Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 40-12-1-.01

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through November 21, 2024

Rule 40-12-1-.01 - Definitions

Terms used in these Rules are defined as follows:

(a) 'Commissioner' means the Commissioner of Agriculture or the designated section or employee employed by the Department of Agriculture of this state.

(b) 'Seed Dealer' means any person who sells seed, including persons who label seed, transfer and market seed within the trade or sell seed to purchasers, except for farmers or other persons that sell seed they produced and sell it as such at their own farm and they do not advertise or transfer it by any public carrier.

(c) 'Non-Commercial Seed Sharing' means that no monetary consideration or compensation may be transferred in return for receiving seeds. Additionally, anyone distributing seeds under the rules of this definition may not expect, or create the expectation, that seeds must be returned in exchange for receiving seeds. If distribution of seeds is found to be in anticipation or connection to money paid for work or services rendered by the same person distributing seeds, such distribution shall not be considered non-commercial within these rules.

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-12-1-.01

Ga. L. 1956, p. 217, O.C.G.A. § 2-11-28.

Original Rule entitled "Sampling of Seed" adopted. F. and eff. Jun. 30, 1965.

Repealed: New Rule entitled "Definitions" adopted. F. Jun. 4, 1997; eff. July 1, 1997, as specified by the Agency.

Amended: F. May 16, 2017; eff. June 5, 2017.