Rule 40-29-.04 - Denial of Certification for the Georgia Agriculture Exemption (GATE) Certificate(1) The Commissioner may make an initial determination of whether a person or entity is eligible for the GATE Certificate. If the applicant is denied certification, then the applicant shall be provided a reason for such denial and the licensing fee will be returned to the applicant.(2) An application for the GATE Certificate may be denied if not made in compliance with O.C.G.A. § 48-8-3.3 or the Rules promulgated by the Georgia Department of Agriculture, including, but not limited to, the following: (a) Submitted application has not been properly completed or is missing required information;(b) Annual application fee is not paid;(c) Applicant falsified information on application or any previous application.(3) An application for the GATE certificate may be denied if the applicant previously held a GATE certificate which was revoked pursuant to Department Rule 40-29-.05.(4) Any denial may be appealed to the Georgia Agriculture Tax Exemption Advisory Board in writing within 30 days of denial. Appeals should be sent to the Georgia Agriculture Tax Exemption Program at 19 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, Suite 324, Atlanta, Georgia 30334.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-29-.04
O.C.G.A. § 48-8-3.3.
New Rule entitled "Denial of Certification for the Georgia Agriculture Tax Exemption (GATE) Certificate" adopted. F. Oct. 30, 2012; eff. Nov. 19, 2012.Amended: F. Oct. 8, 2014; eff. Oct. 28, 2014.