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2018 Georgia Code 12-3-9 | Car Wreck Lawyer

Link to State of Georgia Official Statute 2018 Georgia Code Annotated (sourced from legal.resource.org)
O.C.G.A. 12-3-9 Case Law from Google Scholar Amendments to OCGA 12-3-9

TITLE 12 CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Section 3. Parks, Historic Areas, Memorials, and Recreation, 12-3-1 through 12-3-708.

ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

12-3-9. Adoption and promulgation by Board of Natural Resources of rules and regulations regarding parks, historic sites, and recreational areas.

  1. The Board of Natural Resources is authorized to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations relating to:
    1. The use or occupancy of state parks, historic sites, and recreational areas; and
    2. The protection of the health, safety, and welfare of persons using state parks, historic sites, and recreational areas, and the protection of state property thereon, provided that nothing in this Code section shall be construed to repeal, diminish, or supersede the authority of the Department of Public Health to promulgate rules and regulations for the protection of the public health.
  2. Nothing in this Code section shall be construed to give additional authority to the Board of Natural Resources to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations relating to the game and fish laws of this state.

(Ga. L. 1976, p. 1160, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214.)

The 2011 amendment, effective July 1, 2011, substituted "Department of Public Health" for "Department of Community Health" in paragraph (a)(2).

Cross references.

- Power of Board of Natural Resources to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations relating to game and fish laws, § 27-1-4.

Administrative Rules and Regulations.

- State parks and historic sites system, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Chapter 391-5-1.

Law reviews.

- For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

State can make permanent improvements on state parks which the state owns in fee simple. 1954-56 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 655.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

C.J.S.

- 81A C.J.S., States, § 251.

Cases Citing Georgia Code 12-3-9 From Courtlistener.com

Total Results: 2

Redfearn v. Huntcliff Homes Ass'n, Inc.

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1999-11-23

Citation: 524 S.E.2d 464, 271 Ga. 745

Snippet: develop the law. See, e.g., Ala. Code §§ 12-2-7, 12-3-9, 12-3-10 (1975) (giving supreme court authority

Aldridge v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1988-03-02

Citation: 365 S.E.2d 111, 258 Ga. 75, 1988 Ga. LEXIS 149

Snippet: White % Black Panel of 42 10 32 24 Jury of 12 3 9 25 Alternate list of 5 4 1 80 Two Alternates 2