Powers of Enforcement Personnel

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2. Georgia Code
3. Crimes and Offenses
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5. Regulation of Controlled Substances
6. Schedules, Offenses, and Penalties
7. Powers of Enforcement Personnel

Any officer or employee of the State Board of Pharmacy designated by the director of the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency may:

1. Carry firearms in the performance of his official duties;
2. Execute and serve search warrants, arrest warrants, administrative inspection warrants, subpoenas, and summonses issued under the authority of this state;
3. Make arrests without warrant for any offense under this article committed in his presence or if he has probable cause to believe that the person to be arrested has committed or is committing a violation of this article which may constitute a felony;
4. Make seizures of property pursuant to this article; or
5. Perform other law enforcement duties as the State Board of Pharmacy or the director of the Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency designates.

(Code 1933, § 79A-824, enacted by Ga. L. 1974, p. 221, § 1; Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 16.)

Cross references.

- Enforcement powers of director of Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency under article generally, § 26-4-29.

JUDICIAL DECISIONS

Cited in Diamond v. Marland, 395 F. Supp. 432 (S.D. Ga. 1975).

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Control of dangerous drugs is vested with State Board of Pharmacy and chief inspector (now director of Georgia Drugs and Narcotics Agency). 1975 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 75-23.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

Am. Jur. 2d.

- 25 Am. Jur. 2d, Drugs and Controlled Substances, § 202.

C.J.S.

- 22 C.J.S., Criminal Procedure and Rights of the Accused, § 15. 94 C.J.S., Weapons, § 51 et seq. 28 C.J.S., Drugs and Narcotics, §§ 69, 70. 79 C.J.S., Searches and Seizures, § 134 et seq. 98 C.J.S., Witnesses, § 23.

U.L.A.

- Uniform Controlled Substances Act (U.L.A.) § 501.

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