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2024 CODE OF GEORGIA
Title 12 - CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES (§§ 12-1-1 — 12-17-6)
Chapter 6 - FOREST RESOURCES AND OTHER PLANT LIFE (§§ 12-6-1 — 12-6-257)
Article 1 - FOREST RESOURCES (§§ 12-6-1 — 12-6-149)
Part 1 - STATE FORESTRY COMMISSION (§§ 12-6-1 — 12-6-22.1)
- Section 12-6-1 - Definitions
- Section 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
- Section 12-6-3 - Chairman; reimbursement of members for expenses; meetings
- Section 12-6-4 - Dismissal of members for failure to attend meetings
- Section 12-6-5 - Powers and duties of commission generally; volunteer services
- Section 12-6-5.1 - Legislative findings; reforestation incentives program authorized; powers of commission
- Section 12-6-6 - Management, conservation, and protection of forest lands; sale of forest products from land managed by commission; production and sale of seedlings
- Section 12-6-7 - Federal financial aid - Participation in rural fire prevention and control program; contributions by counties and fire departments
- Section 12-6-8 - Federal financial aid - Expenditure of funds for forest farming and marketing of forest products
- Section 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
- Section 12-6-10 - Reports to General Assembly
- Section 12-6-11 - Director - Appointment; qualifications; salary; reimbursement for expenses; term
- Section 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
- Section 12-6-13 - Director - Oath; bond; location of office
- Section 12-6-14 - Director - Eligibility of commission members for directorship or for employment under commission or director
- Section 12-6-15 - Director - Adoption of rules, regulations, and methods of administration
- Section 12-6-16 - Director - Control of tree diseases and insect infestation
- Section 12-6-17 - Director - Regulation of controlled burning where drought or other conditions exist
- Section 12-6-18 - Director - Expenditure of funds for benefit of lands under commission's control; sale and disposal of products from controlled lands
- Section 12-6-19 - Director - Promulgation of rules and regulations as to lands under commission's control; sale, lease, or exchange of controlled lands
- Section 12-6-20 - Investigation and enforcement of forestry laws; powers of forestry investigators
- Section 12-6-21 - Uncontrolled fire as constituting a public nuisance; duties and liabilities of person or entity responsible
- Section 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
- Section 12-6-22.1 - Control of aviation; power of commission
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