Georgia § 43-23-1 - Definitions.
Full text of Georgia Official Code of Georgia Annotated § 43-23-1 — Definitions., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43-23-1. Definitions.
As used in this chapter the term: "Board" means the Georgia Board of Landscape Architects. "Landscape architect" means a person who is licensed pursuant to this chapter to practice or teach landscape architecture. "Landscape architecture" means the performance of professional services, including, but not limited to, consultation, investigation, planning, design, preparation of drawings and specifications, and responsible supervision, all in connection with the preservation or determination of proper land uses, natural land features, esthetics, planting plans, the shaping of land to produce the best functional and esthetic effect, and grading plans with determination of drainage. This term shall also include the consideration of environmental problems involving land areas, as such problems relate to the public health, safety, and welfare. (Ga. L. 1958, p. 400, § 1; Code 1933, § 84-4001, enacted by Ga. L. 1976, p. 1730, § 1.)
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