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O.C.G.A. § 16-7-48 — Local ordinances regulating and controlling litter | Georgia Code
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TITLE 16 CRIMES AND OFFENSES

Section 7. Damage to and Intrusion upon Property, 16-7-1 through 16-7-97.

ARTICLE 2 CRIMINAL TRESPASS AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY

16-7-48. Local ordinances regulating and controlling litter.

  1. Nothing in this part shall limit the authority of any state agency, county, municipality, or consolidated government to enforce any other laws, rules, or regulations relating to litter.
  2. Nothing within this part shall be construed to prohibit the adoption of local ordinances regulating and controlling litter within the jurisdiction of any county, municipality, or consolidated government. Violation of such ordinances shall be punished as provided in the municipal charter or local ordinances.

(Ga. L. 1981, p. 1758, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 275, § 2-1/HB 1320.)

Cross references.

- County government authority to adopt ordinances for governing and policing unincorporated portions of county, § 36-1-20.

Editor's notes.

- Ga. L. 2006, p. 275, § 1-1/HB 1320, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "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/HB 1320, 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.

PART 3 W ASTE CONTROL

Cross references.

- Investigations by director of environmental protection division to enforce Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act, § 12-8-29 et seq.

Law reviews.

- For note on 1993 enactment of this part, see 10 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 100 (1993).

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