reglab/housing_qa huggingface dataset:
GA Code § 31-12-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 12 - Control of Hazardous Conditions, Preventable Diseases, and Metabolic Disorders|§ 31-12-9. Importation, Sale, and Breeding of Animals and Birds to Be Kept as Pets

 In addition to its other powers in the control of preventable diseases, the department may by rule, regulation, and order provide for the licensing, registration, supervision, and investigation of all firms or persons importing, purchasing, breeding, or selling any birds or animals as pets, or any birds or animals which are customarily kept as pets, and may require all such firms or persons to comply with reporting and record-keeping requirements and marking, banding, or other identification requirements. The department is further empowered to prescribe rules and regulations governing the shipment, transportation, or carriage of such birds or animals and require such other control measures deemed necessary to prevent infectious matter present in birds, arthropods, and animals from being conveyed to persons unless the responsibility of such control is by law delegated to some other agency.   (Code 1933, § 88-1205, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1.)   Cross references.   - Authority of Department of Agriculture to quarantine, seize, and destroy birds carrying exotic or untreatable disease, § 4-10-7.   Administrative Rules and Regulations.   - Animal protection, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Agriculture, Animal Health Division, Subject 40-13-13.   Bird dealers licensing, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Georgia Department of Agriculture, Animal Health Division, Subject 40-13-12.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 4 Am. Jur. 2d, Animals, §§ 17, 21, 23, 24, 26, 43, 44, 59 et seq. 21A Am. Jur. 2d, Customs Duties and Import Regulations, §§ 24, 37. 67 Am. Jur. 2d, Sales, §§ 236, 237. 67A Am. Jur. 2d, Sales, § 610.   C.J.S.   - 3B C.J.S., Animals, § 62 et seq. 39A C.J.S., Health and Environment, § 65.
GA Code § 31-12-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 12 - Control of Hazardous Conditions, Preventable Diseases, and Metabolic Disorders|§ 31-12-10. Right of Entry to Facility

 In carrying out the provisions of this chapter, it shall be the duty of the person in charge of any industrial, commercial, business, or other facility where people work, live, or congregate, upon reasonable notice and at reasonable times, to grant entry to duly authorized agents of the department and of any county board of health.   (Code 1933, § 88-1207, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-12-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 12 - Control of Hazardous Conditions, Preventable Diseases, and Metabolic Disorders|§ 31-12-11. Abating Operation of Bathhouses

  As used in this Code section, the term:   "Bathhouse" means a place of public accommodation having facilities including all or some of the following: baths, whirlpools, saunas, massage areas or rooms, and semiprivate or private areas or rooms; and where entry to such place of public accommodation is contingent upon the payment of money on an hourly, daily, weekly, monthly, annual, or club basis; and where the owners or managers or employees of such place of public accommodation knowingly grant or permit the use of such place for illegal sexual activity.   "Illegal sexual activity" means any illegal sexual act involving the sex organs of a person and the mouth, anus, or sex organs of another person.     The operation of bathhouses in this state is declared to be harmful to the public health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of this state.   The department and the county boards of health are empowered to maintain actions for injunction pursuant to Code Section 31-5-9 to abate the operation of any bathhouse in this state as a public nuisance.   The commissioner or the commissioner's designee or the director of any county board of health is authorized to obtain, pursuant to Article 2 of Chapter 5 of this title, inspection warrants for the search or inspection of any property which is a bathhouse.   Any person, firm, corporation, or other business entity which owns, operates, or is a manager for or employee of a bathhouse shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   Nothing in this Code section shall be construed so as to repeal Code Section 16-6-10, relating to keeping a place of prostitution.     (Code 1981, §31-12-11, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1208, § 1.)   OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL   Fingerprintable offense.   - Operation of a "bath house" is an offense for which persons charged are to be fingerprinted. 1986 Op. Att'y Gen. 86-30.
GA Code § 31-12A-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 12A - Smoke-Free Air|§ 31-12A-1. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Smoke-free Air Act of 2005."    (Code 1981, §31-12A-1, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1184, § 2/SB 90.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section § 28-9-5, in 2019, "Smoke-free" was substituted for "Smokefree" near the end of this Code section.
GA Code § 31-12A-3 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 12A - Smoke-Free Air|§ 31-12A-3. Smoking Prohibited in State and Local Government Buildings

 Smoking shall be prohibited in all enclosed facilities of, including buildings owned, leased, or operated by, the State of Georgia, its agencies and authorities, and any political subdivision of the state, municipal corporation, or local board or authority created by general, local, or special Act of the General Assembly or by ordinance or resolution of the governing body of a county or municipal corporation individually or jointly with other political subdivisions or municipalities of the state.    (Code 1981, §31-12A-3, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1184, § 2/SB 90.)
GA Code § 31-12A-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 12A - Smoke-Free Air|§ 31-12A-4. Smoking Prohibited in Enclosed Public Places

 Except as otherwise specifically authorized in Code Section 31-12A-6, smoking shall be prohibited in all enclosed public places in this state.    (Code 1981, §31-12A-4, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1184, § 2/SB 90.)
GA Code § 31-12A-5 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 12A - Smoke-Free Air|§ 31-12A-5. Smoking Prohibited in Enclosed Areas Within Places of Employment; Required Communications

  Except as otherwise specifically provided in Code Section 31-12A-6, smoking shall be prohibited in all enclosed areas within places of employment, including, but not limited to, common work areas, auditoriums, classrooms, conference and meeting rooms, private offices, elevators, hallways, medical facilities, cafeterias, employee lounges, stairs, restrooms, and all other enclosed facilities.   Such prohibition on smoking shall be communicated to all current employees by July 1, 2005, and to each prospective employee upon their application for employment.     (Code 1981, §31-12A-5, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1184, § 2/SB 90.)
GA Code § 31-12A-7 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 12A - Smoke-Free Air|§ 31-12A-7. Smoking Prohibited in Designated Nonsmoking Places

 Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an owner, operator, manager, or other person in control of an establishment, facility, or outdoor area may declare that entire establishment, facility, or outdoor area as a nonsmoking place. Smoking shall be prohibited in any place in which a sign conforming to the requirements of subsection (a) of Code Section 31-12A-8 is posted.    (Code 1981, §31-12A-7, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1184, § 2/SB 90.)
GA Code § 31-12A-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 12A - Smoke-Free Air|§ 31-12A-8. "No Smoking" Signs; Ashtrays Prohibited in Nonsmoking Areas

  "No Smoking" signs or the international "No Smoking" symbol consisting of a pictorial representation of a burning cigarette enclosed in a red circle with a red bar across it may be clearly and conspicuously posted by the owner, operator, manager, or other person in control in every public place and place of employment where smoking is prohibited by this chapter.   All ashtrays shall be removed from any area where smoking is prohibited by this chapter by the owner, operator, manager, or other person in control of the area, unless such ashtray is permanently affixed to an existing structure.     (Code 1981, §31-12A-8, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1184, § 2/SB 90.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2005, "chapter" was substituted for "article" at the end of subsection (a).
GA Code § 31-12A-9 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 12A - Smoke-Free Air|§ 31-12A-9. Public Education Program

 The Department of Public Health and the agency designated by each local governing authority in this state may engage in a continuing program to explain and clarify the purposes and requirements of this chapter to citizens affected by it and to guide owners, operators, and managers in their compliance with it. The program may include print or electronic publication of a brochure for affected businesses and individuals explaining the provisions of this chapter.    (Code 1981, §31-12A-9, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1184, § 2/SB 90; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 11/SB 388; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214.)   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 147 (2011).
GA Code § 31-12A-10 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 12A - Smoke-Free Air|§ 31-12A-10. Enforcement by the Department of Public Health and County Boards of Health

 The Department of Public Health and the county boards of health and their duly authorized agents are authorized and empowered to enforce compliance with this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under this chapter and, in connection therewith, to enter upon and inspect the premises of any establishment or business at any reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, as provided in Article 2 of Chapter 5 of this title.    (Code 1981, §31-12A-10, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1184, § 2/SB 90; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214.)   Law reviews.   - For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 147 (2011).
GA Code § 31-12A-11 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 12A - Smoke-Free Air|§ 31-12A-11. Local Operating Procedures

 The county boards of health may annually request other governmental and educational agencies having facilities within the area of the local government to establish local operating procedures in cooperation and compliance with this chapter.    (Code 1981, §31-12A-11, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1184, § 2/SB 90.)
GA Code § 31-12A-12 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 12A - Smoke-Free Air|§ 31-12A-12. Other Laws, Rules, Regulations, and Ordinances Not Prohibited

 This chapter shall be cumulative to and shall not prohibit the enactment of any other general or local laws, rules, and regulations of state or local governing authorities or local ordinances prohibiting smoking which are more restrictive than this chapter or are not in direct conflict with this chapter.    (Code 1981, §31-12A-12, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1184, § 2/SB 90.)
GA Code § 31-12A-13 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 12A - Smoke-Free Air|§ 31-12A-13. Construction

  This chapter shall not be construed to permit smoking where it is otherwise restricted by other applicable laws.   Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as to repeal the provisions of Code Section 16-12-2.   This chapter shall be liberally construed so as to further its purposes.     (Code 1981, §31-12A-13, enacted by Ga. L. 2005, p. 1184, § 2/SB 90.)
GA Code § 31-13-1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 13 - Radiation Control|§ 31-13-1. Short Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Radiation Control Act."   (Code 1933, § 88-1301, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 711, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-13-2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 13 - Radiation Control|§ 31-13-2. Declaration of Policy

 It is the policy of this state, in furtherance of its responsibility to protect the environment and the public health and safety of its citizens and, to the extent authorized under Article VI, Section 2 of the Constitution of the United States:    To institute and maintain programs to allow development and utilization of sources of radiation for purposes that are consistent with the protection of the environment and the health and safety of the public; and   To prevent any associated harmful effects of radiation upon the environment or the health and safety of the public through the institution and maintenance of regulatory programs for radiation sources, providing for:   Compatibility with the standards and regulatory programs of the federal government for by-product, source, and special nuclear materials;   An effective system of regulations within the state consistent with this chapter and with any environmental laws, rules, regulations, standards, or limitations; and   A system consonant insofar as possible with those of other states.      (Code 1933, § 88-1302, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1973, p. 920, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1567, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 711, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-13-4 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 13 - Radiation Control|§ 31-13-4. Administration of State-Wide Radiation Control Program for Radiation Generating Equipment

 The Department of Community Health is designated the state agency to administer a state-wide radiation control program for radiation generating equipment consistent with this chapter and any environmental laws, rules, regulations, standards, or limitations administered by the Department of Natural Resources. It is declared to be the intent of the General Assembly that no provision of this chapter shall be construed so as to repeal, supersede, or preempt any of the functions, powers, authority, duties, or responsibilities assigned to the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources under this chapter or any other laws or statutes of this state.   (Code 1933, § 88-1304, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1567, § 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 711, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228.)   Cross references.   - Powers and duties of director as to hazardous waste, § 12-8-65.
GA Code § 31-13-4.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 13 - Radiation Control|§ 31-13-4.1. Administration of State-Wide Radiation Control Program for Radioactive Materials

 The Department of Natural Resources is designated the state agency to administer a state-wide radiation control program for radioactive materials consistent with this chapter.    (Code 1981, §31-13-4.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1990, p. 711, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-13-6 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 13 - Radiation Control|§ 31-13-6. Bonding Licensees

  The Department of Natural Resources may require the posting of a bond not to exceed $5 million by an existing general or specific licenseeby amendment to an existing license or by a person making an application for a new general or specific license, in order to assure the availability of funds to the state in the event of abandonment, insolvency, or other inability of a licensee to meet the requirements of the Department of Natural Resources for the safe collection and disposition of sources of ionizing radiation from radioactive material in the event of an accident, discontinuance of operation, or any circumstance which results in a potential radiation hazard at a site occupied by the licensee or formerly under its possession, ownership, or control. The Department of Natural Resources is authorized to establish, by rule or regulation, the bonding requirements by classes of licensees and by range of monetary amounts not to exceed $5 million. In establishing such requirements, the Department of Natural Resources shall give due consideration to the probable extent of contamination, the amount of possible property damage, the costs of removal and disposal of radioactive material used by the licensee, and the costs of reclamation of the property in the event of abandonment, insolvency, or other inability of the licensee to perform such services to the satisfaction of the Department of Natural Resources; provided, however, that a bond not less than $5 million shall be required for any licensee offering commercial radiation sterilization services, excluding hospitals, blood banks, and physicians' offices.   The Department of Natural Resources shall have authority upon finding that conditions under this Code section have not been met or when it determines that an imminent hazard to the public health and welfare exists to require forfeiture of the bond and use the money therefrom to take any action deemed necessary to protect the public health and welfare.   A licensee who abandons a site or facility without taking the required actions to meet the requirements of the Department of Natural Resources shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   Any bonding or financial protection requirements established by the Department of Natural Resources pursuant to this Code section shall not apply to the state or any agency of the state.    (Ga. L. 1979, p. 1059, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 711, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 1411, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-13-8 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 13 - Radiation Control|§ 31-13-8. Licensing Users of By-Product, Source, and Special Nuclear Materials as Sources of Ionizing Radiation

  The Governor, on behalf of this state, is authorized to enter into agreements with the federal government providing for discontinuance of certain responsibilities of the federal government with respect to sources of ionizing radiation and the assumption of such responsibilities by this state.   Upon the signing of the contract as provided in subsection (a) of this Code section, the Department of Natural Resources shall provide by rule or regulation for general or specific licensing of persons to use, manufacture, produce, transport, transfer, receive, acquire, own, or possess by-product, source, or special nuclear materials or devices, installations, or equipment utilizing such materials. Such rule or regulation shall provide for amendment, suspension, or revocation of licenses. Each application for a specific license shall be in writing on forms prescribed and furnished by the Department of Natural Resources and shall state such information and be accompanied by such documents, including, but not limited to, plans, specifications, and reports for new construction or material alterations, as the Department of Natural Resources may determine to be reasonable and necessary to decide the qualifications of the applicant to protect the public health and safety. The Department of Natural Resources may require any applications or statements to be made under oath or affirmation. Each license shall be in such form and contain such terms and conditions as the Department of Natural Resources may deem necessary. No license issued under the authority of this chapter and no right to possess or utilize sources of ionizing radiation granted by any license shall be assigned or in any manner disposed of; and the terms and conditions of all licenses shall be subject to amendment, revision, or modification by rules, regulations, or orders issued in accordance with this chapter.    (Code 1933, § 88-1307, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, § 1; Ga. L. 1976, p. 1567, § 7; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1670, § 3; Ga. L. 1990, p. 711, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-13-8.1 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 13 - Radiation Control|§ 31-13-8.1. General or Specific Licensing for Use, Manufacture, Transport, Transactions In, and Possession of Radioactive Material

 The Department of Natural Resources shall establish, manage, and administer a program for the general or specific licensing of persons to use, manufacture, produce, transport, transfer, receive, acquire, own, or possess radioactive material including by-product, source, or special nuclear materials or devices, installations, or equipment utilizing such materials, including the promulgation of such rules and regulations as the Board of Natural Resources may deem necessary to implement and enforce the program.Such rules or regulations shall provide for amendment, suspension, or revocation of licenses. Each application for a specific license shall be in writing on forms prescribed and furnished by the Department of Natural Resources and shall state such information and be accompanied by such documents, including, but not limited to, plans, specifications, and reports for new construction or material alterations, as the Department of Natural Resources may determine to be reasonable and necessary to decide the qualifications of the applicant to protect the public health and safety. The Department of Natural Resources may require any applications or statements to be made under oath or affirmation. Each license shall be in such form and contain such terms and conditions as the Department of Natural Resources may deem necessary.No license issued under the authority of this chapter and no right to possess or utilize sources of ionizing radiation granted by any license shall be assigned or in any manner disposed of; and the terms and conditions of all licenses shall be subject to amendment, revision, or modification by rules, regulations, or orders issued in accordance with this chapter.    (Code 1981, §31-13-8.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1670, § 4; Ga. L. 1990, p. 711, § 1.)
GA Code § 31-13-8.2 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 31 - Health|Chapter 13 - Radiation Control|§ 31-13-8.2. Licensing of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Medical Uses of Radioactive Materials

 The Department of Community Health is authorized to provide by rule or regulation for the registration and periodic renewal of registration of persons to sell, distribute, assemble, use, manufacture, produce, transport, transfer, receive, acquire, own, or possess radiation generating equipment. Such rule or regulation shall provide for suspension or revocation of registration.Each application for registration shall be in writing on forms prescribed and furnished by the Department of Community Health and shall state such information and be accompanied by such documents, including, but not limited to, plans, specifications, and reports for new construction or material alterations, as the Department of Community Health may determine to be reasonable and necessary to decide the qualifications of the applicant to protect the public health and safety.The Department of Community Health may require any applications or statements to be made under oath or affirmation. No registration issued under the authority of this chapter and no right to possess or utilize radiation generating equipment granted by any registration shall be assigned or in any manner disposed of without prior notification to the Department of Community Health.    (Code 1981, §31-13-8.3, enacted by Ga. L. 1988, p. 1670, § 4; Code 1981, §31-13-8.2, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1990, p. 711, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 1990, p. 711, § 1, effective April 4, 1990, repealed former Code Section 31-13-8.2, concerning licensing of diagnostic and therapeutic medical uses of radioactive materials, which was based on Ga. L. 1988, p. 1670, § 4.