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# O.C.G.A. § 32-6-247. Penalty.

(a) Any person who violates any provision of this article or any lawful regulation promulgated pursuant to this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day’s presence of the offending junkyard shall be a separate offense.

(b) State and local law enforcement officers shall assist department employees in enforcing this article or any lawful regulation promulgated pursuant thereto.

## History

Ga. L. 1967, p. 433, § 15; Code 1933, § 95A-912, enacted by Ga. L. 1973, p. 947, § 1; Ga. L. 1991, p. 94, § 32.

## Law Reviews

For article, ‘‘Recommendations Regarding Control of Outdoor Advertising Along the Interstate Highway System in Georgia,’’ see 14 Mercer L. Rev. 308 (1963).