This part shall be known and may be cited as the “Coastal Marshlands Protection Act of 1970.”
History. Ga. L. 1970, p. 939, § 1; Ga. L. 1992, p. 2294, § 1.
Law reviews.
For article, “From Marshes to Mountains, Wetlands Come Under State Regulation,” see 41 Mercer L. Rev. 865 (1990).
For annual survey of law on administrative law, see 62 Mercer L. Rev. 1 (2010).
For article, “The Chevron Two-Step in Georgia’s Administrative Law,” see 46 Ga. L. Rev. 871 (2012).
For annual survey on administrative law, see 64 Mercer L. Rev. 39 (2012).
For comment, “ ‘Wrest’ in Peace: The Effect of the Georgia Environmental Protection Division’s ‘Wrested Vegetation Rule’ on Coastal Salt Marshes,” see 32 Georgia St. U.L. Rev. 953 (2016).
Structure Georgia Code
Title 12 - Conservation and Natural Resources
Article 4 - Coastal Waters, Beaches, and Sand Dunes
§ 12-5-281. Legislative Findings and Declarations
§ 12-5-284. Authority of Department as to Coastal Marshlands Generally
§ 12-5-285. Power of Board to Promulgate Rules and Regulations
§ 12-5-287. Leasing of State Owned Marshland or Water Bottoms
§ 12-5-289. Inspection of Marshlands
§ 12-5-290. Jurisdiction to Restrain Violation of Part
§ 12-5-291. Enforcement of Part
§ 12-5-293. Effect on Permit of Sale, Lease, or Other Conveyance of Land
§ 12-5-294. Existence of an Emergency; Order; Right to Hearing
§ 12-5-295. Applicability of Part