§ 31-44-5. Exceptions to Licensing Requirement
The following facilities are not required to be licensed under this chapter: A hospital permitted under Chapter 7 of this title that provides dialysis to individuals receiving services from the hospital; The office of a physician unless the office is used primarily as an end stage renal disease facility; or Federal or state agency facilities. […]
§ 31-41-12. Definitions
As used in this article, the term: “Confirmed lead poisoning” means a confirmed concentration of lead equal to or greater than 3.5 micrograms of lead per deciliter using a single venous blood test or two capillary blood tests taken within 12 weeks of each other. “Day-care facility” means a structure or structures used as a […]
§ 31-41-13. Notice of Lead Poisoning Hazard
Upon determination that a lead poisoning hazard exists, the department shall give written notice of the lead poisoning hazard to the owner of the dwelling, dwelling unit, school, or day-care facility and to all persons residing in or attending the dwelling or facility. The department shall also make every reasonable and practicable effort to provide […]
§ 31-41-14. Abatement of Lead Poisoning Hazard
Upon determination that a child less than six years of age has a confirmed lead poisoning and that the child resides in, attends, or regularly visits a dwelling, dwelling unit, school, or day-care facility containing lead poisoning hazards, the department shall require a lead hazard abatement. The department shall also require a lead hazard abatement […]
§ 31-41-15. Owner Liability for Units Constructed Prior to 1978
Any owner of a residential housing unit constructed prior to 1978 who is sued by a current or former occupant seeking damages for injuries allegedly arising from exposure to lead-based paint or lead-contaminated dust shall not be deemed liable: (1) for any injuries sustained by that occupant after the owner first complied with the maintenance […]
§ 31-40-6. Enforcement of Chapter; Inspection of Premises
The department and the county boards of health and their duly authorized agents are authorized and empowered to enforce compliance with this chapter and the rules and regulations adopted and promulgated under this chapter and, in connection therewith, to enter upon and inspect the premises of a body art studio at any reasonable time and […]
§ 31-41-16. Certificate Evidencing Compliance; Liability Relief
An owner of a unit who has complied with the maintenance standard may apply annually to the department for, and upon presentation of acceptable proof of compliance shall be provided by the department a certificate evidencing such compliance. The owner shall be entitled to the liability relief provided for in Code Section 31-41-15 upon obtaining […]
§ 31-40-7. Criminal Penalty
Any person, firm, or corporation performing body art without a valid permit shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. History. Code 1981, § 31-40-7 , enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 446, § 2; Ga. L. 2019, p. 462, § 2-1/SB 214. The 2019 amendment, effective July 1, 2019, substituted “performing body art” for “operating a […]
§ 31-41-17. Advice Regarding Cleaning Activities
In any residential housing unit, day-care facility, or school occupied by a child less than six years old who has an elevated blood lead level, the department shall advise, in writing, the owner or managing agent and the child’s parents or legal guardian as to the importance of carrying out routine cleaning activities in the […]
§ 31-40-8. Display of Notification Concerning Disqualification From Military Service
Each body art studio shall conspicuously display in a prominent place easily seen by patrons a printed sign that warns that any body art on the face, neck, forearm, hand, or lower leg of an individual may automatically disqualify such individual from military service in the armed forces of the United States. Such notice shall […]