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O.C.G.A. § 2-12-83

Penalties

Redline — December 1, 2018 → current.View current text →
Current — July 1, 2022
As of December 1, 2018
Any person violating any of the provisions of this article or the regulations adopted under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(1) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, any person violating any provision of this article or regulation adopted under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
(2) Any person who distributes or applies a soil amendment which contains domestic septage as such term is defined in 40 C.F.R. 503.9 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense. For the second or any subsequent offense, any person who distributes or applies a soil amendment which contains domestic septage as such term is defined in 40 C.F.R. 503.9 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in Code Section 17-10-4. Each such violation shall constitute a separate offense.
(3) Any person who distributes or applies a soil amendment which contains domestic septage as such term is defined in 40 C.F.R. 503.9 shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000.00 per violation. For the second or any subsequent offense, any person who distributes or applies a soil amendment which contains domestic septage as such term is defined in 40 C.F.R. 503.9 shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $50,000.00 per violation.

Current official text: Official Code of Georgia Annotated (LexisNexis). Digitized from the Internet Archive scan of the OCGA. Reproduced from public-domain Georgia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.