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§ 26-2-212 — County and municipal ordinances dealing with meats, poultry, and dairy products

Georgia § 26-2-212
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O.C.G.A. § 26-2-212 (2026).

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Nothing in this article shall prevent the governing authority of any county or municipal corporation from adopting ordinances or resolutions providing for the inspection of meats, poultry, meat or poultry food products, and dairy products sold within its limits and to provide penalties for violation thereof; but no such ordinance or resolution shall conflict with any power or authority of the Commissioner or his representatives; provided, however, that no county or municipal corporation shall adopt sanitary standards or specifications that are less than those adopted by the Commissioner.

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