Any person who shall erect or continue after notice to abate a nuisance which tends to annoy the community, injure the health of the citizens in general, or corrupt the public morals shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History. Laws 1833, Cobb’s 1851 Digest, p. 817; Code 1863, § 4437; Code 1868, § 4478; Code 1873, § 4562; Code 1882, § 4562; Penal Code 1895, § 641; Penal Code 1910, § 681; Code 1933, § 72-9901.
Cross references.
Offenses against public health and morals generally, T. 16, C. 12.
Structure Georgia Code
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 41-1-1. Nuisance Defined Generally
§ 41-1-2. Classes of Nuisances; Public and Private Nuisances Defined
§ 41-1-3. Right of Action for Public Nuisance Generally
§ 41-1-4. Right of Action for Private Nuisance Generally
§ 41-1-6. Erection or Continuance of Nuisance After Notice to Abate
§ 41-1-7. Treatment of Agricultural Facilities and Operations and Forest Land as Nuisances
§ 41-1-8. Treatment of Publicly Owned Cultural Facilities as Nuisances
§ 41-1-9. Sport Shooting Ranges
§ 41-1-10. Hunting Operations Not Nuisances Under Certain Conditions