Georgia broadly preempts local firearms regulation under O.C.G.A. 16-11-173, reserving authority to the General Assembly while permitting limited local rules at government buildings and parks.
Under O.C.G.A. 16-11-173, the Georgia General Assembly occupies the field of firearm regulation. Counties, municipalities, and consolidated governments cannot regulate the possession, ownership, transport, carrying, transfer, sale, purchase, taxation, manufacture, or licensing of firearms, ammunition, or components. Limited exceptions allow regulation of discharge within municipal limits, employment of personnel, and use of firearms in government-owned buildings. Local ordinances inconsistent with state law are void, and individuals harmed by violations may sue for damages and attorney fees.
Local ordinances exceeding statutory authority are unenforceable; aggrieved parties may recover damages and attorney fees.
Chatham County, GA
Unincorporated Chatham County does not set numeric quiet hours. Code §11-101(h) bans amplified sound audible beyond the premises, and §11-109 caps vehicle tr...
Chatham County, GA
Chatham County Zoning Ordinance Sec. 5-1.3 limits residential fences to 6 feet in front and side yards and 8 feet in rear yards. Business district fences may...
Chatham County, GA
Code §22-103(b) makes it unlawful to permit a dog to run at large in unincorporated Chatham County. Dogs must be under manual control off the owner's propert...
Chatham County, GA
Consumer fireworks have been legal in Georgia since 2015 (HB 110, codified at O.C.G.A. § 25-10-1 et seq.). Under O.C.G.A. § 25-10-2, consumer fireworks may b...
Tybee Island, GA
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Chatham County, GA
Chatham County Code § 16-1304(1)(g) requires every STVR application to outline the parking rules of the rental and how occupants will comply. Parking rules m...
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