Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia
Department 679 - AGRICULTURAL COMMODITY COMMISSION FOR TOBACCO
Chapter 679-1 - MARKETING ORDER FOR TOBACCO
Rule 679-1-.10 - Method of Collection
Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) The levy and assessment provided by this Order shall be collected from producers. As an aid in such collection, handlers, distributors, warehousemen and others handling or purchasing flue-cured tobacco from producers shall deduct the amount of such levy and assessment during each pay period and remit the same to the Commissioner of Agriculture for the account of the producer.
(2) The Commissioner is authorized in the collection of funds to adopt and utilize a reporting and auditing method of collecting the levy and assessment provided herein, and is further authorized to require warehousemen to collect and remit the assessment from the proceeds of sales for producers.
Georgia Laws 1961, p. 301 as amended; Georgia Laws 1969, p. 763.
