Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 40 - RULES OF GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Chapter 40-7 - FOOD DIVISION REGULATIONS
Subject 40-7-11 - ADDITIONAL REGULATIONS APPLICABLE TO THE SALE OF MEAT BY WEIGHT AND FOOD SERVICE CONTRACTS
Rule 40-7-11-.01 - Definitions

(a) "Buyer" means both actual and prospective purchasers of wholesale cuts and other food service plans.

(b) "Contract" means all written agreements subscribed to by a buyer and includes promissory notes, unless otherwise specified.

(c) "Food Service Plan" means any contract under which the seller agrees to furnish the buyer with any food products whether or not a membership fee or similar charge is involved. It includes, but is not limited to, a contract to furnish a wholesale cut or primal of beef, pork, lamb sheep or goat, same to be cut into consumer size cuts, wrapped and delivered to the consumer with or without other foods.

(d) "Misrepresent" means, but is not limited to, the use of any untrue, deceptive or misleading oral or written statement, advertising, label, display, picture, illustration, sample, or fanciful product names not approved by the Industrywide Cooperative Meat Identification Standards Committee of the National Livestock and Meat Board.

(e) "Firm" means individuals, corporations, partnerships and any other form of business organizations, and all officers, directors, agents, employees and representatives thereof. Firms include, but are not limited to, meat firms selling and cutting primal cuts when the wholesale cut is purchased by the buyer and food service contracts which include meat, meat food products and other food items. "Firm" does not include retail food stores cutting wholesale meats, all of which are to be delivered on a single order to one customer; and includes those firms other than retail food stores selling precut (wrapped individually or not individually wrapped) meats and other food products when sold by the box of five pounds or more at the time of sale by the unbroken box or by hanging weight. Meat processing firms, who are under inspection by the Meat Division of the Georgia Department of Agriculture, are not required to meet the provisions of this regulation.

(f) "Product/Meat" means beef, pork, lamb, sheep or goat unless otherwise indicated.

(g) "Represent" means, but is not limited to, the use of any form of oral or written statement, advertising, label, display, picture, illustration or sample.

(h) "Wholesale cut/Primal cut" means whole carcass of beef, pork or lamb or any part thereof customarily classified as being of commercial size and usually requiring further cutting into cuts or retail size when bought by, and cut for, use by buyers.

(i) "Bulk Meat" means wholesale cuts sold by hanging weight consisting of whole carcasses, sides or primal cuts or boxed meat sold in containers five (5) pounds or larger.

(j) "Department" means the Georgia Department of Agriculture.

(k) "Advertisements" include, but are not limited to, radio, newspapers, magazines, television, store flyers sent either by mail, distributed by hand, or otherwise, to homes, automobile windshields, and any other means.

(l) "Yield Grade" means the yield grade as officially used and described by the United States Department of Agriculture. (USDA Yield amounts to be supplied by USDA.)