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GA Code § 12-5-580 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 10 - Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District|§ 12-5-580. Coordinating Committees; Finance Committees

  The board shall create one or more technical coordinating committees comprised primarily of water and waste-water officials from counties, cities, and authorities in the district. Such committees shall provide additional support to the board and staff for specific areas and issues such as water treatment, waste-water treatment, and storm-water management.   The board shall create a finance committee which shall meet with the boards and staffs of the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority, the Department of Community Affairs, and the Department of Natural Resources for the purpose of developing recommendations for a funding structure for the district and for projects included in the district plans developed pursuant to this article, and that authority and those departments, their boards, and staffs are directed to cooperate with the district in developing such recommendations. The board shall consider the recommendations of the finance committee and forward them as adopted or amended to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the chairpersons of the Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee and the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment not later than December 1, 2001. Such recommendations may be updated and revised from time to time thereafter.     (Code 1981, §12-5-580, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 115, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 303, § 13/HB 117; Ga. L. 2010, p. 949, § 1/HB 244.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2001, "House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment" was substituted for "House Natural Resources and Environment Committee" in subsection (b).   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2009, p. 303, § 20/HB 117, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act is intended to reflect the current internal organization of the Georgia Senate and House of Representatives and is not otherwise intended to change substantive law. In the event of a conflict with any other Act of the 2009 General Assembly, such other Act shall control over this Act."
GA Code § 12-5-585 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 10 - Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District|§ 12-5-585. Education and Public Awareness

 Any district plan required to include an element of education and public awareness shall describe those measures to be taken by the district and recommendations for measures to be taken by other state agencies or local governments, by public education institutions, or by any other public or semi-public entity. The district shall make these recommendations known to the affected entities and strive to coordinate educational and public awareness efforts. The district's efforts shall be designed to reach 75 to 90 percent of the population in the district within five years.    (Code 1981, §12-5-585, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 115, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-5-586 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 5 - Water Resources|Article 10 - Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District|§ 12-5-586. Annual Report Detailing Activities and Progress

 The district shall submit a written report not later than December 31 of each year to the Governor, the Lieutenant Governor, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the chairperson of the House Committee on Natural Resources and Environment, and the chairperson of the Senate Natural Resources and the Environment Committee, which report shall contain a detailed account of the activities and progress of the district throughout the previous year and an accurate accounting of all funds received and expended by the district and of the implementation of plans and attainment of goals.    (Code 1981, §12-5-586, enacted by Ga. L. 2001, p. 115, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 303, § 13/HB 117.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2009, p. 303, § 20/HB 117, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: "This Act is intended to reflect the current internal organization of the Georgia Senate and House of Representatives and is not otherwise intended to change substantive law. In the event of a conflict with any other Act of the 2009 General Assembly, such other Act shall control over this Act."
GA Code § 12-6-150 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 2 - Ginseng Protection|§ 12-6-150. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Ginseng Protection Act of 1979."   (Ga. L. 1979, p. 919, § 1; Ga. L. 1996, p. 327, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-6-151 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 2 - Ginseng Protection|§ 12-6-151. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Commissioner" means the commissioner of natural resources.   "Ginseng (Panax quinquefolium L.)" means a single stemmed plant arising from a cylindrical root, with prongs (compound leaves) attached to the stem. Each prong is divided into three to seven leaflets. The flower of the plant is green and is located at the leaf petiole. The fruit is a cluster of red berries.   "Ginseng dealer" means any person who purchases ginseng for the purpose of resale.   "Grower" means any person who cultivates ginseng for purposes of sale or export from this state or both.   "Harvest" means to cut, dig, pull up, or otherwise remove a plant or its seed from its habitat.   "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, association, or other entity.   "Purchase" means to acquire, obtain, or receive, or to attempt to acquire, obtain, or receive, by exchange of money or other valuable consideration. This term specifically includes barter or exchange.   "Sell" means to dispose of, transfer, or convey, or to attempt to dispose of, transfer, or convey, by exchange of money or other valuable consideration. This term specifically includes barter or exchange.    (Ga. L. 1979, p. 919, § 2; Ga. L. 1996, p. 327, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-6-152 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 2 - Ginseng Protection|§ 12-6-152. Prohibited Acts Regarding Harvesting Ginseng

 It shall be unlawful for any person to harvest ginseng in this state except from September 1 through December 31 and with the written permission of the owner of the property on which the ginseng is located. It shall also be unlawful for any person to harvest ginseng that has fewer than three prongs. Further, it shall also be unlawful for any person to fail to plant, immediately after harvest, the ripe berries of the harvested ginseng at the same location at which such ginseng was harvested.   (Ga. L. 1979, p. 919, § 3; Ga. L. 1996, p. 327, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 564, § 1/SB 81.)
GA Code § 12-6-153 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 2 - Ginseng Protection|§ 12-6-153. Reports Concerning Disposal of Ginseng

 It shall be unlawful for any person disposing of any ginseng harvested in Georgia to fail to report such disposition by January 31 of each year to the Department of Natural Resources. Such report shall be certified by the department and shall include, but shall not be limited to, the amount, by weight, of the ginseng exported; the Georgia county or counties from which the ginseng was harvested; whether the harvested roots were taken from wild or cultivated ginseng; and the location, by state, in which such person disposed of the harvested roots.   (Ga. L. 1979, p. 919, § 4; Ga. L. 1996, p. 327, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 15A Am. Jur. 2d, Commerce, §§ 39, 42, 43.   C.J.S.   - 15 C.J.S., Commerce, § 54.
GA Code § 12-6-154 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 2 - Ginseng Protection|§ 12-6-154. Registration and Reports Required of Dealers or Growers

 It shall be unlawful for any ginseng dealer or grower to fail to register with the department, on a form provided by the department, by July 15 of each year. It shall also be unlawful for any ginseng dealer or grower to fail to submit to the department by January 31 of each year certain information on forms provided by the department. Such information shall include, but shall not be limited to, the amount, by weight, of ginseng purchased or grown and sold during the season; the county or counties from which the ginseng was harvested; and whether the harvested roots were taken from wild or cultivated ginseng.   (Ga. L. 1979, p. 919, § 5; Ga. L. 1996, p. 327, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 51 Am. Jur. 2d, Licenses and Permits, § 31 et seq. 58 Am. Jur. 2d, Occupations, Trades, and Professions, § 1.   C.J.S.   - 53 C.J.S., Licenses, §§ 1, 2, 4.
GA Code § 12-6-155 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 2 - Ginseng Protection|§ 12-6-155. Determination by Department Concerning Continuing Necessity of Article; Report to General Assembly

 Upon a determination by the department that this article is no longer necessary for the protection of ginseng in this state, the department shall report such determination to the next session of the General Assembly following such determination.   (Ga. L. 1979, p. 919, § 6; Ga. L. 1996, p. 327, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-6-156 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 2 - Ginseng Protection|§ 12-6-156. Registration Forms and Reporting Forms

 The department is authorized to prescribe the form and content of the registration forms and the reporting forms required by this article.   (Ga. L. 1979, p. 919, § 7; Ga. L. 1996, p. 327, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   Am. Jur. 2d.   - 2 Am. Jur. 2d, Administrative Law, §§ 55, 57.   C.J.S.   - 73 C.J.S., Public Administrative Law and Procedure, § 165 et seq.
GA Code § 12-6-157 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 2 - Ginseng Protection|§ 12-6-157. Penalty

 Any person who engages in any action made unlawful by this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Ga. L. 1868, p. 194, § 1; Code 1873, § 4626; Code 1882, § 4626; Penal Code 1895, § 726; Penal Code 1910, § 778; Code 1933, § 43-9901; Ga. L. 1979, p. 919, § 8; Ga. L. 1996, p. 327, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-6-170 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 3 - Wildflower Preservation|§ 12-6-170. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Wildflower Preservation Act of 1973."   (Ga. L. 1973, p. 333, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-6-171 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 3 - Wildflower Preservation|§ 12-6-171. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Person" means any natural person, firm, corporation, partnership, proprietorship, or other legal entity.   "Protected species" means a species of plant life which the department shall have designated as such and shall have made subject to the protection of this article.   "Public lands" means all those lands within this state which are owned by the state or which are subject to the dominion and control of this state and which are not owned and controlled by any private person.    (Ga. L. 1973, p. 333, § 2.)
GA Code § 12-6-172 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 3 - Wildflower Preservation|§ 12-6-172. Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Natural Resources as to Wildflower Preservation

  The Department of Natural Resources shall from time to time designate as a protected species any species of plant life within this state which it may determine to be rare, unusual, or in danger of extinction, and upon such designation such species will become subject to the protection of this article.   The Board of Natural Resources shall issue such rules and regulations as it may deem necessary and proper for the enforcement of this article.   The department may delegate the powers and duties which this article grants to it to any official or officials of the department.    (Ga. L. 1973, p. 333, § 3; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 12.)   Cross references.   - Protection of sea oats, § 12-5-310 et seq.
GA Code § 12-6-173 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 3 - Wildflower Preservation|§ 12-6-173. Cutting, Pulling Up, Digging, or Removing Protected Species

 No person within this state shall cut, dig, pull up, or otherwise remove any protected species from any public land unless such person has secured written authorization from the department.   (Ga. L. 1973, p. 333, § 4.)
GA Code § 12-6-174 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 3 - Wildflower Preservation|§ 12-6-174. Sale of Protected Species

 No person within this state shall sell or offer for sale, for any purpose, any protected species unless such species was grown on private land and is being sold by the landowner or with the permission of the landowner.   (Ga. L. 1973, p. 333, § 5.)
GA Code § 12-6-175 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 3 - Wildflower Preservation|§ 12-6-175. Transporting, Carrying, or Conveying Protected Species Without Tag and Written Document

 No person within this state shall transport, carry, or otherwise convey any protected species from the land of another unless each shipment thereof has affixed thereto a tag supplied by the department showing that the person so transporting, carrying, or conveying such protected species has removed such specimen from the private lands of another person with the permission of such other person and has a written document in his possession evidencing such permission and further evidencing that such specimen has not been sold in violation of Code Section 12-6-174.   (Ga. L. 1973, p. 333, § 6.)
GA Code § 12-6-176 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 3 - Wildflower Preservation|§ 12-6-176. Penalty

 Any person who violates any provision of this article or a rule or regulation promulgated by the Board of Natural Resources pursuant to this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.   (Ga. L. 1973, p. 333, § 7.)
GA Code § 12-6-200 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 4 - Harvest and Sale of Pine Straw|§ 12-6-200. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Director" means the director of the State Forestry Commission.   "Harvesting" means the various methods or processes of gathering pine straw for preservation, storage, use, or sale.   "Landowner" means the person who owns land on which pine straw is harvested or the person having possession, control, or use of such land who has lawful authority to grant permission to harvest pine straw from the land.   "Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, association, or any other legal entity.   "Pine straw" means the dead needles of coniferous evergreen trees which have separated from the trees to which they were originally attached.   "Pine straw dealer" means a person who purchases or otherwise obtains pine straw from a seller for the purpose of selling such pine straw at retail or for the purpose of selling such pine straw to another pine straw dealer or for both such purposes. "Pine straw dealer" also includes any person who purchases pine straw directly from a landowner for the purpose of selling such pine straw at retail.   "Seller" means a person who exchanges pine straw for money or for any other valuable consideration.     (Code 1981, §12-6-200, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 386, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1989, quotation marks were added to "Pine straw dealer" at the beginning of the last sentence of paragraph (6).
GA Code § 12-6-201 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 4 - Harvest and Sale of Pine Straw|§ 12-6-201. Legislative Findings

 The General Assembly finds that:    The natural occurrence of pine straw constitutes a significant economic resource for owners of timbered property;   Such owners have been victimized by continuous and repeated trespasses onto their lands by persons engaged in harvesting pine straw and have been deprived of the economic benefit of such resources; and   The repeated trespasses onto private property by certain persons engaged in the harvesting and baling of pine straw constitute an organized and methodical deprivation of the rights of others, necessitating the enactment of this article.     (Code 1981, §12-6-201, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 386, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-6-202 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 4 - Harvest and Sale of Pine Straw|§ 12-6-202. Certificate of Harvest

  As a condition of selling pine straw to a pine straw dealer within the State of Georgia, the seller shall obtain and present to the pine straw dealer a certificate of harvest. A certificate of harvest shall be a written or printed document signed by the landowner where the pine straw was harvested granting permission for the harvest of the pine straw. A certificate of harvest shall be valid for one year. In addition to the permission of the landowner to harvest pine straw, a certificate of harvest shall include the following information:   The name, address, and telephone number of the landowner who granted permission to harvest the load of pine straw;   The name, address, and telephone number of the person who was authorized to harvest the load of pine straw; and   The date and location of the harvest, which shall include the state and county where harvested.     A pine straw dealer who purchases pine straw directly from a landowner shall obtain a landowner's certificate of harvest. A landowner's certificate of harvest shall show the name, address, and telephone number of the landowner and the date and location of the harvest, including the state and county where harvested. A landowner's certificate of harvest shall be signed by the landowner.     (Code 1981, §12-6-202, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 386, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-6-203 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 4 - Harvest and Sale of Pine Straw|§ 12-6-203. Prohibited Acts

  It shall be unlawful for any person to sell or offer to sell pine straw to a pine straw dealer or seller within the State of Georgia without presenting to the pine straw dealer or seller a certificate of harvest or landowner's certificate of harvest.   It shall be unlawful for any pine straw dealer or seller within the State of Georgia to purchase pine straw without first obtaining a certificate of harvest or landowner's certificate of harvest from the seller.     (Code 1981, §12-6-203, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 386, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-6-204 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 4 - Harvest and Sale of Pine Straw|§ 12-6-204. Stop Sale, Stop Use, or Removal Orders to Owners or Custodians of Pine Straw

 The director may issue and enforce written or printed stop sale, stop use, or removal orders to the owners or custodians of any pine straw ordering them to hold the same at a designated place, when the director finds that such pine straw is being offered or exposed for sale in violation of this article, until the law has been complied with and such pine straw has been released, in writing, by the director, or until such violations have been otherwise legally disposed of by written authority. The director shall release pine straw products when the requirements of this article have been complied with.    (Code 1981, §12-6-204, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 386, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-6-205 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 4 - Harvest and Sale of Pine Straw|§ 12-6-205. Seizure of Pine Straw Obtained or Offered for Sale in Violation of Article

 Any pine straw obtained or offered for sale in violation of this article shall be subject to seizure on the complaint of the director to the superior court of the county in which the pine straw is found. If the court finds the pine straw to be in violation of this article, and orders its condemnation, the pine straw shall be disposed of in any manner consistent with its quantity, the interests of the parties, and the laws of this state, provided that in no instance shall the pine straw be ordered by the court to be disposed of without first giving the person claiming the pine straw an opportunity to apply to the court for release of the pine straw in such manner as to bring it into compliance with this article.    (Code 1981, §12-6-205, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 386, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-6-206 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 4 - Harvest and Sale of Pine Straw|§ 12-6-206. Harvesting or Handling Pine Straw for Home or Personal Use

 This article shall not be construed so as to affect any farmer or other person harvesting or handling pine straw for home or personal use.    (Code 1981, §12-6-206, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 386, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-6-207 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 4 - Harvest and Sale of Pine Straw|§ 12-6-207. Penalty

 Any person violating any provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.    (Code 1981, §12-6-207, enacted by Ga. L. 1989, p. 386, § 1.)
GA Code § 12-6-220 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources|Chapter 6 - Forest Resources and Other Plant Life|Article 5 - Carbon Sequestration Registry|§ 12-6-220. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry Act."    (Code 1981, §12-6-220, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 343, § 1; Ga. L. 2021, p. 589, § 1/HB 355.)   Editor's notes.   - Ga. L. 2021, p. 589, § 1/HB 355, reenacted this Code section without change.   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Validity, construction, and application of state greenhouse gas reduction acts and regulations, 80 A.L.R.6th 203.