O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 4-10-12 (2019)

Penalty

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Any person who violates any provision of this chapter shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

History

(Ga. L. 1981, p. 510, § 4; Ga. L. 2002, p. 1386, § 3.)

Annotations

Law reviews. - For note on the 2002 amendment of this Code section, see 19 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 1 (2002).

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CHAPTER 11 ANIMAL PROTECTION

Article 1

General Provisions.

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; application.

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, neglected, abandoned, or unwanted animals.

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 "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."

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.

4-11-9.8. Recoupment of expenses of impoundment; process.

4-11-10. Unlawful acts by licensed persons.

4-11-11. Shipment or importation of equines, poultry, livestock, or birds into state without official certificate of veterinary inspection.

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. Injunctions and restraining orders.

4-11-15.1. Abandonment of domesticated animal.

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 county governing authority.

Article 2

Georgia Farm Animal, Crop, and Research Facilities Protection Act.

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.

OPINIONS OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL

Fingerprinting offenders. - Violation of any of the provisions of this chapter (now Article 1 of this chapter) are offenses for which those charged with a violation are to be fingerprinted. 1986 Op. Att'y Gen. 86-30.

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ARTICLE 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS

Editor's notes. - Ga. L. 1990, p. 328, § 1, effective July 1, 1990, designated the existing provisions of this chapter as Article 1 and enacted Article 2 thereof.

Law reviews. - For note on 2000 amendment of O.C.G.A. §§ 4-11-2, 4-11-10, and 4-11-15 to 4-11-17, see 17 Ga. St. U.L. Rev. 12 (2000).