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HB287: Updates to Environmental and Game Rule Dates
This law updates the dates used in Georgia state codes for environmental protection, game and fish rules, and penalty regulations.
What This Bill Does
- Updates reference dates for standards, rules, and regulations in the code section regarding the Environmental Protection Division and Advisory Council.
- Changes how laws refer to rules regarding game and fish management by updating their date references.
- Adjusts the date references used when defining penalties under state law.
Who It Names or Affects
- The Environmental Protection Division
- The Environmental Advisory Council
- Agencies managing game and fish rules
Terms To Know
- Reference date
- A specific year or time listed in a law that tells people which version of a rule applies.
- Official Code of Georgia Annotated (O.C.G.A.)
- The official collection of all current state laws for the state of Georgia.
Limits and Unknowns
- The text does not list specific new rules, only that old date references are being updated.
- It is unclear exactly which previous dates were replaced without reading the full legal code changes.
- The bill summary does not explain how these updates change daily operations for citizens.