Georgia § 2-11-72 - Notice of requirements for filing complaint printed on seed container, label, or invoice; effect of failure to provide notice.
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§ 2-11-72. Notice of requirements for filing complaint printed on seed container, label, or invoice; effect of failure to provide notice.
At the time of purchase of agricultural, vegetable, flower, tree, or shrub seed, except for vegetable and flower seed in packets weighing less than one pound for use in home gardens or household plantings or at the time of purchase of any commercial fruit or nut tree, language setting forth the requirement for filing a complaint shall be legibly typed or printed on the seed container, on the label affixed thereto, or printed on the invoice covering bulk seed or on a label attached to or on the invoice covering the commercial fruit or nut tree. Such language shall be in addition to the labeling requirements specified in Code Section 2-11-22 and shall contain a notice in a form acceptable in interstate trade as prescribed by rule and regulation promulgated by the Commissioner. If language setting forth the requirement is not so placed on the seed container, label, or invoice covering bulk seed or on a label or invoice covering the commercial fruit or nut tree, the filing of a complaint by the buyer shall not be required as a prerequisite to maintaining a legal action against the seller as provided in Code Section 2-11-73 . (Code 1981, § 2-11-72 , enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1761, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 1151, § 3.)
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Section 2-11-72 ("Notice of requirements for filing complaint printed on seed container, label, or invoice; effect of failure to provide notice.") 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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