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Agriculture, Department of [ Total entries: 126 ]
Description: Documents relating to licensing a rendering plant, abattoir, meat processing plant and/or poultry processing plant
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: The file consists of blueprints of abattoirs and meat processing plants licensed and inspected by the Department
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to registering 10 pound and less packages of commercial fertilizer as a regulatory device for the fertilizer industry
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the antemortem and postmortem inspection of all animals slaughtered under regulations governing abattoirs and meat processing plants
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to registration of service stations to sell petroleum products
Retention: Permanent
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to laboratory reports of bacteria in raw milk samples
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the inspection of bedding manufacturers, and renovators, their products and facilities
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the issue of certificates authorizing in-State and out-of-State bedding manufacturers and renovators to manufacture and/or renovate bedding for sale in Georgia
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the registration and inspection of bee colonies
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the issue of permits to sell and/or distribute biological products and poultry remedies in Georgia. Permits are valid until revoked, cancelled or suspended.
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the destruction of diseased livestock for which owner is indemnified by State and Federal funds
Retention: 5 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Results of testing by veterinarians for brucellosis in cattle at sales barns. Tests are made on day of sale.
Retention: 5 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to cattle herd laboratory tests
Retention: 15 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to cattle herd quarantines and releases
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Certifying and/or accreditation of cattle herds.
Retention: See full retention form for instructions
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to certifying individuals to service L.P. gas metering devices
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to certifying companies and individuals as public weighers
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to certifying individuals to repair scales in Georgia
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the growing of certified sweet potato plants
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the registering of commercial feed as a regulatory device for the feed industry
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to certification of applicators under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and licensing under the Georgia Pesticide Use and Application Act.
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description:
Retention: Permanent
Vital Record: FALSE
Description:
Retention: 3 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the official balloting to authorize a commodity marketing order to collect assessments from produces of an agricultural product for use in promotion, education and research
Retention: 3 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to out-of-state firms doing business in Georgia appointing or designating an attorney-in-fact for the serving of appropriate summons or process as prescribed in Department of Agriculture regulations as it relates to the License and Permit Act
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the consumer protection inspector's daily activities
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the consumer protection inspectors' daily activities
Retention: 12 months
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Reports documenting the inspection of nursery grown plants for pests.
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the receipt of funds from the public by the various offices of the Department as a result of their daily operations
Retention: 4 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to licensing and permitting the sale of dairy products in Georgia
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the inspection of dairy plants as submitted daily by dairy inspectors
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the labels on cartons used for dairy products
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to Declaration of a manufacturer, refiner, wholesaler, or jobber to sell petroleum products in Georgia, and listing the Brand or Trade Mark of each product
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to all areas of interest to a particular division
Retention: Permanent
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the permanent authorization of persons to candle and/or grade eggs in Georgia
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the permanent authorization of individuals to buy and sell eggs at wholesale or retail in Georgia
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to reporting results of sanitation inspections conducted in abattoirs and meat packing plants
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to feed samples found by laboratory analysis to be in violation of the Georgia Feed Act of 1970
Retention: 5 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to feed samples which were found by laboratory analysis to be in compliance with the Georgia Feed Act of 1970
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to fertilizer samples found to be out of compliance with requirements of the Georgia Plant Food Act and its rules and regulations
Retention: 5 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to fertilizer samples found to be in compliance with the Georgia Plant Food Act and its rules and regulations
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the results of laboratory tests of finished milk products
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the enforcement of the GA Food Act and State Regulations governing manufacture, storage and sale of food items
Retention: 3 months
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to supervising and regulating the fuel industry and assuring that weighing and measuring devices are accurate
Retention: Permanent
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to daily activities of the Fuel Oil Mobile Calibrating Unit, listing oil companies, services stations, and/or dealers oil pumps calibrated and the results of these calibrations
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to inspecting the calibration of fuel oil pumps metering devices
Retention: 12 months
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the unauthorized feeding of garbage to swine
Retention: 12 months
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the inspection of the facilities of swine owners feeding their animals on garbage
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the three (3) year operation of the Commodity Commission (soybeans, cotton, apples, tobacco, peaches, sweet potatoes, eggs, peanuts, and milk) for research, education, and promotion of the affected agricultural products
Retention: Permanent
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents issued by the State of Georgia attesting to the absence of contagious or infectious diseases in livestock which is to be sold in Georgia
Retention: 5 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the results of inspections of Grade A dairy farms
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to authorization to import state quantities of Grade A raw milk into Georgia for bottling purposes
Retention: 5 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to authorizing Grain Dealers to purchase farmer/producer grain
Retention: 5 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to laboratory analysis of grain in enforcing the U.S. Grain Standard Act
Retention: 5 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the inspection of livestock buying stations for sanitation and adequacy of facilities
Retention: 12 months
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the control of imported fire ants
Retention: Permanent
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Regulating livestock buying stations for the movement of livestock to market.
Retention: 11 months
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the inspection of warehouse inventories of agricultural products other than tobacco
Retention: 5 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the inspector's reports of cotton warehouse inventories)
Retention: 5 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to inspections of inventories of agricultural products warehouses. (Inspectors report of cotton warehouse inventories are not included
Retention: 5 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to L.P. gas meter tolerance testing
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the results of laboratory inspection of meat and meat products. Samples may be taken at meat processing plants or from retail outlets
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to license revocations, bond claims, hearings, insurance matters and Attorney General matters
Retention: 7 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to licensing of dealers in agricultural products such as seed, dairy products, eggs, livestock markets, livestock dealers or brokers, warehoused, etc. as designated in the Dealer in Agricultural Products Act of 1965, as amended, 1962.
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the issue of a permanent license to food processors, wholesalers, and retailers tohandle or sell food in Georgia and the inspection and regulation of these firms
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the issuance of licenses as a milk hauler, weigher and sampler
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the authorization for the storage of tobacco
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to authorizing warehouse to store agricultural products other than tobacco
Retention: 5 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to lime samples which were found by laboratory analysis to be out of compliance with the rules and regulations of the Georgia Department of Agriculture
Retention: 5 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the licensing of lime manufactureres as a regulatory device for the lime industry
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the registering of liming materials as regulatory device for the fertilizer industry
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to lime samples which were found by laboratory analysis to be in compliance with the rules and regulations of the Georgia Department of Agriculture
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to testing livestock sales barn scales for weight tolerance
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to inspections made of livestock sales barns at each sale
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to permits to move livestock from a livestock sales barn direct to slaughterer
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the issuance of permanent permits to import manufactured milk products
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the labeling by meat processing plants of their products to show ingredients used in the product
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to inspecting the manufacture of feeds to determine compliance with the law and adherence to advised formulas
Retention: 3 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to calibrating milk tanks
Retention: Hold Report in active files until Milk Tank is recalibrated; withdraw previous report from files and destroy
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to inspecting and licensing nurserymen and nursery dealers in Georgia
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to collecting and analyzing seed offered for sale in Georgia
Retention: 3 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to Fuel Oil Inspection Unit - Inspectors Daily Reports
Retention: 6 months
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to laboratory analysis of petroleum products offered for sale in Georgia
Retention: Retain for useful life
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the controls and methods used in the analysis of samples in several laboratories by the Laboratories Division***
Retention: Retain for useful life
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents issued by states other than Georgia attesting to the absence of contagious or infectious diseases in livestock which is to be moved to Georgia.
Retention: 5 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to out-of-state nurseries authorized to ship plants into Georgia
Retention: Retain until superseded
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Payroll journals documenting wages paid to department employees.
Retention: 6 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to permanent registration of commercial fertilizer offered for sale in Georgia
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the issuing of a permanent license to sell seed in Georgia
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to authorizing the movement of animals for the purpose of controlling diseases of livestock
Retention: 3 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the movement of livestock to be slaughtered
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to annual licensing of all businesses located within Georgia engaged in contracting for applicationof pesticides
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to registering pesticides annually for distribution in Georgia
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to annual registration of pesticides for distribution and use in Georgia
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the sampling and analysis of pesticides found to be out of compliance with Georgia law and copies of any enforcement actions taken
Retention: 4 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to sampling and analysis of pesticides which are found to be in compliance with Georgia law
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: The results of sanitation inspections conducted in abattoirs and meat packing plants.
Retention: 3 years or until federal audit is resolved, whichever is sooner
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the operation of pits for disposal of poultry carcasses
Retention: Retain for useful life
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to poultry disposal pit inspections which show violations of the poultry carcasses regulations and the disposition of the violations
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the inspection of plants processing poultry products for market
Retention: 6 months
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to checking poultry plant scales for tolerance
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the certification of private applicators under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act and licensing under the Georgia Pesticide Use and Application Act.
Retention: 6 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to conducting public hearings
Retention: First Copy: Retain for useful life. Record Copy: Permanent
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents of importance relating to quality milk are now filed in Cattle Herd Laboratory Test Files
Retention: 15 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to testing railroad scales for weight tolerance
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the annual licensing of dealers who distribute restricted use pesticides in Georgia
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to certification of roadside markets for agricultural products
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the laboratory analysis of plant seed as to their purity and germinationas submitted by official seed inspectors, individuals requesting the service, and certified seed breeders
Retention: 3 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the notification of service stations of a violation of regulations pertaining to the sale of petroleum products as indicated by an official inspection of fuel oil pumps at the station
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to special reports of inspectionof a general nature conducted by the Animal Industry Division
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to agreements between the Department of Agriculture and the Federal Government (usually the U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Retention: Original Agreement: Permanent. Copies of Agreement: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to withhold from sale and release orders on seed, fertilizer, dairy products, meats, pesticides, feed, and any other product, commodity, etc. which is regulated by the Department
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the inspection and reporting for regulatory purposes of the Structural Pest Control Industry
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to swine herd laboratory tests
Retention: 7 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to swine herd quarantine and releases
Retention: 2 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the movement of swine from one farm to another
Retention: 13 months
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to swine herd laboratory tests
Retention: 7 years after herd is no longer validated
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to testing tobacco warehouse scales for weight tolerance
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the annual licensing of persons who treat timber within Georgia (Processors) and persons who bring treated timber into Georgia which is treated outside Georgia (Dealers)
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the sampling and analysis of wood preservatives and treated wood
Retention: 3 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to destruction of diseased (hog cholera, brucellosis, tuberculosis) farm animals (hogs, cattle, etc.) for which an owner is indemnified by State and Federal funds
Retention: 5 years
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Livestock accreditation, certification and validation.
Retention: See full retention form for instructions
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents reporting findings of Satisfactory in tests for potable water made on samples taken from meat processing plants and abattoirs. Test are made by the Dept. of Human Resources.
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents reporting findings of Unsatisfactory in tests for potable water made on samples taken from meat processing plants and abattoirs. Tests are made by the Dept. of Human Resources
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to the daily checking of Scales Tolerance by the use of weight trucks, as reported by inspectors
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
Description: Documents relating to leasing of space by wholesalers of farm products at State Farmers Markets
Retention: 1 year
Vital Record: FALSE
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