The Commissioner may institute a civil action to enjoin any violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated under this chapter. A violation of this chapter or any rule or regulation promulgated pursuant to this chapter is declared to constitute a public nuisance, and such action for injunction may be maintained notwithstanding the existence of other legal remedies and notwithstanding the pendency or successful completion of a criminal prosecution.
(Ga. L. 1957, p. 299, § 11; Ga. L. 1960, p. 813, § 15; Ga. L. 1994, p. 97, § 43.)
RESEARCH REFERENCES
Am. Jur. 2d.
- 42 Am. Jur. 2d, Injunctions, § 145. 58 Am. Jur. 2d, Nuisances, § 6.
C.J.S.- 43 C.J.S., Injunctions, § 6. 66 C.J.S., Nuisances, §§ 7 et seq., 13, 65, 68, 71, 74, 87, 89, 91, 93, 103, 104, 107.