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title: O.C.G.A. § 12-8-25.5. Locating disposal facility near private recreational camp.
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# O.C.G.A. § 12-8-25.5. Locating disposal facility near private recreational camp.

No permit shall be issued for any new municipal solid waste disposal facility if any part of the premises proposed for permitting is within one mile of any private recreational camp operated primarily for use by persons under 18 years of age and which camp has been so operated at its location for 25 years or more.

## History

Code 1981, § 12-8-25.5, enacted by Ga. L. 2004, p. 55, § 1.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2004, p. 55, § 2(b), not codified by the General Assembly, provides that this Code section shall apply to any permit application pending on or after April 1, 2004, and to any permit application denied prior to April 1, 2004, which is the subject of an appeal or judicial review pending on April 1, 2004.