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title: O.C.G.A. § 2-7-157. Prohibited activities.
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# O.C.G.A. § 2-7-157. Prohibited activities.

It shall be unlawful:

(1) To plant cotton in any eradication zone in which planting has been prohibited by the Commissioner;

(2) To alter, forge, counterfeit, or engage in the unauthorized use of any certificate, permit, or other document provided for in this article; or

(3) To store or handle any regulated article in the eradication zone or to move a regulated article into, through, or from the eradication zone in violation of the purposes of this article.

## History

Code 1981, § 2-7-157, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1079, § 1.