Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. 40-7-8-.14

Current through Rules and Regulations filed through November 21, 2024

Rule 40-7-8-.14 - Certified Controlled Atmosphere Storage

Any person involved in the production, packaging, holding, storage, distribution and sales of Vidalia onions who desires to store by such means Vidalia onions for the purpose of introduction into commerce following September 15th of the year in which the onions were produced, must notify the Department to provide inspection and certification of the storage facilities and the onions to be stored prior to storage. The Department will place seals on the facility. The Department must be notified if the seals are broken for any reason. The storer must notify the Department to request inspection and certification prior to removal from storage. The storer must maintain records for each storage cycle for a period of two (2) years. The records must contain, but not be limited to, the following:

(a) Name of storer;

(b) Producer name and address if other than storer;

(c) Location of storage facility;

(d) Diagram of facility relating to controlled atmosphere storage units;

(e) Date of inspection by Department prior to storage;

(f) Date onions enter storage;

(g) Volume of onions stored by weight, bushel count or bin count;

(h) Date onions to be removed;

(i) Date of inspection by Department prior to removal from storage;

(j) Volume of onions removed from storage by weight or bushel count;

(k) Copies of invoices from sale of stored onions;

(l) Seal numbers used to seal storage facility.

Ga. Comp. R. & Regs. R. 40-7-8-.14

O.C.G.A. Secs. 2-14-133, 26-2-1et seq.

Original Rule entitled "Penalty" adopted. F. Apr. 30, 1996; eff. May 20, 1996.

Repealed: New rule entitled "Certified Controlled Atmosphere Storage" adopted. F. Dec. 13, 1996; eff. Jan. 2, 1997.

Repealed: New Rule entitled "Containers" adopted. F. Sept. 25, 2003; eff. Oct. 15, 2003.

Amended: F. Mar. 4, 2004; eff. Mar. 24, 2004.

Repealed: New Rule entitled "Certified Controlled Atmosphere Storage" adopted. F. Aug. 6, 2004; eff. Aug. 26, 2004.

Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Oct. 6, 2005; eff. Oct. 26, 2005.

Amended: F. Aug. 11, 2006; eff. Aug. 31, 2006.

Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. June 11, 2007; eff. July 1, 2007.

Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Sept. 20, 2007; eff. Oct. 10, 2007.

Repealed: New Rule of same title adopted. F. Mar. 31, 2010; eff. Apr. 20, 2010.