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# O.C.G.A. § 27-4-201. Penalty for violation of article; revocation of authorizations.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this article, any person who violates any provision of this part shall, upon conviction thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature.

(b) Any authorizations issued under this part to any person convicted of violating any provision of this part may be revoked pursuant to Code Section 27-2-25; provided, however, that, upon the first such conviction, a harvester permit shall not be revoked if the harvester satisfactorily completes, within 30 days of notice from the department, the retraining specified by the department in accordance with the requirements of the National Shellfish Sanitation Program pursuant to subsection (d) of Code Section 27-4-195.

## History

Code 1981, § 27-4-201, enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 693, § 6; Ga. L. 2019, p. 619, § 1/HB 501; Ga. L. 2024, p. 429, § 8/HB 244, effective July 1, 2024.

## Editor's Notes

Ga. L. 2019, p. 619, § 3/HB 501, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law with such approval for purposes of promulgating rules and regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this Act and shall become effective on March 1, 2020, for all other purposes.” This Act was signed by the Governor on May 6, 2019.

Ga. L. 2024, p. 429, § 11/HB 244, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that, for purposes of promulgating rules and regulations, the amendments to this section became effective April 25, 2024.

## Amendments

The 2019 amendment, effective May 6, 2019, for purposes of promulgating rules and regulations and effective March 1, 2020 for all other purposes, designated the existing provisions of this Code section as subsection (a) and added subsection (b).

The 2024 amendment, effective July 1, 2024, substituted “part” for “article” in subsection (a); and rewrote subsection (b), which read: “Any authorizations issued under this part to any person convicted of violating any provision of this article shall be revoked by operation of law and shall not be reissued for a period of three years. The department shall notify the person in writing of the revocation. Prior to revocation, such person shall have opportunity for hearing in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the ‘Georgia Administrative Procedure Act.’“ See Editor’s notes for applicability.