It shall be unlawful for any dealer in grain who comes within the terms of this article to engage in such business in this state without a state license issued by the Commissioner.
(Ga. L. 1976, p. 512, § 3.)
Cross references.- Annual license fee for grain dealers, commercial feed dealers, and grain warehousemen, § 2-1-5.
Administrative Rules and Regulations.- License requirements, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Department of Agriculture, Grain Dealers, Subject 40-25-2.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Warehouse license-holder required to acquire separate "grain dealer's" license.
- Individuals holding warehouse licenses issued pursuant to the Georgia State Warehousing Act, Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 1 et seq. (see now O.C.G.A. § 10-4-1 et seq.) and bonded in accordance therewith must acquire a separate "grain dealer's" license and surety bond if engaging in the activities of a "grain dealer." 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 76-41.
Federally licensed warehousemen do not have to acquire separate bonding and licensing mandated by § 2-9-34 and this section, but are accorded the exemption provided by § 2-9-44(3). 1978 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 78-11.
RESEARCH REFERENCES
ALR.
- Validity of discrimination in license statute or ordinance in favor of farmers selling their own products and against other persons dealing in farm products, 123 A.L.R. 1051.