-265 - Dealer's Invoices of Sales to Be Furnished to Department of Agriculture on Request; Exception for Sales to Consumers
  All dealers, wholesale or retail, shall be required to furnish to the Department of Agriculture upon request a copy of the invoice of each...
• § 26-2-266 - Inspectors and Assistants; Confiscation and Destruction of Eggs Found Unfit for Human Consumption
  (a) The Commissioner of Agriculture shall instruct the agricultural sanitarians and agricultural inspectors of the Department of Agriculture to carry out this article. The...
• § 26-2-267 - Promulgation of Rules, Regulations, Grades, and Standards; Powers of Inspectors
  The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate, issue, and set up such additional rules, regulations, grades, standards, or otherwise as in his judgment...
• § 26-2-268 - Information Labels Affixed to Cases of Eggs
  (a) At the time of packing and candling of each case of eggs, the producer or dealer shall affix a label not less than...
• § 26-2-269 - Placard to Be Displayed; Contents
  All eggs offered for sale at retail shall be properly classified in accordance with the following specifications: (1) A heavy cardboard or placard, not...
• § 26-2-270 - Reciprocal Marketing Agreement to Vary Labeling Requirements
  The Commissioner of Agriculture is authorized to enter into reciprocal marketing agreements with other states to vary the labeling requirements provided in this article....
• § 26-2-271 - "Withhold From Sale Orders"; Cost of Inspection and Release
  (a) Inspectors or sanitarians of the Department of Agriculture, upon determining that this article or the rules and regulations promulgated for its enforcement are...
• § 26-2-272 - Licensing of Candlers and Graders of Eggs; Promulgation of Rules and Regulations Regarding Qualifications; Temporary Work Without License
  Each candler and grader of eggs offered for sale shall obtain a license from the Department of Agriculture at no cost, after demonstrating to...
• § 26-2-273 - Refrigeration and Other Handling Requirements
  (a) All shell egg producers shall refrigerate eggs upon gathering such eggs. Eggs shall be graded and packed within a reasonable period of time...
• § 26-2-274 - Penalty; Duty of Prosecuting Attorneys to Prosecute Violations
  Any person, firm, or corporation who violates any provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. It shall be the duty of...

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