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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-6-91. Controlled burning by owners over own forest land.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-6-91. Controlled burning by owners over own forest land.

Unless prohibited by the director of the State Forestry Commission pursuant to the provisions of Code Section 12-6-17, the owners of any forest land may accomplish controlled burning over their own land when a permit therefor is obtained pursuant to the requirements of Code Section 12-6-90 and the fire is not allowed to spread onto or over the land of another or others.

## History

Ga. L. 1949, p. 937, § 15; Ga. L. 1988, p. 477, § 2.

## Cross References

Burning of woodlands, brush, fields, or other lands; destruction of or damage to material or device used in detection or suppression of wildfires; penalties for violations, § 16-7-63.