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title: O.C.G.A. § 26-3-23. Penalty for impeding, obstructing, hindering, or preventing drug agent from performance of duty.
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# O.C.G.A. § 26-3-23. Penalty for impeding, obstructing, hindering, or preventing drug agent from performance of duty.

Any manufacturer, dealer, wholesaler, or other person who shall impede, obstruct, hinder, or otherwise prevent or attempt to prevent any drug agent or other person in the performance of his duty in collecting samples or otherwise in connection with this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

## History

Code 1933, § 79A-9914, enacted by Ga. L. 1967, p. 296, § 1; Ga. L. 1977, p. 625, § 1.