Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-4-9-.02 - Licensing

(1) No person may engage in business as a Live Plant Dealer or a Live Plant Grower without obtaining a license issued by the Commissioner for each business location. Each sales or growing location must be identified and licensed by one name.

(2) All applications for licenses must be filed with the Commissioner on forms obtained from him, and must include all information requested. Any changes in name, address, ownership, or classification occurring during the license period must be reported to the Commissioner within 10 days.

(3) An applicant for a new Live Plant Dealer or Live Plant Grower license may not use a name which is the same as or is confusingly similar to that of a current licensee.

(4) Licenses will be issued annually for the period ending December 31, and each license must be renewed each year by no later than December 31 on forms supplied by the Commissioner. All licenses expire December 31 of each year.

(5) Any licensee not renewing the Live Plant License by December 31, that business will be immediately placed under quarantine without further notice and prohibited from moving or selling Live Plants until a new license is issued according to this Chapter. A $50.00 late fee will be assessed for any Live Plant License renewed more than thirty (30) days after expiration.

(6) Any check used for payment of a Live Plant License that is returned for insufficient funds or any other cause is subject to a $50.00 administrative fee.

(7) All Live Plant Dealer and Live Plant Grower licenses must be conspicuously displayed in a prominent location within the licensed location.

Notes

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-4-9-.02

Authority O.C.G.A. Secs. 2-7-1et seq., 2-7-10, 2-7-11, 2-7-21, 2-7-22.

Original Rule entitled "Exceptions" adopted. F. and eff. June 30, 1965. Repealed: New Rule entitled "Licensing, Inspection and Fees" adopted. F. Sept. 18, 1987; eff. Oct. 8, 1987. Repealed: New Rule entitled "Licensing and Inspection" adopted. F. Aug. 23, 1996; eff. Sept. 12, 1996. Amended: F. Sept. 25, 2003; eff. Oct. 15, 2003. Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Sept. 13, 2006; eff. Oct. 3, 2006. Repealed: New Rule entitled "Licensing" adopted. F. Jan. 17, 2008; eff. Feb. 6, 2008. Amended: F. Sept. 23, 2010; eff. Oct. 13, 2010.