Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 27-1-6. Powers and Duties of Department Generally

The department shall have the following powers and duties:
History. Ga. L. 1911, p. 137, §§ 1, 4; Ga. L. 1924, p. 101, §§ 1, 3, 4, 7, 26; Ga. L. 1925, p. 302, § 22; Ga. L. 1925, p. 339, § 31; Ga. L. 1931, p. 7, § 25; Code 1933, §§ 45-106, 45-109; Ga. L. 1937, p. 264, §§ 1, 4, 9; Ga. L. 1943, p. 128, §§ 1, 2, 12, 14; Ga. L. 1945, p. 404, §§ 4, 8; Ga. L. 1952, p. 206, § 1; Ga. L. 1955, p. 483, § 3; Ga. L. 1960, p. 228, § 1; Ga. L. 1966, p. 149, § 1; Ga. L. 1968, p. 497, § 5; Ga. L. 1972, p. 1015, § 1527; Ga. L. 1973, p. 344, § 1; Code 1933, § 45-105, enacted by Ga. L. 1977, p. 396, § 1; Ga. L. 1985, p. 691, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 357, § 1; Ga. L. 1989, p. 506, § 1; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 10/SB 388; Ga. L. 2019, p. 808, § 7/SB 72.
The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “game warden” for “conservation ranger” in paragraph (8).
Cross references.
Department of Natural Resources generally, § 12-2-1 et seq.
Code Commission notes.
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1987, “Moneys” was substituted for “Monies” in the next-to-last sentence in paragraph (10).
Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2019, “such warden” was substituted for “such ranger” in paragraph (8).
Administrative rules and regulations.
Boating Infrastructure Grant Program, Official Compilation of the Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia, Rules of Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Coastal Resources, Subject 391-2-7.
Law reviews.
For article discussing regulation of selected activities to effect environmental planning, see 10 Ga. L. Rev. 53 (1975).
For note, “Regulation of Artificial Lakes and Recreational Subdivisions in Georgia,” recommending methods for future regulation, see 8 Ga. St. B.J. 580 (1972).

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