2025 Code of Georgia
Title 43 - Professions and Businesses (Chs. 1 — 51)
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Research References & Practice Aids
Cross references.Occupational license taxes for manufacture, sale, and distribution of distilled spirits, § 3-4-20 et seq.
Occupational license taxes for manufacture, sale, and distribution of malt beverages, § 3-5-20 et seq. and § 3-5-40 et seq.
Occupational license taxes for manufacture, sale, and distribution of wine, § 3-6-20 et seq. and § 3-6-40.
Regulation of livestock market operators, § 4-6-3 et seq.
Regulation of pet dealers and operators of kennels, stables, or animal shelters, § 4-11-1 et seq.
Regulation of business of selling or issuing checks, money orders, § 7-1-680 et seq.
Regulation of business of making loans in amounts of $3,000 or less, T. 7, C. 3.
Regulation of manufacture and sale of manufactured homes, § 8-2-130 et seq.
Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act, § 10-1-370 et seq.
Regulation of business of water well construction, § 12-5-120 et seq.
Practice of professional forestry, § 12-6-40 et seq.
Professional associations rendering services which may be legally performed only pursuant to license from a state examining board, T. 14, C. 10.
Certification by State Board of Education of teachers, principals, guidance counselors, § 20-2-200 et seq.
Regulation of conduct of business by restaurants, taverns, § 26-2-370 et seq.
Pharmacists and pharmacies, T. 26, C. 4.
Regulation of ambulance services, § 31-11-30 et seq.
Regulation of labor pools, T. 34, C. 10.
Authority of counties to regulate practice of fortunetelling, astrology, and other kindred practices, § 36-1-15.
Sales and use taxes, T. 48, C. 8.
Licensing of persons engaged in business of manufacturing or selling vaping products, cigars, or cigarettes, § 48-11-4 et seq.
Authority of municipalities to levy business license fees and occupation taxes on businesses, trades, and professions licensed by or registered with state, § 48-13-7.
- Chapter 1 - General Provisions (§§ 43-1-1 — 43-1-36)
- Chapter 1A - Occupational Regulation Legislation Review (§§ 43-1A-1 — 43-1A-9)
- Chapter 1B - Patient Self-Referral (§§ 43-1B-1 — 43-1B-8)
- Chapter 1C - Georgia Professional Regulation Reform (§§ 43-1C-1 — 43-1C-3)
- Chapter 2 - Audit of Regulatory Agencies (§§ 43-2-1 — 43-2-5)
- Chapter 3 - Accountants (§§ 43-3-1 — 43-3-37)
- Chapter 4 - Architects (Arts. 1 — 2)
- Chapter 4A - Athlete Agents (§§ 43-4A-1 — 43-4A-20)
- Chapter 4B - Georgia Athletic and Entertainment Commission (Arts. 1 — 4)
- Chapter 5 - Athletic Trainers (§§ 43-5-1 — 43-5-15)
- Chapter 6 - Auctioneers (§§ 43-6-1 — 43-6-18)
- Chapter 7 - Barbers (§§ 43-7-1 — 43-7-27)
- Chapter 7A - Practice of Applied Behavior Analysis (§§ 43-7A-1 — 43-7A-11)
- Chapter 8 - Operators of Billiard Rooms (§§ 43-8-1 — 43-8-3)
- Chapter 8A - Professional Boxing (§§ 43-8A-1 — 43-8A-100)
- Chapter 8B - Cemeterians (§§ 43-8B-1 — 43-8B-8)
- Chapter 9 - Chiropractors (§§ 43-9-1 — 43-9-20)
- Chapter 10 - Barbers and Cosmetologists (§§ 43-10-1 — 43-10-20)
- Chapter 10A - Professional Counselors, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists (Arts. 1 — 3)
- Chapter 11 - Dentists, Dental Hygienists, and Dental Assistants (Arts. 1 — 4)
- Chapter 11A - Dietitians and Nutritionists (Arts. 1 — 2)
- Chapter 12 - Disabled Veterans and Blind Persons Engaging in Peddling, Operating Businesses, or Practicing Professions (§§ 43-12-1 — 43-12-9)
- Chapter 12A - [Effective Until July 1, 2028] Ignition Interlock Device Providers (§§ 43-12A-1 — 43-12A-9)
- Chapter 12A - [Effective July 1, 2028] Intelligent Speed Assistance Device and Ignition Interlock Device Providers
- Chapter 13 - Instructors in Driver Training and Operators of Driver Training Schools (§§ 43-13-1 — 43-13-11)
- Chapter 14 - State Construction Industry Licensing Board (§§ 43-14-1 — 43-14-24)
- Chapter 15 - Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors (§§ 43-15-1 — 43-15-31)
- Chapter 16 - Firearms Dealers (§§ 43-16-1 — 43-16-12)
- Chapter 17 - Charitable Solicitations (§§ 43-17-1 — 43-17-23)
- Chapter 17A - Owners’ Associations (§§ 43-17A-1 — 43-17A-9)
- Chapter 18 - Funeral Directors and Establishments, Embalmers, and Crematories (Arts. 1 — 2)
- Chapter 19 - Geologists (§§ 43-19-1 — 43-19-15)
- Chapter 20 - Hearing Aid Dealers and Dispensers (§§ 43-20-1 — 43-20-21)
- Chapter 20A - Regulation of Private Immigration Assistance Services (§§ 43-20A-1 — 43-20A-21)
- Chapter 21 - Operators of Hotels, Inns, and Roadhouses (Arts. 1 — 3)
- Chapter 21A - Industrial Hygiene, Health Physics, and Safety Profession Recognition and Title Protection (§§ 43-21A-1 — 43-21A-10)
- Chapter 22 - Junk Dealers (§§ 43-22-1 — 43-22-5)
- Chapter 22A - Lactation Consultant Practice (§§ 43-22A-1 — 43-22A-13)
- Chapter 23 - Landscape Architects (§§ 43-23-1 — 43-23-20)
- Chapter 24 - Librarians (§§ 43-24-1 — 43-24-7)
- Chapter 24A - Massage Therapy Practice (Arts. 1 — 2)
- Chapter 25 - Operators of Motor Vehicle Racetracks (§§ 43-25-1 — 43-25-10)
- Chapter 25A - Music Therapy (§§ 43-25A-1 — 43-25A-8)
- Chapter 26 - Nurses (Arts. 1 — 5)
- Chapter 27 - Long-Term Care Facility Administrators (§§ 43-27-1 — 43-27-12)
- Chapter 28 - Occupational Therapists (Arts. 1 — 2)
- Chapter 29 - Dispensing Opticians (§§ 43-29-1 — 43-29-22)
- Chapter 30 - Optometrists (§§ 43-30-1 — 43-30-15)
- Chapter 31 - Pecan Dealers and Processors (§§ 43-31-1 — 43-31-8)
- Chapter 32 - Peddlers and Itinerant Traders (§§ 43-32-1 — 43-32-7)
- Chapter 33 - Physical Therapists (Arts. 1 — 2)
- Chapter 34 - Physicians, Acupuncture, Physician Assistants, Cancer and Glaucoma Treatment, Respiratory Care, Clinical Perfusionists, and Orthotics and Prosthetics Practice (Arts. 1 — 13)
- Chapter 34A - Patient Right to Know (§§ 43-34A-1 — 43-34A-9)
- Chapter 35 - Podiatry Practice (§§ 43-35-1 — 43-35-18)
- Chapter 36 - Polygraph Examiners (§§ 43-36-1 — 43-36-22)
- Chapter 37 - Dealers in Precious Metals and Gems (§§ 43-37-1 — 43-37-7)
- Chapter 38 - Operators of Private Detective Businesses and Private Security Businesses (§§ 43-38-1 — 43-38-16)
- Chapter 39 - Psychologists (Arts. 1 — 2)
- Chapter 39A - Real Estate Appraisers (§§ 43-39A-1 — 43-39A-26)
- Chapter 40 - Real Estate Brokers and Salespersons (§§ 43-40-1 — 43-40-31)
- Chapter 41 - Residential and Commercial General Contractors (§§ 43-41-1 — 43-41-18)
- Chapter 42 - Registered Professional Sanitarians (§§ 43-42-1 — 43-42-14)
- Chapter 43 - Scrap Metal Processors (§§ 43-43-1 — 43-43-5)
- Chapter 43A - Snow Skiing Safety (§§ 43-43A-1 — 43-43A-8)
- Chapter 44 - Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists (Arts. 1 — 3)
- Chapter 45 - Persons Engaged in Structural Pest Control (§§ 43-45-1 — 43-45-25)
- Chapter 46 - Transient Merchants (§§ 43-46-1 — 43-46-7)
- Chapter 46A - Trauma Scene Waste Management Practitioner (§§ 43-46A-1 — 43-46A-10)
- Chapter 47 - Used Motor Vehicle and Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers (§§ 43-47-1 — 43-47-22)
- Chapter 48 - Used Motor Vehicle Parts Dealers, Dismantlers, and Rebuilders and Salvage Dealers (§§ 43-48-1 — 43-48-21)
- Chapter 49 - Dealers in Used Watches (§§ 43-49-1 — 43-49-5)
- Chapter 50 - Veterinarians and Veterinary Technicians (Arts. 1 — 7)
- Chapter 51 - Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts (§§ 43-51-1 — 43-51-14)