Applicability of Article

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This article shall not apply to:

  1. Farmers in the sale of grain grown by themselves;
  2. Persons who buy for cash, paying at the time of the purchase in United States currency, certified check, or cashier's check; or
  3. Persons licensed and bonded in accordance with Article 1 of Chapter 4 of Title 10, the "Georgia State Warehouse Act."

(Ga. L. 1976, p. 512, § 2; Ga. L. 1977, p. 245, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 2; Ga. L. 1983, p. 831, § 3.)

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 Warehouse Act, Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 412, § 1 (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 §§ 2-9-31 and2-9-34, but are accorded the exemption provided by paragraph (3) of this section. 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.


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