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2006 Georgia Code - 2-4-4
2-4-4. The commission shall have, in addition to any
other powers conferred in this chapter, the following
powers: (1) To have a seal
and to alter it at its pleasure; (2) To acquire by purchase, lease, gift, or
otherwise and to hold, lease, and dispose of, in any manner, real
and personal property of every kind and character for its corporate
purposes; (3) To appoint such
additional officers, who need not be members of the commission, as
the commission deems advisable; to employ such experts, agents, and
employees as in its judgment may be necessary to carry on properly
the business of the commission; to fix the compensation for such
officers, experts, agents, and employees; and to promote and
discharge them; (4) To make
such contracts and agreements as are legitimate and necessary for
the purposes of this chapter and to make all other contracts and
agreements as may be necessary to the proper performance of any
action permitted by this chapter; (5) To exercise any power granted to private
corporations which is not in conflict with the Constitution and
laws of this state nor with other provisions of this
chapter; (6) To do and
perform all things necessary or convenient to carry out the powers
conferred upon the commission by this chapter; (7) To promote scientific and educational
objectives in connection with the production and distribution of
foundation seed stocks; (8)
To cooperate and contract with the experiment stations of the
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of the
University of Georgia, the Department of Agriculture of this state,
the United States Department of Agriculture, and any other agency
of the state or federal government in making foundation seeds of
superior varieties and hybrids available in adequate quantities,
according to the requirements and needs of the farmers of this
state; (9) To receive and to
be the agent for breeder´s seed and other parent material
distributed from the experiment stations of the College of
Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of the University of
Georgia and other sources; (10) To contract for the production and
promotion of foundation seed from breeder´s seed;
(11) To purchase, process, and
resell breeder´s and foundation seeds from contract growers,
the United States Department of Agriculture, experiment stations of
the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences of the
University of Georgia, and other breeders or from other sources, as
the commission may deem necessary; (12) To use the net proceeds from the sale of
seed for necessary buildings, equipment, supplies, and expenses, as
directed by the commission; (13) To solicit, receive, collect, and disburse
dues, funds, pledges, and other subscriptions of value in
connection with carrying out the purposes of this chapter;
(14) To receive real and personal
property, either by gift, grant, devise, or will, and to hold and
dispose of the same in carrying out the purposes of the commission;
and (15) To buy, sell, and
trade in all the elements necessary for the successful
administration of the purposes of the commission.
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