05 LC
25 3847
House
Bill 261
By:
Representatives Smith of the
168th,
McCall of the
30th,
Williams of the
165th,
Sims of the
169th,
Lane of the
167th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 41-1-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to
treatment of agricultural facilities and operations and forest land as
nuisances, so as to define a term; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 41-1-7 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to treatment
of agricultural facilities and operations and forest land as nuisances, is
amended by striking paragraph (3) of subsection (b) and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
"(3)
'Agricultural operation' means:
(A)
The plowing, tilling, or preparation of soil at an agricultural
facility;
(B)
The planting, growing, fertilizing, harvesting, or otherwise maintaining of
crops as defined in Code Section 1-3-3 and also timber and trees that are grown
for purposes other than for harvest and for sale;
(C)
The application of pesticides, herbicides, or other chemicals, compounds, or
substances to crops, weeds, or soil in connection with the production of crops,
timber, livestock, animals, or poultry;
(D)
The breeding, hatching, raising, producing, feeding, keeping, slaughtering, or
processing of livestock, hogs, equines, chickens, turkeys, poultry or other fowl
normally raised for food, mules, cattle, sheep, goats, dogs, rabbits, or similar
farm animals for commercial purposes;
(D.1)
The preservation, maintenance, or improvement of wildlife habitat and the
hunting of wildlife thereon;
(E)
The production and keeping of honeybees, the production of honeybee products,
and honeybee processing facilities;
(F)
The production, processing, or packaging of eggs or egg products;
(G)
The manufacturing of feed for poultry or livestock;
(H)
The rotation of crops, including without limitation timber
production;
(I)
Commercial aquaculture;
(J)
The application of existing, changed, or new technology, practices, processes,
or procedures to any agricultural operation; and
(K)
The operation of any roadside
market."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.