Georgia Code Title 2. Agriculture § 2-12-83

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this Code section, any person violating any provision of this article or regulation adopted under this article shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

(b) Any person who distributes or applies a soil amendment which contains domestic septage as such term is defined in 40 C.F.R. 503.9 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor for the first offense. For the second or any subsequent offense, any person who distributes or applies a soil amendment which contains domestic septage as such term is defined in 40 C.F.R. 503.9 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of a high and aggravated nature and, upon conviction, shall be punished as provided in Code Section 17-10-4. Each such violation shall constitute a separate offense.

(c) Any person who distributes or applies a soil amendment which contains domestic septage as such term is defined in 40 C.F.R. 503.9 shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000.00 per violation. For the second or any subsequent offense, any person who distributes or applies a soil amendment which contains domestic septage as such term is defined in 40 C.F.R. 503.9 shall be liable for a civil penalty of not more than $50,000.00 per violation.