Georgia Code
Part 2 - Littering Public and Private Property
§ 16-7-43. Littering Public or Private Property or Waters; Enforcing Personnel

History. Ga. L. 1970, p. 494, §§ 4, 5; Ga. L. 1971, p. 886, § 1; Ga. L. 1974, p. 454, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 16; Ga. L. 1987, p. 813, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 315, § 1; Ga. L. 2002, p. 637, § 2; Ga. L. 2006, p. 275, § 2-1/HB 1320.
Cross references.
Waste management generally, T. 12, C. 8.
Littering of highways, § 40-6-249 .
Duty of wrecker truck driver to take away all parts of vehicle from scene of wreck, § 40-6-276 .
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 1987, p. 813, § 2, not codified by the General Assembly, and effective July 1, 1987, provided that that Act should not affect or abate the status as a crime of any act or omission which occurred prior to July 1, 1987, nor shall the prosecution of such crime be abated as a result of that Act.
Ga. L. 2002, p. 637, § 1, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Georgia Clean Communities Act of 2002’. ”
Ga. L. 2006, p. 275, § 1-1/HB 1320, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that: “This Act shall be known and may be cited as the ‘Comprehensive Litter Prevention and Abatement Act of 2006.”’
Ga. L. 2006, p. 275, § 5-1/HB 1320, not codified by the General Assembly, provides that the Act shall become effective April 21, 2006, for purposes of adopting local ordinances to become effective on or after July 1, 2006.
Law reviews.
For article, “Misdemeanor Sentencing in Georgia,” see 7 Ga. St. B.J. 8 (2001).

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