§ 86-5. Condemnation, disposal of decayed fruit, meat, other food.

(a)

Duty of sanitation inspectors. It shall be the duty of the sanitation inspectors to condemn and require to be sent out of the city as garbage, by the owner or person in possession thereof, under direction of the director, bureau of sanitary services, all decayed or stale melons, fruits and vegetables and all unsound, tainted, offensive or unwholesome meats, fish, poultry, game or other articles of food kept or stored in any box or refrigerator, held or offered for sale at any of the fruit stands, stores or markets in the city or offered for sale from any car on any of the railroad tracks in the city.

(b)

Violations. Any merchant, trader, dealer or other person who shall refuse to allow the sanitation inspectors opportunity to inspect such person's stock of melons, fruits, vegetables and meats, fish, poultry, game or foodstuffs of any kind or who shall, when any of this stock is condemned, refuse to remove it from the city as garbage shall be deemed guilty of an offense.

(Code 1977, § 14-7006)

State law reference

Food generally, O.C.G.A. § 26-2-1 et seq.