Georgia § 2-10-62 - Prohibited acts; penalty.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 2-10-62 — Prohibited acts; penalty., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 2-10-62. Prohibited acts; penalty.
It shall be unlawful for any person on a farmers' market to: Engage in deceptive or dishonest trade practices; Do any act or use any language insulting to another tenant or customer; intimidate a shopper into purchasing his or her products; attempt to fix the price of products of any other farmer, vendor, or merchant; or circulate false reports tending to upset or destroy the operation of the market; Use any profane, abusive, or discourteous language on the market; Break, deface, or destroy any part of a building upon the market; interfere with electrical fixtures or wiring; or do any act tending to destroy the physical properties of the market; Move any cull agricultural products from any farmers' market for any purpose other than use as garbage or livestock feed or for dumping; Sell, offer, or expose for sale any products not meeting the requirements of the laws of this state relating to weights and measures; Use any false pack; Sublet any stall or space without the express written approval of the Commissioner; Fail or refuse to remove any vehicle or property upon direction of the farmers' market manager; Erect any facility or structure upon a farmers' market without the express written approval of the Commissioner; or Sell or offer for sale any items at a farmers' market without the license required by subsection (a) of Code Section 2-10-59, if applicable. Any person who violates any provision of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ga. L. 1981, p. 1354, § 14; Ga. L. 2004, p. 1066, § 4.)
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Section 2-10-62 ("Prohibited acts; penalty.") is part of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the codified statutory law of Georgia. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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