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title: O.C.G.A. § 31-7-302. Rules and regulations; authority of department to issue, suspend, or revoke licenses.
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# O.C.G.A. § 31-7-302. Rules and regulations; authority of department to issue, suspend, or revoke licenses.

The department is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations to implement this article. The department is authorized to issue, deny, suspend, or revoke licenses or take other disciplinary actions against licensees as provided in Code Section 31-2-8.

## History

Code 1981, § 31-7-302, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 959, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-9/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 4-7/HB 214.

## Law Reviews

For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 147 (2011).