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Bill would classify portable sawmill operations as agricultural practice on agricultural-zoned property
Summary
Rep. Jenkins said HB 413 would define portable sawmill operations as an agricultural practice when conducted on agricultural-zoned land; committee members discussed local zoning authority and scale concerns; the item was presented as a hearing for further consideration.
Rep. Jenkins presented HB 413, which would add portable sawmill operations to the statutory definition of agricultural practices in Chapter 1 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia. Jenkins described the measure as aimed primarily at urban and small-scale farmers who use trailer-mounted mills to process timber that otherwise would be discarded.
"This bill defines portable sawmill operations as an agricultural practice because the production of timber is an agricultural practice," Jenkins said,…
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