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O.C.G.A. § 16-7-48: Local ordinances regulating and controlling litter.
Where this section sits in the code
- TITLE 16 Crimes and Offenses
- CHAPTER 7 Damage to and Intrusion upon Property
- Article 2 Criminal Trespass and Damage to Property
- PART 2 Littering Public and Private Property
(a) Nothing in this part shall limit the authority of any state agency, county, municipality, or consolidated government to enforce any other laws, rules, or regulations relating to litter.
(b) Nothing within this part shall be construed to prohibit the adoption of local ordinances regulating and controlling litter within the jurisdiction of any county, municipality, or consolidated government. Violation of such ordinances shall be punished as provided in the municipal charter or local ordinances.
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