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LC 25 4025
Senate
Bill 290
By:
Senator Bulloch of the 11th
AS
PASSED
AN
ACT
To
amend Part 1 of Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 10, relating to leaf tobacco
sales and storage, so as to repeal Code Section 10-4-114.1, relating to grading
of leaf tobacco by the Agriculture Marketing Service and alternatives if graders
are unavailable; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Part
1 of Article 3 of Chapter 4 of Title 10, relating to leaf tobacco sales and
storage, is amended by repealing and reserving Code Section 10-4-114.1, relating
to grading of leaf tobacco by the Agriculture Marketing Service and alternatives
if graders are unavailable, which reads as follows:
"10-4-114.1.
All
tobacco purchased or sold in Georgia shall be graded by the Agriculture
Marketing Service of the United States Department of Agriculture. Provided,
however, in the event graders from the United States Department of Agriculture
are not available and said department so certifies in writing to the Georgia
Commissioner of Agriculture that graders are unavailable, then, in that event,
grading shall be done by graders approved by the Commissioner of
Agriculture."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws
in conflict with this Act
are repealed.