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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-6-256. Exemption for personal use.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-6-256. Exemption for personal use.

This article shall not be construed so as to affect any landowner that harvests or handles saw palmetto berries for home or personal use.

## History

Code 1981, § 12-6-256, enacted by Ga. L. 2020, p. 680, § 1/HB 966.