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title: O.C.G.A. § 2-7-26. Importation of injurious insect or plant disease without permit prohibited.
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# O.C.G.A. § 2-7-26. Importation of injurious insect or plant disease without permit prohibited.

The introduction into this state of any insect injurious to plants in any stage of development or of any specimen of any disease injurious to plants, except under a special permit issued by the Commissioner, is prohibited.

## History

Ga. L. 1937, p. 659, § 11.