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Senate
Bill 88
By:
Senators Bulloch of the 11th, Hudgens of the 47th and Kemp of the 46th
AS
PASSED SENATE
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Article 1 of Chapter 12 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia
Annotated, the "Georgia Fertilizer Act of 1997," so as to preempt certain local
ordinances relating to fertilizer; to provide certain exemptions; to repeal
conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Article
1 of Chapter 12 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the
"Georgia Fertilizer Act of 1997," is amended by adding a new Code section to
read as follows:
"2-12-22.
(a)
No county, municipal corporation, consolidated government, or other political
subdivision of this state shall adopt or continue in effect any ordinance, rule,
regulation, or resolution regulating the registration, labeling, packaging,
sale, storage, transportation, distribution, use, or application of
fertilizer.
(b)
This Code section shall in no way prohibit or impair the legal right of any
county, municipal corporation, consolidated government, or other political
subdivision of this state to issue business licenses or to make zoning
decisions."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.