SUMMARY OF GENERAL STATUTES ENACTED AT THE 1991 SESSION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL 316 STATE CAPITOL ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30334 LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL 316 STATE CAPITOL ATLANTA, GEORGIA COMMITTEE MEMBERS THOMAS B. MURPHY Speaker, House of Representatives Chairman HAMILTON MCWHORTER, JR. Secretary of the Senate Secretary PIERRE HOWARD Lieutenant Governor SENATOR A. QUILLIAN BALDWIN, JR. SENATOR J. NATHAN DEAL SENATOR WAYNE GARNER SENATOR C. DONALD JOHNSON, JR. SENATOR LOYCE W. TURNER REPRESENTATIVE TERRY L. COLEMAN REPRESENTATIVE JACK CONNELL REPRESENTATIVE WILLIAM J. DOVER REPRESENTATIVE CHARLES THOMAS REPRESENTATIVE LARRY WALKER GLENN W. ELLARD Clerk, House of Representatives SEWELL R. BRUMBY Legislative Counsel COMMITTEE MEMBERS: THOMAS B. M-URPHY SPEAKER. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES HAMILTON McWHORTER. JR. SECRETARY OF THE SENATE SECRETARY PIERRE HOWARD PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE GLENN W. ELLARD CLERK. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES SEWELL R. BRUMBY LEGISL.ATIVE COUNSEL. LEGISLATIVE SERVICES COMMITTEE OFFICE OF LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL 316 STATE CAPITOL ATLANTA GEORGIA 30334 14041 656-5000 COMMITTEE MEMBERS: SENATORS A. QUILLIAN BALDWIN, JR J. NATHAN DEAL WAYNE GARNER C. DONALD JOHNSON, JR. LOYCE W. TURNER REPRESENTATIVES TERRY L. COLEMAN JACK CONNELL WILLIAM J. DOVER CHARLES THOMAS LARRY WALKER TO: MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE AND LOCAL OFFICIALS OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS We are pleased to transmit to you the "Summary of General Statutes Enacted at the 1991 Session of the General Assembly of Georgia." This represents one of the services which the Legislative Services Committee and the Office of Legislative Counsel perform for the legislative branch of government. Other services include bill drafting, research, statutory and Code revision, rendering of opinions, counseling, legislative reference, interim committee staffing, and preparation of reports. The Office of Legislative Counsel drafted a total of 5,000 bill, resolutions, and amendments for the 1991 session. Of this number, 1,114 had been prepared by the convening date of the session, leaving a total of 3,886 which were drafted during the session. The members of the committee and the Office of Legislative Counsel join in the sincere hope that this booklet will be of benefit to those who use it. FOREWORD This booklet contains a summary of the general statutes of state-wide application which were enacted at the 1991 regular session of the General Assembly of Georgia. No resolutions or Acts with special application have been included. This year's booklet also includes for the first time a table of Code sections amended and enacted at the 1991 session. It would be impractical to minutely analyze each statute because to do so would defeat the main purpose which it is hoped that this booklet accomplishes. It is intended to be used as a convenient reference for persons desiring to know which laws were enacted or desiring to ascertain the main features of each Act without the necessity of reading the Act in its entirety. It should be pointed out that for specific, detailed information on any pa,rticular law, the Act itself should be examined. Acts may be readily located in the Georgia Laws by Act number, since the Acts are published in the Georgia Laws in numerical order by Act number. In addition, the Georgia Laws contain a table for converting Act numbers to Georgia Laws page numbers. This summary is not to be deemed in any manner as an opinion from the Office of Legislative Counsel, and the question of constitutionality has not been considered in any respect. It is hoped that this booklet will benefit all who have occasion to use it. Comments and suggestions for improvement are welcomed and should be directed to the Office of Legislative Counsel. Sewell R. Brumby Legislative Counsel GENERAL ASSIINBLY 1991 SBSSIOII SmlllARY SIGIIBD/VB'!OBD BOOSE BILLS Ill'l'RODUCED PASSED PDDIIIG LOST. ETC. BY GOYBIUIOR 1699 449 639 11 440 9 Generals Passed . 264 Locals Passed .. 185 449 Pending --- To be carried over: Sent to the Governor for approval .... 449 House 549 Senate .. 86 Conference 2 Sub/Ams............ 2 639 Lost, Unfavorable . 11 1T SIGNED/VB'!OED BOUSE RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED ADOPTED PENDIIIG LOST.ETC. BY GOVEJUI01l 635 556 78 1 33 l Generals Adopted . 32 Constitutional By operation of lav l Amendments Adopted 3 Privilege Adopted 521 556 Sent to the Governor for approval . 35 Pending --- To be carried over: House ...... 71 Senate . 6 Sub/Ams............ l 78 - r Lost, Unfavorable 1 ------------------------------------------------------ SIGNED/VETOED SENATE BILLS INTRODUCED PASSED PENDING LOST. ETC. BY GOVERNOR 457 159 293 5 155 4 Generals Passed 110 Locals Passed 49 159 Sent to the Governor for approval . 159 Pending --- To be carried over: House . 101 Senate ... 186 Conference . l Sub/Ams............ 5 293 Lost, Unfavorable, 4 Indefinitely Postponed. 1 5 SIGNED/VETOED SENATE RESOLUTIONS INTRODUCED ADOPTED PENDING LOST.ETC. BY GOVERROR 344 286 56 2 21 l Generals Adopted . 21 Constitutional Ams .. 0 Privilege Adopted 265 ' 286 Sent to the Governor for approval ... 22 Pending --- To be carried over: House ...... 10 Senate ... 45 55 Lost, Unfavorable ... 2 -2 GENERAL ASSl!IIBLY 1991 SESSION SUMMARY SIGNED/VETOED TOTAL BILLS INTRODUCED PASSED PENDING LOST r ETC. BY GOVERNOR House.................. 1099 449 639 11 440 9 Senate................. 457 159 293 5 155 4 1556 608 932 16 Tis TI SIGNED/VETOED BY OPERATION TOTAL RESOLUTIONS IJl'l'RO. House .. 635 ADOPTED 556 PBIIDING 78 LOSTfETC. BY GOVBRIK>R 33 i OP LAW 1 Senate 344 979 286 56 2 BIT Tii 3 21 l 0 si 2 T The Acts in this summary are arranged according to the title of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated which they amend. In those cases in which an Act amends more than one Code title, the Act appears under only one of the affected titles. A table of titles appears below. No Acts are listed for those titles which are indicated by an asterisk. Title 1 Title 2 'fit le 3 Title 4 'l'itle 5 Title 6 'l'itle 7 'l'itle 8 'l'itle 9 Title 10 Title 11* Title 12 Title 13 Title 14 Title 15 Title 16 Title 17 Title 18* Title 19 Title 20 Title 21 Title 22 Title 23* Title 24 Title 25 Title 26 Title 27 Title 28 Title 29 Title 30 'l'itle 31 Title 32 Title 33 Title 34 Title 35 Title 36 Title 37 Title 38 Title 39* 'l'itle 40 Title 41 * Title 42 Title 43 Title 44 Title 45 Title 46 Title 47 Title 48 Title 49 Title 50 Title 51 Title 52* Title 53 General Provisions Agriculture Alcoholic Beverages Animals Appeal and Error Aviation Banking and Finance Buildings and Housing Civil Practice Commerce and Trade Commercial Code Conservation and Natural Resources Contracts Corporations, Partnerships, and Associations Courts Crimes and Offenses Criminal Procedure Debtor and Creditor Domestic Relations Education Elections Eminent Domain Equity Evidence Fire Protection and Safety Food, Drugs, and Cosmetics Game and Fish General Assembly Guardian and Ward Handicapped Persons Health Highways, Bridges, and Ferries Insurance Labor and Industrial Relations Law Enforcement Officers and Agencies Local Government Mental Health Military, Emergency Management, and Veterans Affairs Minors Motor Vehicles and Traffic Nuisances Penal Institutions Professions and Businesses Property Public Officers and Employees Public Utilities and Public Transportation Retirement and Pensions Revenue and Taxation Social Services State Government Torts Waters of the State Wills, Trusts, and Administration of Estates TITLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Act 9; HB 167 This Act makes extensive editorial amendments to the Official Code of Georgia Annotated to correct typographical, stylistic, and other errors and omissions and reenacts the statutory portion of the Code as so amended. Effective March 14, 1991. Act 579; SB 311 This Act provides additional definitions applicable to the laws and statutes generally by creating definitions for agriculture, agricultural operations, or agricultural or farm products and definitions for crops or growing crops. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 1-3-3. Effective April 23, 1991. Act 383; SB 130 This Act provides for Girls and Women in Sports Day to be the first Thursday in February, beginning in 1992. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 1-4-10. Effective July 1, 1991. TITLE 2 AGRICULTURE Act 315; HB 475 This Act amends the "Georgia Boll Weevil Eradication Act of 1985" to change the powers of the Commissioner of Agriculture. The Commissioner is authorized to exempt from the assessment penalty requirements those cotton growers for whom paying the assessment penalties would impose an undue hardship. The Commissioner is authorized to levy and collect his own executions. The Act provides that the Commissioner shall have a special lien on cotton that shall be superior to any other lien provided by law. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 2-7-154, 2-7-156, and 2-7-158. Effective April 9, 1991. Act 424; HB 660 This Act provides that if only one person qualifies for a position on the Agricultural Commodity Commission for Peanuts, then no election shall be required and that person shall automatically become a member of the commission. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 2-8-53. Effective July 1, 1991. Act 447; HB 844 This Act changes the definition of agricultural products to include dairy products. The Act requires any person who purchases dairy products from producers or cooperative associations for the purpose of manufacturing, pasteurizing, or distributing dairy products to post a surety bond with the Commissioner of Agriculture; an exception is provided. 'rhe Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 2-9-1, 2-9-5, and 2-9-15. Effective July 1, 1991. - 1- TITLE 3 ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES Act 480; SB 389 This Act authorizes the sale of wine on Sundays by farm wineries in special entertainment districts. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 3-6-21.2. Effective July 1, 1991. TITLE 4 ANIMALS Act 277; HB 174 This Act authorizes the Commissioner of Agriculture to apply for and the superior court to grant an injunction in connection with bovine diseases and swine mycobacteriosis. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 4-4-96.1 and 4-4-151. Effective July 1, 1991. Act 371; HB 438 This Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 4-6-11 to provide that a person who purchases leased livestock from or a commission merchant who sells leased livestock for the lessee of such livestock shall not be liable to the owner or lessor of such livestock unless, prior to the purchase or sale, the purchaser or commission merchant has received notice of the owner's or lessor's ownership interest in such livestock by either written notice or by an identification mark or brand on such livestock. Effective July 1, 1991. Act 348; HB 292 This Act provides that an equine activity sponsor or an equine professional shall not be liable for an injury to or the death of a participant resulting from the inherent risks of equine activities. The Act provides exceptions to immunity for equine activity sponsors and equine professionals. The Act requires that a warning notice be posted at locations where equine activities are conducted advising participants of the privileges of immunity granted by the Act. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 4-12-1 through 4-12-4. Effective July 1, 1991, and applicable only to causes of action filed on or after July 1, 1991. TITLE 5 APPEAL AND ERROR Act 302; HB 69 This Act provides that the bill of costs for every application to the Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari or for applications for appeals filed in or for appeals to the Supreme Court or the Court of Appeals shall be $80.00. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 5-6-4. Effective July 1, 1991. - 2- TITLE 5 (continued) Act 303; HB 70 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 5-6-35 to change the dollar amount from $2,500.00 to $10,000.00 so that appeals in all actions for damages in which the judgment is $10,000.00 or less shall be taken as provided in said O.C.G.A. section. The Act shall apply to all appeals filed or presented for filing on or after July 1, 1991. Effective July 1, 1991. TITLE 6 AVIATION Act 401; HB 548 This Act prohibits counties and municipalities from condemning property outside their territorial boundaries for airport purposes without the express authority of each local government within whose boundaries all or any portion of such property lies. The Act shall be repealed on July 1, 1992. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 6-3-22.1. Effective April 11, 1991. TITLE 7 BANKING AND FINANCE Act 358; HB 383 This Act amends O.C.G.A. section 7-1-705 to require certain licensed check cashers to maintain a surety bond in the amount of $10,000.00 if the licensee operates three or fewer locations. If the licensee operates a fourth or fifth location, an additional bond of $5,000.00 for each such location must be maintained and, for each such location operated by the licensee in excess of a fifth location, a bond in the amount of $1,000.00 must be maintained. Effective July 1, 1991. Act 379; HB 470 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 7-1-709 so as to provide that a person shall not be required to be licensed as a check casher if the person cashes checks incidental to the retail sale of goods or services for a consideration of not more than 1 percent of the face amount of the check or $1.00 per check, whichever is greater, and the aggregate gross income received by such person from the cashing of checks does not exceed $25,000.00 per annum. Effective July 1, 1991. Act 455; SB 34 This Act amends O.C.G.A. section 7-1-745, relating to the powers of business development corporations, by repealing the provisions which restrict a business development corporation from approving a loan application unless the applicant has been refused a loan by at least two other financial institutions. Effective July 1, 1991. - 3- TITLE 7 (continued) Act 502; SB 162 This Act provides that any board of directors, director, or officer of a financial institution shall not incur civil liability for providing information regarding the appearance or suspicion of criminal activity involving certain individuals to the Department of Banking and Finance or to a federal bank supervisory agency. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 7-1-840. Effective July 1, 1991. TITLE 8 BUILDINGS AND HOUSING Act 416; HB 605 This Act changes the effective date of O.C.G.A. Section 8-2-3 from July 1, 1991, to April 1, 1992. Effective July 1, 1991. Act 16; HB 439 This Act provides that elevators, dumbwaiters, escalators, manlifts, and moving walks subject to inspection by private inspectors shall be inspected within 60 days following the required reinspection date. Failure to obtain such inspection shall result in a $500.00 fine. Inspection fees are due within 60 days of completion of inspections and interest shall accrue on all unpaid fees. The Act provides that the Commissioner of Labor may order the temporary cessation of operation of a boiler or pressure vessel which an inspection has determined to be unsafe or hazardous. The Act provides for the inspection of boilers and pressure vessels and for inspection fees. The Act further provides for inspection fees to be paid by the owner or operator of a carnival ride. The Act amends o.c.G.A. Sections 8-2-104, 34-11-15, 34-11-17, 34-13-5, and 34-13-8 and enacts O.C.G.A. Section 34-11-15.1. Effective July 1, 1991. Act 292; HB 614 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 8-3-50 to change the applicability of said Code section to municipalities having a population of 350,000 or more with regard to the appointment, qualifications, and tenure of housing authority commissioners. Effective April 4, 1991. Act 293; SB 35 This Act changes the definition of eligible persons and families in connection with bonds issued by the Georgia Residential Finance Authority to finance multifamily residential rental property. The Act makes changes in the powers of the authority with regard to issuing low-income housing credits. The Act sets a limit for outstanding bonds and notes for single-family residential housing at $985 million. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 8-3-172, 8-3-176, and 8-3-180. Effective April 4, 1991. - 4- TITLE 8 (continued) Act 543; SB 95 This Act abolishes the Georgia Residential Finance Authority and creates the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority as a successor entity. The Act designates the Georgia Housing and Finance Authority as the State Office of Housing. The Act provides for the membership, powers, duties, operations, obligations, rights, and liabilities of the authority. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 8-3-170, 8-3-171, 8-3-301, 8-3-306, 8-3-310, 16-9-55, 36-41-5, 36-41-12, 36-82-182, 36-82-190, 36-82-195, 44-14-5, 50-8-13, and 50-17-21 and enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 50-26-2 through 50-26-18. Effective July 1, 1991. TITLE 9 CIVIL PRACTICE Act 343; HB 259 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 9-3-29, relating to actions for breach of restrictive covenants, so as to expand the applicability of that provision to include violations of building set-back lines. Effective July 1, 1991. Act 288; HB 461 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 9-10-150, relating to continuances during a legislative session when a party or attorney is a member of the General Assembly, so as to authorize such continuances for certain parties or attorneys serving as staff for certain legislative officers. The Act also amends O.C.G.A. Section 9-10-160, relating to continuances for absence of a witness, so as to require the application to show that the witness does not reside outside the state. Effective July 1, 1991. Act 297; SB 238 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 9-10-153, relating to continuances as a result of service in the National Guard, so as to also authorize such continuances when service in the armed forces directly prevents attendance in court. Effective July 1, 1991. Act 333; HB 188 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 9-11-4, relating to service of process in,civil actions, so as to provide that process may be served by any United States citizen who is not a party, who is at least 18 years of age, and who has been appointed by the court as a permanent process server. Effective July 1, 1991. - 5- TITLE 10 COMMERCE AND TRADE Act 392; HB 293 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-1-7, relating to retail installment contracts and revolving accounts, to provide that a revolving account may provide for a delinquency charge not to exceed $5.00. Effective July 1, 1991. Act 484; HB 47 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 10-1-7 to change the amount of check dishonor fee under "The Retail Installment and Home Solicitation Sales Act" to an amount not to exceed $20.00 or 5 percent of the amount of the check, whichever is greater. The Act further amends O.C.G.A. Section 13-6-15, relating to damages for writing bad checks, to change the service charge to . an amount not to exceed $20.00 or 5 percent instrument, whichever is greater. Effective April 16, 1991. YE This Act amends O.C.G.A on to remove the limitation on erv tickets are sold by an auth ti of the face amount of the Dting to ticket scalping, h may be charged when ugh a licensed business. Act 456; SB 39 This Act prohibits a merchant from requiring a purchaser's personal or business telephone number as a condition of purchase when payment for the transaction is made by credit card and prohibits a merchant from recording the number of a purchaser's credit card as a condition of acceptance of a check or draft as payment for a purchase. The Act shall not prohibit the recording of a credit card number as a condition to cashing a check pursuant to an agreement between the credit card issuer and merchant or requesting a purchaser to display a credit or charge card as a means of identification or recording the type of credit or charge card displayed as a means of identification or recording the address or telephone number of a credit cardholder for shipping purposes. The Act further provides for cease and desist orders or civil penalties to be issued by the administrator of consumer affairs. 'l'he Act enacts O.C.G.A. Section 10-1-393.3 and amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-1-397. Effective July 1, 1991. Act 494; HB 350 This Act amends o.c.G.A. Section 10-1-397 to provide that whenever the administrator of consumer affairs issues a cease and desist order to any person regarding the use of a telephone number which when called automatically imposes a per-call charge or other cost to the consumer, other than a regular charge imposed for long-distance service, including but not limited to a telephone number in which the local prefix is 976 or in which the long-distance prefix is 900, the administrator may certify to the appropriate local or long-distance carrier responsible for billing consumers for the charges that billing for the charges or for certain of the charges should be suspended. The Act further provides that carriers shall suspend billings without incurring any liability or being made a party to subsequent proceedings concerning the orders of the administrator. Effective April 16, 1991. - 6- TITLE 10 (continued) Act 479; SB 375 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-1-510 to prohibit a printer from entering into an agreement with a customer to duplicate a work of fine art when the customer's paid or unpaid obligations to the printer for prior or current duplications of that work of fine art exceed $2,000.00 unless the printer obtains a signed statement from the customer that the customer has the legal right or license authorizing such duplication or that those rights have passed into the public domain pursuant to federal copyright laws. The Act further provides that a person who is injured by a violator of the Act may recover trebled actual damages, court costs, and attorney's fees. Effective July 1, 1991. Act 387; HB 646 This Act amends the "Motor Vehicle warranty Practices Act" to provide that, in the determination of what constitutes reasonable warranty reimbursement to dealers, the principal factors to be considered shall be the retail price paid to dealers for parts, which shall not be less than the retail price for such parts being paid to the dealer by nonwarranty customers, and the prevailing hourly labor rates paid to dealers for such repair, work, or service in the community. The Act further provides that all protections afforded a motor vehicle dealer under O.C.G.A. Section 10-1-651 shall be available to a motor vehicle distributor whose distributor agreement is terminated or modified by a manufacturer or importer. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 10-1-641 and 10-1-651. Effective July 1, 1991. Act 323; HB 32 This Act amends O.C.G.A, Section 10-1-789 to provide that all persons who, on or after July 1, 1990, but prior to January 1, 1991, paid or should have paid the fee designated in such O.C.G.A. section shall receive the protections under the "Motor Vehicle Warranty Rights Act" with respect to defective automobiles. Effective April 10, 1991. Act 307; HB 175 This Act enacts the "Farm Tractor Warranty Act" which provides that if the manufacturer or its authorized dealers are unable to repair a farm tractor and conform it to the warranty after four attempts within an 18 month period following original delivery, the manufacturer shall replace or repurchase the farm tractor. The Act provides that no dealer or distributor shall be held liable by the manufacturer or by the consumer for any collateral charges, damages, costs, purchase price refunds, or vehicle replacements, and manufacturers and consumers shall not have a cause of action against a dealer or distributor under the Act, The Act authorizes a manufacturer to establish an informal dispute settlement pursuant to federal law and settlement of the dispute under such procedure takes precedence over certain provisions of the Act. The Act provides that a consumer injured by a violation of the provisions relating to the informal dispute settlement may bring a civil action to enforce the provisions and recover costs, including attorney's fees. The Act further provides for certain affirmative defenses and provides that the Act does not limit other remedies available to a consumer under law. The Act enacts O.C.G.A. Sections 10-1-810 through 10-1-819, Effective July 1, 1991, - 7- TITLE 10 (continued) Act 278; HB 177 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-2-5 to delete certain provisions relating to the duty of the Commissioner of Agriculture to weigh, measure, or inspect packaged commodities and to provide for such Commissioner to employ testing, inspection, and sampling procedures which are in accordance with certain state laws, rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or procedures designated in Handbooks 130 and 133 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Effective July 1, 1991. Act 257; HB 256 This Act repeals the provisions which require certified public weighers to post surety bonds. The Act repeals O.C.G.A. Section 10-2-44 and amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-2-50. Effective July 1, 1991. Act 301; SB 267 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-6-2, relating to the creation and nature of the agency relationship, to provide that any deed or other instrument executed under seal pursuant to an agency created by an act not under seal, if not otherwise required to be under seal for its validity, shall be binding upon the principal and valid as if an unsealed instrument. Effective July 1, 1991. Act 546; SB 100 This Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 10-9-6 to add two members to the board of governors of the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority. Effective April 18, 1991. Act 454; HB 928 This Act authorizes the Geo. L. Smith II Georgia World Congress Center Authority to obtain conviction data from the records of the Georgia Crime Information Center and the Federal Bureau of Investigation with respect to officers and employees and prospective officers and employees of the authority for the purpose of making employment decisions. The Act provides that contracts or other agreements for use of the projects of the authority shall not be assignable or transferable without the consent of the authori~y. The Act authorizes the authority to adopt reasonable regulations governing commercial and other activities within the boundaries of any project and in areas adjacent thereto. The Act authorizes the authority to establish a police force or security guard division to watch over and protect the projects and property under the jurisdiction of the authority. The Act further provides that local law enforcement officers of a jurisdiction where facilities of the authority are located shall have concurrent law enforcement jurisdiction with the authority police and, in the event of a conflict, shall have jurisdiction over authority police. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Sections 10-9-9, 10-9-14, and 10-9-15. Effective April 12, 1991. - 8- TITLE 10 (continued) Act 540; HB 208 This Act provides that business records required to be kept by state law or regulation may be destroyed after three years without constituting an offense under such law or regulation. The Act further provides that reproductions of original business records constitute compliance with any law requiring that business records be preserved. The Act does not apply to minute books of corporations or to records of sales or other transactions involving weapons or poisons capable of use in the commission of crimes. The Act enacts o.c.G.A. Sections 10-11-1, 10-11-2, and 10-11-3. Effective July 1, 1991. TITLE 12 CONSERVATION AND NATURAL RESOURCES Act 558; HB 274 This Act provides for the appointment and removal of the director of the Environmental Protection Division of the Department of Natural Resources by the Board of Natural Resources with the approval of the Governor. The Act provides for the appointment of an Environmental Advisory Council by the Governor. The Act amends O.C.G.A. Section 12-2-2. Effective July 1, 1991. llpaf1"'1i6r0'bltl;~~~u'~~ This Act authorizes and. regulaUons p.ovidlng VETO NO. 8; SB 272 he fo 1 Resources to adopt rules un