Chapter

MINERAL RESOURCES AND CAVES

O.C.G.A. § 12-4-1— Powers and duties of Environmental Protection Division as to mineral and geological resources
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-20— Amount of reward; eligibility for reward
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-21— Manner of distribution of reward
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-22— Authorization for Governor to make payments from surplus or contingent funds
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-40— Short title
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-41— Legislative findings and declaration of policy
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-42— Definitions
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-43— Powers of board as to deep drilling
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-45— Powers of board as to establishment of drilling and operation units; applicability of state antitrust laws to private agreements approved by board
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-46— Drilling permits
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-47— Bonds or undertaking by persons conducting drilling operations
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-48— Actions by director to enforce part; civil penalties; effect of Code section on cause of action by royalty owners, lienholders, or other claimants
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-49— Applicability of Chapter 13 of Title 50, the “Georgia
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-50— Obedience to subpoena required; self-incrimination not a defense; use of evidence in criminal prosecutions
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-51— Effect of part on other laws
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-52— Effect of part on authority and functions of other state officers and agencies
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-52.1— Local authority
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-53— Prohibited acts
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-54— Levying of severance tax
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-70— Short title
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-71— Legislative purpose; duty of Environmental Protection Division to administer part
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-72— Definitions
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-73— Powers and duties of division as to surface mining generally; division may decline to assert jurisdiction
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-74— Promulgation of rules and regulations by Board of Natural Resources
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-75— Permits for surface mining operations; submission of mining land use plan and amendment to plan; bonding of applicants
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-76— Substitution of mined areas
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-77— Renewal or replacement of revoked permit; mining on unauthorized site
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-78— Appeal to superior court
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-79— Injunctive relief
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-80— Removal of minerals, ores, and other solid matter as prima-facie evidence of surface mining
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-81— Judgment pursuant to order
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-82— Applicability of part
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-83— Civil penalty; procedure for imposing penalties; hearing; judicial review; disposition of recovered penalties
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-84— Criminal penalty
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-100— Licenses to dig, mine, and remove phosphate deposits; restrictions on license holders
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-101— Annual mining fee; license fee; affidavit and bond
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-102— Lapse of license
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-103— Penalty
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-120— Duties of purchasers of gold bullion, dust, nuggets, or amalgam
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-121— Annual reports by judges of probate court
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-122— Penalty
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-140— Short title
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-141— Legislative purpose
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-142— Definitions
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-143— Defacing or disturbing natural condition of cave; breaking or tampering with gates, doors, or other device controlling or preventing access to caves; trespass
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-144— Sale or offer to sell speleothems
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-145— Storing hazardous or detrimental chemicals or materials in caves or sinkholes; dumping or disposing of garbage, dead animals, or similar materials in caves or sinkholes
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-146— Killing, harming, removing, or disturbing wildlife found in a cave
O.C.G.A. § 12-4-147— Liability of owners of caves for injuries