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Article: Judge Sides With Georgia Agriculture; Denies Pest Control Operator's Appeal.
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- September 5, 2002
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ATLANTA -- Georgia Department of Agriculture Commissioner Tommy Irvin announced today that the action taken by his department against a pest control operator, who was charged with improperly treating homes, has been upheld on appeal to Superior Court.
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Gail S. Tusan denied Douglas Couch's petition to challenge the State Administrative Law Judge's decision to impose a $75,000 civil penalty on Couch and revoke his certified operator's license.
"After the decision by the Administrative Law Judge last November, we issued a permanent revocation of Couch's license," Commissioner Irvin said. "I regret that we have had to take ...