O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 12-3-83 (2019)

Prohibited acts constituting misdemeanor

✓ O.C.G.A. — 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)

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Any person who violates this part by failing to obtain a required permit or who intentionally defaces, injures, destroys, displaces, or removes any underwater cultural resource or portion thereof in any manner not in accordance with a permit issued by the department shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History

Code 1981, § 12-3-83, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 906, § 4.

ARTICLE 4 NATURAL AREAS

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 2010–2015 · leading case: Aqua Log, Inc. v. Georgia, 594 F.3d 1330 (11th Cir. 2010).

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Aqua Log, Inc. v. Georgia, 594 F.3d 1330 (11th Cir. 2010). “O.C.G.A. § 12-3-83. The Wildlife Resources Division of the DNR contracted with the United States Department of the Navy to use sonar to survey portions of the Altamaha River for the presence of deadhead logs.”

Aqua Log, Inc. v. Lost & Abandoned Pre-Cut Logs & Rafts of Logs, 101 F. Supp. 3d 1345 (M.D. Ga. 2015). · cites it 2× “See Ga.Code Ann. § 12-3-83. Notwithstanding the State’s asserted ability to bring a criminal charge for the referenced crime under the SCRA, persons caught removing submerged logs from Georgia waterways were charged under Georgia’s theft-by-taking statute; such persons were not…”

Aqua Log, Inc. v. Lost & Abandoned Pre-Cut Logs & Rafts of Logs, 94 F. Supp. 3d 1345 (M.D. Ga. 2015). · cites it 2× “See Ga.Code Ann. § 12-3-83. Notwithstanding the State’s asserted ability to bring a criminal charge for the referenced crime under the SCRA, persons caught removing submerged logs from Georgia waterways were charged under Georgia’s theft-by-taking statute; such persons were not…”

Aqua Log, Inc. v. Lost & Abandoned Pre-Cut Logs & Rafts of Logs, 103 F. Supp. 3d 1369 (M.D. Ga. 2015). · cites it 2× “See Ga.Code Ann. § 12-3-83. . Notwithstanding the State’s asserted ability to bring a criminal charge for fhe referenced crime under the SCRA, persons caught removing submerged logs from Georgia waterways were charged under Georgia’s theft-by-taking statute; such persons were…”

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