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2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 1 - RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND LIABILITIES OF INNKEEPERS (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-16) › Section 43-21-7 - Checks or receipts for baggage

(a)
A keeper of an inn or other house of public entertainment for travelers shall give receipts or checks for all baggage delivered to such inn or house of entertainment when requested to do so by the guest owning the baggage. Such keeper shall not make any additional charge for receipting for, checking, or keeping such baggage while the owner remains a guest of the house.
(b)
Any person who violates this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 1 - RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND LIABILITIES OF INNKEEPERS (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-16) › Section 43-21-8 - Liability of innkeeper for stolen goods

An innkeeper shall exercise extraordinary diligence in preserving the property entrusted to his care by his guests, provided that, if the loss of such entrusted property occurs through theft and if the guest has complied with all reasonable rules of the inn, the innkeeper shall be liable as an insurer of the stolen property.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 1 - RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND LIABILITIES OF INNKEEPERS (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-16) › Section 43-21-9 - Acts constituting entrustment of property to innkeeper

It shall not be necessary to show actual delivery of property to the innkeeper before such property shall be deemed to have been entrusted to the innkeeper. Depositing goods in a public room set apart for such articles or leaving them in the room of the guest shall be a delivery to the innkeeper. However, if the guest shall deliver his goods to a servant under special charge to him to keep the same, the innkeeper shall not be liable therefor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 1 - RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND LIABILITIES OF INNKEEPERS (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-16) › Section 43-21-10 - Deposit of valuables by guest with innkeeper

The innkeeper may provide a safe or other place of deposit for valuable articles and, by posting a notice thereof, may require guests of the innkeeper to place such valuable articles therein or the innkeeper shall be relieved from responsibility for such articles. For all valuable articles placed by a guest with an innkeeper for safekeeping, the innkeeper shall give a receipt therefor to evidence the fact of such deposit. No guest shall recover from the innkeeper more than $750.00 for loss of valuable articles deposited with the innkeeper for safekeeping unless such guest shall possess a receipt of the innkeeper for the valuable articles claimed to have been lost.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 1 - RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND LIABILITIES OF INNKEEPERS (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-16) › Section 43-21-11 - Limitation on liability of innkeeper when valuables deposited with him

(a)
No hotel, apartment hotel, or innkeeper shall be responsible in an amount in excess of $1,000.00 for the loss or theft of any valuables, including cash, jewelry, etc., which are contained in a package, box, bag, or other container left with the hotel proprietor or innkeeper to be placed in the safe or other depository of the hotel or inn, provided that the liability of the hotel or innkeeper may be increased to an amount in excess of $1,000.00 by a written contract entered into between the parties providing a greater liability; provided, further, that the contract shall not call for any additional cost to the guest.
(b)
A notice containing the provisions of subsection (a) of this Code section shall be posted in a conspicuous place in all rooms of the hotel occupied by guests.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 1 - RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND LIABILITIES OF INNKEEPERS (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-16) › Section 43-21-12 - Loss of or injury to property by innkeeper

In case of loss of property entrusted by a guest to an innkeeper, it will be presumed that the innkeeper failed to exercise extraordinary diligence with regard to such property. Negligence or default by the guest, of which the loss is a consequence, shall be a sufficient defense. The liability of the innkeeper for loss of or injury to personal property placed by any guest under the innkeeper's care, other than valuable articles which must be delivered to the innkeeper to be deposited in a safe or other place of deposit, shall not exceed the sum of $1,000.00, provided that any guest may, at any time before loss, damage, or destruction of the guest's property, notify the innkeeper in writing that the property of the guest exceeds in value the sum of $1,000.00 and shall, upon demand of the innkeeper, furnish the innkeeper a list or schedule of the same, with the value thereof, in which case the innkeeper shall be liable for the full value of such property in case of loss, damage, or destruction because of negligence on the innkeeper's part; provided, further, that the innkeeper shall post a copy of this Code section, printed in distinct type, on the inside of the door of the guest's room. The innkeeper may adopt reasonable regulations for the innkeeper's protection, and the publication of such rules to the innkeeper's guests shall bind them to comply therewith.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 1 - RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND LIABILITIES OF INNKEEPERS (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-16) › Section 43-21-13 - Defrauding innkeeper

Any person who, with intent to defraud, shall obtain food, lodging, or other accommodation at any hotel, inn, boarding house, or eating house, except when credit shall be given therefor by express agreement, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 1 - RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND LIABILITIES OF INNKEEPERS (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-16) › Section 43-21-14 - Proof of intent to defraud

Proof that food, lodging, or other accommodation was obtained by false pretense or by false or fictitious show or pretense of any baggage or other property, by such person obtaining such food, lodging, or other accommodation; or that such person absconded without paying or offering to pay for such food, lodging, or other accommodation; or that such person gave in payment for such food, lodging, or other accommodation any check or draft made payable at sight, on demand, or on a date not subsequent to the date when the same was drawn, which check or draft payment was refused on presentation; or that such person surreptitiously removed or attempted to remove therefrom his baggage or other property brought with him to such hotel, inn, boarding house, or eating house, without having paid for or having offered to pay for such food, lodging, or other accommodation so furnished him shall be prima-facie evidence of the fraudulent intent mentioned in Code Section
43-21-13
. No person shall be convicted under Code Section
43-21-13
where there shall have been an agreement to delay payment for such food, lodging, or other accommodations until a date after such person shall have terminated his relation as a guest at such hotel, inn, boarding house, or eating house.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 1 - RIGHTS, DUTIES, AND LIABILITIES OF INNKEEPERS (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-16) › Section 43-21-15 - Posting copies of law as to fraud

It shall be the duty of every hotel keeper, innkeeper, boarding house keeper, and eating house keeper to keep a copy of Code Sections
43-21-13
and
43-21-14
printed in distinct type, posted in the lobby, public waiting room, or that portion of his establishment most frequented by the guests thereof; and no conviction shall be had under this law until it shall be made to appear that such copy was posted, as above provided, in the hotel, inn, boarding house, or eating house, the owner or keeper of which shall claim to have been defrauded, at the time such food, lodging, or other accommodation was obtained.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 2 - SANITARY REGULATIONS FOR HOTELS AND INNS (§§ 43-21-30 — 43-21-33) › Section 43-21-30 - Bed linens

It shall be the duty of every hotel keeper or innkeeper to furnish clean bed linens, unused by any other person since the last laundering thereof, on all beds assigned to the use of any guest or patron of such inn or hotel.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 2 - SANITARY REGULATIONS FOR HOTELS AND INNS (§§ 43-21-30 — 43-21-33) › Section 43-21-31 - Screens on doors and windows

It shall be the duty of every hotel keeper or innkeeper to screen properly, with wire, cloth, or gauze, the doors, windows, and other similar openings in the kitchen and dining room of such inn or hotel.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 2 - SANITARY REGULATIONS FOR HOTELS AND INNS (§§ 43-21-30 — 43-21-33) › Section 43-21-32 - Closets and restrooms

It shall be the duty of every hotel keeper or innkeeper to keep the closets and restrooms used in connection with such inn or hotel in a clean and sanitary condition.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 2 - SANITARY REGULATIONS FOR HOTELS AND INNS (§§ 43-21-30 — 43-21-33) › Section 43-21-33 - Penalty

Any proprietor, lessee, manager, or agent of an inn or hotel covered by this article who is authorized to control the conditions of such inn or hotel and who violates any provision of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 3 - ROADHOUSES AND PUBLIC DANCE HALLS (§§ 43-21-50 — 43-21-62) › Section 43-21-50 - License requirement

(a)
Every person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of operating, outside the corporate limits of any municipality in this state, a roadhouse, public dance hall, or any other similar establishment by whatever name called, where travelers, transient guests, or other persons are or may be lodged, or operating restaurants, cafes, or places where food or drinks, or both, are sold to be consumed at such places, shall, before engaging in such business, apply for and obtain a license from the county commissioners or from the judge of the probate court in the county in which such business is to be carried on.
(b)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to engage in any business described in this Code section without first obtaining a license therefor. Any person violating this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 3 - ROADHOUSES AND PUBLIC DANCE HALLS (§§ 43-21-50 — 43-21-62) › Section 43-21-51 - Application for license

(a)
Every person, firm, or corporation making application for a license to engage in the business described in Code Section
43-21-50
shall make application to the county commissioners or the judge of the probate court of the county in which such business is to be operated. The application shall contain:
(1)
The name and residence of the applicant and the length of his residence within the state;
(2)
The address and place for which such license is desired;
(3)
The name of the owner of the premises upon which the business licensed is to be located;
(4)
A statement that the applicant intends to carry on the business authorized by the license for himself or under his immediate supervision and direction; and
(5)
A statement that such applicant is of good moral character and has never been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude.
(b)
The application prescribed in this Code section must be verified by the affidavit of the petitioner made before a notary public or other person duly authorized by law to administer oaths. If it appears from the statement of the applicant, or otherwise, that such applicant has been convicted of a felony involving moral turpitude, the license shall not be granted unless it shall appear to the satisfaction of the county commissioners or the judge of the probate court that the licensed premises will be operated in a lawful manner, in which case such official or officials may, in their discretion, issue such license. Before any such license shall be issued, the governing body of the county shall be satisfied that the statements required by this Code section are true.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 3 - ROADHOUSES AND PUBLIC DANCE HALLS (§§ 43-21-50 — 43-21-62) › Section 43-21-52 - Term of licenses; fees; engaging in business under an expired license

Licenses issued under this article shall be renewed annually on or before June 1 of each year or at the date of engaging such business and shall expire on May 31 of each year; and license fees shall be for the full amount of the tax prescribed, regardless of the date such business is begun. Upon the expiration of a license, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to continue such business until a new license for the privilege of engaging in such business is applied for and obtained.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 3 - ROADHOUSES AND PUBLIC DANCE HALLS (§§ 43-21-50 — 43-21-62) › Section 43-21-53 - License fee as supplemental to other licenses and taxes

The license fee imposed pursuant to this article shall be in addition to all other licenses and taxes levied by law upon the business taxed.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 3 - ROADHOUSES AND PUBLIC DANCE HALLS (§§ 43-21-50 — 43-21-62) › Section 43-21-54 - Revocation of license after conviction for violation of article; barring of issuance of new license after revocation

In addition to any penalty prescribed in this article for a violation of this article the court before whom such person is tried and where a conviction is had shall have the power to revoke the license to operate the establishments licensed under this article; and whenever any person, firm, or corporation has been so convicted, the court, if it shall appear that the premises were being operated in violation of the law with the knowledge, consent, or approval of the owner thereof, shall have the authority to prohibit the issuance of any similar license for such premises to any person for a term of one year after the revocation of the license.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 3 - ROADHOUSES AND PUBLIC DANCE HALLS (§§ 43-21-50 — 43-21-62) › Section 43-21-55 - Furnishing list of employees to sheriff; notice of change of ownership

At any time upon request of the sheriff of the county in which such business is carried on, the operator of every establishment named in this article shall furnish the sheriff with a list of all employees who are employed by him in connection with the business; and, in every instance when such an operator goes out of business or there is a change of ownership or management thereof, such operator shall immediately file with the clerk of the county commissioners or with the judge of the probate court of the county in which such business is carried on a notice to this effect, giving the name and address of the purchaser or the new owner or manager thereof.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 3 - ROADHOUSES AND PUBLIC DANCE HALLS (§§ 43-21-50 — 43-21-62) › Section 43-21-56 - Registration of guests; maintaining register

Any person or persons occupying any room or rooms in a roadhouse, public dance hall, or any other similar establishment by whatever name called shall register or cause himself to be registered before occupying the same and, if traveling by motor vehicle, shall register at the same time the license plate of such motor vehicle and the manufacturer's name of such motor vehicle; and no person shall write or cause to be written or, if in charge of a register, knowingly permit to be written in any register in any of the establishments enumerated in this Code section, a name or designation other than the true name or names in ordinary use of the person registering or causing himself to be registered therein, or the true name of the manufacturer of such motor vehicle or the correct license plate and number thereof. Every person to whom a license is issued under this article shall provide a permanent register for the purposes set forth in this Code section.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 3 - ROADHOUSES AND PUBLIC DANCE HALLS (§§ 43-21-50 — 43-21-62) › Section 43-21-57 - Injunctions

Upon application of any officer or citizen of the county wherein such establishment is located, the superior courts of the state are authorized to enjoin any licensee under this article from further operation of such business upon proof that such licensee has violated this article or upon proof that the licensee has forfeited his license; and the superior courts and the judges thereof shall likewise have authority to and shall enjoin, at the instance of any citizen, any person, firm, or corporation from further operation of such business without first securing the license provided for in this article.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 3 - ROADHOUSES AND PUBLIC DANCE HALLS (§§ 43-21-50 — 43-21-62) › Section 43-21-58 - Authority of municipality to adopt provisions of article for establishments located in municipality

The governing body of any municipality shall have the authority to adopt any or all of the provisions of this article for application to any establishment which is located within the limits of such municipality and which, except for its location in such municipality, fits the description of those establishments mentioned in Code Section
43-21-50
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 3 - ROADHOUSES AND PUBLIC DANCE HALLS (§§ 43-21-50 — 43-21-62) › Section 43-21-59 - Applicability of article

This article shall not apply to hotels and inns within the definition of Code Sections
43-21-1
and
43-21-2
nor to persons who, incidental to their principal business or occupation, accept from time to time seasonal boarders in their private residences.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 3 - ROADHOUSES AND PUBLIC DANCE HALLS (§§ 43-21-50 — 43-21-62) › Section 43-21-60 - Supplemental nature of article

This article shall be supplemental to and not in derogation of any other law pertaining to the licensing and regulating of public dance halls, roadhouses, and similar businesses.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 3 - ROADHOUSES AND PUBLIC DANCE HALLS (§§ 43-21-50 — 43-21-62) › Section 43-21-61 - Occupying rooms for immoral purposes

(a)
Any man or woman found occupying the same room in any establishment covered by this article for any immoral purpose or any man or woman falsely registering as, or otherwise representing themselves to be, husband and wife in any such establishment shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(b)
Any operator or keeper of any establishment covered by this article who shall knowingly permit any man or woman to occupy any room in that establishment for any immoral purposes or who shall knowingly permit any man or woman to register falsely as husband and wife in such an establishment shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(c)
Any person who shall knowingly persuade, induce, or entice, or cause to be persuaded, induced, or enticed, any female person to enter any establishment covered by this article for the purpose of prostitution or debauchery or for any other immoral purpose shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21 - OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADHOUSES (§§ 43-21-1 — 43-21-62) › Article 3 - ROADHOUSES AND PUBLIC DANCE HALLS (§§ 43-21-50 — 43-21-62) › Section 43-21-62 - Penalty

Unless another penalty is provided in this article or by the laws of this state, any person violating any of the provisions of this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21A - INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, HEALTH PHYSICS, AND SAFETY PROFESSION RECOGNITION AND TITLE PROTECTION ACT (§§ 43-21A-1 — 43-21A-10) › Section 43-21A-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Industrial Hygiene, Health Physics, and Safety Profession Recognition and Title Protection Act."
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 320,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21A - INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, HEALTH PHYSICS, AND SAFETY PROFESSION RECOGNITION AND TITLE PROTECTION ACT (§§ 43-21A-1 — 43-21A-10) › Section 43-21A-2 - Purpose of chapter

(a)
The purpose of this chapter is to provide legal recognition to the professions of industrial hygiene, health physics, and safety, as well as provide assurance to the public that individuals representing themselves as being involved in the professions of industrial hygiene, health physics, and safety have met minimum qualifications, thereby protecting the public health and safety.
(b)
This chapter is also enacted for the purposes of:
(1)
Prohibiting an individual from representing that the individual is a certified associate industrial hygienist, certified health physicist, certified industrial hygienist, certified safety professional, construction health and safety technician, occupational health and safety technologist, or registered radiation protection technologist unless the individual meets certain qualifications;
(2)
Prohibiting a business entity from identifying, representing, or advertising itself as a provider of industrial hygiene, health physics, or safety services furnished by a certified associate industrial hygienist, certified health physicist, certified industrial hygienist, certified safety professional, construction health and safety technician, occupational health and safety technologist, or registered radiation protection technician unless the business entity meets certain qualifications; and
(3)
Providing or recognizing certain qualifications for individuals and business entities using certain titles or making certain representations relating to the provision of industrial hygiene, health physics, or safety services.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 320,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21A - INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, HEALTH PHYSICS, AND SAFETY PROFESSION RECOGNITION AND TITLE PROTECTION ACT (§§ 43-21A-1 — 43-21A-10) › Section 43-21A-5 - Identification, advertisement, or representation of business entries as providers of certain services

(a)
A business entity shall not identify, advertise, or represent itself as a provider of industrial hygiene services furnished by certified associate industrial hygienists unless the industrial hygiene services are provided by or under the direct supervision of a certified associate industrial hygienist.
(b)
A business entity shall not identify, advertise, or represent itself as a provider of health physics services furnished by certified health physicists unless the health physics services are provided by or under the direct supervision of a certified health physicist.
(c)
A business entity shall not identify, advertise, or represent itself as a provider of industrial hygiene services furnished by certified industrial hygienists unless the industrial hygiene services are provided by or under the direct supervision of a certified industrial hygienist.
(d)
A business entity shall not identify, advertise, or represent itself as a provider of safety services furnished by certified safety professionals unless the safety services are provided by or under the direct supervision of a certified safety professional.
(e)
A business entity shall not identify, advertise, or represent itself as a provider of industrial hygiene or safety services furnished by occupational health and safety technologists unless the industrial hygiene or safety services are provided by or under the direct supervision of an occupational health and safety technologist.
(f)
A business entity shall not identify, advertise, or represent itself as a provider of radiation protection services furnished by registered radiation protection technologists unless the radiation protection services are provided by or under the direct supervision of a registered radiation protection technologist.
(g)
A business entity shall not identify, advertise, or represent itself as a provider of industrial hygiene or safety services furnished by construction health and safety technicians unless the industrial hygiene or safety services are provided by or under the direct supervision of a construction health and safety technician.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 320,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21A - INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, HEALTH PHYSICS, AND SAFETY PROFESSION RECOGNITION AND TITLE PROTECTION ACT (§§ 43-21A-1 — 43-21A-10) › Section 43-21A-6 - Unfair business practices

It is an unfair business practice for any person to represent himself or herself as a certified associate industrial hygienist, certified health physicist, certified industrial hygienist, certified safety professional, construction health and safety technician, health physicist, industrial hygienist, occupational health and safety technologist, or registered radiation protection technologist unless he or she complies with the requirements of this chapter.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 320,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21A - INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, HEALTH PHYSICS, AND SAFETY PROFESSION RECOGNITION AND TITLE PROTECTION ACT (§§ 43-21A-1 — 43-21A-10) › Section 43-21A-7 - State or local government regulation of the practice of industrial hygiene, health physics, and safety

No entity of state or local government shall by rule or otherwise prohibit or restrict the practice of industrial hygiene, health physics, or safety by any qualified individual who complies with the provisions established by or pursuant to this chapter, except when authorized by state statute to regulate a specific activity that may include the practice of industrial hygiene, health physics, or safety.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 320,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21A - INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, HEALTH PHYSICS, AND SAFETY PROFESSION RECOGNITION AND TITLE PROTECTION ACT (§§ 43-21A-1 — 43-21A-10) › Section 43-21A-8 - Exceptions

This chapter does not apply to:
(1)
A person employed as an apprentice under the supervision of a certified associate industrial hygienist, certified health physicist, certified industrial hygienist, certified safety professional, construction health and safety technician, occupational health and safety technologist, or registered radiation protection technologist;
(2)
A student studying industrial hygiene, health physics, or safety engaging in supervised activities related to industrial hygiene, health physics, or safety;
(3)
Any person legally regulated in this state under any other licensing Act or regulation and engaging in the activities permitted under his or her license, provided he or she does not represent himself or herself to the public as a certified associate industrial hygienist, certified health physicist, certified industrial hygienist, certified safety professional, construction health and safety technician, health physicist, industrial hygienist, occupational health and safety technologist, or registered radiation protection technologist; and
(4)
Individuals practicing within the scope of the meaning of industrial hygiene, health physics, or safety so long as the individual does not use the title or initials of or represent themselves to the public as a certified associate industrial hygienist, certified health physicist, certified industrial hygienist, certified safety professional, construction health and safety technician, health physicist, industrial hygienist, occupational health and safety technologist, or registered radiation protection technologist.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 320,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21A - INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, HEALTH PHYSICS, AND SAFETY PROFESSION RECOGNITION AND TITLE PROTECTION ACT (§§ 43-21A-1 — 43-21A-10) › Section 43-21A-9 - Unauthorized use of certification mark

No person shall mislead or deceive anyone by the unauthorized use of any industrial hygiene, health physics, or safety certification mark that has been awarded by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 320,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 21A - INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE, HEALTH PHYSICS, AND SAFETY PROFESSION RECOGNITION AND TITLE PROTECTION ACT (§§ 43-21A-1 — 43-21A-10) › Section 43-21A-10 - Penalties

Any person who violates this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $1,000.00.
Added by 2005 Ga. Laws 320,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2005.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 22 - JUNK DEALERS (§§ 43-22-1 — 43-22-5) › Section 43-22-1 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Junk" means any used article of commerce which is composed principally of iron, steel, brass, copper, zinc, or their alloys, or any other base metals and which is commonly bought for the purpose of resale or refabrication, or both.
(2)
"Junk dealer" means any person, firm, or corporation or officer, agent, or employee of any person, firm, or corporation who engages in the purchase of junk for the purpose of resale or refabrication, or both.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 22 - JUNK DEALERS (§§ 43-22-1 — 43-22-5) › Section 43-22-2 - Registration with judge of probate court

No person, firm, or corporation or employee of any person, firm, or corporation shall engage in the business of purchasing junk in any county of this state without first registering his name with the judge of the probate court of the county in which he intends to engage in such business, the name to be entered upon a book in the judge's office, to be known as the junk dealers' book, and paying to the judge the registration fee as provided in Code Section
43-22-3
.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 22 - JUNK DEALERS (§§ 43-22-1 — 43-22-5) › Section 43-22-3 - Registration fee

The registration fee provided for in Code Section
43-22-2
shall be $1.00, which shall be paid to the judge of the probate court at the time of registration by each person, firm, or corporation and by the individual agent and employee of any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of purchasing junk in such county. After the initial payment, a registration fee of $1.00 shall be paid annually by each junk dealer. All fees paid to the judge of the probate court under this chapter shall be and remain the property of the judge of the probate court, and the judge of the probate court shall issue to the person making such payment a proper receipt therefor.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 22 - JUNK DEALERS (§§ 43-22-1 — 43-22-5) › Section 43-22-4 - Written consent to enter another's property

It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation or officer thereof or agent or employee of such person, firm, or corporation who is engaged in business as a junk dealer to enter upon the lands of another person, without the written consent of the owner or tenant in possession of such land, for the purpose of buying junk, or soliciting for the purpose of buying junk, or, after entering upon such land, to purchase or offer to purchase junk in any manner whatsoever.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 22 - JUNK DEALERS (§§ 43-22-1 — 43-22-5) › Section 43-22-5 - Penalty

Any person, firm, or corporation or officer, agent, or employee thereof who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not less than $50.00 nor more than $100.00, or imprisonment not to exceed six months, or both.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 22A - LACTATION CONSULTANTS (§§ 43-22A-1 — 43-22A-13) › Section 43-22A-1 - Short title

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Georgia Lactation Consultant Practice Act."
Added by 2016 Ga. Laws 429,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 22A - LACTATION CONSULTANTS (§§ 43-22A-1 — 43-22A-13) › Section 43-22A-2 - Purpose of chapter; legislative findings

The General Assembly acknowledges that the application of specific knowledge and skills relating to breastfeeding is important to the health of mothers and babies and acknowledges further that the rendering of sound lactation care and services in hospitals, physician practices, private homes, and other settings requires trained and competent professionals. It is declared, therefore, to be the purpose of this chapter to protect the health, safety, and welfare of the public by providing for the licensure and regulation of the activities of persons engaged in lactation care and services.
Added by 2016 Ga. Laws 429,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 22A - LACTATION CONSULTANTS (§§ 43-22A-1 — 43-22A-13) › Section 43-22A-3 - Definitions

As used in this chapter, the term:
(1)
"Advisory group" means the group appointed pursuant to Code Section
43-22A-4
.
(2)
"Applicant" means any person seeking a license under this chapter.
(3)
"International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)" means a person who holds current certification from the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) after demonstrating the appropriate education, knowledge, and experience necessary for independent clinical practice.
(4)
"International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE)" means the international organization that certifies IBCLCs and is independently accredited by the National Commission of Certifying Agencies.
(5)
"Lactation care and services" means the clinical application of scientific principles and a multidisciplinary body of evidence for evaluation, problem identification, treatment, education, and consultation to childbearing families regarding lactation care and services. Lactation care and services shall include, but not be limited to:
(A)
Lactation assessment through the systematic collection of subjective and objective data;
(B)
Analysis of data and creation of a lactation care plan;
(C)
Implementation of a lactation care plan with demonstration and instruction to parents and communication to the primary health care provider;
(D)
Evaluation of outcomes;
(E)
Provision of lactation education to parents and health care providers; and
(F)
The recommendation and use of assistive devices.
(6)
"Lactation consultant" means:
(A)
A person duly licensed under this chapter to practice lactation care and services; or
(B)
A health care professional duly licensed pursuant to such health care professional's licensing requirements to perform lactation care and services who is also an IBCLC in good standing with the IBLCE, or its successor organization; provided, however, that such health care professional shall not be deemed to be licensed under this chapter nor be entitled to use the title "licensed lactation consultant" or "licensed L.C." without having met the requirements of Code Section
43-22A-7
.
(7)
"License" means a license to practice as a lactation consultant pursuant to this chapter.
(8)
"Office" means the office of the Secretary of State.
(9)
"Practice"' means rendering or offering to render any lactation care and services to any individual, family, or group of individuals.
(10)
"Secretary" means the Secretary of State or his or her designee.
Added by 2016 Ga. Laws 429,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 22A - LACTATION CONSULTANTS (§§ 43-22A-1 — 43-22A-13) › Section 43-22A-4 - Lactation Consultant Advisory Group; membership

(a)
There is created within the office a Lactation Consultant Advisory Group which shall consist of five members.
(b)
The Secretary shall appoint all members of the advisory group. The advisory group shall consist of persons familiar with the practice of lactation care and services to provide the Secretary with expertise and assistance in carrying out his or her duties pursuant to this chapter.
(c)
The Secretary shall appoint members of the advisory group to serve for terms of four years. The Secretary shall appoint four members who are lactation consultants in this state and one member who is a consumer.
(d)
Members shall serve without compensation.
(e)
Members may serve consecutive terms at the will of the Secretary. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the regular appointments. The Secretary may remove members of the advisory group for incompetence, neglect of duty, unprofessional conduct, conviction of any felony, failure to meet the qualifications of this chapter, or committing any act prohibited by this chapter.
Added by 2016 Ga. Laws 429,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 22A - LACTATION CONSULTANTS (§§ 43-22A-1 — 43-22A-13) › Section 43-22A-5 - Duties of advisory group

(a)
The advisory group shall meet at least once per year or as otherwise called by the Secretary.
(b)
The Secretary shall consult with the advisory group prior to setting or changing fees as provided for in this chapter.
(c)
The advisory group may facilitate the development of materials that the Secretary may utilize to educate the public concerning lactation consultant licensure, the benefits of lactation care and services, and utilization of lactation care and services by individuals and in facilities or institutional settings.
(d)
The advisory group may act as a facilitator of state-wide dissemination of information between lactation consultants, the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners or its successor organization, and the Secretary.
(e)
The advisory group shall provide analysis of disciplinary actions taken, appeals and denials, and revocation of licenses at least once per year.
(f)
The Secretary shall seek the advice of the advisory group for issues related to lactation care and services.
Added by 2016 Ga. Laws 429,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 22A - LACTATION CONSULTANTS (§§ 43-22A-1 — 43-22A-13) › Section 43-22A-6 - Application; license

The Secretary may grant, upon application and payment of proper fees, a license without examination to a person who, at the time of application, either:
(1)
Holds a valid license to practice lactation care and services issued by another state, political territory, or jurisdiction acceptable to the Secretary if, in the Secretary's opinion, the requirements for that license are substantially equal to or greater than the requirements of this chapter; or
(2)
Presents evidence satisfactory to the Secretary that the applicant is an IBCLC in good standing with the IBLCE, or its successor organization.
Added by 2016 Ga. Laws 429,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 22A - LACTATION CONSULTANTS (§§ 43-22A-1 — 43-22A-13) › Section 43-22A-7 - Requirements for application for licensure

Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this Code section, each applicant for a license as a lactation consultant shall be at least 18 years of age, shall have submitted a completed application upon a form and in such manner as the Secretary prescribes, accompanied by applicable fees, and shall be in compliance with the following requirements:
(1)
Meeting the international education and clinical standards established for IBCLCs by the IBLCE, or its successor organization;
(2)
Providing proof of successful completion of the IBLCE examination or the examination of any successor organization;
(3)
Having satisfactory results from a criminal background check report conducted by the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as determined by the Secretary. Application for a license under this Code section shall constitute express consent and authorization for the Secretary to perform a criminal background check. Each applicant who submits an application to the Secretary for licensure agrees to provide the Secretary with any and all information necessary to run a criminal background check, including, but not limited to, classifiable sets of fingerprints. The applicant shall be responsible for all fees associated with the performance of such background check; and
(4)
Completing such other requirements as may be prescribed by the Secretary.
Added by 2016 Ga. Laws 429,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 22A - LACTATION CONSULTANTS (§§ 43-22A-1 — 43-22A-13) › Section 43-22A-8 - Notification to applicant of acceptance or rejection

After evaluation of an application and other evidence submitted, the Secretary shall notify each applicant that the application and evidence submitted are satisfactory and accepted or unsatisfactory and rejected. If rejected, the notice shall state the reasons for the rejection.
Added by 2016 Ga. Laws 429,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 22A - LACTATION CONSULTANTS (§§ 43-22A-1 — 43-22A-13) › Section 43-22A-9 - License as property; display; address changes; renewal; inactive status

(a)
A license issued by the Secretary is the property of the Secretary and must be surrendered on demand.
(b)
The licensee shall display the license in an appropriate and public manner.
(c)
The licensee shall inform the Secretary of any change of address.
(d)
The license shall be renewed biennially if the licensee is not in violation of this chapter at the time of application for renewal and if the applicant fulfills current requirements of continuing education as established by the Secretary.
(e)
Each person licensed under this chapter is responsible for renewing his or her license before the expiration date.
(f)
Under procedures and conditions established by the Secretary, a licensee may request that his or her license be declared inactive. The licensee may apply for active status at any time, and upon meeting the conditions set by the Secretary, such license shall be declared active.
Added by 2016 Ga. Laws 429,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 22A - LACTATION CONSULTANTS (§§ 43-22A-1 — 43-22A-13) › Section 43-22A-10 - Sanction

The Secretary, in consultation with the advisory group, may impose on a licensed lactation consultant any sanction authorized under subsection (c) of Code Section
43-22A-12
upon a finding of any conduct specified in subsection (a) of Code Section
43-22A-12
.
Added by 2016 Ga. Laws 429,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2016.
2023 CODE OF GEORGIA › Title 43 - PROFESSIONS AND BUSINESSES (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-51-15) › Chapter 22A - LACTATION CONSULTANTS (§§ 43-22A-1 — 43-22A-13) › Section 43-22A-11 - Use of title "licensed lactation consultant" or "licensed L.C."

On and after July 1, 2018, no person without a license as a lactation consultant issued pursuant to this chapter shall use the title "licensed lactation consultant" or "licensed L.C." or practice lactation care and services, provided that this chapter shall not prohibit any practice of lactation care and services that is exempt pursuant to the provisions set forth in Code Section
43-22A-13
.
Added by 2016 Ga. Laws 429,§ 1, eff. 7/1/2016.