Georgia § 10-4-173 - Local and state-wide membership fees.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 10-4-173 — Local and state-wide membership fees., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-4-173. Local and state-wide membership fees.
The tobacco boards of trade in the several municipalities in Georgia are authorized to require as a condition to membership therein the payment of a reasonable fee which shall not exceed: $50.00 in those municipalities in which less than 3 million pounds of tobacco was sold at auction during the year 1960; $100.00 in those municipalities in which not less than 3 million pounds but less than 10 million pounds of tobacco was sold at auction during the year 1960; $150.00 in those municipalities in which not less than 10 million pounds but less than 25 million pounds of tobacco was sold at auction during the year 1960; $300.00 in those municipalities in which 25 million pounds or more of tobacco was sold at auction during the year 1960. A state-wide corporation or association, as provided in this part, may require as a condition to membership therein the payment of a reasonable fee which shall not exceed $100.00 per 1 million pounds of producers' tobacco sold at auction during the year preceding the year in which the fee is assessed. (Ga. L. 1962, p. 102, § 4; Ga. L. 1972, p. 918, § 3.)
Source: official Georgia text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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