O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 16-7-42 (2019)

Definitions

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

Code text and O.C.G.A. statutory annotations on this page reflect the 2019 Official Code of Georgia Annotated (Public.Resource.Org Release 73, 2019-08-21; public domain per Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, 2020). The Syfert case-law annotations in Notes of Decisions, below, are current.

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As used in this part, the term:

(1) ‘‘Litter’’ means any discarded or abandoned:

(A) Refuse, rubbish, junk, or other waste material; or

(B) Dead animals that are not subject to the provisions of Code Section 4-5-4.

(2) ‘‘Public or private property’’ means the right of way of any road or highway; any body of water or watercourse or the shores or beaches thereof; any park, playground, building, refuge, or conservation or recreation area; residential or farm properties, timberlands, or forests; or any commercial or industrial property.

History

(Ga. L. 1970, p. 494, § 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 8, § 16; Ga. L. 1993, p. 496, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 275, § 2-1/HB 1320.)

Annotations

Editor’s notes. - Ga. L. 2006, p. 275, § 1-1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: ‘‘This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Comprehensive Litter Prevention and Abatement Act of 2006.’ ’’ Ga. L. 2006, p. 275, § 5-1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that

the Act shall become effective April 21, 2006, for purposes of adopting local ordinances to become effective on or after July 1, 2006.

Law reviews. - For note on 1993 amendment of this Code section, see 10 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 100 (1993).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1990–1990 · leading case: Sliney v. State, 391 S.E.2d 114 (Ga. 1990).

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Sliney v. State, 391 S.E.2d 114 (Ga. 1990). · cites it 8× “" The appellee asserts that guidance as to the meaning of the ordinance can be found in OCGA § 16-7-42 (1); however, the definitions in the statute must not have been considered in drafting the ordinance.”

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