2025 Code of Georgia
Title 2 - Agriculture (Chs. 1 — 24)
Chapter 8A - Emerging Crops Fund Act (§§ 2-8A-1 — 2-8A-7)
§ 2-8A-7. [Effective July 1, 2026] Repayment of interest loan
Repayment of an interest loan made from the fund shall be deferred for a period of time not more than five years or the time when the emerging crop should reach maturity, whichever is later. The schedule for repayment of the interest loan shall be a period of time equal to two times the period that interest is paid on the loan from the fund for that emerging crop. No interest shall be charged on interest loans from the fund, and only the amount actually loaned from the fund shall be required to be repaid. Repayment of interest loans from the fund shall be made to the lender, which shall remit the amounts collected to the Georgia Agricultural Development Authority for deposit into the fund.
History
Code 1981, § 2-8A-7, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 1696, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 671, § 1/SB 91; Ga. L. 2026, p. 215, § 1/SB 435, effective July 1, 2026.
Annotations
Notes
Amendments.The 2026 amendment, effective July 1, 2026, substituted “Georgia Agricultural Development Authority” for “Georgia Development Authority” in the last sentence in this Code section.
Research References & Practice Aids
Hierarchy Notes:O.C.G.A. Title 2
O.C.G.A. Title 2, Ch. 8A