O.C.G.A. § 12-6-84 (2019)
Entry upon land for fire-prevention purposes or investigations
The members of the State Forestry Commission and any of its authorized agents or anyone acting at their direction shall have the right at any or all times to go upon any land for the purpose of preventing, controlling, or suppressing forest fires, as defined in Code Section 12-6-82, or for the purpose of making investigations, without incurring liability for trespassing.
History
Ga. L. 1949, p. 937, § 13; Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 33.
Annotations
Cross references. - Right of organized fire suppression force to suppress nuisance as constituted by uncontrolled
fire on forested or cut-over brush land or grassland, § 12-6-21. Authority of commission to enter upon lands to investigate, suppress, and control tree diseases or insect infestation, § 12-6-22.
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Commission personnel not required to accompany firefighters’ entry onto lands. - In view of the phrase, ‘‘at any or all times,’’ it is not essential
that private firefighters enter lands only when accompanied by, or in the presence of, State Forestry Commission personnel. 1954-56 Op. Att’y Gen. p. 349.
RESEARCH REFERENCES Am. Jur. 2d. - 42 Am. Jur. 2d, Inspection Laws, §§ 1, 2.
C.J.S. - 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 190.