Georgia House of Representatives - 1995/1996 Sessions

HB 124 - Peanut; designate as official state crop

Page Numbers - 1

Code Sections - 50-3-70

1. Reaves  178th          2. Purcell  147th          3. Floyd  138th
4. Holland  157th         5. Greene  158th


House Comm: Ag         /                Senate Comm: Ag         /               
House Vote: Yeas 122   Nays 0           Senate Vote: Yeas 48  Nays 0            
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               House          Action         Senate                             
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              1/10/95  Read 1st Time         2/16/95                            
              1/11/95  Read 2nd Time         2/27/95                            
              2/7/95   Favorably Reported    2/22/95                            
              2/15/95  Read 3rd Time         3/14/95                            
              2/15/95  Passed/Adopted        3/14/95                            
              3/22/95  Sent to Governor                                         
              4/19/95  Signed by Governor                                       
              425      Act/Veto Number                                          
              7/1/95   Effective Date                                           
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Code Sections amended: 50-3-70                                                  


HB 124                                            LC 18 6496






                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
                               AN ACT


  1- 1  To amend Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official
  1- 2  Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols,
  1- 3  so as to designate the peanut as the official state crop; to
  1- 4  provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and
  1- 5  for other purposes.

  1- 6  WHEREAS, for several decades, Georgia has been responsible
  1- 7  for producing nearly 50 percent of the total United States
  1- 8  peanut crop; and

  1- 9  WHEREAS, over 50 percent of the peanuts used in the
  1-10  production of peanut butter comes from the State of Georgia;
  1-11  and

  1-12  WHEREAS, Georgia leads the nation in peanut exports,
  1-13  supplying nearly 60 percent of the United States export
  1-14  markets and contributing over $150 million to our nation's
  1-15  balance of trade.

  1-16       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

                         SECTION 1.

  1-17  Article 3 of Chapter 3 of Title 50 of the Official Code of
  1-18  Georgia Annotated, relating to other state symbols, is
  1-19  amended by adding a new Code section at the end thereof, to
  1-20  be designated Code Section 50-3-70, to read as follows:

  1-21    "50-3-70. (Index)

  1-22    The peanut is designated as the official Georgia state
  1-23    crop."

                         SECTION 2.

  1-24  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are
  1-25  repealed.







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