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Senate
Bill 314
By:
Senators Heath of the 31st, Bulloch of the 11th, Hill of the 4th and Mullis of
the 53rd
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 16-7-43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to littering public or private property or waters and enforcing personnel, so as
to provide that any person who distributes unsolicited printed material to
yards, driveways, walkways, or porches shall retrieve any such materials not
picked up; to provide for a penalty, to repeal conflicting laws; and for other
purposes.
BE
IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:
SECTION
1.
Code
Section 16-7-43 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to littering
public or private property or waters and enforcing personnel, is amended by
adding a new subsection to read as follows:
"(h)
Any person who distributes or causes to be distributed any unsolicited
newspaper, handbill, or other printed material by placing copies in more than 50
yards, driveways, walkways, or porches shall, within four days from the date of
such distribution, retrieve any such printed material not picked up. Failure to
do so shall constitute a separate misdemeanor for each item of printed
material."
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.