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Conservationists Are Pleased
By New Dog Law
Georgia conservationists are
pleased by the passage of dog
control and scenic rivers legis
lation during the recent session
of the General Assembly, but
disappointed over the failure of
marshlands protection bills and
the adoption of a curtailed bud
get request for the State Game
and Fish Commission.
The new dog control bills
passed by both houses will re
quire all of Georgia’s 159 coun
ties to have a dog control war
den and a dog pound. At pres
ent, only 35 counties have a dog
pound to help control unwanted,
abandoned, and stray dogs. Tie
bll n lui ri i xV- logs to be vac
cinated and identified with a
numbered tag on a collar or har
ness, and allows counties to col
lect up to a 50 cent license fee
per dog. Other provisions re
quire the leashing of female
dogs in heat, and make dog own
ers liable for the actions of their
dogs.
The major provisions of the
new dog control iaws wi’ :ik ■
effect on July I, 1970. They
were supported by the Game and
Fish Commission as improve
ments over existing weak laws,
although the two bills did not
contain provisions for statewide
administration or a general pen
or leash requirement.
Tie scenic rivers bill adopt
ed by the General Assembly
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does not create any State scen
ic rivers at present, but pro
vides a legal framework for fu
ture action on an individual
stream basis by the legislature,
based on recommendations
from studies by the Georgia Na
tural Areas Council. The scen
ic rivers system would give le
gal protection to unique Georgia
rivers from unwarranted dams,
channelization, development, or
pollution.
Both measures are now a
waiting action by Governor Les
ter Maddox, who has until the
end of April to either sign or
veto the bills, or to allow them
to become law in the absence
of his action.
H. 3. 212, the coastal marsh
lands protection bill, failed to
get out of the Senate Industry
and Labor Committee, after
squeaking through the house
with the necessary constitution
al majority after House Speaker
George L. Smith rescued it with
his crucial “Aye” vote at the
last minute. Since all bills will
carry over to the 1970 session,
it will be revived next year.
Originally calling for a state
wide conservation oriented
board to approve permits for
filling and dredging in coas
tal areas, the House passed
version omitted the state
board, leaving approval up to
counties and cities .done. The
amended version did add an im-
portant provision calling on ap
plicants for filling and dredg
ing permits to prove their own
ership of marshlands by fil
ing a certificate of title with
the secretary of state. A com
panion resolution calling on the
Attorney General to make a le
gal study of marshland owner
ship never got out of the House
Natural Resources Committee,
and proposals to curb the au
thority of the State Mineral
Leasing Commission were nev
er actively considered.
After facing a cut of $173,000
under its existing budget, the
State Game And Fish Commis
sion ended up with a slight
budget increase of $50,971,
which was $426,187 less than the
amount requested by Governor
Maddox and $1,233,158 below the
original request of the Com
mission. As a result of the
cuts, the Commission was
forced to curtail plans to con
struct two new public fishing
lakes; to build three district
law enforcement offices to re
place dilapidated facilities at
Gainesville, Thomson, and Ma
con; and to hire 10 additional
wildlife rangers, including a
separate saltwater patrol.
However, an interim commit
tee was created by the General
Assembly to study game and fish
revenue needs in the near fu
ture. Along with a small in
crease in hunting and fishing li
cense fees, the committee is ex-
pected to consider possible en
actment of a requirement for a
trout fishing stamp and a deer
hunting stamp, similar to those
required in many other states.
ALL TYPES OF
JOB PRINTING
BROCHURES,
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ENVELOPES,
CATALOGS,
PROGRAMS,
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PERFECTION ON
MODERN EQUIPMENT.
THE FORSYTH
COUNTY NEWS
Galls For More Action
On Water Pollution
The Georgia Water Quality
Control Board recently heard
its executive secretary, R. S.
“Rock” Howard, Jr. # cite the
budgetary and personnel in
creases Georgia needs if the
state is to step up its battle a
gainst water pollution. His re
marks were made during the
regular quarterly meeting of the
board held at Callaway Gar
dens.
“At the rate our counties,
municipalities and industries
are currently proceeding, to
day’s pollution problems will
not be cleaned up for another
15-17 years. If we are to pro
vide for the requirements of a
growing population and an ex
panding industry we are going
to have to treat more water bet
ter and faster,” said Howard.
“Last year we certified 22
municipal and county applica
tions for federal construction
grants totalling $4.7 million.
On the other hand we have in
our files another 65 applications
for grants totalling S2B million
which were not certified be
cause the funds had not been
appropriated. Including grants,
the total spent on publicly owned
pollution control facilities in
Georgia last year was only $9
million about one - half
the amount spent during 1967.
For fiscal year 1970 we made
a state budget request for eight
new professional field person
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nel and SIO.B million in State
construction grants. Neither
item was approved, although we
did receive a $72,000 increase
in our operating budget.”
Preceding its formal meet
ing the board made a construc
tion site inspection tour of the
$64 million West Point Dam and
Reservoir. Now about 10 per
cent complete, the dam will
serve a 3,440 square mile a -
rea drained by the Chattahoo
chee River in Georgia and the
Apalachicola River in Alabama
and establish a water reser
voir of some 200 billion gal
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in 1973 benefits of assoo thous
and annually are expected to
accrue from prevented flood
damages. Power generation ca
pacity is expected to range to
193 million kilowatt hours an
nually. In addition, 42 public
recreation areas near the dam
are being planned to serve both
local residents and tourists.
“To meet the high water qual
ity standards demanded in the
area of West Point Dam will
mean an intensive effort to im
prove the water reaching it from
upstream in the Chattahoochee
River, ” noted Howard.
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THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS-APRIL 17, 1969
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They don’t make them
like they used to.
They may still look like they used to, but
that doesn't mean we still make them that
way.
We used to have a tiny rear window.
Now there's a big one.
We used to have a plain old rear seat.
Now there’s one that folds down.
Over the years, engine power has been
increased by 76%.
A dual brake system has been added.
The heater is much improved.
Fact is, over the years, over 2,200 such
improvements have been made. Yet, you
have to be some sort of a car nut to tell a
new one from an old one.
Which, of course, was the plan.
In 1949, when we decided not to out
date the bug, some of the big auto names
making big, fancy changes were Kaiser,
Hudson and Nash.
Not that we were right and they were
wrong, but one thing’s for sure: They don’t
make them like they used to either.
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