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

O.C.G.A. § 4-11-12 (2019)

Cooperation with federal government

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The Commissioner may cooperate with the secretary of agriculture in carrying out Public Law 89-544, commonly known as the Animal Welfare Act, as amended by Public Laws 91-579 and 94-279, and the rules and regulations issued by the secretary of agriculture under that act. The Commissioner may promulgate regulations to facilitate cooperation and avoid any unnecessary duplication or conflict of activities by the department and the secretary of agriculture in regulating the activities or areas covered by this article and Public Law 89-544. The regulations may be in addition to other regulations authorized by this article.

History

(Code 1981, § 4-11-12, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 628, § 1; Ga. L. 1990, p. 328, § 1; Ga. L. 2013, p. 141, § 4/HB 79.)

Annotations

The 2013 amendment, effective April 24, 2013, part of an Act to revise, modernize, and correct the Code, substituted "secretary of agriculture" for "United States Secretary of Agriculture" at the beginning of the first sentence and revised language in the first and second sentences.

U.S. Code. - The Animal Welfare Act, referred to in this Code section, is codified as 7 U.S.C. §§ 2131-2155.

RESEARCH REFERENCES

ALR. - Validity, construction, and application of Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C.A. §§ 2131 et seq.), 74 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 275.