Rule 40-4-3-.11 - Certificates(1) Orders for certificates shall be filed with the Department at its Tifton address well in advance of plant movement. Orders approved by the Department will be forwarded to the printer, and the grower shall be fully responsible for payment of the printing costs.(2) No certificates will be printed unless the printer is specifically authorized to do so by the Department.(3) Certificates will be delivered to growers by the inspector in charge.(4) Certificates shall be used only on first class plants from certified fields or greenhouses as applicable, whose identity shall have been maintained by tags or labels from the time of pulling to packing and shipping.(5) A certificate showing the grower's name and code number issued by the Department must be conspicuously placed on each container of certified plants, and each container must be labeled to show the plant variety. Alternately, a certificate and label may be attached to the invoice or bill of lading.Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-4-3-.11
O.C.G.A. Secs. 2-7-1et seq., 2-7-23.
Original Rule entitled "Certificates" adopted. F. Sept. 12, 1983; eff. Oct. 2, 1983.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Pulling" adopted. F. Aug. 2, 1995; eff. Aug. 22, 1995.Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. July 8, 1997; eff. July 28, 1997.Repealed: New Rule entitled "Certificates" adopted. F. Dec. 9, 2003; eff. Dec. 31, 2003, as specified by the Agency.