As used in this chapter, the term "regulatory agency" means any board, bureau, or commission of the executive branch of state government in existence on July 1, 1992, or created by law after July 1, 1992, for the primary purpose of licensing or otherwise regulating or controlling any profession, business, or trade.
(Code 1981, §43-2-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1992, p. 3137, § 1.)
OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
Governor's declaration that board not terminated was possible circumvention of intent of General Assembly.
- For Governor to declare that a regulatory agency may continue to do business as usual during the agency's termination period, or to declare that the board shall not be terminated, could be perceived as an attempt to circumvent the intent of the General Assembly. 1980 Op. Att'y Gen. No. 80-49.