O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 12-6-57 (2019)

State Board of Registration for Foresters - Denial or revocation of license; discipline of licensee; code of ethics

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

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The board shall have the authority to refuse to grant a license to an applicant, to revoke the license of a person licensed by the board, or to discipline a person licensed by the board upon a finding by a majority of the board that the licensee or applicant has violated the provisions of Code Section 43-1-19. The board shall have the authority to adopt, by regulation, a code of professional ethics for foresters and thereby define unethical conduct or practice by applicants or licensees of the board for purposes of Code Section 43-1-19.

History

Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 19; Ga. L. 1988, p. 953, § 9; Ga. L. 1998, p. 183, § 1.

Annotations

RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, § 56 et seq.

C.J.S. - 53 C.J.S., Licenses, §§ 87, 139.

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Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1994–1994 · leading case: Harrell v. Lusk, 439 S.E.2d 896 (Ga. 1994).

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Harrell v. Lusk, 439 S.E.2d 896 (Ga. 1994). · cites it 4× “, water well contractors, OCGA § 12-5-127 (who are required to act under the direction of a professional geologist or professional engineer, OCGA § 12-5-125, both of which are licensed professions under OCGA § 14-7-2 (2)) and professional foresters, OCGA § 12-6-52 (the refusal…”

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