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Article 1 - Forest Resources
Part 1 - State Forestry Commission
§ 12-6-1. Definitions - As used in this part, the term:
§ 12-6-2. Creation of State Forestry Commission; Members; Terms of Office; Ineligibility of Governor for Membership; Vacancies; Effect of Appointment When Senate Not in Session - History. Ga. L. 1921, p. 192, § 1; Ga. L....
§ 12-6-3. Chairman; Reimbursement of Members for Expenses; Meetings - History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 1079, § 6; Ga. L....
§ 12-6-4. Dismissal of Members for Failure to Attend Meetings - If any member of the commission, for any cause, fails...
§ 12-6-5. Powers and Duties of Commission Generally; Volunteer Services - History. Ga. L. 1921, p. 192, § 4; Ga. L....
§ 12-6-5.1. Legislative Findings; Reforestation Incentives Program Authorized; Powers of Commission - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-5.1 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 12-6-6. Management, Conservation, and Protection of Forest Lands; Sale of Forest Products From Land Managed by Commission; Production and Sale of Seedlings - History. Ga. L. 1974, p. 458, § 1; Ga. L....
§ 12-6-7. Federal Financial Aid — Participation in Rural Fire Prevention and Control Program; Contributions by Counties and Fire Departments - History. Ga. L. 1974, p. 559, § 1. U.S. Code....
§ 12-6-8. Federal Financial Aid — Expenditure of Funds for Forest Farming and Marketing of Forest Products - The commission shall be the designated agency to expend through...
§ 12-6-9. Acquisition of Land; Gifts of Land for Use as Lookout Tower Sites; Abandoned Tower Sites; Improvements on Land Subject to Reversionary Clause - History. Ga. L. 1925, p. 199, § 5; Ga. L....
§ 12-6-10. Reports to General Assembly - It shall be the duty of the commission, in cooperation...
§ 12-6-11. Director — Appointment; Qualifications; Salary; Reimbursement for Expenses; Term - The commission shall appoint, by and with the advice and...
§ 12-6-12. Director — Duty of Director to Devote Full Time to Office; Power and Duty of Director to Act for Commission When Commission Not in Session - The director shall devote his full time to the duties...
§ 12-6-13. Director — Oath; Bond; Location of Office - The director shall take oath of office and give bond...
§ 12-6-14. Director — Eligibility of Commission Members for Directorship or for Employment Under Commission or Director - No member of the commission during his tenure of office...
§ 12-6-15. Director — Adoption of Rules, Regulations, and Methods of Administration - The director, with the approval of the commission, shall have...
§ 12-6-16. Director — Control of Tree Diseases and Insect Infestation - History. Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 25. Cross references....
§ 12-6-17. Director — Regulation of Controlled Burning Where Drought or Other Conditions Exist - History. Ga. L. 1955, p. 309, § 26.
§ 12-6-18. Director — Expenditure of Funds for Benefit of Lands Under Commission’s Control; Sale and Disposal of Products From Controlled Lands - When lands are acquired or leased under this part, the...
§ 12-6-19. Director — Promulgation of Rules and Regulations as to Lands Under Commission’s Control; Sale, Lease, or Exchange of Controlled Lands - The director, with the approval of the commission, is authorized...
§ 12-6-20. Investigation and Enforcement of Forestry Laws; Powers of Forestry Investigators - (a.1) The director, with the approval of the commission, may...
§ 12-6-21. Uncontrolled Fire as Constituting a Public Nuisance; Duties and Liabilities of Person or Entity Responsible - Any fire burning uncontrolled on any forested or cut-over brush...
§ 12-6-22. Investigation of Tree Diseases or Insect Infestation; Notification of Landowner; Recommendations; Effect of Landowner’s Failure to Act; Disposition of Proceeds Derived From Sale of Trees - History. Ga. L. 1974, p. 426, §§ 1, 2. Cross...
§ 12-6-22.1. Control of Aviation; Power of Commission - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-22.1 , enacted by Ga. L....
Part 1A - Timber Harvesting and Removal Requirements
§ 12-6-23. Scale Load Ticket Required for Wood Removal; Form; Exceptions - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-23 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 12-6-24. Notice of Timber Harvesting Operations; Standing Timber Notification Website; Rules and Regulations; Bonds and Letters of Credit - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-24 , enacted by Ga. L....
Part 2 - Practice of Professional Forestry
§ 12-6-40. Legislative Purpose - It is the purpose of this part to protect the...
§ 12-6-41. Definitions - As used in this part, the term: History. Ga. L....
§ 12-6-42. State Board of Registration for Foresters — Creation; Appointment of Members; Certificate of Appointment; Oath; Term of Office - History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 3; Ga. L....
§ 12-6-43. State Board of Registration for Foresters — Qualifications of Members - Each member of the board shall be a citizen of...
§ 12-6-44. State Board of Registration for Foresters — Compensation of Members - Each member of the board shall be reimbursed as provided...
§ 12-6-45. State Board of Registration for Foresters — Removal of Members; Vacancies - The Governor may remove any member of the board for...
§ 12-6-46. State Board of Registration for Foresters — Meetings; Officers - The board shall hold meetings as necessary. The board shall...
§ 12-6-47. State Board of Registration for Foresters — Rules and Regulations; Seal - History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 8; Ga. L....
§ 12-6-48. State Board of Registration for Foresters — Record of Proceedings - The board shall keep a record of its proceedings. The...
§ 12-6-49. Qualifications and Requirements for Registered Foresters - History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 12; Ga. L....
§ 12-6-49.1. Denial or Suspension of License for Noncompliance With Child Support Order - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-49.1 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 12-6-49.2. Suspension of Registered Forester License; Borrowers in Default - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-49.2 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 12-6-50. Applications for Registration; Fee - History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 13; Ga. L....
§ 12-6-51. Examinations - When written examinations are required, they shall be held at...
§ 12-6-52. Licenses — Issuance Generally; Endorsement by Registrant of Plans, Maps, Specifications, and Reports Issued by Registrant - The board shall issue a license upon payment of a...
§ 12-6-54. Licenses — Reciprocity for Nonresidents - History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 18; Ga. L....
§ 12-6-55. Licenses — Only Individuals May Be Licensed - Registration shall be determined upon a basis of individual personal...
§ 12-6-56. Licenses — Expiration and Renewal Generally; Continuing Forestry Education Requirement - History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 16; Ga. L....
§ 12-6-57. State Board of Registration for Foresters — Denial or Revocation of License; Discipline of Licensee; Code of Ethics - The board shall have the authority to refuse to grant...
§ 12-6-58. State Board of Registration for Foresters — Duplicate License for Lost, Destroyed, or Mutilated License - A duplicate license to replace any lost, destroyed, or mutilated...
§ 12-6-60. Injunctive Relief - In addition to any other remedy or criminal prosecution, whenever...
§ 12-6-61. Prohibited Acts - History. Ga. L. 1951, p. 581, § 1; Ga. L....
§ 12-6-62. Penalty; Authority to Prefer Charges; Immunity of Person Bringing Charges From Liability; Duty to Enforce Part; Legal Assistance by Attorney General - shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Ga. L. 1951,...
Part 3 - Forest Fire Prevention and Control
§ 12-6-80. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 12-6-81. Legislative Purpose - The General Assembly, recognizing that the forest lands and resources...
§ 12-6-82. Definitions - As used in this part, the term: History. Ga. L....
§ 12-6-83. Direction and Supervision by State Forestry Commission of Forest Fire Protection Work; Making and Enforcing Rules and Regulations - All forest fire protection work shall be under the direction...
§ 12-6-84. Entry Upon Land for Fire-Prevention Purposes or Investigations - The members of the State Forestry Commission and any of...
§ 12-6-85. Fire Protection Units - The State Forestry Commission shall divide the state into fire...
§ 12-6-86. Unit Forestry Boards — Creation; Appointment; Qualifications; Terms of Office; Vacancies; Service by Members Without Compensation - History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 937, § 10; Ga. L....
§ 12-6-87. Unit Forestry Boards — Duties - The duties of the unit forestry board shall be to...
§ 12-6-88. Unit Forestry Boards — Annual Forest Fire Protection Plans Appropriation of Funds for Public Information Campaign - The State Forestry Commission shall prepare for each unit forestry...
§ 12-6-89. “Extreme Forest Fire Emergency” Defined; Authority of Governor, Forestry Investigators, and Peace Officers in Emergency; Advice by Director to Governor as to Existence of Emergency - History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 968; Ga. L. 1955, p....
§ 12-6-90. Permit Required for Burning Woods, Lands, Marshes, or Other Flammable Vegetation; Exceptions - History. Ga. L. 1956, p. 382, §§ 1-3; Ga. L....
§ 12-6-91. Controlled Burning by Owners Over Own Forest Land - Unless prohibited by the director of the State Forestry Commission...
§ 12-6-92. Vesting of Title to Property in State Forestry Commission - The title to all property already acquired or which may...
§ 12-6-93. Appropriations; Agreements Between State Forestry Commission and Counties; Taxation by Counties for Fire Protection - History. Ga. L. 1949, p. 937, § 3; Ga. L....
Part 4 - Forestry Research
§ 12-6-110. Powers and Duties of State Forestry Commission as to Forestry Research - The State Forestry Commission shall have the following duties and...
§ 12-6-111. Employment by State Forestry Commission of Assistants and Other Employees - The State Forestry Commission shall have the power to employ...
§ 12-6-112. Appropriations, Grants, or Gifts to State Forestry Commission for Forestry Research - History. Ga. L. 1953, Nov.-Dec. Sess., p. 45, § 11;...
Part 5 - Herty Advanced Materials Development Center
§ 12-6-130. Through 12-6-139 - Reserved. Redesignated by Ga. L. 2012, p. 375, § 1/SB...
Part 6 - Prescribed Burning
§ 12-6-145. Short Title - This part shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 12-6-146. Legislative Findings and Purpose - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-146 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 12-6-147. Definitions - As used in this part, the term: History. Code 1981,...
§ 12-6-148. Requirements for Prescribed Burning; Limitation on Liability - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-148 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 12-6-149. Fire Manager Program Authorized; Record-Keeping Requirements; Public Information Campaign - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-149 , enacted by Ga. L....
Article 2 - Ginseng Protection
§ 12-6-150. Short Title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 12-6-151. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Ga. L....
§ 12-6-152. Prohibited Acts Regarding Harvesting Ginseng - It shall be unlawful for any person to harvest ginseng...
§ 12-6-153. Reports Concerning Disposal of Ginseng - It shall be unlawful for any person disposing of any...
§ 12-6-154. Registration and Reports Required of Dealers or Growers - It shall be unlawful for any ginseng dealer or grower...
§ 12-6-155. Determination by Department Concerning Continuing Necessity of Article; Report to General Assembly - Upon a determination by the department that this article is...
§ 12-6-156. Registration Forms and Reporting Forms - The department is authorized to prescribe the form and content...
§ 12-6-157. Penalty - Any person who engages in any action made unlawful by...
Article 3 - Wildflower Preservation
§ 12-6-170. Short Title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 12-6-171. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Ga. L....
§ 12-6-172. Powers and Duties of Department and Board of Natural Resources as to Wildflower Preservation - History. Ga. L. 1973, p. 333, § 3; Ga. L....
§ 12-6-173. Cutting, Pulling Up, Digging, or Removing Protected Species - No person within this state shall cut, dig, pull up,...
§ 12-6-174. Sale of Protected Species - No person within this state shall sell or offer for...
§ 12-6-175. Transporting, Carrying, or Conveying Protected Species Without Tag and Written Document - No person within this state shall transport, carry, or otherwise...
§ 12-6-176. Penalty - Any person who violates any provision of this article or...
Article 4 - Harvest and Sale of Pine Straw
§ 12-6-200. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Code 1981,...
§ 12-6-201. Legislative Findings - The General Assembly finds that: History. Code 1981, § 12-6-201...
§ 12-6-202. Certificate of Harvest - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-202 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 12-6-203. Prohibited Acts - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-203 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 12-6-204. Stop Sale, Stop Use, or Removal Orders to Owners or Custodians of Pine Straw - The director may issue and enforce written or printed stop...
§ 12-6-205. Seizure of Pine Straw Obtained or Offered for Sale in Violation of Article - Any pine straw obtained or offered for sale in violation...
§ 12-6-206. Harvesting or Handling Pine Straw for Home or Personal Use - This article shall not be construed so as to affect...
§ 12-6-207. Penalty - Any person violating any provisions of this article shall be...
Article 5 - Carbon Sequestration Registry
§ 12-6-220. Short Title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 12-6-221. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Code 1981,...
§ 12-6-222. Establishment of Carbon Sequestration Registry; Uniform Automated Electronic Information System - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-222 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 12-6-223. Purpose of Registry - The purpose of the Georgia Carbon Sequestration Registry shall be...
§ 12-6-224. Role of the Commission - For purposes of the registry, the commission shall: History. Code...
§ 12-6-224.1. Sustainable Building Material Technical Advisory Committee; Operation and Role; Abolishment - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-224.1 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 12-6-225. Procedures and Protocols - The procedures and protocols for monitoring, estimating, calculating, reporting, and...
§ 12-6-226. Procedures and Protocols Are Not Condition for Ongoing Use of Forest Land - Procedures and protocols adopted pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph...
§ 12-6-227. Voluntary Participation; Right of Withdrawal - Participation in the registry shall be voluntary, and participants may...
§ 12-6-228. Reporting of Results; Basic Unit of Participation in Registry; Filing of Reports - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-228 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 12-6-229. Adoption of Standardized Forms - To support the estimation, calculation, reporting, and certification of carbon...
§ 12-6-230. Certification of Methodologies and Results; Approval of Competent Third-Party Organizations for Certifying Results; Requirements of Organizations; Review, Evaluation and Reporting to Governor; Review of Standards - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-230 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 12-6-231. Reporting to Governor by Director - Not later than two years after the effective date of...
§ 12-6-232. Obligation of Commission - The commission shall do all of the following: History. Code...
Article 6 - Forest Heritage Trust
§ 12-6-240. Short Title - This article shall be known and may be cited as...
§ 12-6-241. Legislative Findings - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-241 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 12-6-242. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Code 1981,...
§ 12-6-243. Role of the Commission - The commission shall serve as an advisory body to the...
§ 12-6-244. Powers and Duties of Commission - The commission shall have the following powers and duties with...
§ 12-6-245. Dedication as Forest Heritage Preserve - A forest heritage area which has been acquired by the...
§ 12-6-246. Use of Forest Heritage Preserves - Forest heritage preserves shall be held by the state in...
§ 12-6-247. Impact of Dedication as Forest Heritage Preserve on Other Protected Status - Neither the dedication of a piece of property as a...
Article 7 - Palmetto Berries
§ 12-6-250. Definitions - As used in this article, the term: History. Code 1981,...
§ 12-6-251. Legislative Findings - The General Assembly finds that: History. Code 1981, § 12-6-251...
§ 12-6-252. Certificates of Harvest - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-252 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 12-6-253. Required Recordkeeping and Retention - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-253 , enacted by Ga. L....
§ 12-6-254. Penalty for Violations - When the director or law enforcement finds that any saw...
§ 12-6-255. Seizure of Berries for Noncompliance - Any saw palmetto berries obtained or offered for sale in...
§ 12-6-256. Exemption for Personal Use - This article shall not be construed so as to affect...
§ 12-6-257. Unlawful Activities Associated With Saw Palmetto Berries; Making of False Statements; Restitution - History. Code 1981, § 12-6-257 , enacted by Ga. L....