O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 25-3-4 (2019)

Authority of counties, municipalities, or other political subdivisions to enact ordinances, regulations, or codes

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The governing body of each county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state shall have the power to enact such ordinances, regulations, or fire and life safety codes as may be necessary to carry out this article.

History

Ga. L. 1980, p. 1395, § 3; Ga. L. 1984, p. 1000, § 1.

Annotations

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Fire ordinances for day care centers. - Authority of local governments to

enact fire ordinances for day care centers was preempted by former O.C.G.A. § 49-

5-14 [repealed], which gave the Board of Human Resources (now Board of Human Services) authority to adopt fire safety

codes for day care centers. 1984 Op. Att’y Gen. No. 84-9.