Title 4 — Animals

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O.C.G.A. § 4-4-46 Administrative remedies
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Any person affected by this part or by any rule or regulation adopted pursuant to this part shall have and shall be required to exhaust the administrative remedies provided by Code Section 4-6-8. (Ga. L. 1953, Jan.-Feb. Sess., p. 480, § 15; Code 1981, § 4-4-45; Code 1981, § 4-4-4…
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-5 Reserved
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Editor’s notes. — Ga. L. 2008, p. 575, § 1, effective July 1, 2008, redesignated former Code Section 4-4-5 as present Code Section 2-2-13.
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-6 Legislative intent
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‘‘Livestock’’ defined. Promulgation of rules and regulations. Fees for services rendered to A.P.H.I.S. programs. Injunctions. Administrative hearings and penalties. Reserved. Penalty for introducing foreign animal disease; notice and reporting required for certain diseases; excep…
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-61 Duties of livestock inspectors and supervising veterinarians generally
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It shall be the duty of all livestock inspectors and supervising veterinarians employed by the Commissioner to enforce the provisions 37 Page: 38 Job Path: @psc3912/cville_data1/stcodes/ga/lexis/ep_rv_04_txt 0000 41826-12 4-4-61 Date: 06/14/13 Time: 10:58:21 GA RV 13 RV 4(T4-6) -…
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-62 Right of entry of inspectors
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The Commissioner or any duly authorized livestock inspector is authorized and empowered, in the discharge of the duties imposed upon him by this part, to enter the premises or any barn or building where livestock are temporarily or permanently kept in this state. (Ga. L. 1909, p.…
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-66 Definitions
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Licenses required; expiration; fee. Revocation, cancellation, or suspension of licenses. Rendering plant requirements. Collection center requirements. Inspections; maintenance of records; maintenance of vehicles. Administrative remedies. Funding of inspection system for slaughter…
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-68 Employment of veterinary surgeon or expert
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(a) When the Commissioner receives a request to investigate, treat, or otherwise prevent the spread of an infectious or contagious disease affecting the livestock of a county, he shall employ a competent veterinary surgeon or expert to investigate the causes of the disease, to tr…
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-69 Regulation of manufacture and use of disease vectors
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(a) As used in this Code section, the term ‘‘disease vector’’ means any agent or material which has the power to produce or spread disease in livestock. (b) No experimental or research work, except at or under the direction of the College of Veterinary Medicine of the University …
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-70 Conduct of programs to eradicate contagious or infectious diseases generally
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Whenever it is determined by the Commissioner, in cooperation with the United States Department of Agriculture, that a contagious or infectious disease should be eradicated, the Commissioner is authorized to take whatever steps are necessary to eradicate the disease. Owners, rent…
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-74 Penalty for violation of quarantine
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Any person, firm, partnership, or corporation which violates any quarantine provision, rule, or regulation established by the Commissioner under the authority of law for the protection of the livestock and domestic animals of this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ga. L. 1…
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-75 Interfering with Commissioner or livestock inspectors
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Any person who shall forcibly resist, oppose, assault, prevent, impede, or interfere with the Commissioner or any duly authorized livestock inspector in the execution of his duties or on account of the execution of such duty shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ga. L. 1909, p. 131,…
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-76 Importation of diseased livestock
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Any person who shall knowingly import within the limits of this state any livestock with contagious diseases, except distemper, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (Ga. L. 1901, p. 82, §§ 1, 2; Penal Code 1910, § 581; Code 1933, § 62-9910.)
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-80 Definitions
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As used in this part, the term: (1) ‘‘Dealer’’ or ‘‘broker’’ means any person, firm, or corporation engaged in the business of buying live poultry of any kind for resale or in selling live poultry of any kind bought for the purpose of resale. 46 Page: 47 Job Path: @psc3912/cville…
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-82.1 Limitation on slaughter of live poultry
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No dealer, broker, poultry market operator, or employee or contractor thereof or any person acquiring live poultry from any of them shall slaughter, other than for humane euthanasia or disease control, any poultry that are on the premises of the dealer or broker or on the premise…
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-84 Penalties
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Any dealer, broker, or poultry market operator who violates any provision of this part or any quarantine order issued by the Commissioner under the authority of this part or any other law of this state for the protection of the general public in the prevention of poultry diseases…
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-90 Purpose of article
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The purpose of this article is to safeguard public health by controlling and, if practical, eradicating any and all diseases of cattle which are communicable to man. (Ga. L. 1937, p. 591, § 1.) 4-4-91. ‘‘Qualified veterinarians’’ defined. The term ‘‘qualified veterinarians,’’ as …
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-94 Indemnification of owners
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Before having such reacting cattle slaughtered, the Commissioner shall notify the owner of his findings as to the condition of the cattle. The owner shall be indemnified in an appropriate amount, to be determined by the Commissioner using the standards set forth in Code Section 4…
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-95 Use or sale of veterinary tuberculin
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No person, firm, or corporation shall administer veterinary tuberculin, except qualified veterinarians. No person, firm, or corporation shall sell, offer for sale or distribution, or keep on hand any veterinary tuberculin, except qualified veterinarians, licensed druggists, or ot…
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-96 Applicability of article to anthrax and brucellosis
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This article shall apply to the control and, if possible, the eradication of anthrax and brucellosis as well as to the eradication of bovine tuberculosis. (Ga. L. 1937, p. 591, § 1.)
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-96.1 Injunctions
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In addition to the remedies provided in this article and notwithstanding the existence of any adequate remedy at law, the Commissioner is authorized to apply to the superior court for an injunction. Such court shall have jurisdiction, upon hearing and for cause shown, to grant a …
O.C.G.A. § 4-4-97 Penalty for violations of article
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Article 3 Equine Diseases 4-4-110. 4-4-111. 4-4-112. 4-4-113. 4-4-80. 4-4-81. 4-4-90. 4-4-91. T.4, C.4 ANIMALS Sec. 4-4-68. Date: 06/14/13 Time: 10:58:21 4-4-114. 4-4-115. 4-4-116. 4-4-117. 4-4-118. 4-4-119. 4-4-120. 4-4-121. 4-4-122. 4-4-123. Purpose of article.