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Senate committee approves repeal of egg-candling license for small backyard sellers

Senate Agricultural and Consumer Affairs Committee · February 26, 2026
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The Senate Agricultural and Consumer Affairs Committee unanimously approved SB 551, which removes a state requirement that backyard egg producers obtain an egg-candling license from the Georgia Department of Agriculture, a move supporters called a "red tape rollback."

The Senate Agricultural and Consumer Affairs Committee voted unanimously to pass SB 551, which removes the state requirement that small, backyard egg producers obtain an egg-candling license from the Georgia Department of Agriculture. Senator Watson, who presented the bill, told the committee it is intended to ease regulatory burdens on small producers who sell eggs directly…

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