Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia

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The Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia is the statewide elected official responsible for overseeing the state’s agricultural industry, including regulation, promotion, and consumer protection related to farming and food.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf elected office ⓘ
executive branch office ⓘ
state constitutional office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction State of Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Georgia
appointedBy voters of Georgia ⓘ
branchOfGovernment executive branch of Georgia ⓘ
budgetSource State of Georgia budget ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
electedIn statewide election in Georgia ⓘ
electionType partisan election ⓘ
hasDuty promote Georgia Grown branding and marketing programs ⓘ
protect public health through food regulation ⓘ
support economic development in Georgia agriculture ⓘ
hasJurisdiction agricultural activities in Georgia ⓘ
food safety within Georgia ⓘ
weights and measures in Georgia ⓘ
headOfGovernmentOrganization Georgia Department of Agriculture ⓘ
legalAuthority Georgia Code related to agriculture ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Atlanta, Georgia ⓘ
linked to: Atlanta
mayPropose agricultural regulations for Georgia ⓘ
officeCreatedBy Constitution of Georgia ⓘ
officeHolderTitle Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture ⓘ
oversees Georgia Department of Agriculture ⓘ
participatesIn state emergency response for animal disease outbreaks ⓘ
state emergency response for food contamination incidents ⓘ
partOf Georgia state government ⓘ
positionInGovernment state-level cabinet official in Georgia ⓘ
reportsTo Governor of Georgia ⓘ
residenceRequirement must be a resident of Georgia ⓘ
responsibleFor consumer protection related to food in Georgia ⓘ
enforcement of state laws regulating animal health ⓘ
enforcement of state laws regulating food safety ⓘ
enforcement of state laws regulating plant health ⓘ
inspection of food processing facilities ⓘ
inspection of fuel pumps and weighing devices ⓘ
inspection of grocery and retail food stores ⓘ
licensing of certain agribusinesses ⓘ
oversight of Georgia agricultural industry ⓘ
promotion of Georgia agricultural products ⓘ
regulation of agriculture in Georgia ⓘ
supervises consumer protection division of Georgia Department of Agriculture ⓘ
plant protection and pesticide regulation programs ⓘ
state veterinary services for livestock and poultry ⓘ
termLength 4 years ⓘ
worksWith Georgia General Assembly ⓘ
Governor of Georgia ⓘ
United States Department of Agriculture ⓘ

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Government of the State of Georgia → hasOffice → Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia ⓘ
Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia → officeHolderTitle → Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture ⓘ
linked to: Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia
Eugene Talmadge → positionHeld → Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture ⓘ
linked to: Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia
Executive branch of the Government of Georgia → includesOffice → Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture ⓘ
linked to: Commissioner of Agriculture of Georgia