2025 Code of Georgia
Title 2 - Agriculture (Chs. 1 — 24)
Chapter 7 - Plant Disease, Pest Control, and Pesticides (Arts. 1 — 7)
Article 2 - Control of Pesticides (§§ 2-7-50 — 2-7-73)
Annotations
Opinion Notes
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Registration required for mildew-resistant paint. —Mildew-resistant paint is subject to the registration and other requirements of this article. 1972 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 72-95.
Registration required for device sold for controlling bacteria in markets. —A device being manufactured and sold in this state for the stated purpose of controlling meat-spoilage bacteria and fungi in meat markets and packing houses is subject to registration under this article. 1963-65 Ga. Op. Att'y Gen. 543.
Research References & Practice Aids
Administrative rules and regulations.Economic poisons, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Department of Agriculture, Chapter 40-11.
Pesticide use and application, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Department of Agriculture, Chapter 40-21.
Law reviews.For article, “Controlling the Use of Pesticides,” see 15 J. of Public L. 311 (1966).
RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR.Anticompetitive covenants: aerial spray dust business, 60 A. L. R.4th 965.
Hierarchy Notes:O. C. G. A. Title 2
O. C. G. A. Title 2, Ch. 7
- § 2-7-50. Short title
- § 2-7-51. Purpose of article; legislative findings
- § 2-7-52. Definitions
- § 2-7-53. Meaning of "misbranded."
- § 2-7-54. Commissioner to administer article
- § 2-7-55. Registration required; exceptions; contents of application; fees; renewal; special local needs
- § 2-7-56. Issuance of experimental use permits; terms; revocation or modification
- § 2-7-57. Licensing of restricted use pesticide dealers required; application; fees; responsibility of dealer
- § 2-7-58. Denial, suspension, or revocation of license, registration, or permit
- § 2-7-59. Grounds for denial, suspension, or cancellation of registration of pesticides formulated to meet local needs or for seeking legal recourse against them; notice and hearing; judicial review
- § 2-7-60. Subpoena powers
- § 2-7-61. Records to be kept; access by Commissioner; confidentiality
- § 2-7-62. Prohibited acts; exemptions
- § 2-7-63. Powers of Commissioner generally; rules and regulations
- § 2-7-64. Delegation of duties
- § 2-7-65. Cooperation with federal and state agencies; grants-in-aid
- § 2-7-66. [Reserved] Disposition of funds
- § 2-7-67. Publication of information
- § 2-7-68. Designation of trade secrets by applicant; protection from public disclosure; notification of proposed release; declaratory judgment
- § 2-7-69. Sampling and inspections authorized; notice of contemplated proceedings; search warrants; duty of enforcement; injunctions; written warnings authorized for minor violations
- § 2-7-70. Stop sale, use, or removal order
- § 2-7-71. Judicial actions after stop sale, use, or removal order generally; injunctions; condemnation; disposition of condemned pesticide or device; costs and expenses
- § 2-7-72. Effect of article on certain other laws
- § 2-7-73. Penalties
