Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-1-1-.01 - Organization
(1) The Head of the
Department is the Commissioner of Agriculture.
(2) The Georgia Department of Agriculture is
the regulatory department of the State government for the agricultural industry
of the State. The objective of the Department is the regulation and control of
products which farmers of the state buy or sell, as well as the promotion of
agricultural products and commodities.
The regulation by the Department is accomplished by Licensing, Issuance of Permits, Inspection and Sampling as well as the with-holding, suspension or revocation of licenses and permits.
The Department is organized into four branches known as the Office of Animal Industry, the Office of Plant Industry, and the Office of Marketing and Consumer Protection, with an additional Office for Administrative and Personnel Affairs.
(3)
Where any law of the State of Georgia or any Rule or Regulation of the
Department of Agriculture requires a license or permit from the Department
before engaging in any particular activity, application for such license or
permit may be made to the local inspector, the Supervisor, Section or Division
Head concerned or to the Commissioner. Where the application is required to be
accomplished on a specified form, the form will be furnished upon request to
any of said persons.
(4) When any
application is denied and the denial shall result in a dispute, the matter
shall be disposed of in accordance with the procedural rules adopted and
promulgated by the Commissioner of Agriculture.
(5) Inspectors of the Department will make
such inspections and samplings as are authorized by the Regulations of the
Department. Reports will be made to the Division concerned and appropriate
action taken. Quarantine powers and the right to condemn livestock will be
exercised in accordance with the law and the rules and regulations of the
Department. Where indemnity programs are in effect application shall be made to
the appropriate Section or Division Head or to the Commissioner of Agriculture
and shall be acted upon in accordance with the rules and regulations of the
Department.
(6) Requests for
analysis of seed should be directed to the Seed Section or to the Commissioner
of Agriculture. Other available cooperative services furnished by the
Department will be made available upon informal request to the appropriate
Division Head or the Commissioner.
(7) The Department of Agriculture publishes
the GEORGIA FARMERS' MARKET BULLETIN weekly as a part of its agricultural
promotion service. Subscriptions are by request to the Commissioner of
Agriculture, the Editor of the MARKET BULLETIN or the Chief of the Information
and Education Section.
(8)
Commodity marketing associations established in accordance with the law operate
under the Department of Agriculture but the marketing orders are proposed by
the Agriculture Commodity Commission for the particular product and adopted by
vote of producers of that product.
(9) All applications for employment in the
Department of Agriculture should be addressed to the Personnel Section within
the Administrative Office of the Department.
(10) Any labels, formulas, advertising
material or other matter required by law or regulations to be approved by the
Department of Agriculture should be submitted to the Section or Department Head
Concerned.
(11) The Department of
Agriculture is also the administrative force charged with executing policies,
rules and orders of the Milk Control Commission which is the agency charged
with controlling the usage, distribution and price of milk. The rules,
regulations and orders of the Milk Control Commission are published
separately.
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