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HB135 - Commercial feeds; definitions; change certain provisions

Posted: Wednesday, January 24th, 2007 @ 7:06 am in Agriculture, Legislation | No Comments »

HB135 - Commercial feeds; definitions; change certain provisions
Sponsored by: England,Terry 108th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 13 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to commercial feeds, so as to change certain provisions relating to definitions relative to said chapter; to provide for laboratory certifications, applications, fees, requirements, reporting, and refusal or cancellation of certification; to change certain provisions relating to inspections authorized, receipt for samples, warrant, methods of sampling and analysis generally; to provide for inspections, sampling, analysis, and exemption; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB122 - Commercial feeds; labeling requirements; exclude equine feed

Posted: Wednesday, January 24th, 2007 @ 7:05 am in Agriculture, Legislation | No Comments »

HB122 - Commercial feeds; labeling requirements; exclude equine feed
Sponsored by: England,Terry 108th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 2-13-8 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to labeling requirements for commercial feeds, so as to exclude equine feeds from those feeds for which collective terms of ingredients may be used or which may be exempted from certain requirements; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB112 - Food; license requirements; fees; applications; change provisions

Posted: Wednesday, January 24th, 2007 @ 7:05 am in Agriculture, Legislation | No Comments »

HB112 - Food; license requirements; fees; applications; change provisions
Sponsored by: McCall,Tom 30th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 26 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, so as to eliminate certain license fees; to change certain provisions relating to applications for licenses and permits relative to milk products, duration of licenses, renewal of licenses, and procedure for denial, revocation, or suspension of licenses; to change certain provisions relating to license requirements for cream testers; to change certain provisions relating to licenses for manufacture, bottling, and distribution of soft drinks, fees, and separate licenses for each business or bottling or manufacturing plant; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB105 - Animals; poultry; revise certain provisions

Posted: Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007 @ 7:05 am in Agriculture, Legislation | No Comments »

HB105 - Animals; poultry; revise certain provisions
Sponsored by: Maddox,Gene 172nd

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 4 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to animals, so as to revise certain provisions relative to poultry; to change certain provisions relating to rendering plant license requirement, expiration, and fees; to change certain provisions relating to poultry dealer, broker, and market operator license requirement and record requirements, transportation equipment, and disposal of poultry; to change certain provisions relating to hatchery operator and poultry remedy manufacturer licenses; to change certain provisions relating to use of sulfaguanidine and sulfathiazole for poultry; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

HB101 - Public records; agricultural or food systems information; provisions

Posted: Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007 @ 7:05 am in Agriculture, Legislation | No Comments »

HB101 - Public records; agricultural or food systems information; provisions
Sponsored by: Houston,Penny 170th

A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to public records that are not subject to disclosure, so as to provide that agricultural or food system records, data, or information that are considered a part of the critical infrastructure shall not be subject to disclosure; to provide that records, data, or information collected, recorded, or otherwise obtained for the purposes of the national animal identification system shall not be subject to disclosure; to provide for exceptions; to provide definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.