Georgia Code
Part 4 - Shellfish
§ 27-4-193. Taking Shellfish From Unapproved Growing Areas; Operating Facility for Controlled Purification of Shellfish

History. Code 1981, § 27-4-193 , enacted by Ga. L. 1991, p. 693, § 6; Ga. L. 1992, p. 6, § 27; Ga. L. 2019, p. 619, § 1/HB 501.
The 2019 amendment, effective May 6, 2019, for purposes of promulgating rules and regulations and effective March 1, 2020 for all other purposes, deleted former subsection (a), which read: “As used in this Code section, the term ‘approved growing area’ means that area or areas approved by the department for shellfish harvesting and ‘unapproved growing area’ means all other areas.”; and redesignated former subsections (b) and (c) as present subsections (a) and (b), respectively.
Editor’s notes.
Ga. L. 2019, p. 619, § 3/HB 501, not codified by the General Assembly, provides: “This Act shall become effective upon its approval by the Governor or upon its becoming law with such approval for purposes of promulgating rules and regulations necessary to administer the provisions of this Act and shall become effective on March 1, 2020, for all other purposes.” This Act was signed by the Governor on May 6, 2019.

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