2018 Georgia Code
Title 16 - Crimes and Offenses
Chapter 7 - Damage to and Intrusion Upon Property
Article 2 - Criminal Trespass and Damage to Property
Part 3 - Waste Control
§ 16-7-51. Definitions

Universal Citation:
GA Code § 16-7-51 (2018)
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    As used in this part, the term:
  • (1) "Biomedical waste" means that term as defined in paragraph (1.1) of Code Section 12-8-22.

  • (2) "Commercial purpose" means for the purpose of economic gain.

  • (3) "Dump" means to throw, discard, place, deposit, discharge, burn, or dispose of a substance.

  • (4) "Egregious litter" means all litter, as such term is defined in paragraph (1) of Code Section 16-7-42, exceeding ten pounds in weight or 15 cubic feet in volume; any discarded or abandoned substance in any weight or volume if biomedical waste, hazardous waste, or a hazardous substance; or any substance or material dumped for commercial purposes.

  • (5) "Hazardous substance" means that term as defined in paragraph (4) of Code Section 12-8-92.

  • (6) "Hazardous waste" means that term as defined in paragraph (10) of Code Section 12-8-62.

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