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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-4-40. Short title.
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heading_path: CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES / MINERAL RESOURCES AND CAVES / MINING AND DRILLING / DEEP DRILLING FOR OIL, GAS, AND OTHER MINERALS
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-4-40. Short title.

This part shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Oil and Gas and Deep Drilling Act of 1975.’’

## History

Ga. L. 1975, p. 966, § 2; Ga. L. 2018, p. 953, § 1/HB 205.