A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 12, Code Section 16-12-4, Code Section 19-11-9, Chapter 2 of Title 26, Title 31, and Code Section 43-18-75 of the O.C.G.A., relating to conservation and natural resources, cruelty to animals, location of absent parents by department, standards, labeling, and adulteration of food, health, and inspections, suspension or revocation of license, and other disciplinary actions, respectively, so as to provide for the reorganization of county boards of health; to revise the powers of county boards of health; to authorize the Department of Public Health to select district health directors; to provide for qualifications of district health directors; to authorize the commissioner of public health to select chief medical officers; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

Statutes affected:
As introduced LC 33 8686ER: 16-12-4, 19-11-9, 43-18-75, 12-8-1, 12-15-5, 12-15-7, 26-2-371, 26-2-372, 26-2-373, 26-2-373.1, 26-2-377, 26-2-375, 26-2-370, 26-2-21, 26-2-376, 26-2-391, 26-2-392, 31-3-4, 31-3-15, 31-3-5, 31-3-5.1, 31-3-6, 31-3-9, 31-3-11, 31-3-14, 31-3-12, 31-5-21, 31-12-2, 31-19-1, 31-19-4, 31-19-7, 31-19-5, 31-28-2, 31-28-3, 31-28-4, 31-28-5, 31-40-2, 31-40-3, 31-40-4, 31-45-4, 31-45-5, 31-45-6, 31-45-7, 31-45-8, 31-45-9, 31-45-11, 31-45-12, 31-45-13
Committee sub LC 33 8737S: 31-3-11, 31-3-15, 31-3-14, 31-3-4
As passed Senate: 31-3-11, 31-3-15, 31-3-14, 31-3-4
LC 33 9047S/hss: 16-13-30.7, 40-5-100, 40-5-104