Scrapie Tag Information
What is Scrapie?Scrapie is an incurable, fatal, degenerative disease that affects the central nervous system of sheep and goats. The National Scrapie Eradication Program (NSEP), coordinated by the U.S...
Animal Disease Traceability
Animal Disease Traceability is a Federal-State-Industry partnership designed to help livestock producers respond to, and minimize the impact of, an animal disease outbreak. When a disease outbreak...
Hemp Wholesale Consumable Hemp Licenses
About this License Individuals or business entities that sell, in bulk, prepackaged consumable hemp products to retail consumable hemp establishment licensees or to other retail establishments...
Hemp Processor Permits
NOTE: NOTE: The system used to perform background checks requires fingerprinting take place at one of the approved locations in Georgia. If you do not follow the exact instructions provided...
Hemp Sampling
All hemp must be tested for Total Delta-9 THC before harvesting. This is the foundation of hemp production in the U.S. and meets the requirements of:the USDA Domestic Hemp Production Program Final...
Food Establishment Building Plans
If you are opening a food sales business of any kind, you must submit building plans to the Georgia Department of Agriculture (GDA). Blueprint reviews and plan approval are required prior to...
TEST-Reportable Animal Diseases
Cases of many specific animal diseases must be reported to the proper authorities, as defined by State law (O.C.G.A. § 4-4-6). These are known as "Reportable Animal Diseases" (RADS). The timeframe for...
RADS Listing
This is a full list of all Reportable Animal Diseases and the turnaround time for reporting them. You can report using the form linked at the bottom of this page. Section 1: Report...
Avian Influenza
Avian influenza is a viral disease of poultry. It can be of low pathogenicity (LPAI), causing mild disease, or of high pathogenicity (HPAI), causing severe disease and death. Waterfowl and other wild...