Georgia Water/Laws/Wildflower Preservation Act of 1973

Georgia Wildflower Preservation Act of 1973, O.C.G.A. 12-6-170

General Description
This Act provides for the designation of officially protected plants and authorizes rules for the collection, transport, sale and listing of these plants.

Administrative Authority
Under this Act, Georgia’s DNR has the authority to list as protected any plants meeting the requirements approved by the Board of Natural Resources.

Substance of Act
Protected plants must not be collected on public lands unless authorized by the DNR. Protected plants must not be transported unless permission has been granted by the landowner as evidenced by the presence of an affixed tag from the DNR and a written document detailing such permission. The At also authorizes the enforcement of these policies through prosecution of any violations of the Act.