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(Code 1981, §36-19-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1984, p. 1337, § 1; Code 1981, §36-65-2, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1985, p. 149, § 36.)
- County's alleged anticompetitive conduct in enacting an ordinance authorizing the county to enter into a contract with a private enterprise for garbage collection was expressly contemplated by the Georgia Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Act, O.C.G.A. § 12-8-20 et seq., and, thus, the county was immune from state and federal antitrust laws. Strykr v. Long County Bd. of Comm'rs, 277 Ga. 624, 593 S.E.2d 348 (2004).
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Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 2004-03-01
Citation: 593 S.E.2d 348, 277 Ga. 624, 2004 Fulton County D. Rep. 761, 2004 Ga. LEXIS 187
Snippet: laws are likewise without merit. OCGA §§ 36-65-1, 36-65-2. 2. Strykr argues that the solid waste collection
Court: Supreme Court of Georgia | Date Filed: 1989-02-15
Citation: 376 S.E.2d 190, 258 Ga. 860, 1989 Ga. LEXIS 72
Snippet: the provisions of OCGA §§ 36-65-1, supra, and 36-65-2,[5] the city is made specifically immune from antitrust