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# O.C.G.A. § 49-7-8. Rules and regulations.

The board is authorized and directed to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to carry out this chapter. Such rules and regulations shall provide the necessary requirements and guides for county and district departments of health and departments of family and children services.

## History

Ga. L. 1966, p. 228, § 8.