Georgia § 2-8-2 - Intent and purpose of chapter.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 2-8-2 — Intent and purpose of chapter., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-8-2. Intent and purpose of chapter.
It is the intent and purpose of this chapter to implement Article VII, Section III, Paragraph II(b) of the Constitution of Georgia, providing for the promotion of the production, marketing, sale, use and utilization, processing, and improvement of agricultural products. The provisions of this chapter which provide for the financing of the cost of programs authorized under this chapter are expressly found, determined, and declared to be an exercise of the authority vested in the General Assembly by this provision of the Constitution. It is the purpose of this chapter to promote agricultural products and commodities, provide education related to such agricultural products and commodities, and promote research concerning such agricultural products and commodities. (Ga. L. 1961, p. 301, § 1; Ga. L. 1969, p. 763, § 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 3, § 46; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1420, § 1.) Law reviews. - For article, "Agricultural Commodities Promotion," see 30 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 1 (2013).
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