O.C.G.A. § 40-5-4: Authority of commissioner to promulgate rules and regulations.

(a) The commissioner is authorized to implement any and all provisions of this chapter by the promulgation of necessary rules and regulations. An express grant of authority to the commissioner in any Code section to promulgate regulations shall not be construed as excluding such authority in any other Code section.

(b) When duly promulgated and adopted, all regulations issued pursuant to this chapter shall have the force of law.