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GA Code § 12-6-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-10. Reports to General Assembly

 It shall be the duty of the commission, in cooperation with the director provided for in Code Section 12-6-11, to:    Annually submit reports to each regular session of the General Assembly together with such information as is necessary to show the condition of the forest resources of the state, with particular reference to the protection, preservation, and propagation of timber growth, and all other matters pertaining to the forest resources, and with recommendations for necessary legislation as to protection, reforestation, and management; and   Quinquennially submit reports to the General Assembly verifying the ability of forest resources in this state to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability to meet the needs of future generations. The first such report shall be due not later than July 1, 2008. The director shall prescribe the manner, procedures, and data necessary to produce such report.    (Ga. L. 1925, p. 199, § 3; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 21; Code 1933, § 43-204; Ga. L. 1949, p. 1079, § 10; Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 19; Ga. L. 2007, p. 82, § 1/SB 176.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, § 98. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 121.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 65. 98 C.J.S., Woods and Forests, § 5 et seq.
GA Code § 12-6-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-11. Director - Appointment; Qualifications; Salary; Reimbursement for Expenses; Term

 The commission shall appoint, by and with the advice and consent of the Governor, a director, who shall be the executive secretary and administrative officer of the commission. When seeking candidates for the position of director, emphasis shall be placed on identifying individuals who hold a Bachelor of Science degree in forestry or who have significant experience in forest management. The director shall receive a salary fixed by the commission plus actual expenses as provided for other state officials and employees and shall hold office at the pleasure of the commission. The present director shall continue to serve until removed by the commission.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1079, § 8; Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 20; Ga. L. 2007, p. 63, § 1/SB 116.)   Cross references.   - Inclusion of director in classified service of the State Merit System Personnel Administration, § 45-20-2.   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Governor's advice and consent not required for director's removal.   - Although the commission can appoint a director only with the advice and consent of the Governor, it is not necessary for the commission to obtain the advice and consent of the Governor to remove the director. 1971 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 71-137.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 42 et seq., 87 et seq., 153 et seq., 258 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 18, 22, 46, 47, 137 et seq., 375 et seq., 382 et seq.
GA Code § 12-6-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-12. Director - Duty of Director to Devote Full Time to Office; Power and Duty of Director to Act for Commission When Commission Not in Session

 The director shall devote his full time to the duties of his office; and when the commission is not in session, the director shall have power, and it shall be his duty, to act in all matters as fully as the commission is authorized, except in such matters where the approval of the commission is specifically required by this part.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1079, § 8; Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 21.)
GA Code § 12-6-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-13. Director - Oath; Bond; Location of Office

 The director shall take oath of office and give bond in the sum of $10,000.00 in the usual form required of state officials. The director shall have offices at the site of the state capitol or at such other place as may be recommended by the commission and approved by the Governor. The office of the director shall be the office of the commission.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1079, § 8; Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 22.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 12 Am. Jur. 2d, Bonds, §§ 1, 2. 58 Am. Jur. 2d, Oath and Affirmation, §§ 1, 2.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Oaths and Affirmations, § 1. 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 70 et seq. 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 26 et seq.
GA Code § 12-6-14 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-14. Director - Eligibility of Commission Members for Directorship or for Employment Under Commission or Director

 No member of the commission during his tenure of office or within two years thereafter shall be eligible for appointment as director or for any employment under the commission or the director.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1079, § 8; Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 23.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 76.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 36.
GA Code § 12-6-15 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-15. Director - Adoption of Rules, Regulations, and Methods of Administration

 The director, with the approval of the commission, shall have the power to adopt all rules, regulations, and methods of administration necessary for the efficient operation of the activities of the commission as created and established by this part.   (Ga. L. 1949, p. 1079, § 9; Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 24.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 237 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 323 et seq. 98 C.J.S., Woods and Forests, § 3.
GA Code § 12-6-16 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-16. Director - Control of Tree Diseases and Insect Infestation

  Whenever the director or his agents determine that there exists an infestation of forest insect pests or an infection of forest tree diseases, injurious or potentially injurious to the timber or forest trees within the state, and that the infestation or infection is of such a character as to be a menace to the timber or forest growth of the state, the director shall declare the existence of a zone of infestation or infection and shall declare and fix boundaries so as to definitely describe and identify such zone of infestation or infection. The director or his agents shall give notice in writing by mail or otherwise to each forest landowner within the designated control zone advising him of the nature of the infestation or infection and the recommended control measures and offering him technical advice on methods of carrying out controls.   The director shall have the power, by rule or regulation, to declare and define areas of quarantine and to prescribe all needful rules and regulations relating thereto. Any person violating any such rule or regulation shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. The director or any other person is empowered to institute action in his name to enjoin any practice in violation of such rules or regulations, without regard to whether such practices would under general law constitute a nuisance and without regard to whether an adequate remedy exists at law. The commission or any of its duly authorized agents or anyone acting at their direction shall have authority at all times to enter upon any lands for the purposes of making investigations and otherwise carrying out this Code section, without incurring liability for trespassing.    (Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 25.)   Cross references.   - Control of plant diseases, pests, and pesticides, generally, T. 2, C. 7.    Power of Commissioner of Agriculture to declare quarantine against nurseries, groves, and other locations, because of infestation of dangerous insect pests or plant diseases, § 2-7-20.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 237 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 323 et seq. 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, §§ 147, 191. 98 C.J.S., Woods and Forests, § 3.
GA Code § 12-6-17 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-17. Director - Regulation of Controlled Burning Where Drought or Other Conditions Exist

  Whenever in the judgment of the director, because of drought or other conditions, controlled burning of woods, lands, marshes, refuse, or other combustible materials in any county or counties or in any area within a county constitutes an unusual hazard to property, the director may by order, rule, or regulation prohibit the setting on fire of any woods, lands, marshes, refuse, or other combustible materials within any county or counties or within any area within a county, or may permit such burning only upon such conditions and under such regulations as in his judgment are necessary and proper to prevent the destruction of property. Where by rule or regulation the setting on fire of any woods, lands, marshes, refuse, or other combustible material has been prohibited, no person shall set or cause to be set any backfire, except under the direct supervision or permission of a state or federal forest officer, unless it can be established that the setting of such backfire was necessary for the purpose of saving life or valuable property, the burden of proving which shall rest on such person claiming same as a defense. Any order, rule, or regulation promulgated by the director under the authority of this Code section shall have the force and effect of law.   Any person violating a lawful order or regulation promulgated under the authority of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 26.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 35A Am. Jur. 2d, Fires, §§ 1, 16. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 231, 239.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, § 325. 98 C.J.S., Woods and Forests, § 5.
GA Code § 12-6-18 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-18. Director - Expenditure of Funds for Benefit of Lands Under Commission's Control; Sale and Disposal of Products From Controlled Lands

 When lands are acquired or leased under this part, the director, with the approval of the commission, is authorized to make expenditures of funds, not otherwise obligated, for the management, development, and utilization of such areas and to sell and otherwise dispose of the products from such lands.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 264, § 9; Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 28.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL    Commission may market agricultural products  produced upon the lands and premises utilized by the commission. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U76-40.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Funds, § 42 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 274, 404 et seq. 98 C.J.S., Woods and Forests, §§ 14, 15.
GA Code § 12-6-19 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-19. Director - Promulgation of Rules and Regulations as to Lands Under Commission's Control; Sale, Lease, or Exchange of Controlled Lands

 The director, with the approval of the commission, is authorized to establish and from time to time alter rules and regulations governing the use, occupancy, and protection of the land and property under the commission's control and to preserve the peace therein. The director, with the approval of the commission, shall have full power and authority to exchange, sell, or lease lands under its jurisdiction when in the judgment of the director and the commission it is advantageous to the state to do so in the highest orderly development and management of state forests, provided that such lease, sale, or exchange shall not be contrary to the terms of any contract which the commission has entered into.   (Ga. L. 1937, p. 264, § 9; Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 29.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Cooperative agreement sufficient for timber sale on authority's property.   - Cooperative agreement between the commission and the Georgia Ports Authority would be sufficient to authorize the sale of timber located on property under the direct control of the Georgia Ports Authority. 1963-65 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 694.    Commission may market agricultural products  produced upon the lands and premises utilized by the commission. 1976 Op. Att'y Gen. No. U76-40.   Disposal of commission materials.    - Any commission property of the nature of supplies, materials, and equipment, in other words, those things that would not be fixtures and thereby part of the realty, is to be disposed of by the Supervisor of Purchases (now Department of Administrative Services) under Ga. L. 1960, p. 1098, § 1 (see O.C.G.A. § 50-5-51). 1960-61 Op. Att'y Gen. p. 381.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Lands, §§ 25 et seq., 64 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 81A C.J.S., States, §§ 274, 289. 98 C.J.S., Woods and Forests, §§ 14, 15.
GA Code § 12-6-22 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1 - State Forestry Commission|§ 12-6-22. Investigation of Tree Diseases or Insect Infestation; Notification of Landowner; Recommendations; Effect of Landowner's Failure to Act; Disposition of Proceeds Derived From Sale of Trees

  The commission shall have the authority to enter upon any land on which the commission believes the trees are suffering from an infestation or infection for the purpose of determining whether such infestation or infection exists, the location thereof, and the extent and cause thereof. If an infestation or infection is found to exist by the commission, it shall notify the landowner of such condition and recommend a course of action by the landowner to prevent the spreading of the infestation or disease. If the landowner, within a reasonable period of time following such notification, fails to take action to prevent the spreading of the infestation or disease, then the commission may:   Fell and remove infested or diseased trees;   Fell and chemically treat infested or diseased trees;   Chemically treat standing infested or diseased trees; or   Take such other effective control methods as the commission deems appropriate.     Any proceeds derived from any sale of such trees shall be paid to the landowner.    (Ga. L. 1974, p. 426, §§ 1, 2.)   Cross references.   - Authority of commission to enter lands for purposes of preventing, controlling, or suppressing forest fires, § 12-6-84.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 16A Am. Jur. 2d, Constitutional Law, § 239.   C.J.S.   - 16 C.J.S., Constitutional Law, §§ 394, 398, 400. 98 C.J.S., Woods and Forests, § 3.
GA Code § 12-6-23 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 1A - Timber Harvesting and Removal Requirements|§ 12-6-23. Scale Load Ticket Required for Wood Removal; Form; Exceptions

  Any person, company, corporation, or others purchasing timber from lands in Georgia shall, within 20 days of removal of such timber, furnish the seller of timber a scale ticket for each and every load of wood removed, when such load is sold by weight, cord, or measure of board feet. A scale ticket shall include information clearly understandable to the seller as follows:   Ticket number;   Name and location of the person or company and its facility where the load of wood is received and weighed or measured;   Date wood was received at such facility;   Tract name;   County and state of origin;   Dealer name (if any);   Producer or logging company name;   Species of wood;   Weight or scale information. If the load is measured by weight, the gross, tare, and net weights shall be shown. If the load is measured by scale, the total volume shall be shown;   Weight, scale, or amount of wood deducted and the deduction classification (cull, undersize, metal, knots, etc.); and   Name of the person receiving, weighing, or scaling the wood.     Subsection (a) of this Code section shall not apply to the following:   The sale of wood for firewood only;   Any landowner harvesting and processing his own timber; and   Bulk or lump sum sales wherein the landowner and the purchaser agree on a total price for all of said timber purchased.     Any person, company, or corporation which violates any provision of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.     (Code 1981, §12-6-23, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1077, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 402, § 2; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1126, § 1; Ga. L. 2014, p. 695, § 3/HB 790.)   Cross references.   - Sale of forest products, T. 2, C. 14, A. 5, P. 1.    Sale and measurement of pulpwood, sawtimber, poles, and other types of timber, § 10-2-23.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Determinations Whether Federal Agency Actions Relating to Timber Harvesting Constituted Major Federal Actions for Purposes of § 102(2)(C) of National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) (42 U.S.C.A. § 4332(2)(C)), 32 A.L.R. Fed. 3d 7.
GA Code § 12-6-40 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-40. Legislative Purpose

 It is the purpose of this part to protect the public by improving the standards relative to the practice of professional forestry.   (Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 1; Ga. L. 1959, p. 161, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-6-41 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-41. Definitions

 As used in this part, the term:    "Board" means the State Board of Registration for Foresters provided for by this part.   "Professional forestry" or "practice of professional forestry" means any professional service relating to forestry, such as investigation, evaluation, development of forest management plans or responsible supervision of forest management, forest protection, silviculture, forest utilization, forest economics, or other forestry activities in connection with any public or private lands, provided that forestry instructional and educational activities shall be exempted. The board shall issue licenses only to those applicants who meet the requirements of this Code section, provided that no person shall be eligible for registration as a registered forester who is not of good character and reputation; provided, further, that employees of the state and federal governments assisting farmers in agricultural programs shall be exempt from this part.   "Registered forester" means a person who has registered and qualified under this part to engage in professional forestry practices as defined in this Code section.    (Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 2; Ga. L. 1959, p. 161, § 2; Ga. L. 1988, p. 953, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, §§ 6, 21, 30, 31 et seq. 58 Am. Jur. 2d, Occupations, Trades, and Professions, § 1.   C.J.S.   - 53 C.J.S., Licenses, § 8.
GA Code § 12-6-42 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-42. State Board of Registration for Foresters - Creation; Appointment of Members; Certificate of Appointment; Oath; Term of Office

  A State Board of Registration for Foresters is created whose duty it shall be to administer this part.   The board shall consist of five foresters who shall be selected and appointed by the Governor and who shall have the qualifications required by Code Section 12-6-43.   In addition to the five members provided for in subsection (b) of this Code section, the board shall consist of a sixth member who shall be appointed by the Governor from the public at large and who shall have no connection whatsoever with the practice of professional forestry. The initial term of appointment for the additional member provided for by this subsection shall expire June 30, 1985; thereafter, the Governor shall appoint successors for terms of five years each.   Every member of the board shall receive a certificate of his appointment from the Governor and before beginning his term of office shall file with the Secretary of State his written oath or affirmation for the faithful discharge of his official duty.   The five members of the board shall be appointed for terms of five years. On the expiration of the term of any member of the board, the Governor shall in the manner provided in this Code section appoint for a term of five years a registered forester having the qualifications required by Code Section 12-6-43 to take the place of the member whose term on the board is expiring. Each member shall hold office until the expiration of the term for which that member is appointed or until a successor shall have been duly appointed and shall have qualified.    (Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 3; Ga. L. 1980, p. 54, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 953, § 2; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 12.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, § 20. 58 Am. Jur. 2d, Oath and Affirmation, §§ 1, 16, 17, 20 et seq. 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, §§ 42 et seq., 48 et seq., 85 et seq., 137 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 18, 22, 47, 66 et seq., 71, 72,136 et seq., 141, 188. 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, §§ 17 et seq., 73.
GA Code § 12-6-43 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-43. State Board of Registration for Foresters - Qualifications of Members

 Each member of the board shall be a citizen of the United States and a resident of Georgia and shall have been engaged in the practice of forestry for at least ten years, provided that only the citizenship and residency requirements of this Code section shall apply to the member appointed pursuant to subsection (c) of Code Section 12-6-42.   (Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 4; Ga. L. 1988, p. 953, § 3.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 63C Am. Jur. 2d, Public Officers and Employees, § 48 et seq.   C.J.S.   - 67 C.J.S., Officers and Public Employees, §§ 21, 22.
GA Code § 12-6-44 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 1 - Forest Resources|Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry|§ 12-6-44. State Board of Registration for Foresters - Compensation of Members

 Each member of the board shall be reimbursed as provided for in subsection (f) of Code Section 43-1-2.   (Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 5.)