Consistent with the Federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. Section 601, et seq., the Commissioner may exercise concurrent jurisdiction with the secretary of agriculture of the United States and may enforce this article and any regulations promulgated pursuant thereto without regard to licensing agency.
(Ga. L. 1969, p. 1028, § 28; Ga. L. 2007, p. 620, § 1/HB 433; Ga. L. 2016, p. 426, § 2/HB 815.)
The 2016 amendment, effective July 1, 2016, substituted "Consistent with the Federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. Section 601, et seq.," for "The requirements of this article shall apply to persons, firms, corporations, establishments, animals, and articles regulated under the Federal Meat Inspection Act, 21 U.S.C. Section 601, et seq., only to the extent provided for in said federal act. Consistent with said federal act" in this Code section.