| HB 0213 |
Neutral | Georgia Hemp Farming Act |
John Corbett |
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5/10/2019 |
Effective Date |
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs |
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs |
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| This legislation allows for the farming of industrial hemp. The bill authorizes the Georgia Department of Agriculture to issue hemp growers licenses and hemp processors permits as well as requires the Department to create a plan to regulate hemp production. Colleges and universities within the University System of Georgia would be allowed to conduct research on the cultivation and uses of hemp.
Hemp growers and producers would have to get a criminal background check conducted by local law enforcement. In addition, they would be required to give the GBI, Dept of Agriculture and state and local law enforcement access to where hemp is being processed, handled, cultivated or harvested to conduct inspections.
This legislation is in response to a 2018 House Study Committee on Industrial Hemp Production. The study committee meeting details and the final committee report can be found here. |
| HB 0545 |
Neutral | Limitations On Nuisance Claims Against Agriculture Facilities and Operations |
Tom McCall |
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6/18/2020 |
Senate - Senate Passed/Adopted By Substitute |
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs |
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs |
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| This legislation prohibits a property owner, whether residential or commercial, from bringing a nuisance action against any kind of agricultural facility or operation unless they are within 5 miles of the source of the alleged nuisance activity. The lawsuit is allowed to be filed within two years after the nuisance occurs.
This legislation keeps in place the ability to file a nuisance action when a nuisance results from the negligent, improper, or illegal operation of any agricultural facility or operation. |
| HB 0854 |
Neutral | Battery-Charged Electric Fences |
Dale Rutledge |
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3/13/2020 |
Senate Read and Referred |
Governmental Affairs |
Assignments |
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| This bill stipulates that local governments shall treat/regulate battery-charged "fence detection systems" as they do other alarm systems as defined in law. A fence detection system is an alarm system or electronic security system and ancillary components attached to the system that must be surrounded by a nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is at least five feet tall and marked with conspicuous warning signs reading "Warning-Electric Fence". These fences may only be deployed in industrial and commercial districts. |
| HB 0897 |
Support | Timber Harvesting: Changes to County Ordinance & New Notification Website |
James Burchett |
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7/22/2020 |
Effective Date |
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs |
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs |
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| This legislation establishes a framework for a statewide timber harvest notification webpage housed by the Georgia Forestry Commission, increases the fine for harvesters who fail to notify the county that they are operating, and increases the bond amount due by harvesters who have previously been found to cause damage to county roads/rights of way. In addition, the legislation narrows the scope of when the bond can be used and creates a timeline for when and how a county can utilize a bond.
For additional details, including background information, click here. |
| HB 1093 |
Neutral | Agricultural Commodity Commission for Wine and Grapes |
Steven Meeks |
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8/3/2020 |
Effective Date |
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs |
Agriculture and Consumer Affairs |
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This legislation creates a Agricultural Commodity Commission for Wine and Grapes. |
