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Title 16. CRIMES AND OFFENSES · Chapter 7. DAMAGE TO AND INTRUSION UPON PROPERTY · Article 2. CRIMINAL TRESPASS AND DAMAGE TO PROPERTY · Part 2. LITTERING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE PROPERTY

16-7-48. Local ordinances regulating and controlling litter.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

  1. (a)

    Nothing in this part shall limit the authority of any state agency, county, municipality, or consolidated government to enforce any other laws, rules, or regulations relating to litter.#

  2. (b)

    Nothing within this part shall be construed to prohibit the adoption of local ordinances regulating and controlling litter within the jurisdiction of any county, municipality, or consolidated government. Violation of such ordinances shall be punished as provided in the municipal charter or local ordinances.#

The notes below are printed with the section but are not enacted law (O.C.G.A. § 1-1-1(c)). They are shown apart from the text.

History

Ga. L. 1981, p. 1758, § 1; Ga. L. 2006, p. 275, § 2-1/HB 1320.

Editor's notes

Ga. L. 2006, p. 275, § 1-1/HB 1320, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: ‘‘This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Comprehensive Litter Prevention and Abatement Act of 2006.’’’ Ga. L. 2006, p. 275, § 5-1/HB 1320, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall become effective April 21, 2006, for purposes of adopting local ordinances to become effective on or after July 1, 2006.

Cross references

County government authority to adopt ordinances for governing and policing unincorporated portions of county, § 36-1-20.

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Current through: Including Acts of the 2025 Regular Session of the General Assembly.

Text read from t16-ch7-11-(v14a)-2018-pdf.pdf, Volume V14A, 2018 edition, page 122; merge action: carried; file SHA-256 5985d65f23ef.