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title: O.C.G.A. § 49-4-83. Duties of county departments under this article.
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# O.C.G.A. § 49-4-83. Duties of county departments under this article.

The county departments shall:

(1) Administer this article in their respective counties, subject to the rules and regulations prescribed by the board pursuant to this article;

(2) Report to the department at such times and in such manner and form as the department may from time to time direct; and

(3) Submit to the county commissioner or board of commissioners or the legally constituted fiscal or financial agent of the county, after approval by the department, a budget containing an estimate and supporting data setting forth the amount of money needed to carry out this article.

## History

Ga. L. 1952, p. 15, § 5.