{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-7-51","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 16-7-51","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this part, the term:\n(1) “Biomedical waste” means that term as defined in paragraph (1.1) of Code Section 12-8-22.\n(2) “Commercial purpose” means for the purpose of economic gain.\n(3) “Dump” means to throw, discard, place, deposit, discharge, burn, or dispose of a substance.\n(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.\n(5) “Hazardous substance” means that term as defined in paragraph (4) of Code Section 12-8-92.\n(6) “Hazardous waste” means that term as defined in paragraph (10) of Code Section 12-8-62.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.16.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"1f97a3fd1f582ed3f4e4e27aedaae1fd2554bbf0f132fef0789ac789592a0005","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-7-50","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-16-7-52"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}