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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-5-125. License requirement; drilling under direction of professional geologist or engineer.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-5-125. License requirement; drilling under direction of professional geologist or engineer.

Except as provided in subsection (f) of Code Section 12-5-127, no person shall drill a water well or geothermal borehole without first having a water well contractor’s license issued by the council. No person, including licensed water well contractors, shall drill any kind of well, borehole, or corehole, other than a water well or geothermal borehole, unless such person is acting under the direction of a professional geologist or a professional engineer.

## History

Code 1981, § 12-5-125, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1192, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 12; Ga. L. 2010, p. 254, § 2/HB 1206.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 1985, p. 1192, § 1 repealed former Code Section 12-5-125 and enacted the present Code section. The former Code section pertained to the council’s duty to study the need for standards and rules and regulations as to water wells and to make recommendations to the General Assembly and was based on Ga. L. 1976, p. 974, § 5, and Ga. L. 1977, p. 1506, § 3. For present provisions regarding such standards and rules and regulations, see §§ 12-5-124 (paragraphs (5) and (6)) and 12-5-134.