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title: O.C.G.A. § 2-23-12. Rules and regulations.
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# O.C.G.A. § 2-23-12. Rules and regulations.

The department may promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter.

## History

Code 1981, § 2-23-12, enacted by Ga. L. 2019, p. 1030, § 1/HB 213; Ga. L. 2024, p. 455, § 17/SB 494, effective October 1, 2024.

## Amendments

The 2024 amendment, effective October 1, 2024, rewrote this Code section, which read: “The department, in consultation with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, shall promulgate rules and regulations as necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall include the plan provided for in Code Section 2-23-11 upon the approval of such plan by the secretary of agriculture of the United States.”