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Title 4 - Animals
Title 4 - Animals
227 sections · Georgia
- § 4-1-1 — Definitions
- § 4-1-2 — State Veterinarian -- Qualifications; Term of Office; Assistants
- § 4-1-3 — State Veterinarian -- Duties Generally
- § 4-1-4 — Presumption As to Livestock Killed or Injured by Poisons
- § 4-1-6 — Obstruction, Interference, or Hindrance of Duties
- § 4-1-5 — Use, Possession, Delivery, or Sale of Hog Cholera Vaccine, Serum, or Virus
- § 4-2-1 — Mark, Brand, or Tattoo Registration -- Certificates
- § 4-2-2 — Mark, Brand, or Tattoo Registration -- Evidential Value
- § 4-2-3 — Mark, Brand, or Tattoo Registration -- Change
- § 4-2-5 — Administration of Chapter and Rules and Regulations
- § 4-2-4 — Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
- § 4-3-1 — Legislative Intent
- § 4-3-2 — Definitions
- § 4-3-3 — Permitting Livestock to Run At Large or Stray
- § 4-3-6 — Redemption of Livestock Prior to Sale
- § 4-3-5 — Notice of Impoundment and Sale of Livestock
- § 4-3-4 — Impoundment of Livestock Running At Large or Straying
- § 4-3-7 — Disposition of Livestock Not Sold At Auction
- § 4-3-8 — Return and Disposition of Proceeds of Sale
- § 4-3-9 — Care of Impounded Animals; Employment of Guards, Poundmasters, or Other Persons
- § 4-3-10 — Fees for Impounding, Serving Notice, Care and Feeding, Advertising, and Disposing of Impounded Anima
- § 4-3-11 — County Livestock Pounds
- § 4-3-12 — Permitting Livestock to Run At Large or Stray; Releasing Impounded Livestock; Penalty
- § 4-4-90 — Purpose of Article
- § 4-4-93 — Notice to Owners; Testing; Branding of Infected Cattle; Slaughter
- § 4-4-92 — Duty of Commissioner to Eradicate Tuberculosis; County Appropriations; Right of Entry to Test Cattle
- § 4-4-94 — Indemnification of Owners
- § 4-4-95 — Use or Sale of Veterinary Tuberculin
- § 4-4-96 — Applicability of Article to Anthrax and Brucellosis
- § 4-4-95.1 — Transport of Cattle; Segregation of Cattle With Brucellosis; Removal or Alteration of Cattle Identif
- § 4-4-96.1 — Injunctions
- § 4-4-97 — Penalty for Violations of Article
- § 4-4-110 — Short Title
- § 4-4-111 — Definitions
- § 4-4-112 — Sale, Auction, Transfer, or Moving of Equines
- § 4-4-113 — Licensing and Bonding Requirements Generally
- § 4-4-114 — Suspension, Cancellation, or Revocation of Licenses
- § 4-4-115 — Inspections; Maintenance of Equines by Persons to Whom Article Applies
- § 4-4-116 — Sales of Equines to Be in Compliance With Article, Rules, and Regulations
- § 4-4-117 — Veterinary Services At Equine Sales; Fees
- § 4-4-118 — Use of Drugs, Tranquilizers, and Medications Which Result in Misrepresentation in Sale of Equines
- § 4-4-119 — Certification of Health of Animals Transported Into State
- § 4-4-120 — Quarantines
- § 4-4-121 — Eradication Programs
- § 4-4-122 — Indemnification for Equines Eradicated
- § 4-4-123 — Establishment of Compounds and Research Programs to Control or Eradicate Equine Infectious Anemia
- § 4-4-124 — Transfer of State Funds for Use in Programs to Eradicate Contagious or Infectious Diseases; Repaymen
- § 4-4-125 — Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
- § 4-4-126 — Injunctions
- § 4-4-140 — Short Title
- § 4-4-127 — Penalty for Violations of Article, Rules, or Regulations
- § 4-4-141 — Purpose of Article
- § 4-4-142 — Definitions
- § 4-4-143 — Indemnification for Condemned Swine -- Generally
- § 4-4-144 — Indemnification for Condemned Swine -- Proof of Georgia Origin Required
- § 4-4-145 — Indemnification for Condemned Swine -- Cooperation of Person Receiving Payment Required
- § 4-4-146 — Indemnification for Condemned Swine -- Release Required
- § 4-4-147 — Elimination of Disease At Farm of Origin
- § 4-4-148 — Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
- § 4-4-149 — Cooperation Among State and Federal Agencies
- § 4-4-150 — Conduct of Scientific Research
- § 4-4-151 — Injunctions
- § 4-4-170 — Purpose
- § 4-4-171 — Definitions
- § 4-4-173 — Health and Transportation Requirements
- § 4-4-172 — Deer-Farming License; Records; Facilities
- § 4-4-174 — Escaped Deer or Cervid
- § 4-4-175 — Compliance With Departments
- § 4-4-176 — Application
- § 4-4-178 — Injunctions
- § 4-4-177 — Rules and Regulations
- § 4-4-179 — Administrative Hearings; Penalty
- § 4-4-180 — Release
- § 4-4-181 — Penalty
- § 4-5-3 — Abandonment of Dead Animals; Requirements As to Disposal Generally; Disposal in Wells, Open Pits, or
- § 4-5-1 — Short Title
- § 4-5-4 — Removal and Disposition of Dead Animals Within Highway Rights of Way Generally
- § 4-5-5 — Methods of Disposal of Dead Animals
- § 4-5-6 — Destruction of Diseased and Disabled Animals Which Have Been Abandoned
- § 4-5-8 — Restriction Upon Transportation of Dead Animals or Parts Thereof Into State
- § 4-5-7 — Disposal of Dead Animals and Waste Material; Approval by Commissioner
- § 4-5-9 — Prohibition or Restriction on Transport of Dead Animals; Permit Issuance
- § 4-5-10 — Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
- § 4-5-11 — Penalty for Violations of Chapter or Rules or Regulations Promulgated Thereunder
- § 4-6-1 — Definitions
- § 4-6-2 — Sale, Auction, Transfer, or Movement of Infected Livestock
- § 4-6-3 — Licenses -- Required; Fee; Term; Bonding
- § 4-6-4 — Licenses -- Revocation, Cancellation, or Suspension
- § 4-6-5 — Maintenance of Records
- § 4-6-6 — Quarantine of Premises; Promulgation of Rules and Regulations Prescribing Sanitary Standards
- § 4-6-7 — Rules and Regulations -- Promulgation and Enforcement Generally
- § 4-6-8 — Rules and Regulations -- Administrative Remedies of Persons Aggrieved by Promulgation or Enforcement
- § 4-6-9 — Injunctions
- § 4-6-10 — Penalty for Violations of Chapter or Rules or Regulations
- § 4-6-21 — Maintenance of Custodial Accounts; Deposits; Commingling of Funds
- § 4-6-11 — Liability of Purchaser or Seller of Leased Livestock to Owner or Lessor of Livestock
- § 4-6-20 — Short Title
- § 4-6-22 — Payments From Custodial Accounts
- § 4-6-23 — Penalty for Failure to Deposit Proceeds of Sale in Custodial Account
- § 4-6-40 — Definitions
- § 4-6-42 — Surety Bond -- Generally
- § 4-6-41 — Administration of Chapter; Promulgation of Rules and Regulations
- § 4-6-43 — Surety Bond -- Dealers and Brokers Generally
- § 4-6-44 — Surety Bond -- Annual Sales and Purchases
- § 4-6-46 — Maintenance of Records and Accounts; Inspections
- § 4-6-47 — When Payment for Livestock Purchased Due; Disposition of Proceeds; Methods of Payment
- § 4-6-45 — Surety Bond -- Acceptance of Insurance Coverage As Satisfaction of Bonding Requirements
- § 4-6-48 — Report of Dishonor of a Check or Draft Issued in Payment for Livestock
- § 4-6-49.1 — Denial of Licenses; Commissioner's Right to Require Disclosures and Examine Records and Accounts; De
- § 4-6-49 — Annual Reports of Sales and Purchases; Proof of Compliance With Bonding Requirements
- § 4-6-51 — Isolation of Employees of Sales Establishments During Conduct of Sale
- § 4-6-50 — Livestock Weighed At Sales Establishment; Certified Public Weigher
- § 4-6-52 — Special Sales
- § 4-6-53 — Injunctions
- § 4-6-54 — Use of Persuader in Loading or Handling of Livestock
- § 4-6-55 — Penalty for Violation of Chapter or Rules or Regulations Promulgated Thereunder
- § 4-7-1 — Designation of Official State Agency for Administration of National Improvement Plans; Participation
- § 4-7-2 — Pullorum Disease Control
- § 4-7-3 — Licenses
- § 4-7-4 — Reports of Contagious Diseases; Inspection of Premises
- § 4-7-5 — Use of Sulfaguanidine and Sulfathiazole
- § 4-7-6 — Shipments of Hatching Eggs, Chicks, Poults, Poultry Breeding Stock, or Birds of Any Species Into Sta
- § 4-7-7 — Effect of Chapter on Commissioner's Authority to Control and Eradicate Livestock and Poultry Disease
- § 4-7-8 — Penalty for Violations of Chapter; Disposal of Hatching Eggs or Birds Not in Compliance With Chapter
- § 4-8-2 — Abandonment of Dead Dogs -- Upon Public Property or Public Right of Way
- § 4-8-1 — Minimum Standards for Control of Dogs
- § 4-8-3 — Abandonment of Dogs
- § 4-8-1.1 — Abandonment of Dead Dogs -- Upon Private Property
- § 4-8-4 — Liability of Owner or Custodian for Damages Done to Livestock, Poultry, or Pet Animal by Dog
- § 4-8-5 — Cruelty to Dogs; Authorized Killing of Dogs
- § 4-8-7 — Penalty for Violations of Article
- § 4-8-6.1 — Removal of Certain Collars From Dogs; Restitution; Exemption
- § 4-8-6 — Permitting Dogs in Heat to Roam or Run Free
- § 4-8-20 — Short Title
- § 4-8-21 — Definitions
- § 4-8-22 — Jurisdiction; Designation of Dog Control Officer; Consolidation of Services
- § 4-8-24 — Impoundment
- § 4-8-23 — Investigations by Dog Control Officer; Notice to Owner; Hearings; Determinations by Hearing Authorit
- § 4-8-25 — Court Ordered Euthanasia
- § 4-8-26 — Euthanasia for Dogs With Repeat Offenses
- § 4-8-29 — Limitations on Dog's Presence Off of Owner's Premises; Penalty for Violation; Defense
- § 4-8-28 — Notifications by Owner; Change in Ownership of Dog; Changes in Residence
- § 4-8-27 — Certificates of Registration; Requirements for Issuance of Certificate; Individuals Excluded From Re
- § 4-8-30 — Confiscation by Dog Control Officer; Payment of Costs for Recovery; Euthanasia
- § 4-8-32 — Penalty for Violation
- § 4-8-33 — Application and Compliance
- § 4-8-31 — Governmental Liability for Enforcement
- § 4-8-40 — Through 4-8-45
- § 4-9-1 — Short Title
- § 4-9-3 — Permits -- Application; Issuance; Exemptions; Posting
- § 4-9-5 — Promulgation of Rules and Regulations; Revocation or Suspension of Permits, Licenses, and Certificat
- § 4-9-4 — Permits -- Transferability; Effect of Death of Permittee
- § 4-9-6 — Employment of Field Agents, Clerical Help, and Other Personnel
- § 4-9-2 — Definitions
- § 4-9-7 — Prohibited Acts
- § 4-9-8 — Seizure, Destruction, and Withholding From Sale of Adulterated, Misbranded, or Contaminated Biologic
- § 4-9-9 — Injunctions
- § 4-10-1 — Short Title
- § 4-10-2 — Legislative Findings
- § 4-10-3 — Definitions
- § 4-10-4 — License -- Requirement
- § 4-10-6 — Dealer's Duty to Maintain Records; Contents; Periodic Reports; Failure to Keep Records As Grounds fo
- § 4-10-5 — License -- Issuance; Duration; Renewal; Fees
- § 4-10-7 — Seizure, Quarantine, and Destruction of Birds
- § 4-10-7.1 — Importing Birds Detrimental to Agriculture; List of Birds; Restrictions; Permits; Quarantine; Violat
- § 4-10-7.2 — Importing Psittacine or Exotic Birds Deemed Potential Carriers of Disease; List of Birds; Restrictio
- § 4-10-7.3 — Notice and Reporting of Certain Animal Diseases
- § 4-10-8 — Rules and Regulations
- § 4-10-9 — Enforcement Procedure
- § 4-10-10 — Joint Regulation by the Department of Agriculture and the Department of Public Health
- § 4-10-11 — Construction of Chapter
- § 4-10-12 — Penalty
- § 4-11-1 — Short Title
- § 4-11-2 — Definitions
- § 4-11-3 — Licenses for Pet Dealers and Kennel, Stable, or Animal Shelter Operators; Requirement; Issuance; App
- § 4-11-4 — Display of Licenses
- § 4-11-5 — Licensing of Bird Dealers
- § 4-11-5.1 — Euthanasia of Dogs and Cats by Animal Shelters or Facilities Operated for Collection of Stray, Negle
- § 4-11-5.2 — Microchip Reader Defined; Contacting Owner of Microchipped Pet
- § 4-11-6 — Applicability of Article to Nonresidents; Consent to Jurisdiction; Service
- § 4-11-7 — Grounds for Refusal to Issue or Renew or Suspension or Revocation of Licenses
- § 4-11-8 — Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License for Violation of Article; Applicability of
- § 4-11-9 — Inspections
- § 4-11-9.1 — Quarantine of Animal, Premises, or Any Area by Commissioner
- § 4-11-9.2 — Inspections; Impoundment of Animals; Exceptions
- § 4-11-9.3 — Caring for an Impounded Animal
- § 4-11-9.4 — Notification of Owner; Custody of Animal
- § 4-11-9.5 — Failure to Respond; Right to Hearing; Care; Crime Exception
- § 4-11-9.6 — Disposal of Impounded Animal
- § 4-11-9.7 — Notice and Reporting Required for Certain Animal Diseases
- § 4-11-10 — Unlawful Acts by Licensed Persons
- § 4-11-11 — Shipment or Importation of Equines, Poultry, Livestock, or Birds Into State Without Official Certifi
- § 4-11-12 — Cooperation With Federal Government
- § 4-11-13 — Animals Raised, Kept, or Maintained for Human Consumption
- § 4-11-14 — Rules and Regulations
- § 4-11-15.1 — Abandonment of Domesticated Animal
- § 4-11-15 — Injunctions and Restraining Orders
- § 4-11-16 — Penalties
- § 4-11-17 — Filing a Report Regarding Animal Cruelty; Immunity.
- § 4-11-18 — Article Cumulative; Does Not Prohibit Enactment and Enforcement of Local Ordinances by Municipal or
- § 4-11-30 — Short Title
- § 4-11-31 — Definitions
- § 4-11-32 — Prohibited Acts; Applicability
- § 4-11-33 — Penalty for Violation
- § 4-11-34 — Powers and Duties of Commissioner
- § 4-11-35 — Attorneys' Fees; Injunctions; Other Rights Arising Out of or Relating to Violation of Article
- § 4-12-1 — Legislative Findings
- § 4-12-3 — Immunity From Liability for Injury or Death; Exceptions
- § 4-12-2 — Definitions
- § 4-12-4 — Warning Required; Effect of Failure to Comply With Notice Requirement
- § 4-12-5 — Warning Signs or Notices Posted by Llama Activity Sponsors or Llama Professionals
- § 4-13-1 — Short Title
- § 4-13-2 — Definitions
- § 4-13-3 — Prohibited Acts
- § 4-13-4 — Inspection Warrants; Impoundment Authorized; Examination
- § 4-13-6 — Notice of Impoundment
- § 4-13-5 — Duty to Care for Impounded Equines; Lien; Return to Owner
- § 4-13-7 — Disposal of Equine by Sale or Euthanasia
- § 4-13-8 — Injunctive Relief
- § 4-13-9 — Rules and Regulations
- § 4-13-10 — Penalty for Violation of Chapter
- § 4-14-1 — Legislative Findings and Policy
- § 4-14-3 — Sterilization of Dogs and Cats Required; Exceptions; Costs
- § 4-14-2 — Definitions
- § 4-14-4 — Penalty for Noncompliance
- § 4-14-5 — Adoption of Stricter Shelter Policies
- § 4-15-1 — Support Program Established; Annual Report; Contributions on Tax Returns