Use of Compost and Mulch in Road Building, Land Maintenance, and Land Development Activities; Preference to Be Given Georgia Compost and Mulch

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  7. Use of Compost and Mulch in Road Building, Land Maintenance, and Land Development Activities; Preference to Be Given Georgia Compost and Mulch

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  1. All state agencies, departments, and authorities responsible for the maintenance of public lands shall give preference to the use of compost and mulch in all road building, land maintenance, and land development activities. Preference shall be given to compost and mulch made in the State of Georgia from organics which are source separated from the state's nonhazardous solid waste stream.
  2. The Department of Agriculture shall develop and publish in print or electronically standards for the compost and mulch required by subsection (a) of this Code section by January 1, 1994.

(Code 1981, §50-5-60.4, enacted by Ga. L. 1993, p. 531, § 3; Ga. L. 2010, p. 838, § 10/SB 388.)

Code Commission notes.

- Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1993, "State of Georgia" was substituted for "state of Georgia" in subsection (a).


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