Georgia Code
Part 3 - Water Well Standards
§ 12-5-127. Licensing of Water Well Contractors Generally; Applications for Trainee Licenses; Violation of Code Section

History. Ga. L. 1977, p. 1506, § 4; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 12; Ga. L. 1985, p. 1192, § 1; Ga. L. 1986, p. 10, § 12; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1373, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 963, § 1; Ga. L. 1993, p. 301, § 1; Ga. L. 2001, p. 315, § 4; Ga. L. 2003, p. 607, § 4; Ga. L. 2011, p. 632, § 3/HB 49.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2001, “two years’ ” was substituted for “two year’s” in the first sentence of subsection (b).

Structure Georgia Code

Georgia Code

Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources

Chapter 5 - Water Resources

Article 3 - Wells and Drinking Water

Part 3 - Water Well Standards

§ 12-5-120. Short Title

§ 12-5-121. Legislative Intent

§ 12-5-122. Definitions

§ 12-5-123. Creation of Council; Membership; Chairperson; Meetings; Majority Vote; Quorum; Director as Secretary; Self-Governance; Reimbursement for Expenses; Attorney General to Provide Legal Services

§ 12-5-124. Powers and Duties of Council Generally

§ 12-5-125. License Requirement; Drilling Under Direction of Professional Geologist or Engineer

§ 12-5-126. Director as Administrative Agent; Administrative Duties of Division; Orders, Notices, and Processes

§ 12-5-127. Licensing of Water Well Contractors Generally; Applications for Trainee Licenses; Violation of Code Section

§ 12-5-128. Contents of License; Display

§ 12-5-129. Suspension and Revocation of Licenses; Hearings; Reissuance of Revoked Licenses; Injunction; Cessation of Well Operation; Seizure of Equipment

§ 12-5-130. Expiration and Renewal of Licenses; Replacement of Lost, Destroyed, or Mutilated Licenses

§ 12-5-131. Notifying Contractors of Changes in Rules and Regulations

§ 12-5-131.1. Licensing Requirements for Drilling Well on Own Property; Water Well Contractors Completing Electrical or Plumbing Work Incidental to Drilling and Construction of Well

§ 12-5-132. Effect of Part

§ 12-5-133. Penalty; Evidence of Violation of Part

§ 12-5-133.1. Civil Penalties; Hearing

§ 12-5-134. Standards for Wells and Boreholes

§ 12-5-135. Requirement of Bond or Letter of Credit

§ 12-5-136. Compliance With Standards and Licensing Requirements; Inspections; Action by Director if Well Not Up to Standard

§ 12-5-137. Forfeiture of Contraband Equipment

§ 12-5-138. Council Authorized to Establish Rules and Regulations for Pump Installation; Certification Requirements; Civil Penalties for Violations