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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-19-20. Requirement that state and subdivisions contract only with registered geologists.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-19-20. Requirement that state and subdivisions contract only with registered geologists.

This state and its political subdivisions, such as a county, a municipality, or a legally constituted board, district, commission, or authority, shall contract for geological services only with persons registered under this chapter or with a firm employing a registered geologist.

## History

Code 1933, § 84-2527A, enacted by Ga. L. 1975, p. 163, § 1; Code 1933, § 84-2127A, as redesignated by Ga. L. 1976, p. 695, § 1.