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GEORGIA CODE (Last Updated: August 20, 2013) |
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Title 12. CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES |
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Chapter 6. FOREST RESOURCES AND OTHER PLANT LIFE |
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Article 1. FOREST RESOURCES |
| Part 1. STATE FORESTRY COMMISSION |
| § 12-6-1. Definitions |
| § 12-6-2. Creation of State Forestry Commission; members; terms of office; ineligibility of Governor for membership; vacancies; effect of appointment when Senate not in session |
| § 12-6-3. Chairman; reimbursement of members for expenses; meetings |
| § 12-6-4. Dismissal of members for failure to attend meetings |
| § 12-6-5. Powers and duties of commission generally; volunteer services |
| § 12-6-5.1. Legislative findings; reforestation incentives program authorized; powers of commission |
| § 12-6-6. Management, conservation, and protection of forest lands; sale of forest products from land managed by commission; production and sale of seedlings |
| § 12-6-7. Federal financial aid -- Participation in rural fire prevention and control program; contributions by counties and fire departments |
| § 12-6-8. Federal financial aid -- Expenditure of funds for forest farming and marketing of forest products |
| § 12-6-9. Acquisition of land; gifts of land for use as lookout tower sites; abandoned tower sites; improvements on land subject to reversionary clause |
| § 12-6-10. Reports to General Assembly |
| § 12-6-11. Director -- Appointment; qualifications; salary; reimbursement for expenses; term |
| § 12-6-12. Director -- Duty of director to devote full time to office; power and duty of director to act for commission when commission not in session |
| § 12-6-13. Director -- Oath; bond; location of office |
| § 12-6-14. Director -- Eligibility of commission members for directorship or for employment under commission or director |
| § 12-6-15. Director -- Adoption of rules, regulations, and methods of administration |
| § 12-6-16. Director -- Control of tree diseases and insect infestation |
| § 12-6-17. Director -- Regulation of controlled burning where drought or other conditions exist |
| § 12-6-18. Director -- Expenditure of funds for benefit of lands under commission's control; sale and disposal of products from controlled lands |
| § 12-6-19. Director -- Promulgation of rules and regulations as to lands under commission's control; sale, lease, or exchange of controlled lands |
| § 12-6-20. Forestry investigators |
| § 12-6-21. Uncontrolled fire as constituting a public nuisance; duties and liabilities of person or entity responsible |
| § 12-6-22. Investigation of tree diseases or insect infestation; notification of landowner; recommendations; effect of landowner's failure to act; disposition of proceeds derived from sale of trees |
| § 12-6-22.1. Control of aviation; power of commission |
| Part 1A. TIMBER HARVESTING AND REMOVAL REQUIREMENTS |
| § 12-6-23. Wood load ticket required for wood removal; form; exceptions |
| § 12-6-24. Notice of timber harvesting operations |
| Part 2. PRACTICE OF PROFESSIONAL FORESTRY |
| § 12-6-40. Legislative purpose |
| § 12-6-41. Definitions |
| § 12-6-42. State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Creation; appointment of members; certificate of appointment; oath; term of office |
| § 12-6-43. State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Qualifications of members |
| § 12-6-44. State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Compensation of members |
| § 12-6-45. State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Removal of members; vacancies |
| § 12-6-46. State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Meetings; officers |
| § 12-6-47. State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Rules and regulations; seal |
| § 12-6-48. State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Record of proceedings |
| § 12-6-49. Qualifications and requirements for registered foresters |
| § 12-6-49.1. Denial or suspension of license for noncompliance with child support order |
| § 12-6-49.2. Suspension of registered forester license; borrowers in default; hearing and appeal procedures |
| § 12-6-50. Applications for registration; fee |
| § 12-6-51. Examinations |
| § 12-6-52. Licenses -- Issuance generally; endorsement by registrant of plans, maps, specifications, and reports issued by registrant |
| § 12-6-53. Licenses -- Eligibility of foresters with 12 years' experience |
| § 12-6-54. Licenses -- Reciprocity for nonresidents |
| § 12-6-55. Licenses -- Only individuals may be licensed |
| § 12-6-56. Licenses -- Expiration and renewal generally; continuing forestry education requirement |
| § 12-6-57. State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Denial or revocation of license; discipline of licensee; code of ethics |
| § 12-6-58. State Board of Registration for Foresters -- Duplicate license for lost, destroyed, or mutilated license |
| § 12-6-59. Receipts and disbursements |
| § 12-6-60. Injunctive relief |
| § 12-6-61. Prohibited acts |
| § 12-6-62. Penalty; authority to prefer charges; immunity of person bringing charges from liability; duty to enforce part; legal assistance by Attorney General |
| § 12-6-63. Termination |
| Part 3. FOREST FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL |
| § 12-6-80. Short title |
| § 12-6-81. Legislative purpose |
| § 12-6-82. Definitions |
| § 12-6-83. Direction and supervision by State Forestry Commission of forest fire protection work; making and enforcing rules and regulations |
| § 12-6-84. Entry upon land for fire-prevention purposes or investigations |
| § 12-6-85. Fire protection units |
| § 12-6-86. Unit forestry boards -- Creation; appointment; qualifications; terms of office; vacancies; service by members without compensation |
| § 12-6-87. Unit forestry boards -- Duties |
| § 12-6-88. Unit forestry boards -- Annual forest fire protection plans appropriation of funds for public information campaign |
| § 12-6-89. "Extreme forest fire emergency" defined; authority of Governor, forestry investigators, and peace officers in emergency; advice by director to Governor as to existence of emergency |
| § 12-6-90. Permit required for burning woods, lands, marshes, or other flammable vegetation; exceptions |
| § 12-6-91. Controlled burning by owners over own forest land |
| § 12-6-92. Vesting of title to property in State Forestry Commission |
| § 12-6-93. Appropriations; agreements between State Forestry Commission and counties; taxation by counties for fire protection |
| Part 4. FORESTRY RESEARCH |
| § 12-6-110. Powers and duties of State Forestry Commission as to forestry research |
| § 12-6-111. Employment by State Forestry Commission of assistants and other employees |
| § 12-6-112. Appropriations, grants, or gifts to State Forestry Commission for forestry research |
| § 12-6-113 through 12-6-118. |
| Part 5. HERTY ADVANCED MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT CENTER |
| § 12-6-130 through 12-6-139. |
| Part 6. PRESCRIBED BURNING |
| § 12-6-145. Short title |
| § 12-6-146. Legislative findings and purpose |
| § 12-6-147. Definitions |
| § 12-6-148. Requirements for prescribed burning; limitation on liability |
| § 12-6-149. Fire manager program authorized; record-keeping requirements; public information campaign |