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GA Code § 12-6-252 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 7 - Palmetto Berries|§ 12-6-252. Certificates of Harvest

  As a condition of selling saw palmetto berries to a saw palmetto berry dealer within this state, the seller shall obtain and present to the saw palmetto berry dealer a certificate of harvest. A certificate of harvest shall be a written or printed document signed by the landowner from which the saw palmetto berries were harvested granting permission for the harvest of the saw palmetto berries and shall include a harvest start date and end date, which harvest period shall not exceed one year. A certificate of harvest shall be valid for one year. In addition to the permission of the landowner to harvest saw palmetto berries, a certificate of harvest shall include:   The name, address, and telephone number of the landowner that granted permission to harvest the saw palmetto berries;   The name, address, and telephone number of the person authorized to harvest the saw palmetto berries; and   The start date, end date, and location, including county, of the harvest.     A saw palmetto berry dealer that purchases saw palmetto berries directly from a landowner or a person harvesting saw palmetto berries from another's property shall obtain a landowner's certificate of harvest. A landowner's certificate of harvest shall include:   The name, address, and telephone number of the landowner;   The start date, end date, and location, including county, of the harvest; and   The landowner's signature.       (Code 1981, §12-6-252, enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 680, § 1/HB 966.)
GA Code § 12-6-253 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 7 - Palmetto Berries|§ 12-6-253. Required Recordkeeping and Retention

  A person who participates in the procurement of palmetto berries shall maintain a legible record of all activities and purchase transactions of saw palmetto berries. Such record shall include the following information:   The names and addresses of such person and of the landowner;   The date or dates of harvesting;   The weight, quantity, or volume and a description of the type of saw palmetto berries harvested;   The amount of consideration given for the harvested saw palmetto berries and a copy of the check or voucher or documentation evidencing the electronic funds transfer given as consideration for such harvesting;   A signed statement from such person that he or she has the landowner's permission to harvest saw palmetto berries; and   A scanned or photocopied copy of a valid personal identification card of such person and of the landowner.     A person required to record information as set forth in subsection (a) of this Code section shall maintain such records for not less than two years from the date of harvest.     (Code 1981, §12-6-253, enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 680, § 1/HB 966.)
GA Code § 12-6-254 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 7 - Palmetto Berries|§ 12-6-254. Penalty for Violations

 When the director or law enforcement finds that any saw palmetto berries are being harvested or offered or exposed for sale in violation of this article, the director or law enforcement may issue and enforce written or printed stop harvest, stop sale, stop use, or removal orders to the owners or custodians of such saw palmetto berries, ordering such individuals to hold the same at a designated location until a certificate of harvest or a landowner's certificate of harvest has been provided and such saw palmetto berries have been released, in writing, by the director or law enforcement, or until such saw palmetto berries have been otherwise legally disposed of by written authority. The director or law enforcement or both shall release saw palmetto berries when the requirements of this article are met.    (Code 1981, §12-6-254, enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 680, § 1/HB 966.)
GA Code § 12-6-255 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 7 - Palmetto Berries|§ 12-6-255. Seizure of Berries for Noncompliance

 Any saw palmetto berries obtained or offered for sale in violation of this article shall be subject to seizure on the complaint of the director or law enforcement to the superior court of the county in which the saw palmetto berries are found. If the court finds the status of the saw palmetto berries to be in violation of this article, and orders condemnation of such saw palmetto berries, the saw palmetto berries shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with their quantity, the interests of the parties, and the laws of this state; provided, however, that in no instance shall the saw palmetto berries be ordered by the court to be disposed of without first giving the person claiming to own the saw palmetto berries an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the saw palmetto berries in such manner as to bring the matter into compliance with this article.    (Code 1981, §12-6-255, enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 680, § 1/HB 966.)
GA Code § 12-6-256 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 7 - Palmetto Berries|§ 12-6-256. Exemption for Personal Use

 This article shall not be construed so as to affect any landowner that harvests or handles saw palmetto berries for home or personal use.    (Code 1981, §12-6-256, enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 680, § 1/HB 966.)
GA Code § 12-8-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-8-1. Notice of Denial of Individual Sewage Disposal Permits; Duty to Consider Denial in Ad Valorem Tax Determinations

  As used in this Code section, the term "individual sewage disposal system" means a sewage disposal system, other than a public or community sewage disposal system, serving a single building, residence, or other facility designed or used for human occupancy or congregation and shall include septic tank systems and pit privies.   In any case in which an application for an individual sewage disposal system permit is denied, it shall be the duty of the Department of Public Health or the county board of health denying such permit to notify the applicant, in writing, of such denial. Such notices shall be mailed by first-class mail within 15 days of the date on which the application is denied. The notice shall contain the name and address of the applicant, a description of the property involved, the reasons for denial of the permit, and notification that the applicant should contact the county board of tax assessors for ad valorem tax purposes. It shall be the duty of the county board of tax assessors and the county tax appraisal staff of the county in which the property is located to consider the denial of an individual sewage disposal system permit and the reasons for such denial in determining the fair market value of such property for ad valorem tax purposes.    (Code 1933, § 88-310, enacted by Ga. L. 1978, p. 1663, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214.)   Cross references.   - County ad valorem taxation generally, § 48-5-220 et seq.   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).   RESEARCH REFERENCES   C.J.S.   - 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 76.   ALR.    - Injunction to prevent establishment or maintenance of garbage or sewage disposal plant, 47 A.L.R. 1154.
GA Code § 12-8-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 1 - General Provisions|§ 12-8-2. Dumping Sanitary Sewer, Kitchen, or Toilet Wastes in Storm or Sanitary Sewers Prohibited; Forfeiture of Involved Vehicles

  No person, firm, or corporation shall place, dump, dispose of, or cause to be placed, dumped, or disposed of in a public storm or sanitary sewer pipeline or through manholes thereof, or otherwise, any contents or matter of or from any septic tank, waste water holding tank, grease trap, or other container serving the purpose of a septic tank, waste water holding tank, or grease trap, which contents or matter is made up wholly or partly by the sanitary sewer, kitchen, or toilet waste from any residential source or commercial or industrial waste from business processes from any commercial or industrial facility, unless the express written permission of the owner of such public storm or sewer pipeline is first obtained.   Any person, firm, or corporation violating subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   Any motor vehicle, trailer, and all other property and instruments utilized in the hauling, transporting, dumping, placing, or disposition of any contents or matter in any public sewer in violation of subsection (a) of this Code section are declared to be contraband and shall be subject to forfeiture according to the terms, provisions, conditions, and procedures set out in Chapter 16 of Title 9.     (Code 1981, §12-8-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 780, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 4, § 12; Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 3-12/HB 233.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2015, p. 693, § 4-1/HB 233, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: "This Act shall become effective on July 1, 2015, and shall apply to seizures of property for forfeiture that occur on or after that date. Any such seizure that occurs before July 1, 2015, shall be governed by the statute in effect at the time of such seizure."   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2015 amendment of this Code section, see 32 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2015).
GA Code § 12-8-110 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 4|§ 12-8-110.

 Reserved.   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2009, the designation of this Code section was reserved.   Editor's notes.   - This article formerly pertained to the Georgia Hazardous Waste Management Authority. The former article was repealed by Ga. L. 2001, p. 875, § 5, effective July 1, 2001. The former article consisted of Code Sections 12-8-100 through 12-8-103, 12-8-103.1 and 12-8-103.2, 12-8-104 through 12-8-112, 12-8-112.1 and 12-8-112.2, and 12-8-113, relating to hazardous waste management, and was based on Ga. L. 1981, p. 462, §§ 1-14; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 12; Ga. L. 1988, p. 426, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1934, §§ 1-3; Ga. L. 1989, p. 1641, § 9; Ga. L. 1990, p. 1983, §§ 1-2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1740, §§ 1-6; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 12; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2234, § 6; Ga. L. 1993, p. 91, § 12.
GA Code § 12-8-120 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 5 - Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact|§ 12-8-120. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact."    (Code 1981, §12-8-120, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2389, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1992, "shall be known and" was inserted.
GA Code § 12-8-121 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 5 - Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact|§ 12-8-121. Compact Enacted and Entered Into by State of Georgia

 The Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact is enacted into law and entered into by the State of Georgia.    (Code 1981, §12-8-121, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2389, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-8-123 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 5 - Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Compact|§ 12-8-123. Appointment of Members of Southeast Interstate Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Commission and Their Alternates

 The members of the commission from the State of Georgia and their alternates shall be appointed by the Governor to serve as members of the commission and alternates at the pleasure of the Governor.    (Code 1981, §12-8-123, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2389, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-8-140 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 6 - Mitigating Effect of Hazardous Materials Discharge|§ 12-8-140. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Director" means the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources.   "Discharge" means leakage, seepage, or other release of hazardous materials on land or into a river, stream, lake, or other body of water or into the air.   "Hazardous materials" means any material which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may:   Cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible or incapacitating reversible illness; or   Pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or to the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed.     "Person" means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, firm, or other entity.     (Code 1981, §12-8-140, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 810, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-8-141 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 6 - Mitigating Effect of Hazardous Materials Discharge|§ 12-8-141. Immunity for Persons Providing Assistance or Advice

  Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, no person who upon request provides assistance or advice in mitigating or attempting to mitigate the effects of an actual or threatened discharge of hazardous materials or in preventing, or in attempting to prevent, such a discharge shall be subject to civil liabilities or penalties of any type.   Nothing in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the liability of any person for damages or other civil liabilities or penalties of any type resulting from such person's gross negligence or from such person's reckless, wanton, or intentional misconduct.   Nothing in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the liability for damages or other civil or criminal liabilities or penalties of any type of any person whose conduct caused in whole or in part or contributed to such actual or threatened discharge of hazardous material.   Nothing in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the liability of any person for civil or criminal liabilities or penalties pursuant to Part 1 of Article 3 of this chapter or the legal responsibility of any person to comply with Part 1 of Article 3 of this chapter.   Nothing in subsection (a) of this Code section shall be construed to limit or otherwise affect the liability for damages or other civil or criminal liabilities or penalties of any person, as defined in this article, who receives or expects to receive compensation or any pecuniary benefit, directly or indirectly, from any source, other than reimbursement for out-of-pocket expenses for services in rendering such assistance or advice.     (Code 1981, §12-8-141, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 810, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 13, § 12; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2234, § 7.)
GA Code § 12-8-142 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 6 - Mitigating Effect of Hazardous Materials Discharge|§ 12-8-142. Report of Persons Providing Assistance

 Any person who provides assistance or advice under subsection (a) of Code Section 12-8-141 shall file a written report with the director. The reports shall be filed within five days of the rendering of such assistance or advice and shall detail the assistance and advice rendered and, when applicable, the location and method of disposal of any hazardous materials disposed of as a part of such assistance or advice. This Code section shall not apply to any local, state, or federal agency or government nor to any employee thereof.    (Code 1981, §12-8-142, enacted by Ga. L. 1987, p. 810, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-8-160 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 7 - Product Packaging|§ 12-8-160. Legislative Findings and Declarations

 The General Assembly finds and declares that:    The management of solid waste can pose a wide range of hazards to public health and safety and to the environment;   Packaging comprises a significant percentage of the overall solid waste stream;   The presence of heavy metals in packaging is a concern in light of the likely presence of heavy metals in emissions or ash when packaging is incinerated or in leachate when packaging is landfilled;   Lead, mercury, cadmium, and hexavalent chromium, on the basis of available scientific and medical evidence, are of particular concern;   It is desirable as a first step in reducing the toxicity of packaging waste to eliminate the addition of heavy metals to packaging; and   It is desirable to achieve reduction in toxicity without impeding or discouraging the expanded use of postconsumer materials in the production of packaging and its components.     (Code 1981, §12-8-160, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2968, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-8-161 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 7 - Product Packaging|§ 12-8-161. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Board" means the Board of Natural Resources.   "Distributor" means a person who takes title to products or packaging purchased for resale.   "Manufacturer" means a person who offers for sale or sells products or packaging to a distributor.   "Package" means a container which provides a means of marketing, protecting, or handling a product, including a unit package, intermediate package, or a shipping container.The term "package" also includes, but is not limited to, unsealed receptacles such as carrying cases, crates, cups, pails, rigid foil and other trays, wrappers and wrapping films, bags, and tubs.   "Packaging component" means any individual assembled part of a package, including but not limited to interior and exterior blocking, bracing, cushioning, weatherproofing, exterior strapping except for steel strapping which contains less than 100 ppm lead, coatings, closures, inks, labels, and tinplated steel that meets the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) specification A-623.     (Code 1981, §12-8-161, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2968, § 1; Ga. L. 1994, p. 1101, § 5.)
GA Code § 12-8-162 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 7 - Product Packaging|§ 12-8-162. Prohibition Against Sale of Packages Containing Lead, Cadmium, Mercury, or Hexavalent Chromium; Allowable Concentration Levels

  On and after July 1, 1994, no manufacturer or distributor shall offer for sale, sell, or offer for promotional purposes in this state a package or packaging component which includes, in the package itself or in any packaging component, inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, or any other additives containing lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium which has been intentionally introduced as an element during manufacturing or distribution as opposed to the incidental presence of any of these elements and which exceeds the concentration level established by the board.   On and after July 1, 1994, no manufacturer or distributor shall offer for sale, sell, or offer for promotional purposes in this state a product in a package which includes, in the package itself or in any of the packaging components, inks, dyes, pigments, adhesives, stabilizers, or any other additives containing lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium which has been intentionally introduced as an element during manufacturing or distribution as opposed to the incidental presence of any of these elements and which exceeds the concentration level established by the board.   The sum of the concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium present in a package or packaging component established by the board shall not exceed the following:   Six hundred parts per million by weight on and after July 1, 1994;   Two hundred fifty parts per million by weight on and after July 1, 1995; and   One hundred parts per million by weight on and after July 1, 1996.  Concentration levels of lead, cadmium, mercury, and hexavalent chromium shall be determined using American standard of testing materials test methods, as revised, or United States Environmental Protection Agency test methods for evaluating solid waste, S-W 846, as revised.        (Code 1981, §12-8-162, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2968, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-8-163 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 7 - Product Packaging|§ 12-8-163. Exempt Packaging

 The following packaging and packaging components are exempt from the requirements of this article:    Packaging or packaging components with a code indicating a date of manufacture prior to July 1, 1994;   Packages or packaging components to which lead, cadmium, mercury, or hexavalent chromium have been added in the manufacturing, forming, printing, or distribution process in order to comply with health or safety requirements of federal law or for which there is no feasible alternative if the manufacturer of a package or packaging component petitions the board for an exemption from the provisions of this article for a particular package or packaging component. The board may grant a two-year exemption, if warranted by the circumstances, and an exemption may, upon meeting either criterion of this paragraph, be renewed for two years. For purposes of this paragraph, a use for which there is no feasible alternative is one in which the regulated substance is essential to the protection, safe handling, or function of the package's contents;   Packages and packaging components that would not exceed the maximum contaminant levels established but for the addition of postconsumer materials; or   All alcohol products bottled prior to January 1, 1994.     (Code 1981, §12-8-163, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2968, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-8-164 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 7 - Product Packaging|§ 12-8-164. Certificates of Compliance

 On and after July 1, 1994, each manufacturer or distributor of packaging or packaging components shall make available to purchasers, the board, and the general public, upon request, certificates of compliance which state that the manufacturer's or distributor's packaging or packaging components comply with, or are exempt from, the requirements of this article. If the manufacturer or distributor of the package or packaging component reformulates or creates a new package or packaging component, the manufacturer or distributor shall provide an amended or new certificate of compliance for the reformulated or new package or packaging component.    (Code 1981, §12-8-164, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2968, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-8-165 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 7 - Product Packaging|§ 12-8-165. Rules and Regulations

 The board shall be authorized to adopt, promulgate, modify, amend, and repeal rules and regulations to implement and enforce the provisions of this article as the board may deem necessary.    (Code 1981, §12-8-165, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2968, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-8-166 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 8 - Waste Management|Article 7 - Product Packaging|§ 12-8-166. Violation of Article

 Any person who violates any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Code 1981, §12-8-166, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 2968, § 1.)