O.C.G.A.

O.C.G.A. § 4-10-2 (2019)

Legislative findings

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The General Assembly finds that the sale of exotic and pet birds presents a serious potential hazard to the health of livestock and humans due to the potential of transmission of disease by birds. The General Assembly further finds that regulation of bird dealers is a necessary means of minimizing this hazard.

History

(Ga. L. 1981, p. 510, § 2.)