O.C.G.A. § 16-9-71 (2019)
Removal of collars or identifying items or marks on animals
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person without the express permission of the owner or lessee of an animal to remove a collar, tag, tattoo, or any identification mark artificially attached to or imprinted on an animal for the purposes of identification which causes or is likely to cause the loss of the animal to the owner thereof.
(b) Any person who violates subsection (a) of this Code section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
History
(Code 1933, § 26-2802.1, enacted by Ga. L. 1980, p. 1062, § 1.)
Annotations
Editor’s notes. - This article, formerly consisting of Code Sections 16-9-90 through 16-9-95, and based on Ga. L. 1981, p. 947, §§ 1-6, Ga. L. 1982, p. 3, § 16, and Ga. L. 1989, p. 14, § 16, was repealed and reenacted effective July 1, 1991.
Law reviews. - For article, ‘‘Corporate Software Piracy: Is Your Client (or Your Firm) Liable,’’ see 22 Ga. St. B.J. 30 (1985). For article, ‘‘Computer Viruses and the Criminal Law: A Diagnosis and a Prescription,’’ see 7 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 455 (1991).
RESEARCH REFERENCES ALR. - Criminal liability for theft of, interference with, or unauthorized use of, computer programs, files, or systems, 51 A.L.R.4th 971.
What is computer ‘‘trade secret’’ under state law, 53 A.L.R.4th 1046.
T.16, C.9, A.6, P.1
FORGERY & FRAUDULENT PRACTICES
PART 1 COMPUTER CRIMES Editor’s notes. - Ga. L. 2005, p. 199, § 4/SB 62, not codified by the General Assembly, redesignated the former provisions of Article 6 as Part 1.
Law reviews. - For article, ‘‘Intellectual Property Checklist for Marketing the Recording Artist Online,’’ see 18 J. Intell. Prop. L. 541 (2011).