Black v. Bland Farms, LLC

Boggs, Judge.

In Case No. A15A0042, Gary Black, in his official capacity as the Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture (“the Commissioner”), appeals from a trial court ruling declaring a new Vidalia onion packing regulation invalid. The Commissioner contends that the plaintiff, Bland Farms, LLC, did not demonstrate that it had standing to bring the action, and that the new regulation was a valid one. For the following reasons, we agree with the trial court that Bland Farms has standing to bring a declaratory judgment action, but hold that the packing regulation was a valid exercise of the…