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title: O.C.G.A. § 43-46-3. Prerequisites to engaging in business as a transient merchant.
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# O.C.G.A. § 43-46-3. Prerequisites to engaging in business as a transient merchant.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any transient merchant which is a corporation to engage in business in any county of this state unless such transient merchant shall comply with all applicable provisions of Title 14, relating to corporations, and obtain a license.

(b) It shall be unlawful for any transient merchant which is not a corporation to engage in business in any county of this state unless said transient merchant shall have and continuously maintain a registered agent or agents as provided in Code Section 43-46-5 and shall obtain a license.

## History

Ga. L. 1980, p. 581, § 3; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 43.