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HB 1029 - Structural pest control; Ga wood infestation inspection reports

Bannister, Charles E (77th)	Mann, Harold M (5th)	Davis, J. Max (60th)
Parsons, Don L (40th)	Clark, William (3rd)

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First Reader Summary

A BILL to amend Chapter 45 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, known as the "Structural Pest Control Act," so as to provide requirements relative to official Georgia wood infestation inspection reports and guarantees related thereto; and for other purposes.

Code Sections - 43-45-16.1

HB 1029                                             LC 9 0077 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                        A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 
                               AN ACT 
 
 
  1- 1  To amend Chapter 45 of Title 43 of the Official Code of 
  1- 2  Georgia Annotated, known as the "Structural Pest Control 
  1- 3  Act," so as to provide requirements relative to official 
  1- 4  Georgia wood infestation inspection reports and guarantees 
  1- 5  related thereto; to provide for rules and regulations; to 
  1- 6  provide for applicability; to repeal conflicting laws; and 
  1- 7  for other purposes. 
 
  1- 8       BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA: 
 
  1- 9                           SECTION 1. 
 
  1-10  Chapter 45 of Title 43 of the Official Code of Georgia 
  1-11  Annotated, known as the "Structural Pest Control Act," is 
  1-12  amended by adding a new Code Section 43-45-16.1 to read as 
  1-13  follows: 
 
  1-14    "43-45-16.1. 
 
  1-15    The commission and the Commissioner shall provide by rule 
  1-16    or regulation for the issuance of official Georgia wood 
  1-17    infestation inspection reports.  Such reports shall be 
  1-18    written instruments issued for the purpose of certifying 
  1-19    that a structure is apparently free from wood-destroying 
  1-20    organisms as a basis for transfer of real property and 
  1-21    shall be issued only by a pest control operator certified 
  1-22    in wood-destroying organisms.  Such instrument shall carry 
  1-23    a guarantee that if an infestation of wood-destroying 
  1-24    organisms from which apparent freedom is certified is 
  1-25    found within one year from the date of issuance, the 
  1-26    infested structure shall be treated by the licensee free 
  1-27    of charge and subject to such reasonable terms and 
  1-28    conditions as specified in such rules or regulations. 
  1-29    This Code section shall apply to all official Georgia wood 
  1-30    infestation inspection reports issued on or after the 
  1-31    effective date of this Code section." 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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  2- 1                           SECTION 2. 
 
  2- 2  All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are 
  2- 3  repealed. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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