This article shall be cumulative and shall not prohibit the enactment and enforcement of local ordinances by a municipal or county governing authority on this subject which are not in conflict with this article; provided, however, that a municipal or county governing authority shall be required to provide timely written notice to the department of any enforcement action taken pursuant to such an ordinance against an operator licensed under this article who is alleged to be in violation of such local ordinance. The department shall be notified of the initiation of any such local enforcement action and of the final conclusions or ultimate outcome of any such action.
(Code 1981, §4-11-18, enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1419, § 1.)
Code Commission notes.- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 2002, Code Section 4-11-17, as enacted by Ga. L. 2002, p. 1419, § 1, was redesignated as Code Section 4-11-18.
ARTICLE 2 GEORGIA FARM ANIMAL, CROP, AND RESEARCH FACILITIES PROTECTION ACT
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- For note on 1990 enactment of this article, see 7 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 197 (1990).