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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-4-76. Substitution of mined areas.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-4-76. Substitution of mined areas.

An operator shall have the right to substitute an area mined in the past for an area presently being mined on an acre-for-acre basis with the approval of the division.

## History

Ga. L. 1968, p. 9, § 7.