Committee passes cleanup bill giving citrus commission flexibility on producer definitions
March 12, 2024 | Agriculture and Consumer Affairs, SENATE, Committees, Legislative, Georgia
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Representative Chaz Cannon introduced House Bill 1237 (LC442692) as a Department of Agriculture request to amend the marketing-order framework for the Citrus Commodity Commission.
Cannon said the original statute defined a citrus producer by owning or operating at least five acres of citrus trees; the commission asked for flexibility to define producer status by production tonnage (as the Blueberry Commodity Commission does).
"This is a Department of Ag requested bill, to clean up bill for the Citrus Commodity Commission," Cannon said, adding that the measure would let the commission set thresholds in a marketing order rather than in state code. Committee members moved and seconded the bill; the committee voted to pass it.
Next steps: The bill was reported out of committee and will be assigned a Senate sponsor for floor consideration.
Cannon said the original statute defined a citrus producer by owning or operating at least five acres of citrus trees; the commission asked for flexibility to define producer status by production tonnage (as the Blueberry Commodity Commission does).
"This is a Department of Ag requested bill, to clean up bill for the Citrus Commodity Commission," Cannon said, adding that the measure would let the commission set thresholds in a marketing order rather than in state code. Committee members moved and seconded the bill; the committee voted to pass it.
Next steps: The bill was reported out of committee and will be assigned a Senate sponsor for floor consideration.
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