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title: O.C.G.A. § 26-2-159. Promulgation of regulations.
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# O.C.G.A. § 26-2-159. Promulgation of regulations.

The Department of Agriculture is authorized to promulgate proper regulations for the carrying out of Code Sections 26-2-157 and 26-2-158, this Code section, and Code Sections 26-2-160 and 26-2-161 and to assist prosecuting attorneys in the enforcement thereof.

## History

Ga. L. 1943, p. 475, § 4; Ga. L. 2003, p. 140, § 26.

## Code Commission Notes

Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2003, “Code Sections” was inserted preceding “26-2-157 and 26-2-158” near the middle of this Code section.