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O.C.G.A. § 16-7-51: Definitions.
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 3 Waste Control
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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