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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-30-1. Definitions.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-30-1. Definitions.

As used in this chapter, the term:

(1) “Agent Orange” means the herbicide composed primarily of trichlorophenoxyacetic acid and dichlorophenoxyacetic acid.

(2) “Veteran” means a person who was a resident of this state at the time of his induction into the armed forces of the United States of America or was a resident of this state on or after November 1, 1982, and who served in Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos during the Vietnam Conflict.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-30-1, enacted by Ga. L. 1982, p. 2321, § 1.

## Editor's Notes

For information as to the effective date of this Code section, see the delayed effective date note at the beginning of this chapter.