07 LC
25 4677
Senate
Bill 275
By:
Senator Bulloch of the 11th
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Chapter 2 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to the Department of Agriculture, so as to provide a date certain for rules and
regulations of the Commissioner of Agriculture used to establish criminal
violations; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Chapter
2 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to the
Department of Agriculture, is amended by adding a new Code section to read as
follows:
"2-2-9.2.
For
purposes of establishing any criminal violations of the rules and regulations
promulgated by the Commissioner as provided in this title, Title 4, Title 10, or
Title 26, the term 'rules,' 'regulations,' or 'rules and regulations' shall mean
those rules and regulations of the Commissioner in force and effect on January
1, 2007."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.