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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-5-243. Local governments not prohibited from adopting more restrictive ordinances.
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heading_path: CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES / WATER RESOURCES / COASTAL WATERS, BEACHES, AND SAND DUNES / SHORE PROTECTION
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-5-243. Local governments not prohibited from adopting more restrictive ordinances.

Nothing in this part shall be construed as prohibiting a local unit of government from adopting ordinances more restrictive in regard to activity on sand dunes and beaches than the standards set forth in this part.

## History

Code 1981, § 12-5-243, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 1362, § 1.