This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the ‘‘Dead Animal Disposal Act.’’ (Ga. L. 1969, p. 1018, § 1.) 71 Page: 72 Job Path: @psc3912/cville_data1/stcodes/ga/lexis/ep_rv_04_txt 0000 41826-12 4-5-2 Date: 06/14/13 Time: 10:58:22 GA RV 13 RV 4(T4-6) - EP ANIMALS 4-5-4 4-5-2. ‘‘Dead animals’’ defined. As used in this chapter, the term ‘‘dead animals’’ means the carcasses, parts of carcasses, fetuses, embryos, effluent, or blood of livestock, including, without limitation, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, poultry, ratites, equine, and alternative livestock; pet animals associated with pet dealers, kennels, animal shelters, or bird dealers licensed by the Georgia Department of Agriculture; animals processed by commercial facilities which process animals for human consumption; and animals associated with wildlife exhibitions. (Ga. L. 1969, p. 1018, § 2; Ga. L. 1973, p. 569, § 1; Ga. L. 1995, p. 244, § 7; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1397, § 1.) 4-5-3. Abandonment of dead animals; requirements as to disposal generally; disposal in wells, open pits, or surface waters or on private or public property; disposal in city or county landfill. (a) It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or is caring for an animal which has died or has been killed to abandon the dead animal. Such person shall dispose of the dead animal as provided for in this chapter or in rules and regulations adopted pursuant to this chapter. Dead animals shall not be abandoned in wells, open pits, or surface waters of any kind on private or public land. (b) No person shall dispose of a dead animal on the land of another without the permission of the owner of the land. (c) Arrangements must be made with a city or county official in order to dispose of a dead animal in a city or county landfill. (Ga. L. 1969, p. 1018, § 3; Ga. L. 1973, p. 569, § 2; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1397, § 2.) 4-5-4. Removal and disposition of dead animals within highway rights of way generally. (a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘dead animals’’ means the carcasses or parts of carcasses of all animals, regardless of whether they are considered to be farm livestock, poultry, equines, domesticated animals, pets, or any other type of animal and shall include all such animals regardless of the cause of death of such animals. (b) Any other provision of this chapter to the contrary notwithstanding, it shall be the duty of the Department of Transportation to remove and dispose of the carcasses of all dead animals found within the rights of way of all highways within the state maintained either totally or in part from state funds. Such carcasses or parts of carcasses shall be disposed of in a manner consistent with this chapter. (Ga. L. 1974, p. 404, § 1.) 72 Page: 73 Job Path: @psc3912/cville_data1/stcodes/ga/lexis/ep_rv_04_txt 0000 41826-12 4-5-4 Date: 06/14/13 Time: 10:58:22 GA RV 13 RV 4(T4-6) - EP DISPOSAL OF DISEASED, DISABLED, OR DEAD ANIMALS 4-5-6