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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-6-247. Impact of dedication as forest heritage preserve on other protected status.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-6-247. Impact of dedication as forest heritage preserve on other protected status.

Neither the dedication of a piece of property as a forest heritage preserve nor any action taken by the commission pursuant to this article shall operate to void, preempt, or dilute any protected status which that property had or would have had but for its dedication as a forest heritage preserve.

## History

Code 1981, § 12-6-247, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 354, § 1.