2021 Georgia Code
Title 31 - Health
Chapter 27 - Control of Mass Gatherings
§ 31-27-2. Permit Requirement
No person shall hold or promote, by advertising or otherwise, a mass gathering unless a permit has been issued for the gathering. Such permits shall be issued by the Department of Public Health, shall be in writing, shall specify the conditions under which issued, and shall remain in effect until suspended or revoked or until the mass gathering is terminated. The permit shall not be transferable or assignable, and a separate permit shall be required for each mass gathering.
(Code 1933, § 88-1202a, enacted by Ga. L. 1971, p. 252, § 1; Ga. L. 2009, p. 453, § 1-4/HB 228; Ga. L. 2011, p. 705, § 6-3/HB 214.)
Cross references.- Issuance of permits by Department of Natural Resources for holding of boat races, marine parades, tournaments, and other events, § 52-7-19.
Law reviews.- For article on the 2011 amendment of this Code section, see 28 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 147 (2011).
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 16A Am. Jur. 2d, Constitutional Law, § 565 et seq.
ALR.
- Validity of statute or ordinance prohibiting or regulating holding of meeting in street, 10 A.L.R. 1483; 25 A.L.R. 114.
