Purpose of chapter

The General Assembly finds that the transportation of hazardous materials on the public roads of this state presents a unique and potentially catastrophic hazard to the public health, safety, and welfare of the people of Georgia and that the protection of the public health, safety, and welfare requires control and regulation of such transportation to minimize that hazard; to that end this chapter is enacted. The Department of Motor Vehicle Safety is designated as the agency to implement this chapter. (Ga. L. 1979, p. 789, § 2; Code 1981, § 32-6-221; Code 1981, § 46-11-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 469, § 2; Code 1981, § 46-11-2, enacted by Ga. L. 1985, p. 1499, § 2; Ga. L. 2000, p. 951, § 10-1.)