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Georgia Statutes, Title 43

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Title 43

62 chapters · 1,329 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title 431,329 Ch 34, PHYSICIANS, ACUPUNCTURE, PHYSICIAN A…153 Ch 11, DENTISTS, DENTAL HYGIENISTS, AND DEN…53 Ch 18, FUNERAL DIRECTORS AND ESTABLISHMENTS…42 Ch 26, NURSES39 Ch 3, ACCOUNTANTS37 Ch 1, GENERAL PROVISIONS36 Ch 40, REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS36 Ch 4B, GEORGIA ATHLETIC AND ENTERTAINMENT C…35 Ch 21, OPERATORS OF HOTELS, INNS, AND ROADH…35 Ch 15, PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURV…34 Ch 39A, REAL ESTATE APPRAISERS32 Ch 6, AUCTIONEERS31 Ch 50, VETERINARIANS AND VETERINARY TECHNICIANS30 Ch 4, ARCHITECTS27

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O.C.G.A. § 43-50-53 Administration of examinations; reexamination; reactivation
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(a) The board shall approve an examination to measure the competence of the applicant to engage in the practice as a licensed veterinary technician and shall set by rule or regulation the score needed to pass any such examination. (b) If an applicant fails an examination, the app…
O.C.G.A. § 43-50-54 Supervision required; prohibited activities of technician
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(a) Any licensed veterinary technician must at all times be under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian whenever practicing veterinary technology in this state. The level of supervision shall be consistent with the delegated animal health care task. Subject to the provisions…
O.C.G.A. § 43-50-55 Posting notice of use of licensed veterinary technicians; proper identiﬁcation
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(a) Any licensed veterinarian, animal clinic, or animal hospital using licensed veterinary technicians shall post a notice to that effect in a prominent place. (b) A licensed veterinary technician must clearly identify himself or herself as such in order to ensure that he or she …
O.C.G.A. § 43-50-56 Veterinarian responsible for licensed veterinary technician’s violations of limitations on duties

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A veterinarian who utilizes a licensed veterinary technician shall be responsible for any violation of any limitations which are placed on the duties of a licensed veterinary technician. History. — Code 1981, § 43-50-56, enacted by Ga. L. 1983, p. 705, § 1; Ga. L. 2003, p. 615, §…

O.C.G.A. § 43-50-60 Purpose

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It is the purpose of this article to encourage more effective utilization of the skills of licensed veterinarians by enabling them to delegate certain veterinary health care tasks to veterinary assistants where such delegation is consistent with the animal patient’s health and we…

O.C.G.A. § 43-50-61 Practice of veterinary technology by a veterinary assistant

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(a) Subject to the provisions of this Code section, the practice of veterinary technology by a veterinary assistant shall not be a violation of subsection (a) of Code Section 43-50-30 or subsection (a) of Code Section 43-50-45. (b) No veterinary assistant shall make a diagnosis o…

O.C.G.A. § 43-50-62 Supervision required; prohibited uses of veterinary assistant

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(a) Any veterinary assistant must at all times be under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian whenever practicing veterinary technology in this state. The level of supervision shall be consistent with the delegated animal health care task. Subject to the provisions of subsec…

O.C.G.A. § 43-50-63 Posting notice of use of veterinary assistant; proper identiﬁcation required

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(a) Any licensed veterinarian, animal clinic, or animal hospital using veterinary assistants shall post a notice to that effect in a prominent place. (b) A veterinary assistant must clearly identify himself or herself as such in order to ensure that he or she is not mistaken by t…

O.C.G.A. § 43-50-64 Veterinarian ultimately responsible for violations of veterinary assistant

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A veterinarian who utilizes a veterinary assistant shall be responsible for any violation of any limitations which are placed on the duties of a veterinary assistant. History. — Code 1981, § 43-50-64, enacted by Ga. L. 2006, p. 30, § 4/HB 999; Ga. L. 2018, p. 770, § 3/HB 956. ART…

O.C.G.A. § 43-50-80 Good faith emergency treatment to sick or injured animals; no liability

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Any person who gratuitously and in good faith administers emergency treatment to a sick or injured animal at the scene of an accident or emergency shall not be in violation of this chapter and shall not be liable to the owner of such animal in any civil action for damages; provid…

O.C.G.A. § 43-50-90 Establishing standards for facilities and equipment; monitoring, investigation, and enforcement actions

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(a) The board shall work cooperatively with licensed veterinarians to establish standards for veterinary facilities and equipment and shall promulgate rules for same. (b) The board shall have the authority to establish a method to monitor veterinary facilities, conduct investigat…

O.C.G.A. § 43-50-91 Facilities accredited by American Zoo and Aquarium Association or equivalent agency exempt

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This article shall not apply to any facility owned by the federal, state, or any local government, a public or private college or university, or a zoological park or aquarium that is accredited by the American Zoo and Aquarium Association or other substantially equivalent nationa…

O.C.G.A. § 43-50-110 Duties, powers, and authority of board; regulation

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The board shall have all of the duties, powers, and authority speciﬁcally granted by or necessary for the enforcement of this chapter. The board shall adopt such rules and regulations as are reasonable and necessary to implement and effectuate this chapter. History. — Code 1981, …

O.C.G.A. § 43-50-51 Article 3 Licensing PART 1 VETERINARIANS 43-50-30

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License requirement for practice of veterinary medicine; practice by business employee. Application for license; qualiﬁcations; recordation of license. Veterinary Assistants LICENSING GENERALLY Purpose of part. Practice of veterinary technology by licensed veterinary technician. …

O.C.G.A. § 43-51-1 Short title

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Certiﬁcation of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts Act.’’ History. — Ga. L. 1969, p. 272, § 1; Ga. L. 1980, p. 304, § 1; Ga. L. 1999, p. 81, § 43.

O.C.G.A. § 43-51-10 Classiﬁcation of public water supply systems and wastewater treatment plants

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The division shall classify all public water supply systems and wastewater treatment plants with due regard to the size, type, character of water or wastewater to be treated, and other physical conditions affecting such systems or treatment plants, according to the skill, knowled…

O.C.G.A. § 43-51-11 Provision by state agencies operating and maintaining facilities of at least one licensed operator in each departmental district

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Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, any state agency which operates and maintains facilities contemplated by this chapter shall be required to have a minimum of one licensed operator in each departmental district. History. — Ga. L. 1975, p. 1074, § 6.

O.C.G.A. § 43-51-12 Permit conditions

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The director is authorized where appropriate to include, as a condition in a permit issued pursuant to Part 5 of Article 3 of Chapter 5 of Title 12, the ‘‘Georgia Safe Drinking Water Act of 1977,’’ or Article 2 of Chapter 5 of Title 12, the ‘‘Georgia Water Quality Control Act,’’ …

O.C.G.A. § 43-51-13 Application by director for injunctive relief authorized; judgment

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(a) Whenever, in the judgment of the director, any person has engaged in, is currently engaged in, or is about to engage in any act or practice which constitutes or will constitute an unlawful action under this chapter, he may make application to the superior court of the county …

O.C.G.A. § 43-51-14 Penalty

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(a) It shall be unlawful for any person to perform the duties of an operator or laboratory analyst without being duly certiﬁed under this chapter. (b) It shall be unlawful for any water or wastewater treatment plant to be operated in Georgia by a person or persons not certiﬁed un…

O.C.G.A. § 43-51-2 Deﬁnitions

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As used in this chapter, the term: (1) ‘‘Board’’ means the State Board of Examiners for Certiﬁcation of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts. (2) ‘‘Certiﬁcate’’ means a document issued by the board stating that the operator or laboratory analyst …

O.C.G.A. § 43-51-3 Creation of board; members; qualiﬁcations; terms; vacancies; expenses; meetings; officers

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(a) There is created the State Board of Examiners for Certiﬁcation of Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant Operators and Laboratory Analysts. The board shall be composed of six members to be appointed by the Governor. The appointments shall be made as follows: one member from the…

O.C.G.A. § 43-51-4 Division director as administrative agent of board

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The division director shall act as the administrative agent for the board and shall, with respect to the board, exercise those powers and duties conferred on him by Chapter 1 of this title. History. — Ga. L. 1969, p. 272, § 4; Ga. L. 2000, p. 1706, § 19.

O.C.G.A. § 43-51-5 Adoption of rules and regulations by board

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The board shall have the authority to adopt such rules and regulations as may be necessary to administer this chapter and effectuate the purposes expressed in this chapter. The rules and regulations shall include, but are not limited to, provisions establishing qualiﬁcations of a…

O.C.G.A. § 43-51-6 Certiﬁcation of operators of water or wastewater treatment plants and laboratory analysts; renewal; continuing education; training period

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(a) The board shall certify persons as to their qualiﬁcations to operate wastewater treatment plants, wastewater collection systems, water distribution systems, or public water supply systems. (b) Any person who operates a wastewater treatment plant, wastewater collection system,…

O.C.G.A. § 43-51-6.1 Establishment of Class IV classiﬁcations; certiﬁcation; renewal; course of training

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(a) In addition to current classiﬁcations I, II, and III, the division shall establish a new classiﬁcation to be known as Class IV which designation shall apply to all very small public water supply systems in this state which are ground-water systems serving a population of less…

O.C.G.A. § 43-51-7 Examinations

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Board approved examinations shall be used in determining the knowledge, ability, and judgment of applicants for certiﬁcation as operators or laboratory analysts except for applications submitted prior to July 1, 2000, for Class IV level certiﬁcations. Such examinations shall be g…

O.C.G.A. § 43-51-8 Reciprocity

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The board, upon application, may issue a certiﬁcate without examination to any person who holds a certiﬁcate in good standing issued by another country or by any state, territory, or possession of the United States which has requirements for certiﬁcation substantially similar to …

O.C.G.A. § 43-51-9 Revocation and suspension of certiﬁcates; hearing

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The board may investigate the actions of any operator or laboratory analyst and may revoke or suspend the certiﬁcate of an operator or laboratory analyst, following a hearing conducted in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the ‘‘Georgia Administrative Procedure Act,’’ when i…